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Mon Feb 8th at 10:02 am by Rynski | 2 comments
Hot Off The Press (release)
Fake hostage situation stops traffic, blocks I-10, ends with driver arrest
MAN ARRESTED AFTER PURSUIT IN moving truck claiming hostage situation Situation stopped traffic on I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson in Casa Grande On Sunday, February 07, 2010 at about 1:01... MORE»»
Mon Feb 8th at 9:55 am by Rynski | No comments
Hot Off The Press (release)
CBP seizes Volkswagen packed with $51K at Nogales POE
CBP SOUTHBOUND OPERATIONS SEIZE $51,000 at Nogales Port of Entry NOGALES, Arizona —U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers stopped an illegal exportation of $51,000 while screening traffic going into Mexico.... MORE»»
Mon Feb 8th at 9:52 am by Rynski | No comments
Hot Off The Press (release)
Attempted abduction (again) - this time in TPD territory
ABDUCTION - E. SENECA ST./N. Country Club Rd. On February 5, 2010, at 3:06 p.m., Operations Division Midtown Officers responded to a call reference an abduction of a 15-year-old girl.... MORE»»
Mon Feb 8th at 9:50 am by Rynski | No comments
Hot Off The Press (release)
Eloy man arrested for marijuana in spare tire at Naco POE
ELOY MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED Marijuana Smuggling at Naco Port of Entry NACO, Arizona —U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers stopped a drug-smuggling attempt when they seized more than 46... MORE»»

Politics

Mon Feb 8th at 10:56 am by reneeschaferhorton | No comments
God Blogging (and more)
Mark your calendar: Talk on free will; march for peace
INTERESTING TALK THIS WEEK FOR the thinkers among us: University of Arizona philosophy professor Shaun Nichols will be speaking Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman... MORE»»
Mon Feb 8th at 7:13 am by Carolyn Classen | 5 comments
Carolyn's Community
Information on the F-35
DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA (DFA), TUCSON chapter is hosting a panel discussion on the F-35, the Joint Strike Fighter Jet, on Wed. Feb. 10. This event will be at the Ward... MORE»»
Sat Feb 6th at 9:24 pm by mike_brewer | No comments
Veteran Veritas
PTSD Vets Win Retirement Deal: Tom Philpott/ Military Times
PTSD VETS WIN RETIREMENT DEAL Tom Philpott | January 28, 2010PTSD Vets Discharged Since 2002 Win Retirement Deal More than 4300 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who were diagnosed in... MORE»»
Fri Feb 5th at 5:25 pm by wryheat | 7 comments
Wry Heat
Local Politicians Against Jobs
SOUTHERN ARIZONA IS BLESSED WITH abundant mineral resources, and cursed with a Congressional delegation and county supervisors, such as Ray Carroll, who would deny us that blessing. Representatives Gabrielle Giffords... MORE»»

Arts

Mon Feb 8th at 7:44 am by Rynski | 12 comments
Rynski's Blogski
What is art? Not one dude's graffiti - Slide show of found art
TUCSONAN BOBBY LEVERETTE’S POTENTIAL CAREER as the next Picasso was cut short last week when he was busted for his alleged graffiti spree. Leverette, 28, was arrested in connection with... MORE»»
Sun Feb 7th at 8:28 pm by dataport | No comments
The Data Port
The Hug-Me-Kiss-Me Hat
THERE WAS ONCE A SMALL boy who loved hats. Cowboy hats, fireman hats, coonskin caps, yachtsman hats, baseball caps and so forth. He would often wear two or three hats... MORE»»
Sun Feb 7th at 5:48 pm by David Aguirre | No comments
Artistic Tucson
Warehouse Arts District Editorial
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO run an art center? I’ve been in the arts district for about 23 years doing what I think is right for artists, artist groups, organizing... MORE»»
Sun Feb 7th at 5:16 pm by christianarts | No comments
Christian Performing Arts
Cosmic Touch Entertainment Launches New Website
COSMIC TOUCH ENTERTAINMENT IS PLEASED to announce the launching of their new website at www.cosmictouchentertainment.com. Cosmic touch entertainment, owned by local artist Jack Anderson is a full-service entertainment and music... MORE»»

