The Skinny Archives

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Stormy day; the Anna principle; crime and (the privatization of) punishment; wrath of conservatives; bottom-line radio, and more! (08/21/03)

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Bushwhacked; release the early voting hounds!; a second opinion on candidates and the media; Shirley Kiser gets a gig. (08/14/03)

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Pork served daily at TUSD; tick tock Kino clock; runaway train to November; uppity in Oro Valley; Arizona Daily correction. (08/07/03)

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Dollars for scholars; all aboard the light-rail bandwagon; Alan Lurie gets a new gig; preaching to the choir, but not the Star. (07/31/03)

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Initiative railroaded; Napolitano, GOP go to court; numbers with Tom and Bob; and more! (07/24/03)

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Anti-alien pols, Flake out, Rios nuevo, billboard monkey business, Diamond touch, and more! (07/17/03)

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Grijalva in the big tent, truth in taxation and other lies, Hein quarters, and more! (07/10/03)

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Ford excursion, Ray Carroll gets attention, new meat at TUSD, and more! (07/03/03)

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The State Comp Fund files suit; fresh meat at City Hall; the Tucson Water welch; yet another Kino committee; what if they held an election and nobody ran?; Mark Zupan has left the building. (06/26/03)

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City Hall shuffle, Diamond zones, and more! (06/19/03)

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The budget budges; billboards on the blink; Napolitano's hard ball; prince in a box; Tucson Weekly's very own charter school! (06/12/03)

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Judges don't cry; they Saab, and more! (06/05/03)

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A TUSD stripper update, and more! (05/29/03)

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TMC's trauma care, RIP... SAHBA can't tell the players without a scorecard... Build your own radio station... and much more! (05/22/03)

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More water works, cranky cops, and more! (05/15/03)

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Flow job update; the GOP, campaigning and the war; Clean Elections fun, heroes quieted too soon, and more! (05/08/03)

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A shiny new Nickel at the CCP, Dinos and Rinos in the City Council races, the city's limits, and a look back at another governmental purge. (05/01/03)

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Soaked by the City Council, and more! (04/24/03)

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Wasted on the City Council... God have mercy... Elias is coming and going, and more! (04/17/03)

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Passed with flying colors... post-mortem Pegler vs. Felix... another grand ol' mistake... more continuing legal ed, and more! (04/10/03)

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Biting the dust, tasty scoops, and more! (04/03/03)

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Fund for all, saving Kino, and more! (03/27/03)

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Unwelcome at City Hall, TSUD bloodbath, the Teflon chairman, and more! (03/20/03)

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Tax whacks, democracy lessons, and more! (03/13/03)

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Wait, Rex... no rap for Ruben Reyes... county bites... stolen heritage, and more! (03/06/03)

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Valdez gets some props... delayed impact fees... your weekly municipal election candidates update, and more! (02/27/03)

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Budget blues, tort terror, and more! (02/13/03)

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The mayor, the Grijalvas and cars, oh my! And more! (02/06/03)

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New year, same old waste at TUSD... George W.... Henry Kissinger and Christopher Hitchens... And more! (01/30/03)

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Competition in Tucson City Council races... Amnesia at the Star... And more! (01/23/03)

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The Citizen bulks up... The prosecution rests... Graham County sheriff no felon... Housing starts... And more! (01/16/03)

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Same old same old at TUSD... Horne hooks Solomon... A tree falls at Fire Station No. 5... Bring us a Guinness... And more! (01/09/03)

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What clicks at the Star... 'Radar' Valadez... Pass the Peasley... And more! (01/02/03)

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Musical chairs in South Tucson... The State Land Grab Department... And more! (12/26/02)

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Next stop: Supreme Court... One-term Walkup?... West winds... And more! (12/19/02)

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Floden leaves Kino... New wheels for Hizzoner... Basurto sale... And more! (12/12/02)

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Changes in state GOP... FEC orders Grijalva to get with the program... And more! (12/05/02)

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Nice guys get good jobs... Peachy Keene... The TUSD principle ... Crime on the rez... Harder time... And more! (11/28/02)

