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Park Producers
Tucson Q&A with Barbara Kiernan
(08/21/03)
Stuck, Broke and Scared
A family stranded in Tucson finds itself in the middle of a crime.
(08/21/03)
Seeking Asylum
Marcia Rocha tried to get help for her mentally ill son. Now he's behind bars and facing assault charges.
(07/24/03)
Metro Makeover
Tucson Q&A with Corky Poster.
(07/24/03)
Meet Heads
The local Howard Dean machine gets into gear.
(07/17/03)
Cash Stash
Council candidates show us the money.
(07/10/03)
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Tucson Q&A with Vince Desi.
(07/03/03)
Sidetracked
Light rail proponents fail to win over the City Council, vow to deliver petitions.
(07/03/03)
Unsteady Balance
The state scrapes by with a new budget, but financial problems loom in the future.
(06/26/03)
City Hall Brawl
Can Tom knock Bob's block off?
(06/19/03)
Rookie Season
Knocking out an incumbent is never easy.
(06/19/03)
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Lorie Anderson.
(06/19/03)
Artistic Licensing
After the Mountain Avenue debacle, city officials look to tighten the public art process.
(06/12/03)
The Silent Treatment
Candidates increasingly dodge Project Vote Smart's detailed political exam.
(06/05/03)
Teen Titan
Tucson Q&A with Nicole Cullen.
(05/29/03)
Power of Attorney
Tucson's lawyer lets us know what we can say in this year's council races.
(05/29/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(05/22/03)
Recommended Reading
Tucson Q&A with Jeff Yanc.
(05/22/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(05/15/03)
Expect Delays
With little money available, plans for better roads and more buses remain stalled.
(05/15/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(05/08/03)
Open Space Case
Will county voters be asked to approve a $250 million bond for preservation this November?
(05/08/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(05/01/03)
Strike Two
Critics complain the new GOP budget plan is still unbalanced.
(05/01/03)
Free to Good Home
In the market for a concrete sculpture of brown liquid rock flowing through pipes? You might give the Tucson Department of Transportation a call.
(04/24/03)
Everybody's A Critic
(04/24/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(04/24/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(04/17/03)
Judgment Day
Anti-war protestors "convict" Bush, Cheney of war crimes.
(04/17/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(04/10/03)
Back From The Dead
Bad bills live again at the Arizona Legislature.
(04/10/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(04/03/03)
Squirmin' on the Mount
The fog of war envelops Sentinel Peak.
(04/03/03)
Blackened Blues
The Tucson Blues Society goes from riches to rags.
(04/03/03)
Baghdad Blowback
Will the Bush Administration's Iraq war haunt us for years to come?
(03/27/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(03/27/03)
These Bills Really Blow!
Dispatches from the Draconian Legislature.
(03/20/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(03/20/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(03/13/03)
Shop Talk
Campbell Avenue merchants band together to boost the neighborhood.
(03/13/03)
Capital Crapshoot
(03/06/03)
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)
Capital Crapshoot
(02/27/03)
Trailer Trashed
Tucson police investigate an alleged hate crime at a northside mobile-home park.
(02/27/03)
Building Costs
Second Thoughts on Students First.
(02/13/03)
Back to the Future?
Democrat Tom Volgy wants to grab his old job from Mayor Bob Walkup.
(02/06/03)
Screen Test
The digital age arrives as KUAT debuts HDTV signal.
(02/06/03)
Balanced Approach
Napolitano wins over the business community, but GOP lawmakers aren't so easily charmed.
(01/23/03)
Timber!
City officials OK removal of mesquite tree at firehouse because it blocked view of billboard.
(01/02/03)
Review 2002
A last look at the loons, losers and lowlights of the year.
(12/26/02)
Predictions for a new millennium
(12/26/02)
You Don't Say
(12/26/02)
The Dubious Political Correction Watch
(12/26/02)
Season's Readings
Local authors offer great last-minute gift buys.
(12/19/02)
Shoot To Thrill
Better find cover -- the Postal Dude is coming back.
(12/12/02)
Mock Terror
Be glad it's only a drill.
(11/21/02)
UFOver and Out
A local space odyssey reaches the final frontier.
