Category Archives: Education

Arizona Legislative District 6 Candidate Interviews — Podcast July 2, 2012

Arizona’s Legislative District 6: A Real Choice, and a Real Opportunity in 2012. Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts, Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, interview the three Democratic candidates for Arizona’s Legislative District 6. Doug Ballard and Angela Lefevre are running for the House, and … Continue reading

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Gary LaMaster Interview — Podcast April 30, 2012

Myths, Delusions and Lies: How Tea Party Ideologues Are Poisoning Our Politics.  Gary LaMaster, member of the Verde Valley Independent Democrats’ editorial board, former journalist and one-time owner of a successful advertising agency in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, gives Democratic Perspective listeners … Continue reading

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Democratic Perspective’s First Anniversary — Podcast April 9, 2012

The Republican Wrecking Crew:  Not surprisingly, people who don’t believe in government aren’t very good at governing. On Democratic Perspective’s first anniversary show, co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson are joined by VVID members Gary LaMaster, Dick Searle, Bill Timberman and Chuck … Continue reading

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James Ledbetter Interview, Part 2 — Podcast January 16, 2012

Independents, Education and Healthcare: In the second part of Democratic Perspective’s interview with James Ledbetter, we focus on the role of independent voters in Arizona, education funding, and his experience on the Governor’s Health Care Task Force. https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DemPerspective-01-16-12.mp3Podcast: Play in … Continue reading

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Independents, Education And Healthcare.

This week, Democratic Perspective continued our conversation with James Ledbetter, Cottonwood attorney and behind-the-scenes Democratic Party leader. We began by asking Mr. Ledbetter about the independent voters in Arizona. “Independents are a huge factor, a growing factor,” he said. “Democrats … Continue reading

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