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10 things youll find only in print today
1. Meet a border priest whose daily duties include baptizing babies, trying to convince migrants not to cross the border illegally - and negotiating with drug cartels to secure the release of migrants being held for more money.2. Find out why train whistles through downtown Tucson may soon be a thing of the past.3. Learn about the planned expansion of Saguaro National Park.4. Columnist Tim ...
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Cancer patients others get help by the bagful
A former teacher, Sherri Romanoski, is toasting 10 years as a bag lady.It is a distinction she is proud to claim since it has empowered more than 45,000 patients and their families as they navigate their medical treatments and battle cancer.Romanoski is the founder of Bag It, a nonprofit dedicated to providing information and education to newly diagnosed individuals and their ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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: ...
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Store clerk dies from stab injuries
The convenience store clerk stabbed by an assailant died from his wounds Saturday, Tucson police said.Erick Bridges, 22, had been hospitalized in critical condition after being found early Friday at the store with life-threatening wounds.Tucson police said a customer found Bridges about 1 a.m. at the AM/PM at 7601 E. Tanque Verde Road and called 911.Sgt. Chris Widmer, a police spokesman, said ...
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Alcohol was a factor in collision at Picture Rocks
Alcohol was a factor in a head-on collision Friday night in Picture Rocks, a sheriff's official said.A man driving a Ford Ranger pickup eastbound on Picture Rocks Road at about 9 p.m. crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Dodge Ram pickup, Deputy Jesus Bauelos, spokesman for the Pima County Sheriff's Department, said in a news release. The crash occurred in the 10400 block of West ...
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Disguised man robs Oro Valley bank
A bank in Oro Valley bank was robbed Friday afternoon.At about 5 p.m., a man wearing a dark bandanna over his face, an olive green floppy hat, dark sunglasses, a long-sleeve green shirt, blue jeans and brown hiking boots entered the Bank of America in the 12000 block of North Rancho Vistoso Boulevard at East Tangerine Road.He demanded money from the teller and left with an undisclosed amount of ...
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Driver critically hurt in SE-side rollover
A woman driving a pickup truck Saturday afternoon was ejected when the vehicle left the road and rolled into a wash.The rollover at East Irvington Road and South Camino Seco occurred at about 1:50 p.m. Witnesses reported seeing the white truck "flying upwards of 30 feet in the air," said Capt. Barrett Baker, spokesman for the Tucson Fire Department.A rescue helicopter took the driver ...
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Police will step up seat-belt enforcement
Drivers who aren't buckled up might have to pay up during a two-week Click it or Ticket Campaign.Tucson Police Department traffic enforcement officers will be working overtime shifts from Monday through June 2 to make sure drivers are complying with seat belt and child-safety-seat laws, Sgt. Chris Widmer, a police spokesman, said in a news release. Efforts will be concentrated in high ...
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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 ...
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Brach optioned to Tucson Grandal debuts
San Diego Padres pitcher Brad Brach (58) is relieved by manager Bud Black (20) during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Denver. The Rockies won 11-10. (AP Photo/Barry ...
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MLB Arizona 1 Miami 0
Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 1-0 decision over Miami. McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies. The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ...
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Tucson kids story times this week Hats summer reading and more
Below are the various story times around Tucson for the week of May 20-26, 2013, including story times at the libraries, Children's Museum Tucson, and Barnes & ...
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Early-morning midtown rollover injures three one critically
Three people were injured early this morning in a rollover on East Grant Road near North Campbell Avenue, authorities said.One victim was partially ejected and was pinned under the vehicle, which was resting on its side, Capt. Chris Jurvig of the Tucson Fire Department said in a news release. Fire Crews used cribbing -- a structure that support heavy objects to stabilize the vehicle and remove ...
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May 18 Today in Arizona history
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Randy Johnson, left, celebrates with catcher Robby Hammock after pitching a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, May 18, 2004 in Atlanta. Arizona won ...
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Mother of man killed in 2011 wreck seeks help in finding Jaguars driver
Seven blocks.That's how close 25-year-old Ramon Jesus "Jesse" Steele came to surviving a night out with his buddies.He was blocks from home after a night out with two friends when the car in which he was a passenger slammed into a tree. The force of the high-speed crash was so great, the 2002 Jaguar split in two. Steele was trapped in the car and died at the scene. Another friend ...
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Summers goal nears halfway point
The Arizona Daily Star's Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to Camp program raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend overnight YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout and Camp Courage burn camps.Our goal is to raise $170,000 to send 770 kids to weeklong overnight camps this summer. We are nearing half of our goal. So far we have received 934 donations ...
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Tucson redevelopment project hitting obstacles
Downtown Tucson is meant to be the heart of the city, but has suffered due to the emergence of the suburbs and general economic neglect, hence making it the focus of a major revitalization project that aims to breathe new life into the area, however, the road has been uncertain and remains beset with challenges.
In 1999, residents of Tucson voted in favour of the redevelopment plan for downtown, which was to be jumped started with the construction of a new mixed-use development called Rio Nuevo, which would function as both a retail and community hub, complimented by the presence of several new hotels and the Convention Centre, which was to be expanded. Read more
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