(11/14/02)
Hit and Run
Leaders of political attack committees hide in the shadows, but the contributors finally stand revealed.
(10/24/02)
Figure $kating
Janet and Matt promise better education and health care... but the state's finances remain on thin ice.
(10/17/02)
See Dick Run
Independent gubernatorial candidate Dick Mahoney is fond of taking moments from his opponents' past and declaring them unfit to serve in the governor's office.
(10/17/02)
High Stakes
Handicapping the gambling propositions on the November ballot.
(10/10/02)
The Most Happy Fella
Mayor Bob Walkup
(09/27/02)
Culling The Herd
Your quickie guide to the September 10 primary election
(09/05/02)
Reform School
Appointed Supervisor Richard Elias faces challenger Frank Felix, who promises to change the way Pima County does business.
(08/29/02)
Off and Running
Early voting begins in the September primary.
(08/08/02)
Sweeney Wins!
No, not an election. The perennial candidate beats Oro Valley in court.
(08/01/02)
Democratic Dominatrix
Janet Napolitano is breezing past her primary opponents. But the general election is a whole different story.
(07/25/02)
Three for the Money
Republican hopefuls complain the state is spending too much money. But they don't say what voters will have to do without.
(07/25/02)
Political Party
Hightower's Hell-Raisin' Hootenanny is Here!
(07/25/02)
Cash Crunch
The Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault needs your help.
(06/20/02)
Cuckoo for Coconino
Northern Arizona offers tall pines, cold beer and maybe even a UFO or two.
(06/06/02)
The Grade Depression
The city's long-term plan for Grant Road will take decades to complete and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Hope you don't mind waiting in traffic until 2030.
(04/18/02)
Road Map
What's in this plan, anyway?
(04/18/02)
Rush Hour
Chasing votes in next month's special election.
(04/18/02)
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)
Odds & Ends
Place your bets on the future of gambling in Arizona.
(03/28/02)
Balancing Act
As the city's budget gets squeezed, Mayor Bob Walkup has got a proposition for you.
(03/14/02)
Street Fight
The campaigns are squaring off over May's sales-tax proposition for road improvements.
(02/28/02)
Growing Concern
The new director of the Arizona League of Conservation Voters works to expand the organization.
(02/21/02)
Street Sweep
Business owners at Grant and Campbell say a proposed grade-separated intersection would doom their Midtown commercial district.
(02/14/02)
Clean Breaks
Is Arizona's experiment in campaign-finance reform washed up?
(02/07/02)
Lawmaking for Dummies
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arizona Legislature.
(01/31/02)
Lobbyists
(01/31/02)
Strikers
(01/31/02)
Washed Up
A local homebuilder gives a whole new meaning to "infill development."
(01/24/02)
Political Almanac 2002
Your very premature guide to the candidates and chaos of the upcoming year.
(01/10/02)
Lacking Initiative
(01/10/02)
Sales Tax Drive
(01/10/02)
Clean Machine
(01/10/02)
What A Riot!
Remembering all the fun in 2001.
(12/27/01)
The Great Brown Hope
Why the GOP loves new state schools chief Jaime Molera.
(12/13/01)
Under a Tax
With its half-cent sales-tax proposal, the city plans an end run around the Neighborhood Protection Amendment.
(12/06/01)
Downhill Path
No matter what we do, travel in Tucson is bound to get worse.
(11/29/01)
Street Sweep
Will mass-transit improvements get shortchanged in the city's sales-tax campaign?
(11/29/01)
Lacking Initiative
Don't look for big environmental issues on next year's ballot.
(11/22/01)
Track Meet
Is light rail in Tucson's future?
(11/15/01)
Asphalt Jungle
An impending sales-tax increase for transportation faces a rocky road.
(11/15/01)
Welcome to Wonderland
Down the rabbit hole of Tucson politics.
(11/01/01)
Rash of Cash
Tucson's council campaigns are turning into a money pit.
(11/01/01)
Road Show
Council candidates tackle transportation.
(10/25/01)
Taking Liberties
In Ward 3, a third-party candidate offers "a little more straight talk."
