Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Before I begin, David Safier's complaint that the Arizona Daily Star is AWOL again is applicable here. The editors' recent announcement that the Star will focus more on local content (read petty crime stories) means that the Arizona Daily Star is failing to report on the biggest political scandal [...]
John Munger quoted in the Arizona Daily Star, regarding gender discrimination at Tucson Country Club:
In my opinion, Terry Goddard should butt out. This is not a public accommodation — it is a private club.
Of course, Woolworth lunch counters, hotels and Pullman cars weren’t “public accommodations” either.
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Over the summer, the Arizona Daily Star implied that certain Arizona legislators were taking orders from Grover Norquist on the issue of not raising taxes “Are no-new-tax lawmakers merely puppets?” (an editorial so error-ridden that the Star had to correct themselves not once but [...]
Ten days into the Climategate scandal, The Arizona Daily Star has become the first Arizona newspaper to acknowledge that UA Researcher Malcolm Hughes is at the heart of the controversy.
A nationally prominent climate change researcher at the University of Arizona has been asked [...]Ann Brown, the newly former editor of the editorial page at the Arizona Daily Star, recently made parting comments on her departure from the Arizona Daily Star. She made sure to mention that her departure was voluntary such as lifeboats on the Titanic.
She described her most recent assignment:
“My goal was to bring [...]
Tough days at the Capitol.Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Rhonda Bodfield at the Arizona Daily Star writes Political Notebook: Rep. Shadegg's health care speech goes viral:
U.S. Congressman John Shadegg was mocked by funnyman Jon Stewart and chastised by Bill O’Reilly for his floor speech against the health care reform bill when it came up for a' [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
While I'm on the subject of full page ads in the Arizona Daily Star there is one today from NewsMax.com (a right-wing biased "news" mag that makes Faux News look like a legitimate news organization) promoting Sarah Palin's soon to be released book, "Going Rogue: an American Life," [...]