Jana is now a member of the popular AZ SPEAKS program of the Arizona Humanities Council. She travels throughout Arizona speaking on women and history at libraries and civic groups. All her speeches are free and open to the public.
Upcoming Presentations: 5/30/2019 1 pm., The Polly Rosenbaum Library, 1901 W. Madison St., Phoenix (Sponsored by Arizona State Library.) […]
Upcoming Presentations: 5/11/2019 3:00 pm Agave Library – 23550 N. 36 Ave., Glendale, Arizona (Sponsored by the Phoenix Public Library). 5/23/2019 2:00 pm Verde Valley Campus of Yavapai College – 601 Black Hills Dr., Clarkdale, Arizona, Room M-137 (Sponsored by the Clarkdale Historical Society and [...]
The only Democrat who voted for the disasterous state budget was Sen. Carlyle Begay of Ganado, who represents the Navajo Nation. He's on television this morning saying he doesn't vote for political parties, but for what's good for Arizona. Come on. Senator, you voted for the budget because the Republicans threw you a bone--$1.2 million [...]
Did Arizona's universities take a collossal cut in their state funds because lawmakers were ticked off that ASU President Michael Crow DARED speak out against cuts? Is it possible that the Republican-led Legislature is so petulant and so childish that it would cut things EVEN MORE to show Crow who was boss? That has been [...]
The Republican-led Legislature and Gov. Ducey have given Arizona a disgraceful budget that cuts deeply into the lives of most Arizonans and threatens the state's economy. In their zeal for "no new taxes"--translated in Republican jargon to "no help for anyone for anything because I'm a selfish fool"--they've in effect GROSSLY RAISED TAXES on virtually [...]
I don't know if the stupid stick has hit the Goldwater Institute. I don't know if Tea Party is capable of recognizing facts when they see them. But I do know this: both are lying to Arizona about Common Core. They insist this is a "nationally imposed" standard, and a trick by President Obama to [...]
Arizona has another awful distinction--it's one of only TWO states in the nation that does not prohibit texting while driving. Not because Tucson Democratic Senator Steve Farley hasn't been trying--for nearly a decade! But every year when he introduces the bill (which 44 other states have passed since he began, joining those already smart enough [...]
First off, Republic Editorial Writer Doug MacEachern is a personal friend of mine and has been for decades. Second off, sometimes Doug is blind as a bat. Including his Sunday column, when he took off on Schools Superintendent Diane Douglas for her suicidal attack on Governor Ducey last week. He and I agree she was [...]