After 30 years in public education, I've retired! I am now the President of AARP Chapter #1, in Youngtown, Az. - the 1st Chapter ever 'to Serve, not to be Served!' I offer important information, challenging opinions, and inane humor.
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  • 7/3/2010 3:14 PM Howie wrote:
    When you win in Litchfield sign me up to be your caddy.
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  • 4/28/2010 7:24 AM Steve wrote:
    To contact Chad at his company, Rapid Rooter, you can also email him at service@rapidrooter-az.com or visit his web site at http://www.rapidrooter-az.com
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  • 3/30/2010 7:07 AM ADELAIDE wrote:
    SAVE YOUR MONEY - ADELAIDE
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  • 3/23/2010 7:22 AM ADELAIDE wrote:
    HEY JOAN GO HAVE ANOTHER FACE LIFT. AFTER THAT YOU WON`T EVEN BE ABLE TO SMILE LET ALONE TALK.
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  • 3/22/2010 11:05 AM Irene Dolan wrote:
    Understand Chapter #1 is having a 50th birthday in Sept. 2010. Our chapter #5109 Florham Park, NJ is having a 15th b.d. this year and will celebrate both b-days together in Nov.2010.
    Can you tell us if you still have regular meetings and how many members there are? How active is the chapter and any other tid-bit you would like to share.
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  • 2/21/2010 1:54 PM LindyStarr wrote:
    Hey QUIT picking on my Clark Howard!
    I get my guy to fix things anyways!
    Thank God!
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  • 1/1/2010 7:02 AM MOM H wrote:
    DON`T LIKE CAMERON, EVEN WITH ALL HIS GENIUS,BUT THEN WHAT DO I KNOW. GIVE ME REAL LIVE MEN AND WOMEN. MOM
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  • 12/25/2009 7:59 AM Debra J White wrote:
    Michael Crow continues to ignore Governor Brewer's command to stop spending. He keeps hiring people to improve his own image. ASU is nothing but a second rate school. Always has been and always will be.
    Crow also spends lavishly to ruin and decimate the careers of people he doesn't like, just as he did at Columbia in the case of Chichilnisky vs Columbia.
    Michael Crow is not the boy wonder the press makes him out to be. If someone would look further they'd find out the truth.
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  • 12/18/2009 10:16 PM Ron Dello Russo wrote:
    I am extremely impressed! Look foreward to visiting this site often.
    Thank you
    Ciao Bello
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  • 11/24/2009 1:29 PM Anonymous wrote:
    Does this mean no boys out night there?
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  • 11/13/2009 6:39 AM adele wrote:
    you do great community service, o` bama could use you as a czar of public relations. love adelaide
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  • 9/21/2009 2:22 PM Linda wrote:
    RIDER VERY FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • 9/21/2009 4:18 AM adele wrote:
    that`s not all they are spreading in schools today. etc. etcera ecsetera etc.
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  • 9/21/2009 4:14 AM agatha wrote:
    sandra day o`connor should move to europe. she likes everything they do over there.
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  • 9/12/2009 5:47 AM adelaide wrote:
    hi ark, don`t you remember? we went to the fox and the hound. linda and i had the crab cakes. get with it guy. we`ll have to go there again, to refresh your memory. love adelaide
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  • 7/21/2009 12:37 AM Ashley Cocks wrote:
    Standing with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin in the Oval Office this afternoon, President Obama called the astronauts “iconic figures” and “three genuine American heroes.” On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 ...
    Exclusive video: Apollo 11-Team-video
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  • 5/19/2009 9:08 AM Mark wrote:
    ASU did the right thing by denying the degree...Notre Dame caved into pressure....Nobody has every been able to declare what "O" has ever done to deserve a degree!!!But then I am waiting on a birth certificate to be produce...not just a record of birth from Hawaii
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  • 5/8/2009 3:36 PM Christian wrote:
    You are right! He has a website now and its http://acepoolserviceandrepair.com
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  • 5/1/2009 11:42 AM paul wrote:
    Just another reason why government shouldn't get involved with businesses i.e. the automakers, AIG etc..They can't run the ones they operate now.
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  • 4/16/2009 7:52 AM MOM HARVEY wrote:
    YOU WON`T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR CHILD, THE UN IS GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF ALL CHILDRENS` RIGHTS.MOM
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  • 3/13/2009 11:05 AM 3freester wrote:
    Or maybe you just cannot keep up the pace for the necessary maintenance, but you do not want to bury the pool and plant a flower garden.


