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Loan Wolves
A proposal to rein in predatory lending splits the Tucson City Council.
(08/21/03)
By Chris Limberis
Stuck, Broke and Scared
A family stranded in Tucson finds itself in the middle of a crime.
(08/21/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Empty Box
The city's open space check-off program has experienced a drought of donations.
(08/21/03)
By Dave Devine
Lunch Crunch
Some schools allow students off campus for lunch--causing tie ups and dangerous streets.
(08/14/03)
By Tom Danehy
Schoolyard Scuffle
Costs are climbing for Tanque Verde's push to build a new high school.
(08/14/03)
By Chris Limberis
Tuned Out
A local radio producer is frustrated that KUAZ won't air his gay-themed show.
(08/14/03)
By Jimmy Boegle
Cashing in on Casualties?
Humane Society's new fees have other pet rescue groups scrambling.
(08/07/03)
By D.A. Barber
Grand Old Phantasy
Republicans want Tom Volgy thrown off the ballot for participating on a redistricting committee.
(08/07/03)
By Chris Limberis
Air Traffic Controls
Should Tucson look to reduce the flights at Davis-Monthan?
(08/07/03)
By Dave Devine
Smile!
Speeding drivers beware: Photoradar may be coming to Tucson.
(07/31/03)
By Dave Devine
A Hunk of Stardom
A new reality dating show comes to Tucson in search of meat.
(07/31/03)
By Saxon Burns
Traffic Accident
Clear Channel has traffic reporters in Tucson. Our mistake.
(07/31/03)
By Chris Limberis
Digging Through What's Left
Homeowners return to the Summerhaven area to see what the fire destroyed--and spared.
(07/24/03)
By James Reel
Bye-Bye, GSIs
Could the city be giving up on its long quest to build grade-separated interchanges?
(07/24/03)
By Dave Devine
Ink Blot
Pima County's tattoo parlors are unregulated and unlicensed.
(07/24/03)
By Saxon Burns
Sinking Swimmers
Skyrocketing city pool fees are leaving many high and dry.
(07/24/03)
By Chris Limberis
Meet Heads
The local Howard Dean machine gets into gear.
(07/17/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Train to Mexico
Trips could soon be departing for Copper Canyon from downtown Tucson.
(07/17/03)
By D.A. Barber
Give Me Shelter
Refugees in Tucson face an uphill battle gaining asylum.
(07/17/03)
By Renée Downing
Non-Local Traffic
Clear Channel provides Tucsonans with traffic reports from Phoenix.
(07/17/03)
By Chris Limberis
Cash Stash
Council candidates show us the money.
(07/10/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Broken Record
Pima County spending will top a billion dollars for the first time.
(07/10/03)
By Chris Limberis
Unhappy Annexation
A westside neighborhood struggles to maintain its character while fighting the city it joined.
(07/10/03)
By Dave Devine
Hose Job
Eastside residents get in a water fight with the Tucson City Council.
(07/10/03)
By Dave Devine
State of the Union
The city starts the process of setting up a domestic partnership registry.
(07/03/03)
By Saxon Burns
Sidetracked
Light rail proponents fail to win over the City Council, vow to deliver petitions.
(07/03/03)
By Jim Nintzel
The Principal's Principles
A TUSD investigation of Maxwell Middle School's Ruben Ruiz reveals numerous rule violations.
(07/03/03)
By Chris Limberis
Outside the Check-Box
Clean Elections wants your $5, but mainly it wants your attention.
(07/03/03)
By Dave Maass
Unsteady Balance
The state scrapes by with a new budget, but financial problems loom in the future.
(06/26/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Taxing Inequities
The city's new use tax will give some car buyers an unwanted surprise.
(06/26/03)
By Dave Devine
Quiet on the Set
Fade to Black at Old Tucson.
(06/26/03)
By Chris Limberis
Political Birth
He's never voted in a muni election, but Armando Rios Jr. says he's found the light in politics.
(06/19/03)
By Chris Limberis
Abstinence Can't Wait
While other programs got cut, conservatives tried to give abstinence-only education more money.
(06/19/03)
By Dave Maass
Troubled Home on the Range
Ranchers face a battle against environmentalists for prime grazing land.
(06/19/03)
By Tim Vanderpool
Reading the Red Ink
Governmental funding for Literacy Volunteers of Tucson is in jeopardy.
(06/19/03)
By Dave Devine
Margaret Regan Wins National Award
(06/12/03)
Artistic Licensing
After the Mountain Avenue debacle, city officials look to tighten the public art process.
(06/12/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Minor League
Cops hauled in more than five dozen underage drinkers, but was it worth the $8,000 cost?
(06/12/03)
By Vicki Hart
Stray Stories
A local student documentary shows that dogcatchers aren't usually the bad guys.
(06/12/03)
By Saxon Burns
Don't Do the Dew
A case involving a pornographer and two teenage girls highlights a legal gray area.
(06/05/03)
By Dave Maass
Unhealthy Operations
Local lawmakers vote for more payments to HealthSouth, a move that hurts Pima's patients.
(06/05/03)
By Chris Limberis
The Silent Treatment
Candidates increasingly dodge Project Vote Smart's detailed political exam.
(06/05/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Blank Walls
Artists may relocate if City Hall approves a rent increase.
(06/05/03)
By Dave Devine
Drinking Problem
Vandals strike at water stations designed to save migrant lives.
(05/29/03)
By Tim Vanderpool
Hung Up
New restrictions on telemarketing may damage Tucson's economy.
(05/29/03)
By Dave Devine
School's Out
A judge says the Tanque Verde School District violated the Open Meeting Law.
(05/29/03)
By Chris Limberis
Power of Attorney
Tucson's lawyer lets us know what we can say in this year's council races.
(05/29/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Passing On
Chronic beryllium disease takes the life of Rosa Maldonado.
(05/22/03)
By Kari Redfield
Swing Shift
TUSD counselor moonlights for nudie mag.
(05/22/03)
By Chris Limberis
Back From the Dead
Two death row inmates from Tucson get a second chance at "life."
(05/22/03)
By Dave Maass
Gender Bias?
Is the system biased toward men or women? Virulent opinions can be found on both sides.
(05/15/03)
By Deidre Pike
Kino Cutbacks
The county hospital will no longer take medical patients starting next month.
(05/15/03)
By Chris Limberis
Expect Delays
With little money available, plans for better roads and more buses remain stalled.
(05/15/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Transportation Tally
City leaders get failing grades in their efforts to improve transit problems.
(05/15/03)
By Dave Devine
On Track?
Is Rio Nuevo moving too slow with its downtown trolley plans?
(05/15/03)
By D.A. Barber
Limited Access
Security measures at City Hall add restrictive measures that some say are unnecessary.
(05/08/03)
By Dave Devine
Open Space Case
Will county voters be asked to approve a $250 million bond for preservation this November?
(05/08/03)
By Jim Nintzel
No Peace in the Valley
The battle over a high school in the Tanque Verde school district rages on.
(05/08/03)
By Chris Limberis
The Doctor Is In
The Arizona Medical Board allows a psychiatrist with a troubled history to return to work.
(05/08/03)
By Vicki Hart
Written Off
Read all about it--if you can.
(05/01/03)
By Kristopher Califano
Strike Two
Critics complain the new GOP budget plan is still unbalanced.
(05/01/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Lei Down the Law
Hawaiian inmates in Arizona take the Corrections Corporation of America to court.
(05/01/03)
By Dave Maass
Keeping Tabs
UA's SEVIS program takes a "Big Brother" approach to tracking foreign students.
(04/24/03)
By Tim Vanderpool
All in the Family
After a fight with a student, a monitor--the principal's brother-in-law--gets promoted to substitute teacher.
(04/24/03)
By Chris Limberis
Peace Out
Protesting war is hell.
(04/24/03)
By Saxon Burns
Harmony Lost
KUAZ radio changes to a news format, causing a stir among some jazz fans.
(04/24/03)
By James Reel
Building Up
The debate continues over the plan for a four-story building in the Sam Hughes neighborhood.
(04/24/03)
By Dave Devine
Shameless Self-Promotion
The Weekly brings home more honors from the annual Arizona Press Club competition.
(04/17/03)
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Fire in the Fields
Due to the continued drought, this year's wildfire season could be a dangerous one.
(04/17/03)
By Lee Allen
Release the List!
KXCI's management loses a battle in the war with some frustrated listeners.
(04/17/03)
By Chris Limberis
Nuke Dump
One proposed UA program cut leaves some expensive questions.
(04/17/03)
By D.A. Barber
Judgment Day
Anti-war protestors "convict" Bush, Cheney of war crimes.
(04/17/03)
By Jim Nintzel
And the Winner Is ...
Our Second Annual Awards for Replies From Politicians.
(04/10/03)
By Dave Devine
Behind in the Count
The Sidewinders are off to a great start, but can they draw enough fans to survive?
(04/10/03)
By Chris Limberis
Back From The Dead
Bad bills live again at the Arizona Legislature.
(04/10/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Playing Percentages
Tucson City Hall's proposed property tax hike is a whopper--for some folks.
(04/03/03)
By Chris Limberis
Squirmin' on the Mount
The fog of war envelops Sentinel Peak.
(04/03/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Loathsome Lodging?
Conflict arises in Armory Park between a hostel owner, the city and the neighborhood.
(04/03/03)
By Dave Devine
Blackened Blues
The Tucson Blues Society goes from riches to rags.
(04/03/03)
By Hollis Fingold and Jim Nintzel
Over a Barrel
Tucson's blue-barrel recycling program has some up in arms.
(04/03/03)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Under One Roof
A local homeless relief organization reorganizes into a super-agency.
(03/27/03)
By D.A. Barber
Role Model
A TUSD assistant high school principal was in trouble with drugs a mere five years ago.
(03/27/03)
By Chris Limberis
This Land Is Our Land
A move is afoot to extend--and even increase--fees to access public lands.
(03/27/03)
By Tim Vanderpool
Illegal Drugs
Some Tucsonan seniors are using the Internet to get prescriptions inexpensively filled overseas.
(03/27/03)
By Dave Devine
False Premise
Think metro government will save us? Think again.
