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Obama to nominate UofA professor for Indian position
University of Arizona assistant professor Yvette Roubideaux has been asked to join the Obama administration in Washington and head the Indian Health Services division of U.S. Department of Health and […]
Special tax districts hang in the balance
Baseball stadiums, university facilities, renewable energy and Tucson
Showing some serious ‘green cred’
Green Chamber of Commerce open to businesses that are good to the environment
Senate GOP releases list of ‘ideas’ to solve budget crisis
Senate Republicans released a list of 197 ideas culled from various people who offered suggestions to solve the state’s budget deficit. The ideas contained in the 12-page document released March […]
Sabino Canyon’s spell-bound visitors
School teachers enjoy a picnic at Sabino Canyon in 1907 Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains seven miles northeast of Tucson, Sabino Canyon has been a popular […]
Commentary: Energy-efficient Arizona — Save money, save energy
Although the magnitude of the economic situation in Arizona and across the nation is daunting, energy efficiency offers an immediate, proven and important step consumers and businesses can take to […]
Homeless march on Capitol to protest funding cuts as a shelter faces closure
More than 100 marchers — homeless and advocates for the homeless — make their way along Jefferson as they head to the Capitol for a rally. They started out at […]
The Legislature created its own disaster
Imagine Scottsdale’s entire population was struck with a natural disaster. We would rush to their aid immediately. We would marshal the resources of the state, community organizations and the faith […]
AZ Supreme Court shoots down 2 voucher programs
The Arizona Supreme Court decided unanimously that two school-voucher programs designed to assist children with disabilities and those under foster care are unconstitutional.The state’s high court ruled March 25 that […]
How to carve another $1 billion from the state budget
Gov. Jan Brewer has certainly inherited a fine fiscal mess from her predecessor. This has inspired her to take desperate measures to try to keep state government afloat. The most […]
No additional government involvement needed in public notices
The good work of elected officials doesn’t get as much attention as the not-so-good work. In the case of most members of the Arizona House of Representatives Government Committee, and […]
Commentary: Common ground: Arizonans should unite on environment
There are so many things to disagree about. So many issues that divide us on partisan or ideological lines. So many reasons why so many of us just do not […]
