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How To End Hunger One Neighborhood At A Time

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Peter Norback, One Can a Week, End Hunger, Hunger, Arizona, Food Donation, Food Drives, Tucson, Impact News

Last year, Peter Norback was looking for a way to do a service for his community. "Just before the election, Barack Obama was talking about community ...

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AZ GOP Committeman: Ask "Brown People" About Crime in Tucson

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crime in Hispanic Neighborhoods, Jeff Rogers, Arizona Proposition 200, Bruce Ash, Jon Justice, Hispanics, Tucson, Politics News
Marlene H. Phillips

An Arizona RNC official called a Tucson conservative talk radio program last week and told a Arizona Democratic County Chairperson to "ask the brown people" to learn about local crime.

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It Was Never Fair and Balanced -- Now It's Not Even News

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Craig Newmark, Msnbc, Newspapers, Bill Kling, Tucson, Lou Dobbs, Aspen Institute, Mark Lloyd, Media Matters for America, Keith Olbermann, Democratic Party, Race, Democrats, John Carroll, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama 2008, Fcc, Media Matters, Sean Hannity, Cnn, Craigslist, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Media News, Bill O'Reilly, Republican Party, University of Arizona, Republicans, Media News
Larry Gellman

What we now see on cable TV is nothing resembling news. The entertainers who pose as newsmen now routinely spew lies, distortions, and biased opinions or provide a platforms of legitimacy to the sociopaths who do.

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Hot Dog Road Trip: A Patriotic Party Plan

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Push Cart, Sausage, Frankfurters, Nathan's, Atlanta, Weenie Royale, Red Hots, Nich Tahou's, Sabrett, Tonawanda, The Varsity, Italian Dog, New Jersey, Boston, New York, Rhode Island, Coleslaw, Rutt's Hut, Paterson Nj, July 4, Tube Steaks, Phoenix, Slawdog, Kayem, Weenies, Dogs, Independence Day, Coney Island, Tucson, Maine, Meat, Franks, Wieners, Hots, Wienies, Furters, Dodger Dogs, Wisconsin, Bratwurst, Corndog, Mustard, Eastwood, Greek, Flo's, Rochester, Cincinnati, Texas, Sonora, Fenway, Puka, Chicago Dog, Chicago Style Hot Dog, Vienna Beef, Chicago Food, Style News

If you're planning a cookout for this most patriotic of days, here's an opportunity to celebrate the American dream. Because hot dog culture is American history.

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Arizona Republican Wants To Ban Ethnic Studies

Arizona Daily Star | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tucson Unified School District, Jonathan Paton, Tucson, Politics News

A Tucson lawmaker and the state's schools chief are moving to make ethnic studies in the Tucson Unified School District illegal. If a bill set for a ...

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Judge: Tucson Citizen Closing OK

AP | ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Newspapers, Media News

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Tucson Citizen won't be forced to resume publication. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Arizona attorney general's off...

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Tucson Citizen Was Losing $10,000/Day Before Closing

Editor & Publisher | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Newspapers, Media News

The Tucson Citizen was losing $10,000 a day before it was folded last weekend -- money that would be better spent making a "vibrant" Arizona Daily Sta...

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Chicken-Shit Asteroid Veers Away At Last Minute

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 06.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Tucson, Home News

TUCSON, AZ—"This potential extinction-level event turned out to be a puss-out of cosmic proportions," explained Dr. Richard Kowalski. "Earth did...

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Sun Goes Out For A Few Seconds

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 06.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Tucson, Home News

TUCSON, AZ—Officials at the Kitt Peak National Observatory are saying that, while the short period of utter darkness and intense cold was......

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Will Detroit Budget Cuts Doom US in World EV Market?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Sonoma County, Audi R8, Lithium-Ion Battery, Automotive News, San Diego, Beijing, Oregon, Yokohama, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Detroit News, Clean Diesel, Audi Q7 TDI, General Motors, Ireland, Portugal, Douglas MacArthur, Keith Bradsher, Chery, Biofuels, Detroit Three, Ford, Starbucks Coffee, Tucson, Eamon Ryan, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Japan, Chrysler, Israel, Tennessee, Mitsubishi -MiEV, NY Times, Yuasa Battery, Denmark, Monaco, Kanagawa, Auto Bailout, Detroit-Michigan, Business News
Steve Parker

The perfect financial storm decimating the US auto sector could result in the nation's largest manufacturing industry falling even farther behind overseas competitors when it comes to EVs.

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Logan's Journey: The University of Arizona Ravaged by Tax Cuts

Lester Sloan | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, India, Education, Money, College, Janet Napolitano, Budget, Tucson, Spanish, Guatemala, Education Reform, China, University of Arizona, Politics News
Lester Sloan

In several states across the US, our children perform well below the average of many countries that we consider under-developed.

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An AZ Wish List

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Solar Energy, President Obama, President Elect Barack Obama, Environment, Tucson, Arizona, Solar Power, Phoenix Lander Mars, Politics News
Marlene H. Phillips

The Mexican/U.S. Border is a complicated, difficult issue that ain't gonna be fixed by platitudes and walls; we desperately need a long-term approach that addresses all sides.

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Mexicans Stream Across Border, Save Retail In Tucson

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 01.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Retailers, Christmas Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Economic Recession, Mexican Shoppers, Mexico, Christmas, Recession Fears, Tucson, Nogales, Arizona, BORDER ISSUES, Recession, Style News
Marlene H. Phillips

While retailers across the country struggle to survive some shops in Tucson are counting their blessings in the form of pesos.

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Did John McCain Lose Arizona?

Denis Campbell | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Humboldt County CA|, Citizen Warrior, Obama, Mccain, Missouri, Minnesota Senate Race, California Turn Blue, McCain Won Phoenix, Colorado, Nevada, Denis Campbell, Jim March, Ensure Ballot Integrity, New Mexico, 14 Days After the Election, December 2nd, Public-Private Cooperative Effort, Elections Director, Election 2008 Coverage, Maricopa County (Phoenix), John McCain, Conspicuously Red, Razor Close Senate Race, Georgia Run-Off Election, Barack Obama, Mandatory Recount, Judge Edward O. Burke, Libertarian Party, Banana Republic State, Did John McCain Lose Arizona, Systemic Problems Diebold, Problems Pima County, Unbroken Custody Chain, Election Authorities Pima County, Auditaz, BlackBoxVoting.Org, Obama Wins, Breaking Election Law, Tucson, Election Law, Republican Presidential Candidate, Battling Election Authorities, Obama Arizona, John Brakey, 2008 Presidential Race, Wtf, Politics News
Denis Campbell

We still do not have a final Presidential result in the state of Missouri, 14 days after the election. As was shown time and again this election, our nation's voting systems are badly broken.

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