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Cryin' time... Bipartisan baloney... Early ballots... Stewart escapes prisons... Kolbe wannabes... And more! (11/21/02)

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Meet the new boss... Election stuff... Billboard wars... And more! (11/14/02)

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The power of the pen, or is that the sword?... High school hijinks... And more! (11/07/02)

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Project Votesmart... And more! (10/31/02)

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Students first?... Kino capers... Write-in candidates... And more! (10/24/02)

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Clean Elections... Where the money goes... Amphi School elections... And more! (10/17/02)

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TUSD follies... What Salmon "is"... Creative Photography center gets even more creative... As the Star Sets... And more! (10/10/02)

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Big cheese fund-raisers... Tight race for education chief... On your mark, get set, vote... Star turn... And more! (10/03/02)

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A doctor to Napolitano's rescue... Stinking up Barrio Hollywood... Supervisors pay taxes, too... And more! (09/26/02)

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Late campaign attacks... Clean elections, dirty elections, what's the difference?... GTEC fumbles... And more! (09/12/02)

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Felix rakes in the dough... Carmona's bioattack... Who shot Wilbur?... Spilling blood... And more! (09/05/02)

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Pima County's purchasing mess... Gobble gabs on a cell phone... Modeer's not washed up... And more! (08/29/02)

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Water czar thirsts for power... Ireland unifies (and divides)... Chamber of (Commerce) horrors... And more! (08/22/02)

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The sheriff signs off... Stupid politician tricks... Sour Límon... And more! (08/15/02)

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Odds on favorites... Racial undercurrents in election... Beal versus Bambi... Bronson burner... Keene action... And more! (08/08/02)

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Three Republicans into two... "Richie Rich" and Raúl... And more! (08/01/02)

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Candidates dial for dollars... Sprawl brawl in Oracle Junction... Creative photography center still leaderless ... And more! (07/25/02)

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Raúl Grijalva, this is your life!... Judging Mary Ryan... And more! (07/18/02)

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Green with envy... Just the facts, please... Judge Susie... And more! (07/11/02)

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Mayor Bob's Happy Talk Road Show... Snow job... Falling star... And more! (07/04/02)

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Higher county impact fees... Light railroaded... A Keene budget... Road bonds audit an uphill climb... And more! (06/27/02)

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Wiping out Clean Elections... Supervisor Ann Day is now Ms. Fix-It... And more! (06/20/02)

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Talking trash... Bickering over the city budget... Supervisor Richard Elias blows off the builders... And more! (06/13/02)

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Kromko's running... Walkup's walking... Paz is stuck in place... And more! (06/06/02)

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The mayor and city get a crash course in transportation politics... The morning after... And more! (05/30/02)

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The plot against the governor... Desperados at City Hall... Paz es Pez... And more! (05/23/02)

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A Tradition passes... More 'secrets' from supes on the dole... A Wright turn at the 'Star'... And more! (05/16/02)

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The 'Star' does a strip tease... Double trouble on Props 100 and 400... Solomon is cable TV's friend... Bronson stops at the Austin City Limits... And more! (05/09/02)

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City leans on the unions... TUSD fiddles around... Grijalva lags Richardson in campaign fund-raising... And more! (05/02/02)

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Small business owners speak their piece... Tax election back in court... Bloom off the rose... And more! (04/25/02)

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Brenda Even is back... Managing waste... Squeaky clean elections... Road shows... And more! (04/18/02)

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The end of the world as we know it... Tax me, tax my satellite TV... A lawyer feels dirty...dirty? . . . And more! (04/11/02)

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There goes the neighborhood (amendment)... Napolitano snookered... Tucson Water about to get sandbagged... A ga ga over Carmona... and more! (04/04/02)

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Doomsday at the State Capitol... Soak the smokers... SWAT doc on the national stage... And more! (03/28/02)

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The city's drive-by spending... Sleeping with the (Sun) Devils... And more. (03/21/02)

