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When Did Theft Become Offensive?

November 13, 2015 No Comments

Laurie Roberts posted a great article this morning pointing out the ridiculous hypocrisy of folks who complain about the designs on Starbucks holiday coffee cups while ignoring the utter theft of their tax dollars taking place right under their noses. This theft includes what has happened to funding for public education in Arizona for the […]

Charity, Economic Sustainability, Ethics, Politics, Quote of the Day, State Legislature

The Gift Clause

November 6, 2015 7 Comments

I was just posting a comment with reference to the “Gift Clause” of the Arizona State Constitution, and realized it would be helpful to have a standalone post to which to link. So here it is: Article 2, Section 7. Gift or loan of credit; subsidies; stock ownership; joint ownership Neither the state, nor any […]

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Who Owns The Vision?

August 29, 2015 2 Comments

The headline story this morning in AZCentral’s daily “Top 5, Exclusive selections for our subscribers” asks, “Who Owns the Desert?” The byline belongs to Catherine Sheffo. “Who?” you may ask; I did. Herein lies the first problem with the story. Catherin Sheffo is a “Pulliam Fellow,” aka a college intern working a summer job. How […]