Laurie Roberts
Columnist at The Arizona Republic
Columnist for The Arizona Republic and https://t.co/qPDk3OtY3W. Wife, mom, desert dweller. [email protected]. Threads: @laurierobertsaz
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Laurie Roberts
A Mesa Community College drama teacher encouraged his young female students to strip on stage for their midterm exam. The rest of the class was forced to watch. Students complained and not for the first time. Two months later, Mace Archer was still teaching the class and college officials? They get an A in performance art – a farcical piece entitled How to Look Like You’re Doing Something Without Doing Anything At All. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Laurie Roberts
Sen. Jake Hoffman is big mad that Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne is refusing to lay out taxpayer money for such academic imperatives as $16,000 cellos and $5,000 Rolex watches and $24,000 golf simulators. So mad, in fact, that he’s recruited state Treasurer Kimberly Yee to challenge Horne in next year’s Republican primary.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Laurie Roberts
A Scottsdale man murders his wife and 15-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself. His family had begged him to seek psychiatric help. "We can't live like this,” his wife would say, just days before her death. Two months later, police say a suicidal man kills his longtime friend then calls, far too late, for help. "I killed someone,” he told a 911 operator. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Red flags should be waving wildly at the Arizona Legislature.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Laurie Roberts
The Arizona Senate reportedly returns to the state Capitol this week after a chock-full month of doing, well nothing much, actually. This, following four arduous months of doing … well…I say senators "reportedly” are returning on May 28 because the Arizona House returned on May 20 after a two-week break wherein House Speaker Steve Montenegro promptly announced another two-week recess.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Laurie Roberts
Republicans aim to tie Prop. 123 extension to school vouchers, seeking to secure public funding for private school tuition. Lawmakers haven't done much but surely they'll find enough time to rescue the DbacksThe Arizona Senate reportedly returns to the state Capitol this week after a chock-full month of doing, well nothing much, actually.
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