    3freester
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  • 2/24/2009 4:57 AM Womens Designer Shoes wrote:
    I don't think Kate won just because she was naked on the movie. She's a good actress and everybody knows that. Did you see Revolutionary Road? She was so great there on that movie too.
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  • 2/12/2009 1:25 PM Denise wrote:
    VERY FUNNY Arky
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  • 1/28/2009 11:43 PM keith and ran wrote:
    It's off air at the moment due to the writers strike in the States as only so many episodes had been written. It will return once the strike is over and they get round to writing more story lines.
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  • 1/19/2009 2:28 PM Howie wrote:
    Arky gr8 idea you should send it off to the Cards and the Republic
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  • 1/19/2009 7:11 AM MOM HARVEY wrote:
    GOOD FOR YOU ARK. GOD BLESS LOVE MOM
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  • 1/14/2009 2:32 PM howie wrote:
    now do I have to dump all my nuts?
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  • 1/13/2009 7:10 AM Anonymous wrote:
    Way to go Arky!
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  • 12/27/2008 1:03 PM howie wrote:
    Haven't seen it yet but plan too but we did she the Nazi movie with Tom Cruise and we both liked it
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  • 12/24/2008 7:45 AM Diane D'Angelo wrote:
    Dear Arky:

    Thanks for mentioning the Military Family Relief Fund. We are currently halfway to the million-dollar donation cap, so there are still plenty of tax credits available. Here's your chance to help AZ military families. If you have questions, please visit www.azmfrf.gov or call me at 602-263-1837.

    Happy Holidays!
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  • 11/13/2008 9:04 AM Mark wrote:
    Ref; Local County Gift cards: What they didn't tell you is that this program is already in place and the key word in this is "ELIGIBLE", many county employees do not receive a single gift card, while others receive several....
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  • 11/3/2008 9:43 AM AGATHA wrote:
    hi ark, after reading your blog, i have come to this conclusion either run for a political position or leave arizona for another state or country, love agatha
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  • 9/5/2008 3:48 AM ADELE wrote:
    GOING TO CHURCH, DOESN`T MAKE YOU A CHRISTIAN, THAT`S TRUE, BUT I SURE WANT ALL MY BASES COVERED.
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  • 3/11/2008 2:55 PM Stuart Starky wrote:
    The Spitzer thing was not hard to swallow for the hooker. At $4,000 a night you get guaranteed swallow... Just like his future presidential ambitions.
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  • 3/8/2008 7:20 PM Stuart Starky wrote:
    Well thank you for the honorable mention on the short list. But shince3 VP and President can not reside in the same state and I do not have a secret Wyoming address, I will have to sit this one out. Emphasis on this one!
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  • 3/8/2008 10:10 AM AGATHA wrote:
    HI, I ESPECIALLY LIKED YOUR STORY ABOUT YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.HMMMMMMMMM1
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  • 12/22/2007 8:52 AM Arky wrote:
    Actually, my heritage is from Sicily, and if I wanted a nice owner, a sweet hostess, and an attentive waiter, I'd go to the Mallin residence! I seem to recall a tale(from Howie) of both the cheesecake and the creme brulee being terrible(and comped because of it), and the lasagna was awful, too! The owner has been in the valley for many years, and each restaurant has closed, I can assume, from customers deciding that enough was enough(at any price!) Mangia!
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  • 12/22/2007 12:11 AM Phyllis Mallin wrote:
    Man you are so wrong about this place. Howie and I have gone there and everything was outstandingly wonderful. The owner came out and was very nice, The Hostess was as sweet as can be, came to our table to see if we were enjoying our selves. The waiter was very attentive. Our food was fantastic. Its about time a upscale restrant opened close by. Arky you must be from north italy this was southern Italy and much diffrent from any italian restrant I have ever eated in. We loved every thing about it and can't wait to go back. Also the place is decorated in beautiful taste.
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  • 10/23/2007 11:42 AM Denise Magick wrote:
    Arky- Now that was really funny, that was my chuckle for the day!
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  • 10/15/2007 6:29 AM Bill wrote:
    You had me up to “Horne should work to mandate district consolidation, …”
    As a Board Member I’m all for unification as long as it is funded properly and there’s a “plan” ….
    I’m so frustrated with unfunded mandates and placing implementation on the backs of School Boards and Administrations.
    Educators have so much “minutia” to deal with that their “face time” with students is dwindling.
    We’re losing teachers at alarming rates and I don’t blame them for leaving the industry.
    It’s a complicated problem, yet sometimes going back to the basics is truly the answer.
    Fund programs properly, make sure the money goes into the classrooms and not towards administration and let teachers teach….
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    1. 10/23/2007 12:04 AM Arky wrote:
      I agree with everything that you say, but cannot endorse more of the wasteful spending and fund mismanagement, until administrative staffing is cut to acceptable levels, thereby allowing for re-allocation of those funds already existing, but mis-directed! Thank you for your comments!
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  • 9/13/2007 12:58 PM Christina wrote:
    I agree Mike Marshall was crazy letting him go.
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  • 8/4/2007 10:38 AM PHILIP wrote:
    YOU HAVE INSULTED MY WIFE.
    I AM CALLING YOU OUT.
    SWORDS AT 200 PACES.
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  • 4/9/2007 12:33 AM Keitn and Randy wrote:
    UPDATE: Dog Treats recalled:
    http://www.sunshinemills.com/press_release.html

