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Sawyer Says: Tusslin' turkeys

How they go about fighting and the secret to making them stop.

techjunkie: Tire pressure meets the Jetsons

High tech gauge takes all the guesswork out of filling tires. Provided, of course, you know how much air should go in there.

New Blog: Rosie On The House

Home improvement guru Rosie Romero brings his sage advice to TucsonCitizen.com.

Romero is a syndicated newspaper advice columnist and hosts a radio show on KNST 790 AM with his son Romey.

New Blog: Grey Matters

Mental health advocate Susan Moreno talks openly, honestly and knowledgeably about mental health issues.

"With the right treatment and support, mental health recovery is possible."

Sawyer Says: Tusslin' turkeys

How they go about fighting and the secret to making them stop.

techjunkie: Tire pressure meets the Jetsons

High tech gauge takes all the guesswork out of filling tires. Provided, of course, you know how much air should go in there.

New Blog: Rosie On The House

Home improvement guru Rosie Romero brings his sage advice to TucsonCitizen.com.

Romero is a syndicated newspaper advice columnist and hosts a radio show on KNST 790 AM with his son Romey.

New Blog: Grey Matters

Mental health advocate Susan Moreno talks openly, honestly and knowledgeably about mental health issues.

"With the right treatment and support, mental health recovery is possible."

Sawyer Says: Tusslin' turkeys

How they go about fighting and the secret to making them stop.

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• Mon Jul 20th at 1:55 pm by blogbits | One comment

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  ‘We Choose to Go…’
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• Mon Jul 20th at 1:23 pm by reneeschaferhorton | One comment

  God Blogging (and more)
  Like being God - sort of
  I'M NOT TRYING TO COMMIT blasphemy here, but this amazing thing growing in my small backyard garden has had me saying, lately, in good-humor and with a little bit of awe and a heck of a lot of excitement: "I'm... MORE»»
• Mon Jul 20th at 1:15 pm by Karen Nelson | No comments

  Kare about Health
  Core Values: Part Three - Alternative Core Exercises
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• Mon Jul 20th at 12:17 pm by stories | No comments

  Telling Stories
  Laughter is the best medicine
  MY FRIEND DENISE OWNS AN apartment building in Phoenix and has had a terrible time in this economy finding tenants. Finally she was able to get all the units filled and she thought her troubles were over. But soon she... MORE»»
• Mon Jul 20th at 11:32 am by dataport | No comments

  The Data Port
  Scrubs!
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• Mon Jul 20th at 11:29 am by rosieonthehouse | 2 comments

  Rosie On The House
  Hey, y'all! Check out my new blog
  HEY, Y’ALL! MY NAME IS Rosie, and today I’m starting my home-improvement blog. Anyone who lives in our beautiful state has bragging rights to everlasting sunshine and nearly endless summers. We also know that our dry, hot weather presents us... MORE»»
• Mon Jul 20th at 10:49 am by Rynski | No comments

  Rynski's Day of the Dead
  Shot in yard: Luis Alfonso Flores, 51
  LUIS ALFONSO FLORES, 51, DIED July 14 from injuries he sustained from being shot several times on June 5, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman said in a news release. Flores had been in the front yard of the family... MORE»»
• Mon Jul 20th at 10:22 am by Rynski | 4 comments

  Rynski's Dating Game
  Why guys hate the chick flick
  MANY GUYS LOOK AT CHICK flicks the way many women view the Three Stooges: with disgust, distaste and disdain. A lot of gals find Larry, Moe, Curly and sometimes Shemp to be intolerable because they are dorky, uncouth and simply... MORE»»
• Mon Jul 20th at 9:45 am by reneeschaferhorton | 3 comments

  God Blogging (and more)
  Ridding the world of political Islam
  M. ZUHDI JASSER IS A man on a mission. He identifies himself as a devout and practicing Muslim, and no one, including those Muslims who disagree with him, can dispute that. He's a medical doctor in Phoenix, but his passion... MORE»»
• Mon Jul 20th at 9:08 am by Rynski | No comments

