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Remembering 9/11 : Firefighter audiotape, dispatcher interview
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Guest Commentary (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/guest
And now, another viewpoint on this year's ballot propositions
by Jonathan Hoffman
On Election Day, we Arizonans will not only be choosing among the many candidates running ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Police Dispatch (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/polic
Textual intercourse; Fighting tooth and nail; Leggo my legos
by Anna Mirocha
TEXTUAL INTERCOURSE South San Esteban Drive…
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
The End of the Saga? (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-e
J.A. Jance writes what may be the final chapter in the violent Walker family story
by Tim Hull
Diana Ladd is depressed. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's publisher ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Soundbites (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/sound
Post-Rock Bliss; An Ursine Equation; Entrancing Double Bill; Two Very Different Sunday Afternoons; Dance Of The Undead; Also For Your Consideration
by Gene Armstrong ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
¡Ask a Mexican! (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/ask-a
by Gustavo Arellano
Dear Mexican: I'm not the type to let things slide when I see something that strikes me as ignorant, no matter who is being ignorant. When my friend's mom posted jokes ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Shameless Self-Promotion (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/shame
'Weekly' wins general excellence honors at ANA awards; Nintzel named non-daily journalist of the year
The Tucson Weekly dominated its category in the Arizona Newspaper Association's annual ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Weekly Wide Web (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/weekl
Top Ten TWTV Videos; The week on The Range; Comment of the week; Best of WWW; and more!
by Nick Smith
There comes a time in every person's life where he must sell his ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Top Ten in Books (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/top-t
Antigone Books' best-sellers for the week ending Oct. 15, 2010
Antigone Books' best-sellers for the week ending Oct. 15, 2010 1.…
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Join the Party (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/join-
The Giffords campaign throws a bash for volunteers new and old
by Linda Ray
It turns out that, besides being remembered as the white-buck, and whitebread, wuss of simpering ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
K.Rat (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/krat/
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
No Compromise (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/no-co
'Earth First! Journal' celebrates 30 years of environmental activism
by Tim Vanderpool
They called them "silent instigators." The round stickers, sized to a half-dollar ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Razing Arizona (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/razin
How Gov. Jan Brewer and Republican lawmakers are decimating the state—and why it's sure to get worse if they're reelected
by Jim Nintzel
There's been no shortage ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Documentary as Aggression (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/docum
'A Film Unfinished' examines how the Nazis turned one of their atrocities into a reality show
by James DiGiovanna
A friend of mine works as a writer on a "reality show ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Top Ten in Music (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/top-t
Zia Records' top sales for the week ending Oct. 17, 2010
Zia Records' top sales for the week ending Oct. 17, 2010 1.…
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Red Meat (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/red-m
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
The Skinny (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-s
Congressman Raul Grijalva debates Sarah Palin-endorsed rocket scientist Ruth McClung Â… The debate between state Sen. Al Melvin and Democrat Cheryl Chase finally takes place Â… Some unexpected endorsements roll in Â… and more! ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
The Walking Undead (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-w
by Emily Bowen
Last year, if you happened to be on a Fourth Avenue sidewalk around dusk on the third Saturday in October, you either were part of a mass 28 Days Later-style takeover, or an ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Jackass Rampage (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/jacka
The dumb-stunt franchise goes 3-D, with poo cocktails and penile golf clubs
by Bob Grimm
There's a glorious moment in Jackass 3-D that might qualify as my favorite Jackass ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Nine Questions (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/nine-
Doug Levy
by Kristine Peashock
Restaurateur and chef Doug Levy began his culinary career at age 16 as a pizza delivery driver. He moved to Florence, Italy, in 1989 and ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Random Shots (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/rando
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Hello and Goodbye (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/hello
by Jimmy Boegle
It's time to say goodbye to Nick Smith, the very first web producer that the Tucson Weekly (and our sister publication Inside Tucson Business) ever had. Why is Nick leaving ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
A Heartbeat Away (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/a-hea
One of two candidates for secretary of state could be Arizona's next unelected governor
by Dave Devine
The contest for secretary of state pits Republican Ken Bennett ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
City Week (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/city-
Mark Christensen Booksigning; Haunted Zombie Car Wash; Annual Celebration of the Cowboy; Fundraiser for Christina Robinson and Leo Mirocha
by Erica Arvizu
Rekindling ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Now Showing at Home (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/now-s
by Bob Grimm
Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy UNIVERSAL…
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Live (weekly) http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/live/
Raw Power, Truancy, Negative Feedback, General Warning: SkrappyÂ’s, Thursday, Oct. 14
by Billups Allen
Raw Power SKRAPPY'S…
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2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
corrections (starnet-local) http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_
• "New task force stretches police," Wednesday on A1, gave the
wrong staffing ratio levels for Tucson police. The story should
have said the mayor and City Council set a goal for 2.4 offic
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Neighborhood Briefs (starnet-local) http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_
CENTRAL
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Widower spearheads diabetes fundraiser (starnet-local) http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_
Someday Kelli Bonn will ... read more
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Lottery (starnet-local) http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_
Drawings for Wednesday, Oct. 20
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Radar van locations (starnet-local) http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_
The city's two police radar vans are scheduled to snap
photographs of speeders at these locations today, according to the
Tucson Police Department:
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Roadwork update: Lane restrictions Thursday at I-10/Marsh Station interchange (starnet-local) http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_
This is a news release issued today by the Arizona Department of
Transportation:
2010-10-21 \Tucson\News\Daily\Oct 21 2010\
Five Guys Burgers signs lease for another Tucson location (starnet-local) http://azstarnet.com/entertainment/dinin
Five Guys Burgers and Fries has inked the deal for its second