    ALSO Randy and his Mom (Linda) put 2 + 2 together and Figured out that Sammy Their MiniPin who passed away from kidney failure in November ate the Old Roy Brand Dog Food. Menu Foods knew about the poison and started testing December around December 3rd.

    My personal feelings is go Organic and try a Local company in Tucson Called Azmira. Goober is in Tempe. Give it a Try, Also Wag & Wash and Smelly Dog also have a good selection, We use Goober Express because they deliver and it is easier for us.
    www.gooberpetdirect.com/">http://www.gooberpetdirect.com/

    http://www.azmira.com/

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    Hello friends of Goober,

    I’m sure that you share our sympathy and concern for the pets and the pet owners affected by the recent recall of dog and cat food products produced by Menu Foods, Inc., a private-label pet food manufacturer based in Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. This recall involves all "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food produced by Menu Foods at its facility in Emporia, Kansas between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007.

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the cause of the problem has been traced to the ingredient wheat gluten which was found to have contained the chemical, melamine. The FDA has banned all further imports of wheat gluten from the Chinese supplier used by Menu Foods.

    We are contacting our customers to reassure them that none of the products supplied by Goober Pet Direct are a part of this recall. We carry premium food products that are formulated with the highest quality ingredients. We work closely with our suppliers to understand their production methods, their formulation standards, and their quality control procedures to insure that we are providing only the finest quality products to our customers.

    For the latest press releases on the pet food recall and related links, go to:

    http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html

    For answers to frequently asked questions, go to:

    http://www.fda.gov/cvm/MenuFoodRecallFAQ.htm

    At Goober Pet Direct, it is our mission to enhance the lives of pets and their owners. We are always here to answer any of your questions, so please contact us at any time.