(03/20/03)
By Emil Franzi
Dry Despair
Some of our local watering holes could be gone by summer's end.
(03/20/03)
By Lee Allen
War Torn
Local antiwar voices speak out on the Iraqi situation.
(03/20/03)
By Dave Devine
Heroic Measures?
Can University Physicians save Kino Community Hospital?
(03/20/03)
By Chris Limberis
Focused Unexcellence
The UA School of Landscape Architecture fights to stay alive in the face of possible extinction.
(03/13/03)
By Margaret Regan
Shop Talk
Campbell Avenue merchants band together to boost the neighborhood.
(03/13/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Art for Justice
Three Tucson teens organize on behalf of murdered women in Juárez.
(03/13/03)
By Kimi Eisele
Double Standard
"The Star" doesn't walk its talk when it comes to taxes.
(03/13/03)
By Chris Limberis
Indians Into Medicine
The UA's INMED program integrates traditional values and Western medicine.
(03/13/03)
By Deborah Mayaan
Rocky Road Redux
The debate continues about a rockfall containment project on Route 82 near Patagonia.
(03/13/03)
By Dave Devine
Transparent News
The "Star" takes a creative look at Arizona's tax burden.
(03/06/03)
By Emil Franzi
Delinquent Community Leaders
Tax lists show many well-known Tucsonans aren't paying their fair share.
(03/06/03)
By Chris Limberis
Give and Take
Is HB 2411 a principled fight over property rights--or another attempt to undermine Pima County's Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan?
(03/06/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Artistic Living
The opportunity for an artist live/work enclave is brewing in the downtown warehouse district.
(03/06/03)
By Dave Devine
Rights of Passage
O'odhams and Yaquis face obstacles when crossing the border to visit the reservations where they were born.
(02/27/03)
By Tim Vanderpool
Passing the Buck in Oro Valley
Officials in Pima County's richest area want the county to pay some of its "discretionary" bills.
(02/27/03)
By Chris Limberis
Trailer Trashed
Tucson police investigate an alleged hate crime at a northside mobile-home park.
(02/27/03)
By Jim Nintzel
All Aboard?
Talk about a commuter train between Tucson and Phoenix gains new life.
(02/20/03)
By D.A. Barber
Panties on the Loose
Women's underwear get burgled in Rincon Heights.
(02/20/03)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Portraits From the Past
A glimpse into the life of Anna Box Neal, a prominent African American from Tucson.
(02/20/03)
By Dave Devine
The Battle Over the List
The fight that could determine KXCI's future goes to the courts.
(02/20/03)
By Chris Limberis
Representative Chaos
It was standing room only at a contentious Jim Kolbe Sunday "town hall" meeting.
(02/20/03)
By Jimmy Boegle
Heavy Psi
Local psychics talk about their work in the Old Pueblo.
(02/20/03)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Building Costs
Second Thoughts on Students First.
(02/13/03)
By Jim Nintzel
The Bucks Go Here
In the face of budget cuts, Mayor Walkup's administration still outspends his predecessors by a large margin.
(02/13/03)
By Chris Limberis
Trip to Copper Canyon
A father-and-son train ride through Mexico reveals NAFTA is changing Mexico for the better.
(02/13/03)
By Stuart Alan Becker
The Orient Express... in Tucson?
A ritzy Copper Canyon tour uses Tucson as its starting point.
(02/13/03)
By Stuart Alan Becker
Produce Aplenty
The farmers' market at the Community Food Bank now takes food stamps.
(02/13/03)
By Deborah Mayaan
Numbers Racket
The city unnecessarily asks for Social Security numbers, opening itself up to potential liability.
(02/13/03)
By Dave Devine
Waite's Wait
The future of the GOP county chairman-turned-felon sits in the hands of Democratic Gov. Napolitano.
(02/06/03)
By Chris Limberis
Back to the Future?
Democrat Tom Volgy wants to grab his old job from Mayor Bob Walkup.
(02/06/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Housing or Headache?
Opinions differ on the development of more student housing in the Sam Hughes neighborhood.
(02/06/03)
By Dave Devine
Screen Test
The digital age arrives as KUAT debuts HDTV signal.
(02/06/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Life is a Cabaret
The challenge of opening a downtown club.
(01/30/03)
By Stephen Seigel
At One With the Mountain
Tibetan Buddhist students attain enlightenment in Southeastern Arizona.
(01/30/03)
By Karen Weston Gonzales
Crossing the Line
Former migrant workers support reinstatement of a Mexican guest worker program.
(01/30/03)
By Karina Ioffee
Balanced Approach
Napolitano wins over the business community, but GOP lawmakers aren't so easily charmed.
(01/23/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Spaced Out
Good news: UA is adding parking. Bad news: They'll still be 3,000 spaces short.
(01/23/03)
By Cristián A. Sierra
We the Misogynists
War talk shows that Western civilization is going down the tubes.
(01/23/03)
By Connie Tuttle
Déjà Vu
They said the 1991 Tucson budget crunch was the worst ever. Well, 2003 looks worse.
(01/23/03)
By Dave Devine
Access Denied
Is it constitutional for Arizona to block prisoners from posting information online?
(01/23/03)
By Tim Vanderpool
Sea of Trouble
Flagging sea studies at the UA create angry cross-current.
(01/16/03)
By Tim Vanderpool
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Tucson
The challenges of serving a diverse and changing Asian population.
(01/16/03)
By Mae Lee Sun
Pointed Dispute
Stone, Sixth would become two-way under city plan for Five Points traffic.
(01/09/03)
By Chris Limberis
The Last American Matador
An excerpt from Dancing Alone in Mexico, published by the University of Arizona Press.
(01/09/03)
By Ron Butler
Bucks Over Beauty
The county backs a plan to move--not remove--an oversized billboard on the southside.
(01/09/03)
By Dave Devine
The 'New' Economy?
Fast-growing 'underground economy' plays a larger role in tough times.
(01/02/03)
By D.A. Barber
Timber!
City officials OK removal of mesquite tree at firehouse because it blocked view of billboard.
(01/02/03)
By Jim Nintzel
Nightmare On 19th Street
A new homeowner grapples with the city to get her "affordable" home repaired.
(12/19/02)
By Dave Devine
Christmas with DeGrazia
A magical night with the artist in New Mexico.
(12/19/02)
By Ron Butler
Springs Eternal Hope
Just how pure is that bottled water you're drinking?
(12/19/02)
By Scott Stanley
Illumination
Photographer Louis Carlos Bernal's work sheds light on the life of the barrio.
(12/12/02)
By Margaret Regan
Insecure
In the aftermath of the UA shooting, it's hard to feel safe.
(12/12/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
The Game has Changed
The uniforms look the same, but the players are different, even in church.
(12/12/02)
By Jim Grossman
Move That Ball and Chain
Arizona to ship 645 prisoners to private prison in Newton, Texas.
(12/12/02)
By Chris Limberis
Wild Horses
Castaway Treasures can't keep from helping animals in need.
(12/05/02)
By Irene Messina
Land Barons
County open space purchases top $24 million since '97 vote, mostly in Tucson Mountains, Canoa Ranch.
(12/05/02)
By Chris Limberis
Shaping Up
The physical education program at Tucson High Magnet School undergoes a healthy change.
(12/05/02)
By Dave Devine
Lost Treasure
Arizona's mines, missionaries and myths spark modern search for silver and gold.
(12/05/02)
By Greg Mazzola
Playtime
Two local shops offer toys and recreation for kids of all ages.
(11/28/02)
By Connie Tuttle
Party Like it's 1799
La Fiesta de San Agustín took a lickin' but is still tickin'.
(11/28/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Scat Fight
City Council member accuses Sister Cities Association of 'highway robbery.'
(11/21/02)
By Dave Devine
Mock Terror
Be glad it's only a drill.
(11/21/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Exiting the Stream
Freelancers embrace life through work.
(11/21/02)
By Mae Lee Sun
What's It Good For?
Jumping on the war bandwagon entails great sacrifices we have not yet understood.
(11/21/02)
By Jim Grossman
Whores on Tour
The Sex Worker Arts Festival bumps and grinds its way to Tucson.
(11/14/02)
By Juliana Piccillo
Sex Sells
The pornography industry continues to saturate our society but ultimately not satisfy it.
(11/14/02)
By Connie Tuttle
UFOver and Out
A local space odyssey reaches the final frontier.
(11/14/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Two of a Kind
A look at the similarities between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush.
(11/14/02)
By Dave Devine
Working Stiff
Looking for a job feels like a continuous dead end, even for an embalmer.
(11/07/02)
By Connie Tuttle
Iron Man's Golden Anniversary
The indefatigable Johnny Gibson's gym equipment store turns 50.
(11/07/02)
By Scott Simonson
What's the Impact?
Supervisors may increase the fee on new homes to help pay the costs of growth.
(11/07/02)
By Chris Limberis
Full-Court Press
Readers weren't given all the facts in the Star's hatchet job on a candidate.
(10/31/02)
By Michael Parnell
Close Call
A Republican tries to hang onto his seat in mostly Democratic District 28.
(10/31/02)
By Dave Devine
Pot Shot
Kimberly Swanson hopes to ride a marijuana leaf to election to the state Senate.
(10/31/02)
By Dave Devine
Bite Your Tongue
The experts say repression works, but is it the best strategy for getting through life?
(10/31/02)
By Jim Grossman
Rinky Dink
Gateway owner, youth hockey backer spar over who's allowed on the ice.
(10/31/02)
By Chris Limberis
Survivor
Gail Leland doesn't need to be reminded of Tucson's mean streets. She remembers.
(10/24/02)
By Chris Limberis
Hit and Run
Leaders of political attack committees hide in the shadows, but the contributors finally stand revealed.
(10/24/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Dysfunctional
4 candidates seek 2 seats on the acrimonious TUSD board.
(10/24/02)
By Dave Devine
Following the Dream
Khuu Van Hai makes his way from Vietnam to Tucson.
(10/24/02)
By Stuart Alan Becker
Salvage
Love, recovery and the everlasting mission at San Xavier.
(10/17/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
The State Slate
Meet the candidates, from Secretary of State to Mine Inspector.
