Daylight Savings Time begins March 11th.  The purpose is to shift one hour of daylight towards the evening, during spring and summer months, creating energy(electricity) savings for most of the country.  It is not beneficial for early risers, farmers and western, warm-weather states, such as Arizona, but most Arizona children can't tell time anyway!....Arizona received mostly D's, in a recent report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in educational effectiveness.  However, Arizona was given an 'A' for allowing principals local control, and giving parental choice with charter schools.  That should tell the Boards of Education something!....The affluent, NW Glendale Arrowhead area families are sometimes thought to be 'made of money!'  Turns out, some of their children were actually making their own money - with home computers/printers.  Five Mountain Ridge High School students have been charged with counts of forgery, for reproducing and circulating fraudulent money of several denominations!....Once again, State Legislator Tom Boone, former Deer Valley District financial officer, seeks money and policy to assist in the education of illegal immigrant students - instead of requiring citizenship and total, immediate immersion!....As a result of parental objections that homework infringes on 'family time,' some schools are abolishing the practice, agreeing that students may need additional the time to participate in activities such as work, video games, drinking, skating, drugs, gangs, crime, sex, etc.  Funding for new 'family prisons' is becoming increasingly popular!....Rev. Jesse Jackson and NCAA President Myles Brand met with Congressmen from both parties to lament the lack of Black head coaches in college football - only five percent - with just six out of 119 positions.  No mention of the only seven percent of Black U.S. Congressmen.  It's good to know your place!....Condoleezza Rice has announced that the U.S. will participate in an upcoming diplomatic effort, including Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc., in a final attempt to decide who will profit from Iraq's vast oil reserves, and for how much!....It has been decided that no charges will be filed for a string of 1950's racially motivated murders, evidently because all of the victim-complainants are dead!....Newly declared right-wing Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain hummed 'Hail to the Chief' after announcing his entrance into the 2008 U.S. Presidential race, on The Late Show with David Letterman.  With his adamant Iraq War mentality and his recent pro-life/anti-abortion pronouncements, let's hope that he has a better chance of winning on American Idol!