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Councilwoman Kathleen Dunbar doesn't want to hear any more outbursts, so maybe she should muzzle her hubby... Green lights in Supervisor Elias' office... and more! (03/14/02)

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Mayor Bob seeks builders' bucks... All the sports that fits... And more! (03/07/02)

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The scoop on the new supe... Legislators playng in traffic . . . And more! (02/28/02)

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Everybody's running for governor... Dead wrong about the death penalty... A House divided... and more! (02/21/02)

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Pity the poor wealthy... Cloning Raúl... Romancing Carmona... And more! (02/14/02)

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Opponents of the city transportation tax hike plan go to court... Who's the new Raúl?... And more! (02/07/02)

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Bob Walkup keeps our kids safe from those dangerous light rail systems....Taxing times for the Marriott... and more! (01/31/02)

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There's no limit to Jane Hull... Pols are resigned to climb the ladder... And more. (01/24/02)

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Farewell to the man who sold Tucson... Qwest should lose its holy grail... And more. (01/17/02)

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The transportation sales tax faces a road block... Grijalva's old enemies gather... Joe Burchell outwits the City of Tucson-again... The big Tohono O'odham welsh... and so much more! (01/10/02)

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Things are getting dense in Oro Valley...Paula Aboud is out to lunch with the Democrats... And more. (12/06/01)

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Jerry Anderson bows out gracefully... Sharon Bronson butts in clumsily... And more. (11/29/01)

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It's time to stomp Senate Prez Gnant... And more. (11/22/01)

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Bob Walkup toys with Manifest Destiny... Early voting is the death of democracy as we know it... And more. (11/15/01)

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Who really won the City Council election... Don Diamond had a cow... And more. (11/08/01)

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Clean Elections may get cleaned out... Drachman School is gone, but its controversy never dies... And more. (11/01/01)

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Karl Eller cons the court... Some incumbents have been redistricted out of house and home... And more. (10/25/01)

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The GOP stampedes the City Council race... GTEC is a corporate welfare queen... And more. (10/18/01)

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The City Council should have read Miranda his rights... Vote early! Vote often!... And more. (10/04/01)

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The City Council refuses to be traumatized... Hate speech is not a crime... And more. (09/27/01)

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South Tucson saves the Teamsters... Northwest has a fire sale... And more. (09/20/01)

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The Dems get dimmer... James Keene misses the bus... And more. (09/13/01)

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Jesse Lugo is the Growth Lobby's lapdog... Goobers enter the gubernatorial race... And more. (09/06/01)

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The county lays asphalt for city taxpayers... Signs of trouble in the Council campaign... AIMS misses another target... and more muck. (08/30/01)

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La Wall is redefining "proactive"... Who's really paying for TUSD?... And more. (08/23/01)

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The race is on in Ward 5... TUSD taxes are ever-expanding... And more. (08/16/01)

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Channel 13 becomes newsworth... Marana has Tortalita surrounded... And much, much more. (08/09/01)

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The State Land Commissioner is handing Pima County over to the developers... TUSD finds a safe haven for its disgraced hacks... The Star goes the extra mile for its advertisers... and more. (08/02/01)

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Council candidates dash for cash ... Barrio Viejo unites, for a change ... and more. (07/26/01)

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An airheaded opinion from the City Attorney's Office ... Plenty of goobers on the vine for 2002 ... Brenda Even's clinical depression ... And more! (07/12/01)

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New taxes are raising brows... The end of innocence in college sports... Is institutional racism prevailing in the city... and more. (07/05/01)

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The U screws another... Kolbe's knees may be shaking with the redistricting... Consultants consult the consultants on transportation reform... And more in this week's Skinny. (06/21/01)

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The city council flushes the charter changes... Everyone is proving themselves at City Hall... and more! (06/14/01)

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Mayor Bob Walkup's secret street plan... Joe Burchell leaves City Manager James Keene down in the dumps... and so much more! (06/07/01)

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Looks like quite a run for the money in Congress... Border Patrol is hoarding small change... And more, more, more. (05/31/01)

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Identifying waste in Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall's office... The city gets pistol whipped... We're looking for an invite to Jane Amari's housewarming party... and more! (05/24/01)

