Author Archive: Web Steward
We Need Better Education Leadership
We’re frankly embarrassed. Our State Senator is Republican Sylvia Allen. She’s head of the Senate Education Committee. We need to change that. We can by electing a Democratic in November 2020. Currently, there is one Democrat running for the seat — Felicia French. Why are we writing this now? Because we’re enraged by another piece […]
Continue readingBlueprint for the Public Hearings
by Ann Heitland It’s impossible to overstate the significance of the impeachment hearing which will begin tomorrow. One signal is that all major networks have canceled their regular programming to televise the hearings, beginning at 8 a.m. Arizona time, Wednesday. For the Nixon impeachment, the networks rotated coverage so that only one of the “big […]
Continue readingA Year from Tomorrow…
One year from tomorrow, you’ll wake up and the Election will be over. What you wake up to then will be determined by what happens now, and for the next year. Make the choice. Spend this time so you won’t regret what you didn’t do. In Arizona, this year has more importance than in many […]
Continue readingThe next phase of impeachment
There is still a lot of fact-gathering to do. Anyone familiar with trial work knows that depositions and document review take time and the work is tedious – not something suitable for public hearings. That work will continue but tomorrow the House will vote on a resolution that will layout the next phase — hearings […]
Continue reading“Unbelievable” Economic Claims Are Indeed.
We need to be well-versed in the realities of our economy as we move into the 2020 Election. Trump and other Republicans will be distorting reality and claiming credit for a thriving economy. Thanks to a recent Washington Post Finance column, here are some facts to keep in mind. Median Household Income In nominal terms, […]
Continue readingTrust the Woman!
We aren’t endorsing any of the Democrats running for President because the job of picking the party nominee lies on the shoulders of voters in primaries and caucus-goers; however, when one of the candidates so clearly articulates one of the party’s values as Pete Buttigieg did on a Fox News town hall last May, it’s […]
Continue readingThank you to all involved with Flagstaff’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day
During Flagstaff’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day event, Klee Benally’s protest on behalf of many tribes was and is important. And the many speakers were eloquent, none more so than Samantha Honanie’s painful story of healing and hope. For me, the highlight was the dancing, not just “dancing” as James Junes pointed out, rather “teaching”, teaching truth […]
Continue readingAutomatic weapons ban not extreme compared to violence
In response to Sunday’s letter from Gerald Bacon, I must agree with the stance he takes on no automatic weapons for public sale and limited rounds for non-automatic firearms. Extreme? Not when compared to the free-for-all of gun violence-mass shootings, 100 people killed daily and the subsequent pain of survivors and relatives of victims. That’s […]
Continue readingVoting on Election Day should be easier
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a mandate in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that forced certain states with a history of voter discrimination to receive federal approval before making any change to their electoral processes. Arizona was one of these states, and since 2013 more than half of the polling places in […]
Continue readingTrump shows he’s a liar, loser and a coward
Oct 13, 2019 Updated Oct 18, 2019 So Trump, in his “unmatched wisdom” will obliterate Turkey’s economy if Turkey does anything he considers off limits. Unmatched wisdom? Is Trump trying to be sarcastic? Or is he just full of it? No wait, Trump is bragging about himself — again! Who brags about themselves? I don’t, do you? […]
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