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Walkup Not Running for Another Term


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 7:11 p.m.

Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup will announce today that he is not running for a fourth term ... Andrew Greenhill, the mayor's chief of staff, said that Walkup has accomplished many of his goals.… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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Walkup's State of the City Today: Should He Stay or Should He Go?


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 7:10 a.m.

Mayor Bob Walkup will deliver his State of the City speech today. The big question on our mind: Will he announce his plans for this year?… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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NYT: UA Setting Up Civility Institution


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 7:47 a.m.

The New York Times reports that in the wake of the Jan. 8 shooting, the UA is setting up the National Institute for Civil Discourse: ... The University of Arizona — whose Tucson campus President Obama used for his nationwide address on civility after the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords last month — will announce on Monday that it is establishing an institute to promote compromise among opposing political parties and views, the organization’s director said on Sunday ... The

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Tucson man shot dead during confrontation


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 7:45 p.m.

Tucson police say a man shot early Saturday after being confronted by four men has died ...

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Grijalva & Congressional Progressive Caucus Stand By Wisconsin Workers


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 1:38 a.m.

Press release from Congressman Raul Grijalva: ... In video statements today, Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison voiced their support for the workers of Wisconsin and decried the ideological attempts of conservatives to cut jobs and benefits for working families ... The statements come as Wisconsin’s Republican governor, Scott Walker, seeks to slash the benefits and collective bargaining rights of workers in Wisconsin. The co-chairs voiced their

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Jim Hightower Coming to Tucson


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 7:15 p.m.

Jim Hightower, the hell-raisin' columnist who appears in TW every week, is coming to Tucson to help launch a local chapter of Progressive Democrats of Arizona. He'll be appearing with Congressman Raul Grijalva at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Tucson YWCA, 525 N. Bonita (Just south of St. Mary's Road, a half-mile west of I-10).… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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No Budging


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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

Some El Con Mall neighbors don't want what Walmart is selling ... by Margaret Regan ... Early in the morning of Jan. 8, Jared Lee Loughner bought ammo at the Super Walmart on Cortaro Road in Marana, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Office. Less than three hours later, Loughner allegedly fired off 32 bullets, killing six Tucsonans and wounding 13, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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City Week


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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

Vegetarian Food and Jazz Swing; Every Show Is Unique; Medicine, Hold the Politics; Cruise Over to PCC ... by Jazmine Woodberry ... Vegetarian Food and Jazz Swing Hot Club of Tucson… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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Board of Supes Renames Trails for Gabe Zimmerman & Christina-Taylor Green


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Published Feb. 15, 2011 at 10:45 p.m.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors renamed the Davidson Canyon trailhead for Gabe Zimmerman and the Cañada del Oro linear river park for Christina-Taylor Green today ... Here's the press release release from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' office: ... The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to name park facilities for an aide to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a 9-year-old girl, both of whom were killed in a Jan. 8 attack in which the congresswoman was seriously

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Grijalva Stands Up for NPR & PBS


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Published Feb. 15, 2011 at 10:41 p.m.

Congressman Raul Grijalva responds to the GOP's call to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting: ... Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today questioned why Republican leaders have offered a budget resolution that completely eliminates funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The measure, formally titled a continuing resolution, slashes funding for government operations for the

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