Author Archive: Web Steward
Take Action for Arizona Education!
IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM for Saturday-Monday (multiple contacts needed so it will take a little more time from you than some actions): The Arizona Legislature convenes on Monday. NOW is the time to hold their feet to the fire on education funding. Write and then call the Senate and House leadership and your senator and representatives. […]
Continue reading15 Warning Signs of Tyranny by Robert Reich
What are the 15 warning signs of impending tyranny? As tyrants take control of democracies, they typically: 1. Exaggerate their mandate to govern — claiming, for example, that they won an election by a landslide even after losing the popular vote. 2. Repeatedly claim massive voter fraud in the absence of any evidence, in order […]
Continue readingSurviving Trump. Defeating Trumpism.
“When the levers of power are seized by the small hands of hateful men, you work hard, you stand with those who are most vulnerable, and you don’t give up until it’s morning again. The rest is commentary.” — Liel Leibovitz, Tablet Magazine Donald Trump will be our next President. Let’s not give him a chance. Because […]
Continue readingNotice of Reorganization Meeting
It is time, following Congressional Elections, to re-organize the County Democratic Party and elect new officers. We will have a meeting at 9 AM for coffee and donuts on Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 at the CCDems office at 201 E. Birch, Suite 6 (The Ice House on Birch and Agassiz). At the re-organization meeting, all elected and […]
Continue readingConservatives Want Freedom From Responsibility
I just listened to a broadcast featuring a scholar from the American Enterprise Institute, one of the Koch-funded think tanks like Arizona’s Goldwater Institute and various ASU free market institutes. On this broadcast, the scholar claimed that the U.S. is protected from potential Fascism thanks to the conviction and dogma of a conservatism that preaches […]
Continue reading30 Actions You Can Take Now On Gun Violence Prevention or GVP
30 Actions You Can Take Now On Gun Violence Prevention Or GVP: 1. Donate to a gun violence prevention group. Money is always a good thing2. Call your Member of Congress and tell them that GVP is important to you3. Write a letter to the editor in your local paper4. Post a Facebook message on […]
Continue readingHow the Sausage Gets Made, by Coral Evans
Hello all! I thought you might like a glimpse as to how things work here in Flagstaff local politics. I’ll be occasionally posting updates from the campaigns that give an inside look into running for office. Recently Coral Evans announced her Mayoral run. We decided to do this with a rally at City Hall as […]
Continue readingCoral Evans to Run for Mayor of Flagstaff
Councilmember Coral Evans Announces her Run for Flagstaff Mayor Flagstaff — Councilmember Coral Evans announced her intention to run for Mayor of Flagstaff in 2016 from the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, January 26th, at 4 p.m.. She was elected to her second four-year term in May 2012 and served as Vice Mayor […]
Continue readingSchool Funding Negotiations Break Down
In 2000 voters approved a law which requires state aid to schools to be adjusted annually for inflation. Lawmakers proceeded to ignore this law for years. As a result our schools have been shorted over $1 billion. In 2010 school districts sued- and won. Last year the state was ordered to pay schools $331 million, […]
Continue readingVote for City Elections in November
Published in the Arizona Daily Sun, August 30, 2015 To the editor: This fall a ballot will arrive in your mailbox. On it is a series of questions regarding the city charter. Questions 3 and 4 concern the timing of local elections. Question 3 asks if you think local elections should take place in the […]
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