(10/17/02)
By Dave Devine
State of the County
What you won't learn at the big Expo this week.
(10/17/02)
By Chris Limberis
A New Brand for Tucson
Maybe GTEC should put gays, geeks and freaks on its new logo.
(10/10/02)
By Brad Kuett
Weathering GTEC's Storm
Is Steve Weathers a maverick, or has he been duped by a micro-managing board?
(10/10/02)
By D.A. Barber
Bangin' on Canvas
Outsider artist Stephen White leaves his mark.
(10/10/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Pay Ball
The Sidewinders wriggle out of lease provisions, leaving county taxpayers holding the skin.
(10/03/02)
By Chris Limberis
UglyTown
Tucson hasn't aged gracefully.
(10/03/02)
By Renée Downing
Park Maul
Neighbors split over development of eastside open space.
(10/03/02)
By Dave Devine
Born Leashed
Notes from the underhound.
(09/26/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Time for Rincon City?
Dividing Tucson into two burgs might solve some of our problems.
(09/26/02)
By Dave Devine
Sad State
Arizona's tax system is full of inequities, but reform looks unlikely.
(09/26/02)
By Chris Limberis
Bushwhacked
The Brazilian bikini wax gets rid of a woman's undergrowth.
(09/26/02)
By Juliana Piccillo
Stamp of Disapproval
Caroline Gilbert battles the feds for disability benefits.
(09/19/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
Reaching the Apex
A passion for climbing becomes a remedy for depression.
(09/19/02)
By Stuart Alan Becker
Fair Labor
Center for Economic Integrity strives to make work life better for day laborers and others.
(09/19/02)
By Dave Devine
Torture Survivors
Refugees and victims of atrocities find assistance--and hope--at a local treatment center.
(09/12/02)
By Marge Pellegrino
Owl and Panther
Writing from the Darkness.
(09/12/02)
By Marge Pellegrino
Taxes bite
Alvina Gutierrez watches the tax on her 40-year-old home go up and up and wonders where it will all end.
(09/12/02)
By Chris Limberis
Look Out, America
Have we learned from 9/11? Or are we sowing the seeds for even more terrorism in our future?
(09/05/02)
By Dave Devine
Connecting the Paths
Interfaith groups strive to expand dialogue among people of different faiths, especially in the wake of 9/11.
(09/05/02)
By Irene Messina
Imagine
What could have been, had America reacted differently to 9/11.
(09/05/02)
By Connie Tuttle
Jesus Christ!
The Prince of Peace, or, rather, his namesake, seeks election as Justice of the Peace.
(09/05/02)
By Chris Limberis
Reform School
Appointed Supervisor Richard Elias faces challenger Frank Felix, who promises to change the way Pima County does business.
(08/29/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Hard Time
A mother battles state prison officials to keep her son's testicular cancer from becoming a life sentence.
(08/29/02)
By Chris Limberis
A New Breed of Politician
Mayor Lopez--age 24--runs Nogales, Ariz., in a different way.
(08/22/02)
By Scott Simonson
Three To Get Ready
Primary election features races for attorney general, secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction.
(08/22/02)
By Dave Devine
The Importance of Being Nowhere
Celebrating a corner of the earth, God be praised, that's too nondescript for consumption.
(08/15/02)
By Charles Bowden
On the Edge of Disaster
With minimal funding and staff, park rangers grapple with drug traffic and illegal immigrants while striving to protect the ecology.
(08/15/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
Campus Safety
With the anniversary of 9/11 looming and a rash of sexual assaults, is UA any safer?
(08/15/02)
By D.A. Barber
Free Ride
Supervisor drives county vehicle to promote his candidacy at political functions.
(08/15/02)
By Chris Limberis
Primary Contenders
Education, health care, the budget top concerns of those running for the Arizona House.
(08/08/02)
By Dave Devine
Short Memories?
'Lifelong Democrat' Raúl Grijalva belonged to another party, La Raza Unida, when it suited him.
(08/08/02)
By Chris Limberis
Off and Running
Early voting begins in the September primary.
(08/08/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Sweeney Wins!
No, not an election. The perennial candidate beats Oro Valley in court.
(08/01/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Big Brother's Neighborhood
Criminal background checks are an upcoming requirement for Section 8 housing applicants.
(08/01/02)
By Dave Devine
Out of Bounds
A candidate, UA football tix and big shots.
(08/01/02)
By Chris Limberis
Cactomania
A prickly tale from the Southwest.
(08/01/02)
By David L. Eppele
Political Party
Hightower's Hell-Raisin' Hootenanny is Here!
(07/25/02)
By Jim Nintzel
BioArizona
The state bets $92 million on bioindustry leadership while the UA takes a $28 million hit and its new biotech institute is overshadowed.
(07/25/02)
By D.A. Barber
Cadillac Corner
City stores spare buses for Sun Tran at the former Mackey property on Broadway.
(07/25/02)
By Chris Limberis
Genomania
Human gene tampering is for the welfare of all humankind. Yeah, right.
(07/25/02)
By Connie Tuttle
Night and Day
Supervisor wants to change the culture of county government, but don't shine the light into her office.
(07/18/02)
By Chris Limberis
Making the Goal
SCORE helps local small businesses on the road to success.
(07/18/02)
By Dave Devine
Strife in the Stronghold
Monastery's plans to exceed height restrictions with hilltop church and bell tower rile the locals.
(07/18/02)
By Karen Weston Gonzales
Reap What You Sow
Spirit of Service and Spirit in Action help people harvest spiritual and physical well being.
(07/18/02)
By Irene Messina
Language Barriers
Bilingual education is still a divisive issue in Arizona's schools.
(07/11/02)
By Erin Mahoney
Dead Men Don't Vote
Or sign Justice of the Peace candidate Armando Ronquillo's petitions, a court rules.
(07/11/02)
By Chris Limberis
Growth Budget
New houses, commercial development and car sales a big boost to Pima County tax base.
(07/04/02)
By Chris Limberis
Raindrops Aren't Falling on Our Heads
And they won't, unless you pay your rain tax.
(07/04/02)
By David L. Eppele
Brick by Brick
Building new unsubsidized housing downtown is slow going.
(06/27/02)
By Dave Devine
Good Intentions
Supervisor got no-bid contract for consulting on South 12th road project before he joined board.
(06/27/02)
By Chris Limberis
Class Action
Legal maneuvers continue in the latest TUSD scandal.
(06/20/02)
By Chris Limberis
Politics of the Wolf
Lobo program plods through a thicket of contention.
(06/20/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
Cash Crunch
The Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault needs your help.
(06/20/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Sex Ed
Another tawdry scandal rocks Tucson Unified School District.
(06/13/02)
By Chris Limberis
Drinking Problem
Members of Humane Borders carry out a mission to provide water to migrants on a deadly trek.
(06/13/02)
By James Reel
Cop Chop
New city budget shifts police resources downtown, at the expense of neighborhoods.
(06/06/02)
By Chris Limberis
Slayer's Spell
Bad demons and the women who love them.
(06/06/02)
By Kate Johnson
The Unkindest Cut
Mothers-to-be cope with the untimely closure of the Birth and Women's Health Center.
(06/06/02)
By Diane Daly
Cuckoo for Coconino
Northern Arizona offers tall pines, cold beer and maybe even a UFO or two.
(06/06/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Can't Get Out of Dodge
Longtime residents feel slighted by the city in a dispute over the value of their home.
(05/30/02)
By Dave Devine
The Mark of a Clean Election
Tucson man seeks governor's post using a funding policy he helped create.
(05/30/02)
By Dave Maass
The Fire This Time
This could be the summer from hell in the drought-ridden Southwest.
(05/30/02)
By Renée Downing
What's Swat, Doc?
The question for U.S. surgeon general nominee Richard Carmona is . . . what's the question again?
(05/30/02)
By Chris Limberis
Numbers Racket
Budget crunch may prompt UA freshmen to take required courses at Pima Community College.
(05/23/02)
By James Reel
Breach Birth
After 20 years, financial woes close birth center, leaving pregnant women in the lurch.
(05/23/02)
By Margaret Regan
The Color of Money
State seeks to slow runaway tax hikes for desegregating Tucson schools.
(05/23/02)
By Chris Limberis
Memorial Slay
What is buried in our country's past should inspire no waving of flags.
(05/23/02)
By Connie Tuttle
Red Light
We remind why you should stop the city's ill-considered transportation plan.
(05/16/02)
All roads lead out of Tucson
Most of the big supporters of the road tax don't live inside the city.
(05/16/02)
By Chris Limberis
Power Pique
Governmental agencies and environmentalists disagree over the expansion of electric power lines.
(05/16/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
Worldly Lessons
A local anthropologist and psychic dispels myths about Middle Eastern and Indian cultures.
(05/09/02)
By Howard Allen
Art Imitates Nature
Students gain a greater appreciation of wildlife at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
(05/09/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
And The Winners Are...
'Weekly' wins eight awards from Arizona Press Club.
(05/02/02)
Banking On It
With millions in savings, the city wants to fatten its bank account more.
(05/02/02)
By Dave Devine
Soulful Medicine
Faith may heal, but does it pay?
(05/02/02)
By Mae Lee Sun
Party Favors
Blue Ribbon Committee Proposes City Charter Changes.
(05/02/02)
By Chris Limberis
Universal wonder
Our feet firmly planted on the ground, we struggle sometimes to explain the heavens.
(05/02/02)
By Renée Downing
Clean Appeal
The state's publicly-funded campaign program is back in the courts.
(04/25/02)
By Dave Maass
Loco Motion
Will Tucson really lose Amtrak service?
(04/25/02)
By D.A. Barber
Room to Grow
O'odham organization plants the seeds to cure diabetes, with the help of Native Seeds/Search, but needs new office space.
(04/18/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Breaking Bread
Raúl Grijalva still firmly supports farmworkers. But in his bid for Congress, he's currying the favor of a big-money California grower.
(04/18/02)
By Chris Limberis
Slap Stick
Local residents sued by developer over their objections to new building construction.
(04/18/02)
By Dave Devine
Uneasy Ranch Hands
Opinions vary on the ownership and utilization of local ranch A-7, which is owned by the city of Tucson.
