Monthly Archives: April 2018

Destroying AZ Public Schools: NYET!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by sheilawill

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey hobnobs with the billionaire ultra-right-wing Koch brothers, his biggest fans.   Destroying public education is one of their foremost goals. They thought Arizona would be an easy mark.   The state — hanging by a thread … Continue reading →

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A possible haiku, mostly flowers

Posted on April 23, 2018 by sheilawill

Sunny yellow Tucson hides shadows.  Darkness exists but mustn’t dominate. A tangled web of desert lavender. Inhale beauty, for peace sake.    

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U.S. Causes Trouble in Mexico!

Posted on April 17, 2018 by sheilawill

Driving to Nogales, Arizona, to see my dentist in Nogales, Sonora, I chuckle at giant signs near the U.S.-Mexico border: No weapons or munitions allowed. In Mexico, nearly 70 percent of the 106,000 guns recovered from 2011 to 2016 by the … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: The 89-year-old Rock Star of smarts!

Posted on April 14, 2018 by sheilawill

More than five hundred students, old folks, scruffy types, and members of the Tucson intelligentsia listened intently to Noam Chomsky. Sitting on folding chairs in front of the downtown Joel Valdez main library, you could hear a pin drop. Speaking … Continue reading →

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