January 2009

The devastation of higher education in Arizona

January 17, 2009

Here’s the University of Arizona president’s statement on the Draconian cuts our legislators propose to inflict on the state’s already constricted higher education system: Earlier today legislative leadership put forward figures on possible cuts to higher education in the State of Arizona. They have suggested mid-year cuts to the university system that could total $243 [...]

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Bye, Little TV Set; Bye, Evening NewsHour

January 17, 2009

Speaking, as we were yesterday, of Evan Mecham, Arizona’s late great moronic governor—a man who could whip W in an Olympic-level stupidity contest, hands-down—in just a few weeks now I will lose the TV set that allows me to watch the PBS Evening NewsHour. This is the only source of in-depth national news that’s easily [...]

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Legislators propose to shoot us all in the foot

January 16, 2009

More scary news from the Great Desert University: Our beloved president sends an announcement that our ever-astonishing legislators yesterday recommended cutting the university systems’ funding by $243 million in what remains of FY 2009 and then by another $388 million in 2010. That is huge: the largest cuts in higher education in the state’s entire [...]

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Feeling bored? Check this out

January 15, 2009

EditorMom offers a lead to a fun site that will give you a (free!) moment of serendipity. Go here and enter your blog’s URL or a passage of text, any passage. Or a del.icio.us username. While you’re at the site, don’t miss the gallery.

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Moments of Fame

January 15, 2009

Mama Bear hosts the beloved Make It from Scratch Carnival this week at I’ve Got a Little Space to Fill, where Funny’s recipe for and analysis of DIY glass cleaner appears. And by golly, Mary at Simply Forties leads off again with another of her amazing recipes: Baked Adzuki Beans with Eggplants and Tomatoes. I [...]

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