(04/11/02)
By Dave Devine
Off the Winding Road
There are autos and there is art. John Franzone put them together.
(04/11/02)
By Stuart Alan Becker
Captive Audience
City touts transportation plan to its workers, some of whom take to the streets on its behalf.
(04/11/02)
By Chris Limberis
Mosquito Whine
The proliferation of weed species, humans prominently among them, is ruining the garden that once was Tucson.
(04/11/02)
By Renée Downing
Chopper Patrol
Dwindling number of critics question costs, benefits of Tucson Police helicopters.
(04/04/02)
By Dave Devine
Candid Camera
Smile! If the city's sales tax proposal passes, you may be under the watchful eye of a video enforcement program.
(04/04/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Troubled Waters
Tucson's aquarium project is roiled before it even gets off the ground.
(04/04/02)
By Chris Limberis
Building Blocks
Change is coming to downtown warehouse district, which may not be a bad thing.
(03/28/02)
By Dave Devine
Hooh! Aah!
Well, don't you know the sound of the men working at the state prison.
(03/28/02)
By Richard Bruner
Moldy Oldy
Mold infestation prompts closure of Kino Community Hospital's fourth floor.
(03/28/02)
By Chris Limberis
Saints at the Border
A Salvadoran refugee shares her memories of the Sanctuary movement.
(03/21/02)
By Julienne Gage
Gentle Trends
Nicaraguan folk-music duo Guardabarranco blends music and social issues with hope, justice and love.
(03/21/02)
By Gene Armstrong
Cat Tracks
The UA violated federal law in using Social Security numbers for CatCards.
(03/21/02)
By Dave Devine
Short End of the Stick
Feeding the parking meter is a stretch when you're confined to a wheelchair.
(03/21/02)
By Chris Limberis
Flow Job
The mayor walks on water, or is it just magic?
(03/14/02)
By Chris Limberis
'Don't Hit a Cow, Ma'am'
Writer loses her car when she unwittingly gives a cow a ride on Rodeo Day.
(03/14/02)
By RuthAnn Hogue
Welcoming the Train
The big news in Tucson on 'the 17th of Ireland,' 1880, was the arrival of the railroad.
(03/14/02)
By Dave Devine
Perfect Guinness
The second annual quest for the Tucson bar that pours the best of the world's best. It's a mission of love.
(03/14/02)
By Charles Gallagher and Russell Kahn
The Envelope, Please
We award the first annual 'Phoneies' to those public officials who responded, or not, to a phone call from a constituent.
(03/07/02)
By Dave Devine
Change is in Order
County road construction costs go up as contractors win approval for add-ons that boost the price.
(03/07/02)
By Chris Limberis
Playing in the Street
What's wrong with a neighborhood saying 'Not in my backyard'? Somebody's got to draw the line.
(03/07/02)
By Renée Downing
Access Limited?
There are no soap operas on Tucson's public-access TV channels. The drama is behind-the-scenes.
(02/28/02)
By Dave Devine
A Load Off
Truckers have entered a brave new world after 9/11. So have we all.
(02/28/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
Street Fight
The campaigns are squaring off over May's sales-tax proposition for road improvements.
(02/28/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Growing Concern
The new director of the Arizona League of Conservation Voters works to expand the organization.
(02/21/02)
By Jim Nintzel
The Next Raúl
Supervisors will choose from 12 applicants for Grijalva's seat. Whomever is selected will have to win at the polls this fall.
(02/21/02)
By Chris Limberis
House Call
Tucson City Attorney Michael House faces criticism for legal advice he offers City Council.
(02/21/02)
By Dave Devine
Workin' Words
Poet David Whyte visits Tucson to help government and business employees keep language real.
(02/21/02)
By Barbara Stahura
Street Sweep
Business owners at Grant and Campbell say a proposed grade-separated intersection would doom their Midtown commercial district.
(02/14/02)
By Jim Nintzel
What They're Worth
County supervisors reveal their assets on public disclosure forms.
(02/14/02)
By Chris Limberis
Diamond in the Rough
The bigger the rock, the better the sex, but the truly precious gem is love.
(02/14/02)
By Renée Downing
Public Disclosure
Mayor, City Council members show us the money.
(02/07/02)
By Chris Limberis
Clean Breaks
Is Arizona's experiment in campaign-finance reform washed up?
(02/07/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Par for the Course
Tucson's golf resorts have made progress, but must do more to limit groundwater use.
(01/31/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Size Matters
State allows larger billboards on I-10. Is this a sign of the times?
(01/31/02)
By Dave Devine
Citizens under Siege
The greatest new threat to our civil rights is our own government.
(01/31/02)
By Connie Tuttle
Washed Up
A local homebuilder gives a whole new meaning to "infill development."
(01/24/02)
By Jim Nintzel
Pol Pot
A cauldron of Tucson state lawmakers stews over the first week of this legislative session.
(01/24/02)
By Dave Maass
Road Test
Those who ignore transit tax-proposal history are doomed to repeat it.
(01/24/02)
By Chris Limberis
Ballooning Rates
Hot-air balloonists' insurance rates are sky-high, and yours will be next.
(01/24/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Sucking the Deseg Teat
Lawyer Laurence Marc Berlin wants TUSD taxpayers to pay for his Harvard degree.
(01/17/02)
By Chris Limberis
Clean Sweep
The Clean Elections system is starting to get muddy.
(01/17/02)
By Dave Maass
Power Pack
Electricity companies have a less direct current to big new plants and lines.
(01/17/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
Buon compleanno, capo di tutti capi, in pensione.
Birthday greetings to the capo di tutti capi.
(01/17/02)
By Chris Limberis
High-Caliber Comfort
September 11 has triggered a boom in gun sales.
(01/10/02)
By Tim Vanderpool
Everybody's Flag
We still must work surprisingly hard to obtain justice for all.
(01/10/02)
By Barbara Kingsolver
Initiatives and Integration
Arizona makes slow headway in treating mentally ill substance abusers.
(01/10/02)
By M.F. Munday
Garbage In, Money Out
Thanks to composting, City Hall needn't be Tucson's only source of gas.
(01/10/02)
By Dave Devine
No Te Vayas, Mijito
(01/10/02)
Driven to Debt
Trade your car title for quick cash, but if you're not careful you'll be running on empty.
(01/03/02)
By Richard Bruner
Fee-Range Turkeys
Banks gobble up your money through extra charges.
(01/03/02)
By Richard Bruner
Rent To Be Owned
That TV you're 'renting' is 10 times more expensive than a cash purchase.
(01/03/02)
By Richard Bruner
Check Out Time
It's becoming a checkless society, whether you like it or not.
(01/03/02)
By Dave Devine
Credit Where It's Due
Your credit rating may be worse than you deserve.
(01/03/02)
By Richard Bruner
Replacing Raúl
When Grijalva resigns to run for Congress, who will get his county seat?
(12/27/01)
By Chris Limberis
Loose Ends
A look back at stories from the past year or so.
(12/27/01)
By Dave Devine
Run Over
County officials bicker over road improvements that are both expensive and stalled.
(12/20/01)
By Chris Limberis
Color Blind
Ethnicity is no longer relevant to voters.
(12/13/01)
By Emil Franzi
The Great Brown Hope
Why the GOP loves new state schools chief Jaime Molera.
(12/13/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Breakfast of Champions?
If Tucson Republicans hope to continue their winning streak, whitebread politics will soon be toast.
(12/13/01)
By Chris Limberis
Color Bars
Minority youth are locked up at a higher rate than whites.
(12/13/01)
By Connie Tuttle
Call Me
(12/13/01)
By Dave Devine
So Long, Sarah
A conversation with outgoing Tucson Arts District Partnership director Sarah Clements
(12/06/01)
By Dave Devine
Under a Tax
With its half-cent sales-tax proposal, the city plans an end run around the Neighborhood Protection Amendment.
(12/06/01)
By Jim Nintzel
The Fix Ain't In
Much work remains before various interest groups can reform the city charter.
(12/06/01)
By Chris Limberis
Remembering the Arizona
On the 60th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, symposia and TV documentaries honor the doomed battleship.
(12/06/01)
By Ed Rampell
Sounds of Silence
Avoid the crowds by heading to Oracle's new, little-known state park.
(12/06/01)
By Lee Allen
Teed Off
Women golfers hit divots of discrimination.
(11/29/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Space Case
Arizonans start packing for the final frontier.
(11/29/01)
By Dave Maass
Downhill Path
No matter what we do, travel in Tucson is bound to get worse.
(11/29/01)
By Dave Devine and Jim Nintzel
Street Sweep
Will mass-transit improvements get shortchanged in the city's sales-tax campaign?
(11/29/01)
By Jim Nintzel
High Hopes for Hemp
Industrial hemp farming takes a hit in Arizona.
(11/29/01)
By D.A. Barber
Attack of the Killer Gerrymander
New county redistricting has created a monster.
(11/22/01)
By Chris Limberis
Anti-Campoy Ploys
A whistleblower and a gadfly fight City Hall.
(11/22/01)
By Dave Devine
Screen Door
Film commissions in Arizona and Sonora cooperate to open the border for Hollywood productions.
(11/22/01)
By Dave Maass
Lacking Initiative
Don't look for big environmental issues on next year's ballot.
(11/22/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Routine Haz-mat
Trauma care may be in trouble, but if you're exposed to anthrax, help is just an inflatable tent away.
(11/22/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Silos of Care
If you're mentally ill and addicted to drugs, private insurers may farm you out to public providers.
(11/15/01)
By M.F. Munday
Taking Council
Tucson's leading political piranha chomps into the city election's real winners and losers.
(11/15/01)
By Emil Franzi
There Goes the Neighborhood
In a campaign that divided the city geographically, the winners couldn't carry their own neighborhoods.
(11/15/01)
By Chris Limberis
Pinched Hitters
Local baseball is still losing money--ours.
(11/15/01)
By Chris Limberis
Asphalt Jungle
An impending sales-tax increase for transportation faces a rocky road.
(11/15/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Call Me Wish Meal
The Community Food Bank celebrates 25 years of feeding impoverished Tucsonans.