    Yours truly,

    Cris Caruso
    President
    Goober Pet Direct
    480-668-4994
    www.gooberpetdirect.com
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  • 4/2/2007 6:56 PM Linda Gallo wrote:
    Hi Arky! You're right! The website's terrific! Thanks so much for it and for all of your help. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. I hope to be keeping you posted on the latest events in the Saga of the Sub-Prime Scam Serfs.
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  • 3/20/2007 10:41 AM one who knows wrote:
    I'd have told you ahead of time to not go there if I could. the head executive chef, and part owner, is a horrible person who has had 4 dui arrests, 2 arrests for spousal assault and abuse, and even though he makes a lot of money at this career he still manages to wipe his ex wife's account out by bouncing child support checks. If he spent more time cooking and less time drowning himself in alcohol, he might deliver a better product.
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  • 2/27/2007 1:06 AM Phyllis Mallin wrote:
    If Sharon gets prego, so can I, we will have babbling idiots roflmto (tush)
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  • 2/2/2007 11:54 AM Judy wrote:
    Good luck in getting them to take your name off. I have been trying to get it done since August, 2006. They had multiple listings for me. After all this time, there are still two entries on there. I have actually had to threaten leagal action to get to where it is now.
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  • 11/6/2006 4:11 PM Howie wrote:
    You got my vote in 2010 and I'd even help your campaign
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  • 10/13/2006 10:21 PM Patti wrote:
    Arky,

    Thanks.....
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  • 10/1/2006 6:57 PM carol a griffin wrote:
    My thoughts, exactly ! They think they are clever. Lawsuits.....
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  • 9/2/2006 5:12 PM Suzanne wrote:
    I find it incredibly hard to believe that the parents of Special Education kids are for this. Children who are used to class sizes of 10-12 students with a teacher and an aid cannot be performing as well thrown into a general education class of 36 students with only 1 teacher! There simply is not enough time in the hour to accommodate all of the needs. Districts have found a way to cut budgets, by having their cost of educating special needs children and calling it progressive.
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  • 8/26/2006 9:32 PM Michael Muscato wrote:
    So I was wondering......If tropical storm Ernesto does make landfall, will it also be illegally entering the United States. How do you see this one hahahahaha?
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  • 7/16/2006 10:52 PM Cheryl Heath wrote:
    This year has been crazy with teenage deaths. I know that for my boys they have had about 3 kids either die or nearly die because of this. It is important to talk and let kids know what is going on out there. My boys were surprised and did not realize that this was happening. Since this happened we have talked more and looked into the signs and my boys are more sensitive to this now. They don't look to much into things but if they suspect something they let me or their father know and we sit down and discuss this. I feel it is important to talk and see if there is a real issue or not. The boys have actually spoken with kids and feel much better to discuss this. They just have a hard time understanding why? Just like the rest of us. But you are right why are we wasting money on things that are not as important. Our kids are our future and we need to communicate with them. Our government also needs to prioritize things and stop worrying about other countries and worry about US. The thing with the ELL students did we not pass that English is the only language. So why are we giving into the other languages. Like my brother once told me when we moved to the United States. "When in the USA, do as the Americans." Why is this so hard to follow? People can adapt, but if we continue to do for these people they will never adapt. It all goes back that our government needs to protect its people. Stop worrying about everyone else.
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  • 6/21/2006 11:34 AM agatha wrote:
    hi arky, you are to much. i think you will go far in AARP. IF YOU DON`T GET VOTED IN SOME OFFICE, THEY DON`T KNOW WHAT THEIR MISSING. LOVE AGATHA
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  • 6/15/2006 4:29 PM Elaine Luzansky wrote:
    Need to get out of Iraq within six months. 2500 soldiers as of this day killed. Mexico should take care of their own people that I agree.

    I sent a comment before this but do not know if you got it.

    I am Denise Magick's mother.
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  • 6/13/2006 6:22 PM Patti Jarvinen wrote:
    Arky,


    I love what you have to say. Keep on writing.

    Patti
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  • 6/1/2006 8:04 PM Phyllis Mallin wrote:
    Arkie you are the best. Love az i see it AWSOME
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  • 5/28/2006 6:30 PM phil wrote:
    I LOOK Forward TO READING MORE OF THE TRUTH AS LONG AS YOU DO NOT TELL ABOUT MY SEX LIFE.
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