(10/25/01)
Trail Mix
Following the campaigns of the council candidates
(10/11/01)
Don't Get MAD
In this war, Mutually Assured Destruction can only be bad for us.
(10/04/01)
War Torn
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
(09/27/01)
That Championship Season
No other sporting event has ever felt like that win.
(09/13/01)
Candi Store
Presenting a perspicacious plethora of points worth pondering apropos the pending primary.
(09/06/01)
Southside Smackdown
Can Jesse Lugo knock off Councilman Steve Leal?
(08/23/01)
Virgin Territory
Both Paula Aboud and Vicki Hart are making their first run for public office.
(08/23/01)
Parkway Prognosis
Making the grade-separated intersection.
(08/16/01)
Polls Open
You've got Vote by Mail!
(08/09/01)
Fish Tricks
The legendary Fish Karma blesses fans with a collection of long-lost recordings.
(08/09/01)
Petition Repetition
Another referendum drive is launched in Oro Valley.
(08/02/01)
The Crossroads
What direction will transportation take in Tucson?
(07/12/01)
Seeking Council
You probably didn't notice, but the city elections are officially underway.
(06/21/01)
Test Flight
Minority students are failing the AIMS test at a disturbing rate.
(06/14/01)
Democratic Doldrums
Will new leadership prove to be the life of the party?
(05/17/01)
State of the Party
Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Jim Pederson makes a lot of promises. Can he deliver?
(05/17/01)
Health Scare
As HMO rates continue to soar, local jurisdictions look for alternatives.
(05/03/01)
Star of Texas
Jim Hightower talks about W.'s upcoming sex scandal, Democratic sell-outs and globaloney.
(04/26/01)
Kukdong Crackdown
Your UA sweatshirt may have been made in a sweatshop where the workers were fed rancid meat and paid less than the already low Mexican minimum wage.
(04/12/01)
Sweat Equity
The University of Arizona's contract with Nike has a controversial history.
(04/12/01)
Hornet's Nest
The latest development plan near Honey Bee Canyon leaves Oro Valley activists buzzing.
(04/05/01)
Trigger Happy
The City Council's call for checks on all gun buyers is headed for court.
(03/22/01)
Pay As You Grow
The City is developing a sprawl-control plan that skips over boundaries but sticks on impact fees.
(03/08/01)
Delayed Impact
A development fee for schools is bottled up in a legislative committee.
(03/01/01)
Streets of Ire
Hang onto your wallets. Your growth bill is due again.
(02/22/01)
What About Bob?
The Church of the SubGenius seeks to save your Slack at the first-ever Tucson Devival.
(02/15/01)
Yesterday's Blues
Even as Mayor Bob Walkup looks to the future, he's haunted by problems from the past.
(02/01/01)
The Kumbaya Legislature
This year, the capitol's conservatives have been whipped like dogs.
(01/25/01)
Prop and Circumstance
Initiative and referendum campaigns cost more than $19 million last year, but the biggest checkbook didn't always win.
(01/18/01)
Healthy Prognosis
Can't afford health insurance? By the end of the year, the state may have you covered.
(01/18/01)
Freeze Play
Once state officials sort out the details, low-income seniors may see a property tax break.
(01/18/01)
Wretched Recall
An explosive look at Y2K's dubious achievements.
(12/28/00)
Backlogged Labs
Victims hold their breath while crime labs drown in DNA samples.
(12/21/00)
Monetary Mirage
Is the federal surplus evaporating?
(12/07/00)
The Big Chill
A local ice cream parlor fights a cold-hearted corporation.
(11/30/00)
Prop Wrap
Voters swing the ballot mallet.
(11/09/00)
Decisions, Decisions, 2000
Our brain trust doles out advice on ballot propositions facing local voters.
(11/02/00)
Schoolyard Scuffle
Three reformers face two challengers in the Amphi School District.
(11/02/00)
Full House
Four candidates run a tight race in District 13.
(10/26/00)
Swing Shift
Two House members go head-to-head in the District 13 Senate race.
(10/26/00)
Land War
County Supervisor Sharon Bronson Faces A Challenge From Republican Barney Brenner.
(10/19/00)
Same Difference
Republican Ann Day and Democrat Byron Howard sound awfully similar.