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The City Council needs to arrest the behavior of the Tucson Police Department... How we waste a shocking six minutes a day... Downtown's Business Improvement District loses another director... and so very much, much, much more! (05/17/01)

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Lisa Graham Keegan has taught us enough... The Star has a flattering grading system... And the race is on for the Ward 3 City Council seat... and more. (05/10/01)

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus-and he's given you a seat in the Arizona Senate!... The Tucson Police Department grabs a piece of the rave action... The new city budget soaks the poor... and so very, very, very much more! (05/03/01)

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Scholl is abused by the system again... Honey Bee is still abuzz... TNI is suffering a subscription low... and more. (04/26/01)

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We're not Keene on the City budget... It's all dark horses racing in Ward 3... Enviros need bigger toys to fight the big boys... and more. (04/19/01)

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The TUSD is wasting precious money on lawsuits... Some City employees have döpplegangers hanging around the County... Sunnyside is discovering the value of zero... and more dirt in this week's Skinny. (04/12/01)

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Are we living in a police state?... Pima County is losing ground in the state senate... and more. (04/05/01)

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Elected officials should tell the lawyers to take a hike... Will the Salvation Army's maneuvers with the City Council... Keeping score at Tucson Electric Park... and no more than that! (03/29/01)

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The Three Stooges are loose in Oro Valley... State Sen. Toni Hellon waffles on impact fees... State Sen. Elaine Richardson flips on blood-alcohol levels... A birthday party on the hoof at the Arizona Daily Star... an incorpsoration post-mortem... and so very, very much more! (03/22/01)

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Vistoso is turning Oro Valley into a company town... Expose county government by lifting a manhole cover... And more in this week's Skinny. (03/15/01)

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Waste Management Inc. is filling our public landfills with its crap... The transportation department hasn't quite bridged the gap at the baseball complex... The rich are getting richer with the tax cuts... and more. (03/08/01)

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Clean Elections are trying to clean up politicians' mouths... Rio Nuevo is overflowing with problems... Mike Boyd is walking the line of lawlessness once again... and more shocking Skinny. (03/01/01)

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Party lines aren't all the redistricting committee should be looking into... The City Council contenders are lining up... An ode to Judge Terlizzi... And more righteous Skinny. (02/22/01)

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Fred Ronstadt is bringing home the tax payers bacon... Wright is steering the Star even further off course... Demolition teams are tearing down community faith in the system... And more political pandering. (02/15/01)

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What exactly is a "Wildcat" these days... The dailies are making up some "good news"... The redistricting panel is nearly mapped out... And mucho mas. (02/08/01)

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The UA hasn't quite washed its hands of Christopher City ... Rehnquist isn't ashamed to show his face in Arizona ... new projects are taking over hte Barrio Viejo ... And more. (02/01/01)

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Karl Eller is spinning his wheels on the deals... The TCC is losing money... State mine inspectors are digging themselves some more holes... And more dirt and grime this week. (01/25/01)

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The Forest Service's fee demo deserves a demonstration... Rancher Sue Chilton hopes to corral the Game and Fish Commission... PNM seeks approval for its rape of the national forests from here to Sonora... and more scandalous skinny. (01/18/01)

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The Interior is changing colors... The UA is stirring up dirt again... Rio Nuevo plans are renewed, again... and more. (01/11/01)

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Politics are paving the way in the county transportation department... El Con anchors may be parking it elsewhere... The City elections are on the horizon... and more. (01/04/01)

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The transportation sales tax may miss the bus... Rev. May turns preservationist outside his old 'hood... Truckers pose a triple threat... and more! (12/28/00)

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Lessons of incest line the board in TUSD... Don't forget to give a little to those who really need it... And at whom is the GOP appointing the finger? (12/21/00)

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The numbers are in on campaign finance... "Honest Ag" is getting a bit agro... AIMS is targeted once again... and other chunks of coal. (12/14/00)

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Mike Gardner has been planted in the Senate prez's staff... Gas taxes could make the SUVers pay... and exclusive comic relief found only in the pages of the Weekly... So read on! (12/07/00)