  Sawyer Says: Animal Talk
  Tucson Pets: Tussling turkeys
  ANYONE WHO THINKS TURKEYS ARE only good for Thanksgiving dinner has never owned them as pets. The brawny birds can create quite a spectacle, especially when they start to fight. While animal fighting was just outlawed in Arizona, we don’t... MORE»»

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Politics

Sun Jul 19th at 10:38 am by splatt | One comment

SPLATT

STRANGE PHOTOS OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S LEGS

EARLIER THIS WEEK THE CLAN of TucsonCitizen Bloggers were forwarded traffic details for Web posts. From what I can tell audience interests lie more with FOX than PBS. And this... MORE»»

Fri Jul 17th at 4:41 pm by Mark B. Evans | 5 comments

Editor's Blog - Caveat Lector

Rights of citizenship should require more effort than doing nothing

WHAT SHOULD AMERICANS KNOW ABOUT America? More than they do, that’s for sure. A couple of weeks ago the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute released results of a civics survey it conducted... MORE»»

Fri Jul 17th at 12:00 pm by reneeschaferhorton | No comments

God Blogging (and more)

Five for Friday

HERE ARE FIVE INTERESTING THINGS going on in the world of religion that might give you food for thought for the weekend ... or maybe something to do if you... MORE»»

Fri Jul 17th at 9:20 am by Mark B. Evans | No comments

Editor's Blog - Caveat Lector

Miracle Mile, Grant eastbound I-10 exits open

THE END IS NEAR. ADOT opened the Miracle Mile and Grant Road exit ramps on eastbound I-10 last night. It opened the Speedway off ramp a few weeks ago. On... MORE»»

Arts

Mon Jul 20th at 8:45 am by Ben McNitt | No comments

Artistic Tucson

Fine Art Sculpture by Melody Peters

I WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE who don't necessarily go to museums. I also want to make fine art." Melody Peters is realizing both those aspirations in a pair... MORE»»

Mon Jul 20th at 7:42 am by petrol | No comments

Humor: Fueled by Petrol

Trickle Down

ALL OF US HERE IN the real world, the one where we work and work without seeing any increase in our largely fictional savings, have been wondering what it would... MORE»»

Sat Jul 18th at 2:20 pm by davida | No comments

Artistic Tucson

Hello

I’M PICKING OUT OLD, HALF frozen strawberries out of a bowl and wondering what does this have to do with an artistic Tucson. It's hot like the dickens outside. I'm... MORE»»

Fri Jul 17th at 8:19 am by Ben McNitt | One comment

Artistic Tucson

Faux Palm Sprouts in Tucson

A MOST UNUSUAL PALM TREE has just sprouted on the far Northwest side. In what you might term a creative attempt to deal with a technical problem, the urethane, polyethylene... MORE»»

Sports

Fri Jul 17th at 12:14 pm by Karen Nelson | 4 comments

Kare about Health

Ask the Fitness Expert!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE! I AM taking a break from the core exercise posts for a time to ask for your help! I am interested in what you, my readers, want... MORE»»

Fri Jul 17th at 8:12 am by Andy Morales | No comments

High School Sports in Baja Arizona

ESPN Football Prospects

ACCORDING TO ESPN, FIVE FOOTBALL players from Baja Arizona have made the recruiting grade of “Good Prospect.” The scale of 70-79 is described as: “Player does not dominate in every... MORE»»

Fri Jul 17th at 7:16 am by Andy Morales | No comments

High School Sports in Baja Arizona

2009-2010 Schedules

THE 2009-2010 SCHEDULES FOR 4A and 5A can be found here: http://instech.tusd.k12.az.us/inter scholastics/index.asp I have found in the past that it is always best to check with a school first... MORE»»

Thu Jul 16th at 12:05 pm by Andy Morales | No comments

High School Sports in Baja Arizona

Local Team Wins State Championsip

COMPETITION FOR MANY HIGH SCHOOL athletes does not end when the last school bell rings for summer. It does not begin when their season starts. For many, competition is year... MORE»»

Health

Mon Jul 20th at 7:00 am by greymatters | 9 comments

Grey Matters

So the heat is bothering you......