(11/08/01)
By Connie Tuttle
Confidential Controversy
The UA handed the FBI private student records, even before required to by an intrusive new law.
(11/08/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Planes, Trains, Not Automobiles
There's more to our transportation conundrum than just cars.
(11/08/01)
By Dave Devine
Spay Day
Next November, a ballot initiative proposes to reduce animal euthanasia by enforcing sterilization.
(11/08/01)
By Dave Maass
Sick Transit, Gloria Mundi
Can new transportation boss Kurt Weinrich repair the county's road troubles?
(11/08/01)
By Chris Limberis
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Gary Triano's sensational murder remains unsolved after five years.
(11/01/01)
By Chris Limberis
Bring on the Noise
Tucson asserts itself as a center for hearing services.
(11/01/01)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Road Show
Council candidates tackle transportation.
(10/25/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Plan '98: We're outa Space
Prop 401's revisions to the city growth plan seem better than nothing, which is what we have now.
(10/25/01)
By Dave Devine
Pothole Paradise
While new roads unroll, we can't afford to maintain the existing asphalt.
(10/25/01)
By Dave Devine
War—and a Piece of the Action
The United Way is cleaning house, and that includes firing a political activist.
(10/25/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Taking Liberties
In Ward 3, a third-party candidate offers "a little more straight talk."
(10/25/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Peripheral Problems
Ribbons of roads skirting the city aren't getting tied up in neat bows.
(10/18/01)
By Dave Devine
Big Box Break
Monster shopping centers enjoy a state tax advantage denied their competitors.
(10/18/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Trauma Drama
You can save Tucson's trauma centers for as little as $4.50.
(10/18/01)
By Chris Limberis
Hartmann for Council
The Tucson Weekly endorses Democrat Gayle Hartmann in Ward 6.
(10/18/01)
By
Sharkey Attack
The UA journalism head warns that if wartime press freedoms fall, yours may be next.
(10/11/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Desert Dust
Outdoor pleasure-seekers advocate the gold standard.
(10/11/01)
Photo By Lee Allen
Slash and Learn?
UA budget cuts will mean crowded classes, unemployed instructors and a blow to the city's economy.
(10/11/01)
By Cristián A. Sierra
Solar Culture
Home tour shines on houses that use ample solar energy.
(10/11/01)
By Lee Allen
Open-door Policy
It may be hard to meet legitimately with elected officials, but if you're up to no good in the County administration building, walk right in.
(10/11/01)
By Chris Limberis
Techno-Traffic
Finally, traffic cops with (artificial) intelligence.
(10/04/01)
By Dave Devine
Re-counting Sheep
Navajo churros make a comeback.
(10/04/01)
By Richard Bruner
Don't Get MAD
In this war, Mutually Assured Destruction can only be bad for us.
(10/04/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Trash Talk
Charges that Paula Aboud manages junky property are piling up.
(10/04/01)
By Chris Limberis
Pipe Dreams
A lawsuit may force the city to compensate homeowners further for CAP damage.
(09/27/01)
By Dave Devine
Parallel Barking
Even as officials try to improve downtown parking, critics snarl at the meters and fees.
(09/27/01)
By Dave Devine
War Torn
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
(09/27/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Wake Up, Walkup!
If the Mayor continues to distance himself from citizens, he'll have a long road to reelection.
(09/27/01)
By Emil Franzi
Blade 'n' Grade
One tract along the Tortolitas suggests the future of Marana's surrounding desert.
(09/27/01)
By Chris Limberis
Border Bust
The Border Patrol has made Douglas a boom town, but new foreign policy could make the city fizzle.
(09/20/01)
By Joseph Bavier
Terrorists in Tiny Town
Tucson is both cosmopolitan and isolated enough to shelter violent subversives-in-the-making.
(09/20/01)
By Chris Limberis
Breaking the Mold
Rampaging microbes are driving some people out of their homes, and nobody agrees on how to fight back.
(09/20/01)
By Dave Devine
Objective: Sustained
Participants in a conference agree that sustainable living is a good idea, but what next?
(09/20/01)
By Lee Allen
Green-light District
Raúl Grijalva may have an easy ride to Washington.
(09/13/01)
By Chris Limberis
Jersey Pricks
A county contract for cactus-conservation PR goes to the land of the Sopranos.
(09/13/01)
By Chris Limberis
Demolition Derby
Hit the streets in Tucson, and you may just bite the dust.
(09/06/01)
By Dave Devine
Fire Alarm
Snafus with the fire code leave a couple burned.
(09/06/01)
By Dave Devine
Candi Store
Presenting a perspicacious plethora of points worth pondering apropos the pending primary.
(09/06/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Ask the Candidates
(09/06/01)
Enclosed Minds
Fences around schools do kids more harm than good.
(09/06/01)
By Connie Tuttle
Built to Order
The UA's building spree turns next to student housing.
(08/30/01)
By Dave Devine
Keep on Truckin'
Border towns face an uncertain future as the truck debate rolls on.
(08/30/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Accreditation to Its Race
TPD hopes to win national certification while it rushes to remedy recent PR disasters.
(08/30/01)
By Dan Sorenson
Dark Side of the Moon
In the youth corrections system, do we fix 'em, or forget 'em?
(08/23/01)
By Scot Sea
Parkway Prognosis
Making the grade-separated intersection.
(08/16/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Quiz the Candidates
Council hopefuls weigh in on a grade-separated intersection at Grant Road and Campbell Avenue.
(08/16/01)
Road Block
Optimists are elated over depressing I-10.
(08/16/01)
By Dave Devine
Mount Graham Misery
As the trees go, so go the red squirrels.
(08/16/01)
By Tom Jackson King
Leal for Council
Re-Elect Steve Leal in Ward 5.
(08/16/01)
Two-Pronged Approach
Two powerful ranching families and their cronies conspire in secret to determine the fate of endangered antelope.
(08/09/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Bounty Hunters
Natives brave the summer to harvest the fruits of the desert.
(08/09/01)
By Lee Allen
Retiring Debt
TUSD just realized it owes money in a retirement-system lawsuit, and guess who pays?
(08/09/01)
By Chris Limberis
Polls Open
You've got Vote by Mail!
(08/09/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Paper Trails
Expensive traffic studies abound, but they rarely pave the way for new asphalt.
(08/02/01)
By Dave Devine
Petition Repetition
Another referendum drive is launched in Oro Valley.
(08/02/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Mob Squad
Critiquing the Fourth Avenue riot critique.
(08/02/01)
By Emil Franzi
Fouled Nest
Tu Nidito's lawsuit saga continues.
(08/02/01)
By Chris Limberis
Last Mile Limbo
The final leg of the Barraza-Aviation Parkway still awaits final blessing.
(07/26/01)
By Dave Devine
Road Riddle
Council hopefuls pontificate on the parkway.
(07/26/01)
Drive For Dollars
Why has the cost of the region's transportation plan soared 69 percent in two years?
(07/26/01)
By Dave Devine
Whistle-Blower's Lament
Was a Tucson Water employee fired because she exposed misconduct?
(07/26/01)
By Dave Devine
Where There's Smoke
Northwest Fire District has money to burn.
(07/19/01)
By Chris Limberis
Battered Shelter
Union busting may underlie many of the Brewster Center's problems.
(07/12/01)
By Chris Limberis
Elk Con
Here's a Game and Fish scheme even the hunters hate.
(07/05/01)
By Guy J. Sagi
Pompous Old Farts
Despite its self-promotion, the "Greatest Generation" isn't.
(07/05/01)
By Dave Devine
Fantasy Ireland
TUSD's "fantasy" tax increase will be all too real to small businesses.
(07/05/01)
By Chris Limberis
Taxing Times
The City Council is talking trash.
(06/28/01)
By Dave Devine
Blockbusted
If you think Blockbuster Video's late fees are high, wait until you see how much some stores are taxing you.
(06/28/01)
By Chris Limberis
Overlay Overload
Will the latest Drachman School controversy cause the City Council to zone out?
(06/21/01)
By Dave Devine
Male Order
Taken at its word, the City Charter excludes women from local government.
(06/21/01)
By Chris Limberis
Saddle Sore
One developer's wet dream is an equestrian's nightmare.
(06/21/01)
By Catherine O'Sullivan
Heavy Traffic
The Tohono O'odham border crossing remains a hot spot in the drug war.
(06/14/01)
By Jeff Hinkle
Test Flight
Minority students are failing the AIMS test at a disturbing rate.
(06/14/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Dirty Dealings
A TUSD janitor fights for his job, and his life.
(06/14/01)
By Chris Limberis
Sand Trap
Filtering CAP water through sand may dramatically improve its quality, but at what cost?
(06/07/01)
By Dave Devine
Between Two Worlds
Tohono O'odham officials lobby to give their people free movement through a nation split by the U.S.-Mexico border.
(06/07/01)
By James D. Wright
Profit Surge
Utilities race to make Arizona a nursery for power plants Arizonans don't need.
(06/07/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Gambling on Sovereignty
Arizona's tribes face new obstacles as they continue negotiations for renewed gaming compacts.
(05/31/01)
By D.A. Barber
Board without Bite
Disgruntled patients say that getting help from the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners is like pulling teeth.
(05/31/01)
By Dave Devine
Taxaholics
Pima County supes can't stop guzzling property taxes, which are the state's highest.
(05/31/01)
By Chris Limberis
Soldiers of Misfortune
'Embellished' quotes in a macho magazine have the Border Patrol fretting about its racist image.
(05/31/01)
By James D. Wright
Fear and Loathing in Wolf Country
Arizona Game and Fish continues its campaign against returning wolves to their homeland.
(05/24/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Student Bodies
Exploring the lives of high-school students.
(05/24/01)
By Connie Tuttle
Behind In The Count
The squeeze play at Tucson Electric Park.
(05/24/01)
By Chris Limberis
Power Charge
TEP's greed will have it slicing through Southern Arizona, one way or another.
(05/17/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Walking a Tightrope
The City Council belatedly studies a no-impact property-tax boost to balance the budget.
(05/17/01)
By Chris Limberis
No Escape
Scientists' concerns mount over the health impact of tiny toxic airborne particles.
(05/10/01)
By Dave Devine and Molly McKasson
Clearing the Air
Breaking down the mystery of what is in our air.