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Behan's is in need of a reality check... Blockbuster is plowing down community... Keegan seems to be softening her AIMS... and other dirt. (11/30/00)

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Arizona Republicans are fishing for appointments, should we find ourselves Bushed... Neto is tangled in his own dishonesty... and other political dirt. (11/23/00)

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With both of the Growth Initiatives stunted, where are we going?... The Feds are loosening the grip on Congress... And the sit-in looked more like a sit-out. (11/16/00)

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The Forest Service hopes to dun us for entering Sabino Canyon's parking lot... Domestic violence counselors quit a financially battered program... and all the post-polling poop! (11/09/00)

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Lawmakers are finding more fuel for the fire against Groscost... Hackley is trying to pull his weight in gold... and more! (11/02/00)

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Critiquing the critical habitat studies. (10/26/00)

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The Star is only seeing double... The growth lobby's nose is growing... Qwest is putting your money where their mouth is... and loads more dirt. (10/19/00)

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The Big Box is in a tight corner... The City is sweeping the streets... The debates are up and running... and much more dirt. (10/12/00)

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It's official: Jane Hull supports Prop 102, and so does the NRA... AIMS results are a crying shame... Cel Fernández returns from the dead, unlike the test scores at the school named for him... and more! (10/05/00)

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Kathleen Dunbar thinks elections are getting too clean... Lisa Graham Keegan is hanging out with the bad boys on the education playground... This town's for sale... and so very much more! (09/28/00)

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The Mall plan has been mauled. Which legislative candidate is wearing a Xena costume? Take a Pagan holiday at the UA and so very much more! (09/21/00)

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Who won the primary? Who's behind the anti-Huffman campaign? What really happened to Democrat Colette Barajas? The answers to these questions, and so many more! (09/14/00)

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Why Prop 100 is bad for the environment. (09/07/00)

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SAHBA is working on some political foundation building... and Pacheco panics at the thought of having to think. (08/31/00)

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Lifting the burden of tax reform... Smartening up the growth initiatives... Figuring out the fancy phone fare... and more to fatten you up in this week's Skinny. (08/17/00)

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Who exactly is Operation Safeguard protecting?... Eller can't seem to do the math... Stuart Starky is trying to write himself in... and much more dirt. (08/10/00)

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Is Eller playing God?... The U of A is still trying to clean house at Christopher City... and imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (i.e. The Repugnant is ripping our precious Skinny off). (08/03/00)

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Macko deserves a smacko... A Little Billboard Bribery?... Walkup steps up the budget... and more scoop. (07/27/00)

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The final score on AIMS... and Slim Fast swallows the bribe. (07/20/00)

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El Con entropy... The Census Bureau furrow... A dried up playing field... and more! (07/13/00)

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Jane Hull has the far right wing of her party on the run... Growing Smarter will make voters feel dumber... and more! (07/06/00)

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The Citizens Growth Management Initiative promises the be the biggest land war this state has ever seen. (06/29/00)

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Uncovering the hidden truth in taxation... and the Clean Elections Act squeaks by the Arizona Supreme Court. (06/22/00)

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A little legal mix-up... the City Council is sweeping for bugs... and the many uses of poop water. (06/15/00)

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Your next city attorney will know how to play ball... A new director at the UA Museum of Art... A good pick at Sunnyside... and more! (06/08/00)

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What we can learn from history... and TUSD Superintendent George Garcia goes out in style. (06/01/00)

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Why is City Attorney Tom Berning a marked man? (05/25/00)

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Backing down on the AIMS' math requirement... Trouble in the local Census office... City Councilman Steve Leal has thought of a way to get more for your bond dollar... and more! (05/18/00)

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Forget about taking a look at the AIMS test for awhile... Former big-shot Tucsonan Allan Elias draws the toughest sentence ever for an environmental crime... Rick Grinnell is no longer planning a run for the Board of Supervisors... and more! (05/11/00)