IMAGINE DEALING WITH SOMETHING JUST as overwhemling and constant as the Tucson summer heat for more than just a few months a year? Imagine having to deal with a mental... MORE»»

Sun Jul 19th at 8:18 pm by Tim Bentley | 2 comments

Running Man

Sabino Canyon Splashing

RUNNERS IN TUCSON AND SOUTHERN Arizona are blessed with one of the most beautiful areas in the world to run and train. Sabino Canyon is undoubtedly the tops in the... MORE»»

Fri Jul 17th at 9:22 pm by observer | 4 comments

Tucson Observer

Letter for Wingspan Board President Cynthia Garcia - A Must Read

FELLOW CITIZEN BLOGGER CAROLYN CLASSEN, a straight ally extrordinaire reported the initial news of Wingspan, Tucson and Southern Arizona's LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community center that is moving... MORE»»

Tue Jul 14th at 4:36 pm by karynzoldan | 2 comments

To Market to Food Market

Local Food Markets Support Food, Inc. Movie at Loft Cinema

JOIN FOOD CONSPIRACY CO-OP, THE Community Food Resource Center (of the Community Food Bank) and the Loft Cinema for an opening night celebration of Food, Inc. on Friday, July 17.... MORE»»

Life

Mon Jul 20th at 7:53 am by Rynski | 9 comments

Rynski's Day of the Dead

Update - Drove over edge of Grand Canyon: Gheorghe Chiriac, 57

GHOERGHE CHIRIAC, 57, WAS FOUND dead near a car he drove over the edge of the Grand Canyon on July 13, according to a news release from the National Park... MORE»»

Mon Jul 20th at 6:20 am by Rynski | 16 comments

Rynski's Blogski

Clowns, mimes, magicians, Manilow - rate your creepiest

EVEN BEFORE SERIAL KILLER JOHN Wayne Gacy dressed up as Pogo and stuffed the corpses of young men and boys beneath his porch, many of us have been terrified of... MORE»»

Sun Jul 19th at 2:41 pm by Tyler Woods | 2 comments

Retroflections

The Beginning of Rock and Roll

I AM A "SEMI-RETIRED" MUSICIAN. I have played in rock and roll bands in Tucson since I was seven or eight years old. I have had the opportunity to play... MORE»»

Sat Jul 18th at 8:27 am by Debra Thornley | 3 comments

Jump Write In

Memoir and Autobiography-different but same (sort of)

I COULD NOT CALL THIS a blog about writing without including the topic of memoir, autobiography and biography. Many writers starting out ask me "What, if anything, are the differences... MORE»»

Technology

Mon Jul 20th at 8:36 am by wryheat | No comments

Wry Heat

“Clean Coal”: Boon or Boondoggle?

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS HE FAVORS "Clean Coal." Coal produces 49% of the electricity generated in the United States. But burning coal puts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and that scares... MORE»»

Mon Jul 20th at 8:11 am by techjunkie | 2 comments

techjunkie

The Future of Tire Pressure

I HATE PUTTING AIR IN my tires. The whole experience from making sure that I have enough quarters for the machine, to hoping that the nozzle has a tire gauge... MORE»»

Sun Jul 19th at 2:05 pm by Logical Lizard | 2 comments

The Logical Lizard

Can We Help Inspire The Next Generation Of Great American Scientists And Thinkers

I DO NOT HAVE ANY children of my own, and the chances of me generating any are about the same as the human race developing a faster-than-light starship drive in... MORE»»

Wed Jul 15th at 2:27 pm by Logical Lizard | No comments

The Logical Lizard

Relive The Space Race At The LPL Apollo 11 40th Celebration

THIS COMING SATURDAY, JULY 18, a host of astronomers, NASA engineers, and space program specialists and enthusiasts will convene in the Kuiper Space Sciences Building on the U of A... MORE»»