(10/19/00)
Five's Alive
Supervisor Raúl Grijalva faces a challenge from Republican Rosalie López
(10/19/00)
Man Of Tomorrow
Dave Perkins unleashes another penguin attack on America.
(10/19/00)
The Lying Game
Will the growth lobby's misinformation campaign defeat the Citizens Growth Management Initiative?
(10/12/00)
Prop Slop
The Growth Lobby pitches more than $2.1 million into the fight against the Citizens Growth Management Initiative.
(09/28/00)
Primary Post-Mortem
Crunching the numbers in the legislative races.
(09/21/00)
House Party
In District 13, four Democrats are fighting for two Democratic nominations in the state House of Representatives.
(09/07/00)
Super Sized
The primary looms for the county board.
(09/07/00)
Early Warning
Here's a sure-fire way to attract junk mail at election time.
(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)
Shadow Boxing
Sharon Bronson is ready to campaign, but where's her opponent?
(08/17/00)
Beating Raúl
In District 5, it all comes down to getting past incumbent Grijalva.
(08/17/00)
Opposite Pols
The District 1 Democratic primary pits a political consultant against a political radical.
(08/17/00)
Day And Night
District 1's Republican contenders sit on opposite ends of the GOP seesaw.
(08/17/00)
Statehouse Stashes
Legislative candidates show us the money.
(08/10/00)
Money For Nothing
And your checks for free: Arizona's new publicly
financed campaign program gets a shakedown cruise.
(08/03/00)
Ballot Bucks
Proposition players raise millions of dollars.
(07/27/00)
Social Capitalist
Former Tucson Mayor Tom Volgy talks about the dangers to democracy.
(07/20/00)
Baffling Buffer
One woman's battle for a peaceful retirement.
(07/20/00)
Political Almanac 2000
Your one-stop-shopping guide to this year's candidates.
(07/13/00)
Clown Time Is Over
The Weekly endorses Mary Schuh, Mike Prout and Kent Barrabee for the Amphi School Board.
(05/11/00)
Recall And Remembrance
An in-depth look at the upcoming recall election in the Amphi School District.
(05/04/00)
The Good News About Income Taxes: The Bite's Not As Bad As You Think.
As April 14 comes around, let's remember that income taxes really do soak the rich.
(04/13/00)
Sprawl Brawl
What's in a name? Find out with Growing Smarter Plus.
(03/02/00)
Big Box Blocks Knocked
Can Wal-Mart win over Tucsonans at the ballot box?
(02/03/00)
What About Bob?
A look at where Tucson's headed in 2000.
(01/20/00)
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)
You, Too, Can Run For President!
If Donald Trump can do it, you can, too! Your Do-It-Yourself Presidential Campaign Starter Kit!
(12/16/99)
Negative Balance
Mayor Bob Walkup's supporters spent $50,000 on attack ads targeting Democrat Molly McKasson.
(12/09/99)
Boot Suit?
Ken Smith faces a legal fight to retain his seat on the Amphi school board.
(11/18/99)
Westside Story
Councilman José Ibarra faces Republican Ray Castillo in the Ward 1 race.
(10/28/99)
Eastside Opening
Democrat Carol West faces Republican Rick Grinnell in Ward 2.
(10/28/99)
The Final Stretch
In less than two weeks, Tucsonans will choose a new mayor. Will it be Molly McKasson or Bob Walkup?
(10/21/99)
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)
Rising Dough
Democrat Betsy Bolding spent more than $100,000 in her unsuccessful mayoral run.
(09/23/99)
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)
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)
Water Scare Tactics
Tucson Water's radon hoax is pure politics.
(08/26/99)
Flow Chart
Water is the third rail of Tucson politics.
(08/19/99)
City Hall Showdown
Four Democrats battle for the nomination in Tucson's mayoral contest.
(08/05/99)
Satanic Majesty
The way it goes for high school teachers these days is you generally don't want to chitchat with kids you've given a D, particularly strapping lads who work for an organization to whom you owe money for narcotics.
(07/08/99)
Underdog's Day
During a press conference with his three supporters, Bradley sidestepped an opportunity to talk specifics.
(07/01/99)
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