(05/10/01)
Monument Attack
GOP leaders and mining company want Ironwood Forest National Monument changes.
(05/03/01)
By Chris Limberis
Health Scare
As HMO rates continue to soar, local jurisdictions look for alternatives.
(05/03/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Downtown Dream
Local couple proposes Plaza San Agustín.
(05/03/01)
By Keith Bagwell
Street Sweep
The City Council finds few jobs for the hawkers it boots off medians.
(04/26/01)
By Dave Devine
Swap Meet
The University of Arizona resumes its battle with neighbors over plans for use of Tucson Unified School District headquarters.
(04/26/01)
By Dave Devine
Star of Texas
Jim Hightower talks about W.'s upcoming sex scandal, Democratic sell-outs and globaloney.
(04/26/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Tip O' the Hat
Sen. Andy Nichols earned respect from conservatives as well as his fellow progressives.
(04/26/01)
By Chris Limberis
Yrun is the One
Supervisors name former Planned Parenthood head to fill Nichols' vacant Senate seat.
(04/26/01)
By Chris Limberis
Prize Package
Weekly editor finalist for Community Journalist of the Year.
(04/26/01)
Whacking Bush
Trying to shake up the placid green scene.
(04/19/01)
By Barbara Kingsolver
Invasion of the Bar Snatchers
Marathon has fallen to the UA, but its Sixth Street neighbors aren't fleeing yet.
(04/19/01)
By Chris Limberis
Wave of the Future
CAP water is gradually flooding back into Tucson taps.
(04/19/01)
By Dave Devine
Peruvian Peril
A mother lobbies two governments to free her daughter.
(04/12/01)
By Marge Pellegrino
Cost Deficiency
The Tucson Police Department's ability to incite a riot on Fourth Avenue cost the public's faith in its protectorate.
(04/12/01)
By Eric King and Jennifer Nichols
Revolting Development
The Legislature is set to award control of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan to the Growth Lobby.
(04/12/01)
By Keith Bagwell
Principal or Principle?
TUSD's 1999 persecution of Tucson High's former head seems about to backfire.
(04/05/01)
By Dave Devine
Hornet's Nest
The latest development plan near Honey Bee Canyon leaves Oro Valley activists buzzing.
(04/05/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Line Art
Redistricting the county will mean a whole new look for the supes.
(04/05/01)
By Chris Limberis
Ward 3 Retiree
Councilman Jerry Anderson chooses not to run for a second term.
(03/29/01)
By Dave Devine
CompuSerf
A tawdry tale of dial-up bondage and customer 'service.'
(03/29/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
River Rebirth
A weekend conference looks at efforts to restore the Santa Cruz.
(03/29/01)
By Margaret Regan
What's in a Name?
In the restaurant biz, sometimes a lawsuit.
(03/29/01)
By Chris Limberis
Drawing Board
Pima County's process for sketching political boundaries is underway.
(03/22/01)
By Chris Limberis
Torch Song
Activists ignite fiery protests.
(03/22/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Blind Man's Bluff
Bureaucratic confusion within the Border Patrol shortchanges the visually impaired.
(03/22/01)
By Jim Wright
Shell-City Game
Incorporating Casas Adobes could mean reducing taxes for the rest of us.
(03/08/01)
By Chris Limberis
Drachman Diary
A chronicle of what may be the last days of a beloved building.
(03/08/01)
By Dave Devine
Pay As You Grow
The City is developing a sprawl-control plan that skips over boundaries but sticks on impact fees.
(03/08/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Delayed Impact
A development fee for schools is bottled up in a legislative committee.
(03/01/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Sound the Conga
Hotel Congress bids farewell to its last resident, Vince Szuda.
(03/01/01)
By MaryAnn Brazil
On the Defensive
Advocates fight for justice for victims of beryllium disease.
(03/01/01)
By Molly McKasson
Head-Banger Clangor
Protect your ears now or forever lose your peace.
(03/01/01)
By Julie Morin
Down by the River Side
With so much money flowing into Rio Nuevo, adjacent neighborhoods may again be left high and dry.
(02/22/01)
By Dave Devine
The Battle of Marathon
A family fights over the sale of their restaurant, while the UA Foundation toys with their fate.
(02/22/01)
By Chris Limberis
Streets of Ire
Hang onto your wallets. Your growth bill is due again.
(02/22/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Statuary Rape
San Xavier may recover from vandalism faster than you think.
(02/22/01)
By Margaret Regan
Self-Esteem Local Motive
A coalition of agencies has thrown out the economics books and fights homelessness on new terms.
(02/15/01)
By Annie Guthrie
DU? PU!
Despite Air Force assurances, activists worry that depleted-uranium weapons at D-M may give Tucson a special glow.
(02/15/01)
By Dave Devine
Indecent Proposal
Cud-happy commissioners are doing their best to make the Game and Fish Department serve ranchers first.
(02/15/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Charter Chatter
A largely non-resident elite is pressing for city election reforms that could reduce voter turnout.
(02/08/01)
By Jim Wright
SSN SOS
Government agencies break the law by improperly demanding your Social Security number.
(02/08/01)
By Dave Devine
Weed Whacker
A tribal judge on the wrong side of the law tries to pull her life together.
(02/08/01)
By Chris Limberis
Big Bias Brouhaha
City rules suggest it's OK to discriminate as long as it isn't against your own kind. This is progress.
(02/08/01)
By Dave Devine
StarNutz
StarNet's dial-up service goes down in flames.
(02/01/01)
By Arthur Jacobson
Brown-Thumb Budget
Despite rosy projections, the county budget's weedpatch of deficits is choking any hope of tax relief.
(02/01/01)
By Chris Limberis
Enthralled with Enlibra
The latest property-rights buzzword nearly sawed through an important wildlife document.
(02/01/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Life in Ruins
Time may be up for a timeless Hohokam site at Rancho Vistoso.
(01/25/01)
By Norah Booth
The Kumbaya Legislature
This year, the capitol's conservatives have been whipped like dogs.
(01/25/01)
By Jim Nintzel
Power Brokers
Tucson Electric Power's proposal to run lines to Mexico may merely be a scheme to force a competitor out of the state.
(01/18/01)
By Tim Vanderpool
Zoning Out
The supes welcome a lawsuit against them as their last chance to fight the state law against downzoning.
(01/18/01)
By Chris Limberis
Annexed Generation
Proposed changes to the city charter could transfer more power to white Foothills fat cats.
(01/18/01)
By Jim Wright
Getting the Shaft
A wrongful-death lawsuit suggests deep deficiencies in the state mine inspector's office.
(01/11/01)
By Jim Wright
Railroad Blues
How long will it be before Tucson deals with a major train wreck?
(01/11/01)
By D.A. Barber
Fringe Benefit
The city tries an edgy plan for controlling sprawl.
(01/04/01)
By Jim Wright
Down for the Count
Census workers still haven't been paid for the overtime their bosses pressured them to take.
(01/04/01)
By Dave Devine
Moral Offensive
Border activists take the high ground.
(12/28/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
That's A Wrap
Let's tie up some of this year's loose ends.
(12/28/00)
By Dave Devine
Taxed Patience
Voters approve a sales tax for education, but will they ante up for city buses too?
(12/28/00)
By Chris Limberis
Dead Line
Who's responsible for the increasing deaths of illegal border crossers?
(12/21/00)
By Jim Wright
Toasts To Christmas Past
Remembering Tucson in the holiday seasons of the '40s and '50s.
(12/21/00)
By Dave Devine
Backlogged Labs
Victims hold their breath while crime labs drown in DNA samples.
(12/21/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Water Woes
If you thought CAP water was bad, try a tap on the south side.
(12/14/00)
By Dave Devine
Walls Come A-Tumblin' Down
HUD and Catholic Community Services demolish an architecturally honorable plan to rebuild the old Drachman School.
(12/14/00)
By Dave Devine
Monetary Mirage
Is the federal surplus evaporating?
(12/07/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Taking Counsel
Tucson bids farewell to Elsa Paine Mulhern.
(12/07/00)
By Chris Limberis
Between The Lines
"Border to Border" gathers the community for a human rights summit.
(12/07/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Borderline Art
A grand-scale sculpture presides over "Border to Border."
(12/07/00)
By Nancy Hand
Dirty Plate
Money raised from environmental license plates funds anti-environmental education.
(11/30/00)
By John C. Rodgers
The Big Chill
A local ice cream parlor fights a cold-hearted corporation.
(11/30/00)
By Jim Nintzel
College Drop-Outs
It's time to scrap the Electoral College.
(11/23/00)
By John B. Anderson and Steven Hill
Border State
Here's a list of improvements the Border Patrol's upwardly-mobile local chief might propose.
(11/23/00)
By Jim Wright
Watery Grave
Bureaucrats thwart a voter-approved clean-water plan.
(11/16/00)
By Dave Devine
Open Meeting Flaw
Old Amphi adversaries unite for a curious interpretation of the law.
(11/16/00)
By Chris Limberis
Bad Company
Are the INS's critics really as dangerous as the KKK?
(11/16/00)
By Jim Wright
Helping Hands
Tucson volunteers bring medical care to Rocky Point's poor.
(11/16/00)
By Tiffany Kjos
Cat Collector
An animal welfare investigator makes a too-common call.
(11/09/00)
By Richard Oliver
Pilgrims' Progress
Samaritans straddle the legal line.
(11/09/00)
By Tim Vanderpool and Jim Wright
Prop Wrap
Voters swing the ballot mallet.
(11/09/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Campaign Cameos
Random memories from four months of election coverage.
(11/09/00)
By Dave Devine
Discord In District 12
State Senate hopefuls Osterloh and Hellon show that not all Democrats and Republicans are alike.
(11/02/00)
By Dave Devine
Schoolyard Scuffle
Three reformers face two challengers in the Amphi School District.
(11/02/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Academic Contest
The only surprise in the TUSD race is how long it's taken Judy Burns to join the board.
(11/02/00)
By Chris Limberis
Night Of The Hunter
A border vigilante sniffs out reward money, but risks getting a noseful of bullets.