Sports

Mon Feb 8th at 10:58 am by Andy Morales | No comments
High School Sports with Andy Morales
COMMON SENSE PREVAILS: Amphi/Palo Verde Semi-Final to be Played in Tucson
THE 4A D-I BOYS STATE soccer semi-final between Amphitheater and Palo Verde will be played at 5:00 p.m. at Salpointe High School on Wednesday. This match was originally scheduled to... MORE»»
Mon Feb 8th at 12:37 am by Scott Terrell | No comments
UAsports.net
Reality Checked: UA hoops drops two while football picks up recruits
AND…THE HOPES GO BACK DOWN. Nothing wipes away the excitement of two home wins faster than two road losses. With the optimism going up and then coming back down we’re... MORE»»
Sun Feb 7th at 12:52 pm by Andy Morales | No comments
High School Sports with Andy Morales
1A State Basketball Brackets Set - All Games in Prescott Valley
1A BASKETBALL BRACKETS SET - times to be determined. The St. Gregory girls finished 1 point behind Green Fields for the fourth and last spot from the South Region. The... MORE»»
Sun Feb 7th at 9:36 am by mattminkusshow | 2 comments
The Matt Minkus Show
LPGA's Natalie Gulbis speaks out
EARLIER THIS WEEK I SPOKE with former Arizona Wildcat and current LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis about a variety of topics for my weekly podcast on RadioExiles.com. Here are some main... MORE»»

Health

Thu Feb 4th at 7:52 pm by Karen Nelson | 5 comments
Kare about Health
Weight loss and fat loss are not the same
"NOT EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein In America we are obsessed with weight. But "weight" can be a... MORE»»
Wed Feb 3rd at 10:51 am by medicareblogger | No comments
Medicare and More
Medicare Supplements: Lower prices coming in June!
IT LOOKS LIKE PREMIUMS WILL be lower for all Medicare supplements sold after June 2010. I went to a meeting yesterday at the UnitedHealth office here in Tucson to learn... MORE»»
Mon Feb 1st at 7:52 pm by greymatters | 2 comments
Grey Matters
To Disclose or not to Disclose
PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS face this question all the time. "Should I tell my employer about my illness?" Supposedly the Americans With Disabililty Act provides some protection, but.....I think... MORE»»
Mon Feb 1st at 12:16 pm by Karen Nelson | 3 comments
Kare about Health
Are you thin but fat?
ARE YOU THIN IN APPEARANCE, but fat on the inside?! Wow... this just goes to show you, you can't judge a book by it's cover... Just because you are thin,... MORE»»

Life

Mon Feb 8th at 8:55 am by Rynski | 12 comments
Sawyer Says: Animal Talk
Graffiti sprawled on abused puppy
GRAFFITI IS NOT LIMITED TO streets signs and underpasses – someone sprawled graffiti on a puppy. The puppy, a three-month-old female since named Nugget, was found near Skyline and Camino... MORE»»
Mon Feb 8th at 8:09 am by Rynski | 22 comments
Rynski's Blogski
Hold your horses – Mounted posse ride along rescheduled
DUE TO SUNDAY'S CRAPPY WEATHER, my ride along with the Pima County Sheriff’s mounted posse will be rescheduled in the near future. The rain would have definitely wrecked the video... MORE»»
Sun Feb 7th at 5:47 pm by Cherlyn Gardner Strong | One comment
Paranormal Old Pueblo
Gooch's Ghosts and S.P.I.R.i.T.S.
GOOCH'S GRILL ATTRACTS PATRONS WITH spirits on tap and consistently good food. Oh, the aroma of burgers and fries! Gooch's patrons may not know that paranormal activity permeates the bar... MORE»»
Sun Feb 7th at 8:05 am by Tyler Woods | 5 comments
Retroflections
Peaceful Sit-ins For Change
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW I have been thinking about the 60s and the sit-ins. I have been meaning to write about them, but it came in and out of my... MORE»»

Technology

Tue Feb 2nd at 10:47 am by wryheat | One comment
Wry Heat
IPCC and Peer Review
THE UN’S INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON Climate Change (IPCC) claims that all of its reports and predictions are based on strictly peer-reviewed scientific papers. Well, not exactly. Recent investigations have shown... MORE»»
Mon Feb 1st at 7:41 am by Rynski | 17 comments
Rynski's Blogski
Drive like a maniac without getting a ticket
ARE YOU SICK OF DRIVING safely and legally? Tired of keeping track of all those pesky red light cameras and speed traps? Now you don’t have to – Trapster will... MORE»»
Sat Jan 30th at 10:57 am by wryheat | 7 comments
Wry Heat
Obama administration still clueless on energy
AFTER A YEAR ON THE job, the Obama administration has learned little about energy. They still claim that "green" jobs will be created in the electrical generation sector if only... MORE»»
Wed Jan 27th at 1:43 pm by wryheat | 4 comments
Wry Heat
The State of our Surface Temperature Records
THE SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY Institute has published a paper on Surface Temperature Records, in which the authors document the following points: 1. Instrumental temperature data for the pre-satellite era... MORE»»

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