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ASU Sun Devils win rematch against Arizona Wildcats in Tucson

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Published Feb. 21, 2010 at 11:10 p.m.

The Sun Devils earned a 73-69 win to keep their Pac-10 regular season title hopes very much alive ...

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Catch the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show Before They Leave on Sunday

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Published Feb. 13, 2010 at 7:12 p.m.
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NATHAN MITCHELL/EL INDEPENDIENTE ... Ashley Bruno plays a signing bowl as Bill Duran watches at Riverpark Inn ... Another one of the University of Arizona's School of Journalism Student Media classes produces South Tucson's bilingual monthly newspaper El Independiente ... The first issue just came out, and you may pick up a copy from news stands around the city. You can find a stand nearest you here ... Story by Nathan Mitchell/ El Independiente ... Shoppers and spectators are welcomed into

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Friday Roundtable: Nutty Bills @ Az Leg, Frank Antenori's Wild Week & Pima County's New Water Wars

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Published Feb. 13, 2010 at 1:49 p.m.

Linda Valdez and I review the week with Arizona Illustrated anchor Bill Buckmaster, after the jump ...

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Saguaro Ranch Do Si Do

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 5:20 p.m.

The last time we brought you a little news on the continuing Saguaro Ranch saga, the Marana development's neighbors had filed an amendment to a lawsuit against the town based on a deposition from the development's former general manager ... In his deposition, Denis Boaro alleges that Saguaro Ranch owner Stephen Phinny basically bought off the Marana Town Council and officials to abandon a disputed public easement that meanders through the development ... Town officials fervently denied the

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Election Integrity Deja Vu?

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 5:11 p.m.

The last time Bill Risner went to court for a public-records lawsuit he filed on behalf of the Pima County Democratic Party, not only did he and his fellow Democrats win; the attorney also won almost $300,000 from Pima County in legal fees ... Well, it looks like it could happen all over again with a different public records lawsuit Risner filed last year. And if Risner wins, according to state law, Pima County will legally be forced to reimburse him thousands of dollars in legal fees—and

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UA Science: They Don't Make Stars Like They Used To

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 3:58 p.m.
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A galactic mystery solved by UA astronomers? ... Daniel Stolte of University Communications tells us: ... Viewed through the Hubble Space Telescope at visible light (left), a galaxy does not reveal its full secret underlying star formation. Only when observed using a combination of radio emission and infrared wavelengths, the galaxy reveals a massive, rotating disc measuring about 60,000 light years across (right). This disc consists of cold molecular gas and dust, the raw materials from which

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Assessed Value vs Market Value in Tucson

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 10:25 a.m.

Got a call from a client the other day when he received his notice of valuation in the mail from the Pima County Assessor.  He was very concerned that the full cash value of his property, at least according to the tax assessor, was far less than the amount he just paid for it [ ... ] ...

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Go Buy Margaret Regan's "The Death of Josseline"

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Published Feb. 11, 2010 at 5:07 p.m.
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As noted in this week's issue, Tucson Weekly arts editor Margaret Regan will be making her debut on the book circuit this Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Patagonia Writers' Round-Up. You can find her down there from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Patagonia Public Library. She'll be doing her first reading and signing in Tucson at Antigone Books on Fourth Avenue next Friday, Feb. 19, and she'll be visiting with my friend Bill Buckmaster on Arizona Illustrated at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, on Channel

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Pima County Democratic Boss Jeff Rogers: Institute a Strong Mayor!

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 6:09 p.m.

Jeff Rogers, chairman of the Pima County Democratic Party, tells us he's preparing to roll out several proposed changes to the City of Tucson charter at the Monday meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson ... Rogers, who calls the program "Strong Voter," will advocate for a public election to create a "strong mayor" form of government, which would mean the mayor would essentially take over the job of the Tucson city manager ... "I think it addresses the need for accountability," Rogers says. "You

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Coronado Tenants May Be Able To Stay

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 7:10 p.m.

Dave Devine, who has been following the sale of Fourth Avenue's Coronado Hotel by the Downtown Tucson Partnership, says he just spoke Albert Elias of the city's Urban Planning and Design Department ... Elias tells Devine that Coronado is now in escrow with a buyer that he did not disclose. But Elias did say the new owner plans to allow the current low-income tenants to remain at the Coronado ...

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