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Yet another chapter in our monthly guide to the mainstream media... The Tucson Police Department's nude patrol... A cat fight at Raytheon... and more! (05/04/00)

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The Arizona Cardinals have a winning season at the Arizona Legislature... meet your Amphi recall candidates... and more! (04/27/00)

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Having remade the morning daily, the Carrot-Topped Crusader may be on her way out of town already... More misinformation on the "average" tax burden, courtesy of Mike Void... The Arizona Department of Transportation is determined to stop falling rocks, even if there's no evidence they exist... and so much more! (04/20/00)

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Students First is shaping up to be a complete failure... Rick Grinnell weighs a run against Supervisor Ray Carroll in the GOP primary... The Carrot-Topped Crusader may be a publishing genius... and so much more! (04/13/00)

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The latest installment in our monthly guide to the predictable mainstream media... KGUN-9 is on your side, especially if you spill chocolate on your pants... and so much more! (04/06/00)

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The fat cats win at the Legislature--again... Developers take control of the incorporation issue... And how many tax dollars does the tourism industry need, anyway? (03/30/00)

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Our lunch with Amari. (03/23/00)

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John C. Scott gets it wrong -- again... More legal skirmishes in the Tucson Unified School District... Political intrigue in Legislative District 13... and more! (03/16/00)

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Amphi recall targets say they have nothing to worry about -- so why are they trying to block the election in court? (03/09/00)

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Part three in our ongoing series on what to expect in mainstream media in the month ahead... More billboard mischief in the state Legislature... Some money-saving tips for the Amphi School Board... and more! (03/02/00)

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John McCain channels The Force... How to turn off telemarketers... El Con neighbors should have formed their own town when they had the chance... and more! (02/24/00)

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Are lawmakers serious about growth management? Don't bet on it... Will Barney Brenner take on Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson? Maybe, but he'll have to move first... Plus, political jockeying and so much more! (02/17/00)

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So does Tucson have a Big Box Ordinance? Maybe, maybe not... The Hell Con Mall fix appears to be in, anyway... The Arizona Legislature is worried about too much democracy... Wonderfully fluent tongues at Nogales High... and so very, very, very much more! (02/10/00)

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Part two in a new monthly series about the stories you'll see this month... John McCain may not be perfect, but George W. is a real chickenshit... More bland ambition from candidates for higher office... and so much more! (02/03/00)

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Democrat Tom Volgy chooses not to run... The supervisor shuffle is underway... Owl trouble continues for the Amphi School District... Y mucho mas! (01/27/00)

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The state Legislature has a solution to Arizona's education problems--creationism!... Screw the congressional delegation--we wish Slick Willy would protect more wilderness... and much more! (01/20/00)

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You college kids can forget about surfing for Web porn... Institutional amnesia at the all-new morning daily... A dark horse candidate for the TUSD school board... and so much more! (01/13/00)

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Spend five minutes reading this, and you won't have to pay attention to the mainstream media for the rest of January! Our first installment in a new monthly series! (01/06/00)

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The radon nonsense continues at Tucson Water... Gov. Jane Dee Hull is victorious, just as Saddam was... More proof Phoenix is hell on earth... and more! (12/23/99)

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Guess what -- they're still not billing patients at Kino Hospital... King George Garcia abdicates the throne at TUSD... Ken Smith fights County Attorney Santa Barbara LaWall's effort to kick him off the Amphi School Board... and more! (12/16/99)

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More blood is spilled at The Arizona Daily Star... Turns out City Manager Luis Gutierrez is sticking around for awhile after all... You need more cops because you've got more growth... and so much more! (12/09/99)

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Urine trouble at Salpointe High... Sen. John McCain seems a bit upset with a certain local auto dealer... The city's weed whackers are cracking down--at your expense... and just a little bit more! (12/02/99)

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TUSD Superintendent George Garcia seems to be in a hurry to get out of town... Honk if you're stuck in traffic... Texas Gov. George W. Bush snubs Arizona voters... and so much more! (11/25/99)

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Why are lawmakers still setting lousy drug policy? Are there open seats on the TUSD Board in Y2K? Where are they now? These questions, and so many others... (11/18/99)

