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| NFL Broncos take UA's Larsen in 6th round Arizona Wildcats linebacker Spencer Larsen was selected in the sixth round by the Denver Broncos in the NFL draft Sunday. |
| AZ lawmakers to decide if recess should be mandatory State lawmakers are weighing whether to elevate recess to the same level as readin’, writin’ and 'rithmetic as required subjects. |
| Review: Arizona Opera's 'La Traviata' a superb end to season On Saturday night, before a near-capacity crowd filling Tucson Music Hall, the company closed its 2007-08 season with Verdi’s “La Traviata,” one of the most popular operas ever. |
| Wanted: Tucson weather spotters The National Weather Service is offering free training classes to anyone interested in becoming a weather spotter in the Tucson area. |
| Time to pick Tucson's best mom-daughter look-alikes It’s time to vote for the mother/daughter team who most resemble each other. |
| $2.7M jackpot ticket sold in 'The Pick' game One ticket sold for the Arizona Lottery’s “The Pick” game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, |
| Obama says no debates with Clinton between now and Indiana Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday brushed aside a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate before the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. |
| Patient advocacy growing as a business As patients die waiting in emergency rooms, as they lay neglected in hospitals beds, as they struggle to find proper care for injuries and illness, a new first commandment has emerged for anyone forced to seek medical care: |
| BP agent's kin proud, now, of what he does It didn't take long for U.S. Border Patrol agent Mike Scioli to realize he'd been sent to the southwest border's busiest stretch for illegal immigration and drug smuggling. |
| Neto's Tucson by Ernesto Portillo Jr.: Air Force a big presence here, but Army's left a big mark, to With the longtime presence — and dominance — of blue-clad personnel and silvery aircraft at Davis-Monthan, Tucson is considered an Air Force town. |
| Clerics: Media miscast pastor linked to Obama United Church of Christ leaders meeting in Tucson this weekend are defending their controversial colleague, the former pastor to presidential candidate Barack Obama. |
| Nogales cop faces trial in sex assault case A Nogales police officer who goes on trial for sexual assault and kidnapping this week has been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior by four other young women or girls. |
| BLM memo warns of damage by fence PHOENIX — Federal officials warned last September that the design of border barriers through the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area would cause environmental damage, documents obtained by foes of the project say. |
| Neighbors briefs central |
| Prof on leave after his student dies in condo PHOENIX — A professor at a Phoenix-area community college is on administrative leave as police investigate the death of a female student who fell ill in a condominium he owns. |
| Mini-golf fans make a straight shot for Magic Carpet for one last game Hundreds of people hopped aboard Tucson's Magic Carpet on Saturday for one last ride. |
| Photos: Mariachi at Reid Park |
| Send a Kid to Camp fund grows by another $10,739 The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to Camp program is proud to thank another 115 individuals, organizations and businesses for donating $10,739 to help send kids to camp. |
| Lawmakers pass bill easing DUI rule PHOENIX — State lawmakers gave final approval this week to easing restrictions on convicted drunken drivers. |
| The Way Home Frank is a 15-year-old high school freshman who likes to play basketball and soccer. |
| On the agenda Oro Valley Town Council — The council usually meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive. Live Internet broadcast can be heard at www.orovalleyaz.gov. Call 229-4700 to confirm meeting times, dates and places. |
| Tucson Time Capsule: Watergate figure in Tucson |
| Help protect your home from wildfire Forget the notion of "defensible space." |
| Double-digit budget cuts could force ASU to limit enrollment next year PHOENIX — Arizona State University may have to limit enrollment if state lawmakers impose double-digit budget cuts this fall, according to school President Michael Crow. |
| This week's I-10 construction-related road, lane closures Each week in the Interstate 10 widening project in Tucson there is a new round of lane closures and restrictions, and this week is no different. |
| Lakeside Ariz. town seeks to curb growth of 'floating' vendors LAKE HAVASU CITY — A loophole that has led to a boom in vendors renting and selling wares just off the shores of Lake Havasu may be closed by an agreement between the city and the federal Bureau of Land Management. |
