Unless Congress takes immediate action, funding for education could be slashed by $3 billion on March 1. This would be the largest cut to education in our nation’s history, and could result in millions of dollars of lost revenue for our local school district.

Ted Simmon, the TV Host of KAET’s “Horizon” TV Program asks “What is wrong with Arizona?”

I was watching PBS’s KCET “Horizon” program (that should have been my first clue) the other night. Ted Simmons was gushing about this new “Vote 4 Arizona” campaign from the Expect More Arizona folks. It sure looked good so I started doing a little checking. Reading the leader’s bios, I noticed there were lots of Hispanic educators involved. Then, as I read more bios, I started seeing some “Save the Bay (SF)” and “Hands Across the Border” people. Hmmmm??? The slick website had a “en Espanol” click-on button on every page. Hmmmm (again)??? The campaign logo was an odd brown and “environmental” blue (Save the Whales, Green Peace, Ocean Watch, etc.), not “Old Glory” blue. Then it hit me. This campaign was modeled after Obama’s “Change” campaign (same blue) — this time targeting soccer moms and the energized (anti-SB 1070) Hispanic voters.

A six-year partnership between Scottsdale educators and business leaders has evolved into an extremely successful program benefitting the community and its work force of tomorrow.

August 9, 2004

Someone forgot to tell legendary rock group Kiss that it's better to go out

MILWAUKEE - After hitting his 300th career home run in Philadelphia and ending his franchise-record 30-game hitting streak in San Francisco, Luis Gonzalez would like to get his next milestone at home.

Chicago White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle intimated earlier this season that Greg Maddux’s Hall of Fame career was partly the result of doctoring the baseball.