Tucson location.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Mayor bets much on his call for annexation (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327616
Mayor Bob Walkup has staked much of his seemingly shaky political capital on a rallying call for Tucson to annex surrounding areas such as the Catalina Foothills or Vail.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Jefferson Park fears glut of mini-dorms (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327600
Robert Schlanger says he would rather live under a bridge than in a cookie-cutter subdivision.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Demolitions eat away at historic Rincon Heights (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327596
Gretchen Lueck had lived in Rincon Heights only a few months before the University of Arizona's "claw" extended into her neighborhood, demolishing three classic Spanish revival homes that were built in the 1930s.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Those living in historic homes may lose tax discount (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327595
In its quest to fill flagging tax coffers, the Arizona Legislature has identified a new target — dozens of historic neighborhoods, mostly in Tucson and Phoenix, that experts say may never be the same if the proposal goes through.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Water jugs at heart of dispute; hostility threatens to boil over (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327583
ARIVACA — No More Deaths volunteers Steve Johnston and Peter Ragan walk briskly down a switchback trail with two plastic water jugs in each hand.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Resistance is high in areas where annexation matters most (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327618
If the city follows through on Mayor Bob Walkup's call for sweeping annexation, a survey of residents in Catalina Foothills and Tucson Country Club Estates — considered to be prime targets — indicates resistance remains high.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Security tightened to prevent repeat of Super Bowl porn (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327601
Cable television companies make a lot of promises in order to get new customers and keep old ones happy.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
OV plant is giving Sanofi more bang for the bucks (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327560
Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis employs 100,000 people worldwide, but it is the 66 employees at its Oro Valley research center who have developed about half of the company's drug compounds.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Billions expected from kids hospital (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327497
With new pediatric medical facilities near completion at University Medical Center, an economic analysis by Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities says the medical operations will pump billions into the local economy.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Political notebook : Rival calls Giffords out on aerospace ties (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327597
The effort to recall Demo-cratic Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson fizzled. Organizers did not return repeated inquiries from the Arizona Daily Star, but their deadline came and went Thursday with no filing.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
City of Tucson loses a key employee (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327585
Kathy Dixon will be missed.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Law & Order Order (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327620
Man convicted of killing woman during burglary
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Ft. Huachuca main gate construction starts Mon. (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327617
Visitors to Southern Arizona's largest military installation may want to avoid its main entrance for the next few months.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Republicans in District 8 primary face off Thursday (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327613
• The four Congressional District 8 Republican candidates will meet for a debate Thursday at 6 p.m.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Neighborhood Briefs (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327576
Central
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
correction (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327580
An advertising supplement about the Star in today's paper misidentifies an upcoming production at the Borderlands Theater on S2. The play is "Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman."
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Blood donations (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327574
The American Red Cross will be seeking blood donors at these times and places in the area this week. To schedule your appointment, call 1-800-448-3543.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Countdown round lends drama to MathCounts (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327625
Give Peter Bian a math problem and the 14-year-old likely can solve it in a matter of seconds — literally.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Message in a condom: Man's overpopulation is a danger to animals (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327593
If you're looking for a way to spice up your love life, the Center for Biological Diversity has the answer for you: free condoms with packaging imprinted with pictures of endangered animals.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Mexico to place 5 wolves near AZ (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327578
The government of Mexico is planning to reintroduce five endangered Mexican gray wolves in northeastern Sonora — within a wolf's walking distance of Arizona.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Neto's Tucson : Ex-sergeant wants end to policy causing stress, hardship (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327598
When Carlos Torres requested a discharge from the U.S. Army after 10 years of dedicated service, the former sergeant opened his letter with, "I am gay."
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Baha'is hold interfaith service today (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327594
Bahram Goharriz escaped religious persecution in his Iranian homeland more than two decades ago but now awaits the fate a friend who is still there.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Radar van locations (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327575
The city's two police radar vans are scheduled to snap photographs of speeders at these locations today and Monday, according to the Tucson Police Department:
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Life stories : 'Pilgrim Herb' could sell stuffing to a turkey (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327619
Herb Leber's name may not sound familiar, but Tucson TV viewers from the 1980s and '90s likely will remember his alter egos: Hard Hat Herb, Uncle Herb, Pilgrim Herb, Herb Columbus and his family's favorite — Count Herbula.
2010-02-07 \Tucson\News\Daily\Feb 07 2010\
Deaths (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/327622
The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available.
2009-05-25 \Tucson\News\Daily\May 25 2009\
Bonnie Henry: Seeing how desert's changed (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/294276
Call it the law of unintended consequences. For decades, botanist Ray Turner repeatedly took photos over the years of the same desert landscapes — everything from saguaros to palo verdes, creosote to creek banks.
2009-05-25 \Tucson\News\Daily\May 25 2009\
Road runner: One-fifth of Arizonans on road would flunk written driving exam (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/294281
More than one-fifth of the Arizonans who have driver's licenses could not pass the written driving exam today, according to a national survey.
2009-05-25 \Tucson\News\Daily\May 25 2009\
Illegal alien accidentally set brush fire (starnet-local) http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/294310
An illegal immigrant accidentally started a brush fire Sunday afternoon southwest of Tucson that spread to 160 acres and forced the evacuations of some homes, officials said.