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Category Archives: Current Politics
Common Sense 12: The Importance of Being Aware of How Leaders Aquire and Wield Power
With the exception of union bosses, politicians and leaders of political movements, most Democrats seem less aware of how socio-economic power is acquired and manipulated than Republicans seem to be. Perhaps this is because the latter incline toward being the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Current Politics, Democratic Party, Economics, Education
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Common Sense 11: Arizona Redistricting: There Is Always Recourse for Injustice
Throughout the U.S.A., Arizona is increasingly being repudiated for its renegade political maneuvers. Case in point, “we the people,” of Supervisory District 3 were asked which of the state redistricting maps we (Sedona/Verde Valley) preferred as the state’s official redistricting … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Civil Liberties, Current Politics, Law, Political History, Sedona
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Common Sense 10: The Obama Presidency Achievements – Do Facts Change Beliefs?
Advertisers and political campaign managers count on the fact that most people are NOT influenced by facts. These professionals make their money and get their candidates elected because they know most people tend to believe whatever they have been taught … Continue reading
Posted in Current Politics, Education
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Corporate Tax Break Mantra Again
Wow, the magic mantra: cut corporate taxes, grow business. Keep saying the mantra again and again, louder and louder, maybe we can pretend it is true…How much will this corporate welfare increase our deficit with no actual benefit to us the people? Saying it doesn’t make it true. Continue reading
Why Unions Matter
Anyone watching Fox News, or TV’s Sabbath gasbags, or reading the Washington Post’s pundits, is well aware of the Republican Party’s campaign of defamation against the public employees of Wisconsin, and its smug defense of Governor Walker’s criminal assault on Wisconsin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Current Politics, Democratic Party, Industrial Policy, Labor
Tagged Scott Walker, solidarity, solidarnosc, unions, Wisconsin
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Common Sense 9: The Civil War – Slavery – The T-Party – Today’s Politics
There is a tendency in today’s U.S. discussion to attempt to “white” wash (pun intended) history by denying the truth of our past. For example, the true stories of the Native Americans (as now revealed in Manning’s “1491″), the African … Continue reading
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Common Sense 8: 89A West Sedona Route Transfer
When I went to the Listening Workshop at the City Hall this evening, it was to get additional information about the proposal to turn Highway 89A in West Sedona over to The City of Sedona for development and management. I … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Current Politics, Economics
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They Don’t Want to Be Part of America: AZ Pending Legislation
The most comprehensive collection of the new legislation being introduced in the Legislature that I’ve seen. Beyond appalling. From the AZ Daily Sun: New panel to nullify fed laws? PHOENIX — A new proposal at the Arizona Legislature will take … Continue reading
Crazy New Gun Law
For many years I volunteered as a CASA, a court appointed advocate for children who came into the foster care system, here in the Verde Valley. I spent a good deal of time going to legal hearings on behalf of foster … Continue reading
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An Opportunity to Give Your Input on the Route Transfer of SR 89A
Subsequent to the meeting with the City on January 19th, the DORR Board decided to encourage membership and supporters to contribute toward the debate. You now have that opportunity! We have now placed a poll on our Web site: SR … Continue reading
Posted in Current Politics, Sedona
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