| Ochoa families rally to support school Ochoa Elementary School's possible closure looms over South Tucson residents like a monsoon cloud on the horizon. |
| Deaths The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. |
| Jimmy's forecast High pressure will build in from the west for a strong warming trend into the upcoming week. We'll have gusty east winds today and Monday as a surface high builds southward along the front range of the Rockies. We'll experience slightly cooler high temperatures midweek. |
| Border-fence projects — and costs — accelerate KINO SPRINGS — The fencing of Arizona's international border continues at an unprecedented speed and cost. |
| Paintball guns effective weapons in BP's arsenal Some U.S. Border Patrol agents along the Mexican border are packing paintball rifles, but they're not being used for games. |
| Israeli commander of legendary refugee ship Exodus dies JERUSALEM — Yossi Harel, the ship commander whose attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Palestine aboard the Exodus 1947 built support for Israel's founding, died on Saturday. He was 90. |
| Our View Review ● Tucson, the metropolitan area, cannot allow Tucson Unified School District to fail. Last Sunday |
| Letters to the editor Your letters count |
| Board wants input on school closings As most of Tucson knows, Tucson Unified School District is dealing with the difficult subject of school closures. As the April 29 decision date on four elementary schools approaches, we want to share our perspectives on the process, to address community concerns and to offer our thoughts on a way forward following those decisions. |
| Transplant listing is denied for medical-marijuana user SEATTLE — Timothy Garon's face and arms are hauntingly skeletal, but the fluid building up in his abdomen makes the 56-year-old musician look eight months pregnant. |
| Clinton wants a debate; Obama, a trivia cessation MARION, Ind. — Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary battle as she issued a new debate challenge and he complained of a race that's largely been reduced to trivia while working families feel economic pain. |
| Capitol link in Washington WASHINGTON — Here's how area members of Congress voted on major roll calls last week. |
| AZ political culture barrier to planning Q We are told that economic growth is an unstoppable force. Yet there are values that are not accounted for by the growth economy world view; things like riparian forests, wildlife, desert vistas of saguaro and ironwood, and clean air. These exist independent of how they may interact with free markets. How do citizens make these values an immovable object in the face of the unstoppable force? |
| Poz Cafe celebrates serving 10,000th meal The meals are made from scratch, lovingly crafted by Poz Cafe volunteers. |
| Kathy Kristoff: Sizing up financial-aid packages for college One of the many challenges of sending a child through school now sits in a pile on Joseph Han's desk. |
| Take long or short hike along Tanque Verde trail A long, chubby Gila monster lumbers in no particular hurry across the Tanque Verde Ridge Trail and vanishes in a jumble of rocks. |
| Opinion by Bonnie Henry: Frenzy for soccer space imperils city's history And so what will you do when this is no longer enough? |
| Rolling gunbattles kill 13 in Tijuana TIJUANA, Mexico — Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine. |
| Around the nation Nevada |
| Grave draws Earpers, including TV icon COLMA, Calif. — So many Wyatt Earp fans visit the Wild West legend's grave in Colma that the folks who oversee his tombstone at the Hills of Eternity Memorial Park have a special name for them. |
| Marines enter fight against Taliban in Afghanistan HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. |
| Dalai Lama cautious about China talks DHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama said Saturday he welcomed China's offer to hold talks with his envoy but cautioned it would be meaningless to meet if Beijing was not serious about trying to solve the problems that caused recent unrest in Tibet. |
| Angola, Zimbabwe's ally, heaps yet more scorn on 'ship of shame' JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — In a slap to Zimbabwe, its longtime ally Angola announced Saturday that a Chinese ship bearing arms for Zimbabwe would not be allowed unload the weapons while it docked in Luanda, the Angolan capital. |
| Richardson, with Chavez's help, aims to free 3 American hostages (with video) CARACAS, Venezuela — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson turned to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday for help in pressing for the release of three Americans held hostage by Colombian rebels. |
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