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Gabrielle Giffords to spend birthday working on rehab
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords plans to spend much of her birthday working on her rehab regimen.
TUSD board allowing students to walk at graduation
More than 100 students in the Tucson Unified School District can walk the graduation line this week, despite not passing portions of the state-required Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards exam known as AIMS.
The world definitely isn’t ready for that
The Pima County Dem Party taunted Tucson's Republican city council candidates in a press release yesterday afternoon, taking swipes at Pearce and Antenori in the process.
Lawmakers tout Tobin’s accessibility, diligent work and sometimes-fiery demeanor
Andy Tobin is gregarious, fiery, funny and, above all else, loyal to the core — attributes that all led to his ascension to speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives late last month.
Now, Tobin has been chosen by his caucus as speaker of the House, following the departure of former Speaker Kirk Adams.
Tucson among more than 30 cities losing federal anti-terror funding
The Department of Homeland Security has notified more than 30 cities across the country a�� including Tucson, Ariz. a�� that they are losing anti-terror funding from the federal government.
TUSD chief looks for open dialogue
The Tucson Unified School District superintendent wants to bring the anxiety level down and begin civil discussions over ethnic studies.
Tucson’s forgotten novelist
Harold Bell Wright is not a name that trips lightly from contemporary tongues. Yet, there was a time when this prolific novelist was among the nation’s best-selling and highest-paid authors.
Few see increase in civility following Giffords’ shooting
The January shooting in Tucson, which occurred just two days before the 2011 legislative session began, inspired soul searching among rattled and emotional lawmakers, who pledged a new era of civility across the partisan divide. Others vowed drastic changes to Arizona’s laws on guns and mental health in response to a mass shooting carried out by a man with documented-but-untreated mental health [...]
Tucson NBC affiliate refuses Giffords-themed “Law & Order” episode
An NBC affiliate in Tucson says it won't air an upcoming episode of "Law & Order: LA" in prime time because the show closely mirrors the January shooting rampage in the city.
Brewer vetoes privatization bill for city services
Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill to require two most populous cities to consider awarding contracts to private businesses to perform some city services.
Results of Tucson schools program audit delayed
The state is delaying release of an audit of the Tucson Unified School District's Mexican-American Studies program.
Sidney R. DeLong: Engineer, Soldier, Editor
Sidney R. DeLong was one of Arizona’s early Anglo settlers — an engineer, miner, soldier, editor, historian and businessman. Unlike the stereotypical Westerner of his era, he was also a man of conscience, integrity and refinement.