(11/02/00)
By Jim Wright
Dark Horse Race
In Congressional District 5, a Green and a Libertarian run for freedom.
(10/26/00)
By Dave Devine
Crossed Scalpels
Competing propositions duel over health care for the poor.
(10/26/00)
By Dave Devine
Full House
Four candidates run a tight race in District 13.
(10/26/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Swing Shift
Two House members go head-to-head in the District 13 Senate race.
(10/26/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Dial 'M' For Monopoly
The phone company wrote and paid for prop 108; Guess who'll gain from its passage.
(10/19/00)
By Dave Devine
Man Of Tomorrow
Dave Perkins unleashes another penguin attack on America.
(10/19/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Child Berth
Mimi Gray wants to transform Tucson's child care standards.
(10/19/00)
By Karen Dahood
Death And Taxes
Props 104 And 105 would benefit the old and the dead.
(10/12/00)
By Dave Devine
Drawing The Line
Prop 106 could make the gerrymander an endangered species.
(10/12/00)
By Dave Devine
Going Ape
The Chimpanzoo Program enables more scientists to join the Goodall fight.
(10/12/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
The Big Build-Up
Our readers chose the latest Tucson Architectural Landmarks.
(10/12/00)
By Margaret Regan
Awash In Controversy
Arroyo Chico basins are coming faster than an anti-pollution plan.
(10/05/00)
By Dave Devine
Baggage Check
Prop 400 funds ads luring tourists who'll pay for more ads luring more tourists.
(10/05/00)
By Dave Devine
Super Dupers
The backers of the wildlife supermajority referendum are too powerful to care about campaign finance laws.
(09/28/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Prop Slop
The Growth Lobby pitches more than $2.1 million into the fight against the Citizens Growth Management Initiative.
(09/28/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Primary Post-Mortem
Crunching the numbers in the legislative races.
(09/21/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Stunted Growth
A hungry UA is trying to grow without eating neighborhoods.
(09/21/00)
By Dave Devine
Waste Full
Recycling that works: cutting the waste out of local government.
(09/21/00)
By Molly McKasson
Sneak Eaters
Neighbors complain that a country snack bar caters to illegal aliens.
(09/14/00)
By Jim Wright
Payday Dismay
The city doesn't abide by its own 'Living Wage' ordinance.
(09/14/00)
By Dave Devine
Immobile Home
The sun may soon set on a couple's self-sufficient Solar Haven.
(09/14/00)
By Arthur Jacobson
Power Charge
Tucsonans could get an unwelcome jolt from TEP's proposed link to Sonora.
(09/07/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Super Sized
The primary looms for the county board.
(09/07/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Different Strokes
District 12 Republicans can actually tell their state Senate candidates apart.
(09/07/00)
By Dave Devine
The Unauthorized Candid Cop Calendar
(09/07/00)
By
Is There A Senator In The House?
Two District 10 Housemates vie to switch legislative bodies.
(08/31/00)
By Dave Devine
Musical Chairs
Six District 10 Democrats contend for two empty House seats.
(08/31/00)
By Dave Devine
Early Warning
Here's a sure-fire way to attract junk mail at election time.
(08/31/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Raise Hell Before They Raise The Power Towers
(08/31/00)
Smart Asset
Project Vote Smart continues its work to save democracy--and it doesn't cost you a penny!
(08/24/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Walking The Line
Thanks to prosecutors and lawmakers, the Border Patrol's job just got harder.
(08/24/00)
By Jim Wright
United In Opposition
District 5's Democratic contenders agree on most things, especially getting rid of Jim Kolbe.
(08/24/00)
By Dave Devine
Passport Purgatory
Border tribes cross an uncertain line.
(08/17/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Keene Criticism
Tucson's new City Manager is no stranger to political factionalism.
(08/17/00)
By Dave Devine
Statehouse Stashes
Legislative candidates show us the money.
(08/10/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Unfair Game
Ranchers are stampeding the wildlife commission.
(08/10/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Toxic Block
A Wednesday hearing could suck some poisonous
Beryllium out of the air.
(08/03/00)
By Molly McKasson
Money For Nothing
And your checks for free: Arizona's new publicly
financed campaign program gets a shakedown cruise.
(08/03/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Ballot Bucks
Proposition players raise millions of dollars.
(07/27/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Gimme Shelter
The UA is clearing out Christopher City.
(07/27/00)
By Dave Devine
Baffling Buffer
One woman's battle for a peaceful retirement.
(07/20/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Bus Load O' Blues
TUSD's proposed depot has neighbors yelling 'Hold the bus!'
(07/20/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Dead Man Talking
Tom Berning reflects on his demise as Tucson city attorney.
(07/13/00)
By Dave Devine
Buzz Cuts
City pols may bring a stalled proposal to limit UMC helicopter flights safely to earth.
(07/06/00)
By Dave Devine
Hidden Charge
Just what does TEP's guarantee program guarantee?
(06/29/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Dot-Com DOA
Predict the next Internet marvel to fail!
(06/29/00)
By Annalee Newitz
Unconventional Politics
Throwing shadows on the big party conventions.
(06/29/00)
By David Corn
A Prince Among Paupers
Andy Roaché fought the law in Oro Valley--and the law lost.
(06/22/00)
By Dan Huff
Fore Play
In the pampered world of city-subsidized golf, the course just got a lot greener.
(06/15/00)
By Dave Devine
Balentine's Day
Amphi follows a new leader.
(06/15/00)
By Chris Limberis
Workin' For Big Brother
Former U.S. Census Bureau workers speak out about management.
(06/08/00)
By Dan Huff
Silent Spring Session
Environmental organizations grade state lawmakers.
(06/08/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Wolf Attack
Arizona Game and Fish Commissioners work to undermine the wolf reintroduction program.
(06/01/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Party Power
How green is our valley?
(06/01/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Numbers Game
Is Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry's proposed budget for real?
(05/25/00)
By Chris Limberis
Bringing The Peace
Stan Paz returns to lead TUSD.
(05/25/00)
By Chris Limberis
Bum's Rush
Amphi's ruling majority is outta there!
(05/18/00)
By Chris Limberis
The Heat Is On
Think it's hot now? Just wait 'til global warming kicks in.
(05/18/00)
By Michael Lindemann
Clown Time Is Over
The Weekly endorses Mary Schuh, Mike Prout and Kent Barrabee for the Amphi School Board.
(05/11/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Breaking Records
In the final weeks of the recall campaign, incumbents use student files to boost their campaigns.
(05/11/00)
By Chris Limberis
Bonds Away
Voting for the city's bond package is just another way to help subsidize our unrestrained growth.
(05/11/00)
By Dave Devine
Enantidromia In Suburbia
God may favor the pious, but the devil's in the details.
(05/11/00)
By Dan Huff
River Stance
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt warns Sierra Vista to manage its rapid growth--or the federal government will.
(05/04/00)
By Dave Irwin
Douglas Biggers Has Left the Building
A few thoughts from our erstwhile leader.
(04/27/00)
By Douglas Biggers
Bye, George
County Waste Water Management chief George Brinsko is calling it quits after more than two decades.
(04/27/00)
By Chris Limberis
Count Downers
Some sensible advice for the local census effort.
(04/27/00)
By Dave Devine
Rock Bottom
Trapped in crack addition on the border.
(04/20/00)
By David Holthouse
Moot Suit
The recall is on at Amphi.
(04/20/00)
By Chris Limberis
Highway Robbery
The City of Tucson is spending more than $120 million on The Road to Nowhere.
(04/13/00)
By Dave Devine
Game Playing
On March 30, the Senate passed a bill asking voters to require a two-thirds public vote for any wildlife initiative to become law.
(04/13/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
All Done In District 1
Rich Genser decides not to seek the Republican nomination for the Pima County Board of Supervisors.
(04/06/00)
By Chris Limberis
The Consumer's Candidate
Presidential hopeful Ralph Nader makes a campaign stop in Tucson.
(04/06/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Rocky Road?
It's birds vs. boulders in a heated battle over a roadside pullout located a few miles southwest of Patagonia.
(03/30/00)
By Dave Devine
Trials And Tribulations
Three members of the Amphi School Board face a recall election, and Ken Smith has his day in court.
(03/30/00)
By Chris Limberis
Flow Woe
An intractable TUSD threatens the Arroyo Chico flood control project.
(03/23/00)
By Chris Limberis
Our Funny, Funny Don
Is Don Diamond's threat to one of our most precious vistas just a tasteless joke?
(03/23/00)
By Dan Huff
Toxic Tower
Do the physical and environmental disturbances in Cumpas, Sonora, stem from the processing plant?
(03/23/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Controversial Contests
The Game and Fish Commission holds a public meeting to reconsider hunting contests.
(03/16/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
L.A. Influential
With the help of local contributions, Steve Soboroff is seeking the Los Angeles mayor's seat.
(03/16/00)
By Chris Limberis
Suicide Squeeze
Spring training has taken the fun out of baseball.
(03/16/00)
By Leo W. Banks
Meet The New Boss
Veteran newspaperman Thomas P. Lee steps in as The Weekly's new publisher.
(03/09/00)
Arizona's Hysterical Society
A look at what critics claim is an "oligarchy" at the Arizona Historical Society.
(03/09/00)
By Dan Huff
Cornering Canoa
The secret's out: County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is developing a proposal to acquire three-quarters of the Canoa Ranch.
(03/09/00)
By Chris Limberis
Wrestling With Wildlife
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission tries to straitjacket citizens' ability to influence wildlife policy.
(03/09/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Ballot Background
Past election results indicate the three Amphi Board members facing recall have something to fear.
(03/02/00)
By Chris Limberis
Uneasy Street
Speculations on the future of Fifth/Sixth Street.
(03/02/00)
By Dave Devine
Rich Offering
Republican Rich Genser tosses his hat into the Board of Supervisors' ring.
(02/24/00)
By Chris Limberis
Total Recall
A parents' group forces a recall of three Amphi Board members.
(02/24/00)
By Chris Limberis
Squeeze Play
After three years, Tucson Electric Park is more than $5 million in debt.
(02/24/00)
By Dave Devine
El Conclusion
Residents of the neighborhoods surrounding El Con Mall will soon discover if good fences truly make good neighbors; Home Depot and a yet-unnamed big box are moving in.