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Maybe we should just abandon all hope that the state Department of Environmental Quality will ever have teeth... A big fight is brewing in Legislative District 13... Cop shop intrigue in Oro Valley... and so much more! (11/11/99)

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A sick situation at El Pueblo Clinic... Smoke cops bust Molly G's... Home Depot is a time bomb waiting to go off... and so much more! (11/04/99)

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Billboard Bully Karl Eller sues a citizen who has the temerity to challenge his hideous erections... Pima County's health system is still very sick-and very lucrative... Arizona Daily Star reporter Alan D. Fischer spins his wheels... and so much, much, much more! (10/28/99)

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There's a new sheriff in town at The Arizona Daily Star -- and we hear heads are gonna roll... The money is flowing in the water wars... Democrats are backing Bob, Republicans are backing Molly... and so much, much more! (10/21/99)

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Molly McKasson works the southside... The Democrats and the Republicans work the mailboxes... A big shake-up in the Sunnyside School District... Johnny Gibson's 50th anniversary... and so much more! (10/14/99)

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Republican mayoral candidate Bob Walkup shoots himself in the foot on the gun issue... Tucson Water sure is doing a lot of outreach before the November election... State Rep. Andy Nichols is looking to advance... and much, much, much more! (10/07/99)

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Tucson Water's latest propaganda ploy... A unique treatment for the mentally ill... Vanishing public records at TUSD... and more! (09/30/99)

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The growth management initiative has state officials scared--because they know it'll pass... It's time the county raised impact fees... Meet a big-box battler in person... and more! (09/23/99)

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The morning daily ignores sprawl on the southeast side of town... Home Depot fights to build its lumberarium at El Con... Sam Steiger is the new mayor of Prescott... and more! (09/16/99)

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The daily papers are using the water issue to drive away potential economic development... Teachers are sick of lousy wages in the Amphi School District... The cops should have something better to do than hassle beach-bound tourists on the road to Rocky Point... and more! (09/09/99)

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What lessons will we learn, come Election Day?... Arizona has its very own real-life version of Citizen Ruth... Gov. Jane Dee Hull buys into the GOP’s voodoo economics... and more! (09/02/99)

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Will the real CAWS please stand up?...Early voting is underway--and here's how you can cast your ballot...Amphi School Board members may face a recall...Marana wants your sales tax dollars, even if you're not shopping in the city limits...and so much, much more! (08/26/99)

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City Councilman José Ibarra wants to decide what you can read...We need to save water-so Sahuarita can have a lake...Tucson Water's $2 million Ambassador program is your classic bait-and-switch...and more, more, more! (08/19/99)

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Supervisor Mike Boyd skates again...County Superintendent of Schools Anita Lohr prepares to step down--and tries to put in the fix for her successor...and our young students sure had better keep their mouths shut these days! (08/12/99)

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The Board of Supervisors wrestles with the budget…The Amphi School Board wrestles with buying a new school site...The Southern Arizona Home Builders Association wrestles with the English language...and more! (08/05/99)

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Money flows in our latest water war…The County Attorney's Office battles Judge Mike Brown...Darkness visible at Sunnyside...and so very much more! (07/29/99)

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That crunch you hear is the county budget...The Amphi School Board plays eenie-meenie-miny-moe with school sites…More rumblings on the Y2K election front...and more! (07/22/99)

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Rio Nuevo's new twists and turns…Princess Dunbar battles the peasants on the City Council...TUSD tries to shred documents from the Sabino High scandal...Republicans are preparing to duke it out for the District 1 Board of Supervisors seat...and so much more! (07/15/99)

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Libertarians try to knock a couple of candidates out of the mayor's race...Gov. Jane Dee Hull doesn't give a hoot about the pygmy owl... Ken Marcus won't be counting on TUSD anymore...and more! (07/08/99)

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Linking Monica Lewinsky to the Bolding campaign...Fife skates, but former Judge William Scholl doesn't...Bombing bighorns...and so much more! (07/01/99)