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  • Scouts battle graffiti with South Tucson mural

    A troop of Girl Scouts in South Tucson decided to combat graffiti Saturday by covering a public wall with spray paint.In pursuit of a Bronze Award for community service, six members of Girl Scout Troop 645 did research on combating graffiti and learned that street art is an effective deterrent, troop leader Pilar Ruiz said. The Bronze Award is the highest award Girl Scouts in fourth- and fifth ...

  • Netos Tucson Msgr. Tom celebrates his golden jubilee today

    'So how's my old altar boy doing?" I didn't need to look up to know it was Monsignor Tom Cahalane. His Irish brogue is a giveaway.Last week I went to see Msgr. Tom, whom I've known for more than 40 years, since I was an altar server at downtown's St. Augustine Cathedral. We talked about his life as a parish priest for the last 50 years.Today the parishioners of Our ...

  • Tim Steller Grand Canyon University Tucson campus a great idea but that doesnt mean it will work

    The city of Tucson has an opportunity and a problem.The fact that they both involve 100 acres of land doesn't mean city officials can make the opportunity solve the problem.I'm referring, of course, to Grand Canyon University's proposal to build a 100-acre campus in the Tucson area. The city has suggested it could sell or lease the money-losing 100-acre Trini Alvarez El Rio Golf ...

  • Star journalists take multiple honors in Arizona Press Club contest

    Arizona Daily Star journalists won 10 first-place awards and several other awards in this year's Arizona Press Club contest.The awards were announced Saturday in Phoenix.Here's how Star journalists fared:FIRST PLACEo Chiara Bautista, illustration: "Tucson Festival of Books"o Rhonda Bodfield, Tom Beal, Tim Steller, Josh Brodesky and Howard Fischer, breaking news: ...

  • Soccer Phoenix look set to unveil new coach

    Following a world-wide search that yielded more than 200 applicants, the new coach of the Wellington Phoenix seems likely to be unveiled at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tomorrow. The club said today a press conference would be held tomorrow but didn't divulge what it was about. Phoenix general manager David Dome declined to comment this afternoon as to whether tomorrow's announcement would ...


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Rampart

Rampart

It wouldnt be hard to view Oren Movermans Rampart and Steve McQueens Shame as companion pieces about moral depravity taking place on opposing coasts. While Rampart is set in the stifling heat of Los Angeles and Shame takes place during a chilly New York winter, both f ... ...

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  • Parra homer steers Arizona to summit

    The Arizona Diamondbacks went clear atop West division in the MLB's National League (NL), after the San Francisco Giants lost on Saturday.The Diamondbacks edged the lowly Miami Marlins 1-0 for their 25th win of the season, on the back of a lead-off homer from Gerardo Parra off the game's first pitch.Arizona moved a game clear of the World Series champions San Francisco, who fell to the ...

  • PD Phoenix firefighter gravely hurt

    PHOENIX - A Phoenix firefighter has been injured in an accident at a fire scene in the West Valley Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said the 23-year-old firefighter was "gravely injured" when he became pinned between two vehicles that were "re-positioning." Crews responded around 5:30 p.m. to the mulch fire near 35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Officials said the ...

  • Remembering victims of 1950s Grand Canyon plane crash including 2 from Camarillo

    contributed photo/Grand Canyon National Park Recovery efforts at the 1956 crash site at Grand Canyon National Park. Two United Airlines helicopters wait at a TWA heliport. The site of a 1956 midair collision that killed 128 passengers, including a Camarillo woman and her infant son, is being nominated for national historic landmark ...

  • Homeless get help creating new lives

    AHWATUKEE, AZ - An Ahwatukee woman has combined her passion for interior design with her desire to help the homeless. Tami Jackson started a charity called Furniture Bank. She collects donated furniture and gives it to families getting back on their feet after homelessness. "Right now we have a family, a mom who left a domestic violence situation," Jackson said. "She has four ...

  • Ride for Reading delivers to AZ school

    GUADALUPE, AZ - In just over five years, the Ride for Reading program has delivered more than 110,000 books to kids in schools in needy communities, including a spot here in the Valley. The program started in Nashville, Tennessee with a goal of delivering books by bicycle to school-aged children in communities with families in need. The group also stresses bicycle safety, with each volunteer ...

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