(02/17/00)
By Margaret Regan
Try, Try Again
After a tedious day in court, Ken Smith's fate remains in limbo.
(02/17/00)
By Chris Limberis
Trying Time
Ken Smith continues the good fight in court on Monday.
(02/10/00)
By Chris Limberis
Bless The Beasts
Kim Stallwood lectures on "Human Potential and Animal Rights: Exploring the Connections" on Thursday, February 17.
(02/10/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Big Box Blocks Knocked
Can Wal-Mart win over Tucsonans at the ballot box?
(02/03/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Bones of Contention
Anthropologist Christy Turner's new book on cannibalism and violence in the Southwest puts the Anasazi diet under scrutiny.
(02/03/00)
By James Bishop Jr.
Walkout On Walkup
The El Con battle takes a new twist.
(01/27/00)
By Dan Huff
Cut Rate
Yanked from their longtime home on North Campus Drive, a string of century-old olive trees are the worse for wear.
(01/27/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Small Change
What to do about Civano and other issues facing the bond election.
(01/20/00)
By Dave Devine
Contract Squabble
Why is the county doing business with PricewaterhouseCoopers after the SEC reported the company had violated 8,064 federal rules?
(01/20/00)
By Chris Limberis
Bad Reception
The McCain story is really about "which big money controls media," according to Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting Director Jerry Starr.
(01/13/00)
By Danny Schechter
Wolfman Jacked
The politics behind wolf guru David Parsons' ouster.
(01/13/00)
By Tim Vanderpool
Campaign Brief
The rumors, half-truths and delusional ambitions of the men and women who would be candidates in the year 2000.
(01/06/00)
By Jim Nintzel
Back In The Saddle Again
After seven years, former County Manager Enrique Serna is back in the Pima ranks.
(01/06/00)
By Chris Limberis
It's A Wrap!
A look back at the goofs, gaffes and guffaws of 1999, by the usual gang of idiots.
(12/30/99)
Dating Advice
A few reasons not to worry about the impending new year.
(12/30/99)
By Donald A. Falk
Coup De Todd
A closer look at the effort to boot Ken Smith from the Amphi School Board.
(12/23/99)
By Chris Limberis
Y19C
A look at Tucson a century ago.
(12/23/99)
By Dave Devine
Playing 21
New computer software and the Internet have swung wide the bar doors to underage college students.
(12/23/99)
By Anna Roe
Call For Sprawl
The new bond program is now being hammered at City Hall.
(12/16/99)
By Dave Devine
Associated Troubles
Living in a homeowner association sure can suck.
(12/16/99)
By Tim Vanderpool
Negative Balance
Mayor Bob Walkup's supporters spent $50,000 on attack ads targeting Democrat Molly McKasson.
(12/09/99)
By Jim Nintzel
The Bruce Is Loose
In his new post, Postil will continue to show his bosses that the unmanageable can in fact be managed.
(12/09/99)
By Chris Limberis
Gas Attack
Political pork heats up at Southwest Gas.
(12/02/99)
By Tim Vanderpool
Heir Flight
John Nachbar heads home to Kansas.
(12/02/99)
By Chris Limberis
Under New Management
City Manager Luis Gutierrez calls it quits.
(11/25/99)
By Chris Limberis
Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch
The whole Canoa mess explained!
(11/25/99)
By Emil Franzi
Land Mine Victim
Gordon Rodgers has the cockamamie idea that people who live in a community should have some say in what it becomes.
(11/18/99)
By Dan Huff
Boot Suit?
Ken Smith faces a legal fight to retain his seat on the Amphi school board.
(11/18/99)
By Jim Nintzel
No Parking
The 231-bedroom Royal Apartment complex will accommodate approximately 140 cars. Neighbors are concerned about the overflow.
(11/11/99)
By Dave Devine
Into The Wilderness
For most kids, Broyles was the only grown-up they ever knew eccentric or inquisitive enough to drink his own pee.
(11/11/99)
By Christine Wald-Hopkins
All Too Soon
Tucson says good-bye to deputy Pima County attorney Richard McKee.
(11/11/99)
By Chris Limberis
The Road To MDA
Jerry wants his kids' needs met.
(11/04/99)
By Chris Limberis
Board Lord Bites Back
Billboard baron Karl Eller is suing the City of Tucson in the latest in an endless series of skirmishes over Tucson's billboard blight.
(11/04/99)
By Dan Huff
Yes On Prop 200
If it doesn't work, we can always try setting off a nuke in Sabino Canyon. Or better yet, we can nuke Jim Click.
(10/28/99)
By
Yes On Prop 400
It could be one of the best things that happened to Tucson in a long, long time.
(10/28/99)
By
No On Prop 100
The Tucson City Council is and should remain a part-time job.
(10/28/99)
By Emil Franzi
Westside Story
Councilman José Ibarra faces Republican Ray Castillo in the Ward 1 race.
(10/28/99)
By Jim Nintzel
Eastside Opening
Democrat Carol West faces Republican Rick Grinnell in Ward 2.
(10/28/99)
By Jim Nintzel
Screen Savers?
Plans to refurbish the Fox Theatre get under way.
(10/21/99)
By Margaret Regan
Show Me The Money
Politicians, take note: A penny saved... is one you'll have to spend later.
(10/21/99)
By Emil Franzi
Nothing To Celebrate
More scandal bubbled to the surface in the Amphi School District last week, and the outgoing Amphi Superintendent is right in the middle of it.
(10/14/99)
By Jim Nintzel
What's The Prognosis?
High-flying SWAT Doc Richard Carmona is grounded until next month.
(10/14/99)
By Chris Limberis
Cuckoo For Kokopelli
What's behind the flute player's notoriety?
(10/14/99)
By Leo W. Banks
Prurient Palpitations
Assistant City Attorney David Deibel is charged with laying out the two options for Ibarra's anti-smut pitch 'n' putt -- enacting a city ordinance, or enforcing a state law already on the books.
(10/07/99)
By Dan Huff
Food Fight
Is produce labeling a greed-driven crusade that could leave consumers feeling the bite? Or an attempt to squelch foreign competition, and drive up food costs for everyone?
(10/07/99)
By Tim Vanderpool
Smoke Alarm
Some local restaurateurs want the city to butt out of their business.
(09/30/99)
By Jim Carvalho
Store Wars
Mayor and council voted 5-2 to approve a new ordinance--Tucson's first--that puts some limits on new superstores.
(09/30/99)
By Margaret Regan
Rising Dough
Democrat Betsy Bolding spent more than $100,000 in her unsuccessful mayoral run.
(09/23/99)
By Jim Nintzel
Campaign Crunch
The get-out-the-vote effort becomes key-and money could play a big role in inspiring voters to go to the polls.
(09/16/99)
By Jim Nintzel
Hard Rock, Hard Times
Life isn't getting any better across the border in Cananea, Mexico.
(09/16/99)
By Tim Vanderpool
Thinking Outside The Big Box
Fort Collins, Colorado, knows a few things about dealing with megalomarts.
(09/09/99)
By Margaret Regan
Incendiary Thinking
Is it a hardware store or a chemical factory? Steve Leal asks the tough questions.
(09/09/99)
By Dan Huff
Tap Dance
Where the mayoral candidates stand on water, annexation, smoking in restaurants, garbage pick-up, big-box stores and the other burning issues facing our community.
(09/02/99)
By Jim Nintzel
Water Scare Tactics
Tucson Water's radon hoax is pure politics.
(08/26/99)
By Jim Nintzel
Death From The Skies!
The Y2K firestorm has prematurely burned itself out, but don't tell the Millennium Group.
(08/26/99)
By Dan Huff
Flow Chart
Water is the third rail of Tucson politics.
(08/19/99)
By Jim Nintzel
War For Ward 4
Just who is Debra L. Johnson?
(08/19/99)
By Chris Limberis
County Accounting
The Board of Supervisors manage to pare down a few costs as they pass the largest budget in Pima County history.
(08/12/99)
By Chris Limberis
Bursting Budgets
The reason county and city and school district budgets keep growing is simple: the number of people they serve keeps growing.
(08/12/99)
By Emil Franzi
BID Skid
The Downtown Alliance has had a tumultuous year since it was charged by the City Council to help revitalize downtown.
(08/05/99)
By Margaret Regan
Border Skirmish
Is the UA planning to expand its turf?
(08/05/99)
By Dave Devine
Deep Pockets
A closer look at the latest City Council campaign finance reports.
(07/29/99)
By Chris Limberis
Classroom Cops
Local school officials and the TPD are talking about reinstating police officers in high schools.
(07/29/99)
By Vicki Hart
Sean's Blues
In the face of a kidney transplant, Sean Elliot displays characteristic courage.
(07/29/99)
By Tom Danehy
Blues And Green
TPD's off-duty program has the officers' union squawking.
(07/22/99)
By Tim Vanderpool
Cluttered Layout
Maybe the problems with the Board of Supervisors could be solved with a little Oriental wisdom.
(07/22/99)
By Emil Franzi
The Doctor Is Out
Embattled Dr. Richard Carmona resigns his post heading up Pima County healthcare system.
(07/15/99)
By Chris Limberis
Underground Upheaval
The people who tend to be able to cope with the situation are the ones who have financial reserves, reserves of social support, like a supportive spouse, family and friends, and reserves of self-efficacy, of being able to handle personal adversity.
(07/15/99)
By Dave Irwin
School's Out
After four successful years, Principal Mendoza is goin' back to Cali.
(07/15/99)
By Chris Limberis
Training Maneuvers
Are people enrolled in JobPath being trained for jobs or the shoe-pounding
political tactics for which Pima County Interfaith Council is famous?
(07/08/99)
By Dave Devine
Dash For Cash
Take the money and run.
(07/08/99)
By Chris Limberis
Underdog's Day
During a press conference with his three supporters, Bradley sidestepped an opportunity to talk specifics.
(07/01/99)
By Jim Nintzel
Dire Rates
Pima County supervisors are flirting with a 15 percent property tax increase that they hope not many voters will notice when tax bills arrive just after Labor Day.
(07/01/99)
By Chris Limberis
