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| Preview: Cremations gaining acceptance, popularity in Tucson More people are choosing cremation over burial for loved ones. In addition to a lower cost, cremation is, more and more, becoming a viable option because people are living longer and making their own arrangements, they’re moving away from their hometowns, and religious restrictions and community attitudes toward cremation are loosening. |
| For better or worse, McCain wedded to town halls The town hall sessions — in which John McCain makes opening remarks and takes questions for an hour or more — have become his staple, and McCain constantly needles Democratic opponent Barack Obama for not joining him onstage. |
| Tucson police photo radar van weekend schedule The city’s police radar van is scheduled to snap photos of speeders at these locations today, according to the Tucson Police Department’s Web site: |
| Angelina Jolie and twins leave French Riviera hospital Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins. |
| Coming Sunday: Guide to Tucson's fall programs for kids The Star’s annual listing of fall programs for school-age youngsters is designed to help families find the ideal activity to meet any interest requirements. |
| Woman attacked by kangaroo saved by pet dog An elderly woman was attacked by a large kangaroo on a farm in Australia and was lucky to be alive after a pet dog leapt to her aid, her son said Saturday. |
| Putrid whale carcass parts stink up Oahu street Getting the rotting corpse of a dead sperm whale off Oahu’s North Shore was only the start of the problem. |
| Report: Jeffs married underage daughter to adult Jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs married his daughter to the 34-year-old son of his chief deputy the day after her 15th birthday, according to photos, diaries and a marriage record kept by his sect and obtained Friday by the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News. |
| Phx. mayor thinks slots at Sky Harbor can make money With more than 3 million people using Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport annually, the mayor of Phoenix feels offering them slot machines would be a way for the city to raise badly needed revenue |
| Board deems river navigable, calls for Public Works review The Pima County Board of Supervisors agreed unanimously Friday to support full federal protection and regulation of the Santa Cruz River and many of its tributaries under the Clean Water Act. |
| Political Notebook by Daniel Scarpinato : Bush buoys Bee but frets about YouTube So sensitive were Republicans about information getting out about the goings-on at the Tucson fundraiser hosted by President Bush Friday morning, even W. himself made sure to ask the 400 or so people at the event to turn off any recording devices. |
| AZ might get $210M a year from traffic eyes PHOENIX — The state's coffers could be fattened by $210 million a year — or more — under the terms of the new contract for photo enforcement of speed and red-light laws. |
| Bush event for Bee raises $500K President Bush headlined Friday what is said to be the most successful political fundraiser in Tucson history, raking in at least $500,000 at a private event for Republican congressional candidate Tim Bee. |
| Ex-firefighter gets $60K settlement in abuse lawsuit A rookie firefighter who said he had been physically and verbally abused by co-workers and superiors at the Tucson Fire Department was awarded $60,000 in a settlement. |
| Today's schedule for photo radar van The city's police radar van is scheduled to snap photos of speeders at these locations today, according to the Tucson Police Department's Web site: |
| CARE Fair rich in resources IF YOU GO |
| Volunteer-honoree gets some face time For some locals, President Bush's visit to Tucson on Friday was the highlight of their day — not to mention a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. |
| Get involved Browse through hundreds of volunteer opportunities at the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona's Web site, www. volunteersoaz.org. |
| Volunteer's love of kids a big comfort for homeless moms Once you've had kids, the "rock" never goes away. |
| Probation for woman who killed boyfriend to save children's lives A Tucson woman who says she killed her boyfriend to prevent him from kidnapping, raping and killing small children was sentenced to three years' probation Friday. |
| Man gets prison in invasion A 26-year-old Tucson man who participated in a home invasion that turned deadly for one of his buddies was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison Friday. |
| Man, 22, pleads guilty for role in home invasion One of three men arrested in connection with an October 2006 home invasion pleaded guilty to burglary Friday and is facing up to 8 3/4 years in prison. |
| Driver guilty in fatal crash after fistfight A Tucson man involved in a fatal car crash last August was convicted of manslaughter and a variety of other charges in Pima County Superior Court Friday. |
| Bell honors fitness teacher, who's 'such a great person' The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Kit Ott, who has firmed bodies and nourished minds for more than a decade as a volunteer fitness instructor. |
| Woman gets 16 months for trying to smuggle girl A 22-year-old Mexican woman was sentenced to 16 months in prison this week for trying to smuggle a a 2-year-old girl through a Nogales crossing for money. |
| Deaths The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. |
| Man stabbed at bus stop Tucson police are searching for a man who stabbed another man at a Midtown bus stop Thursday right after the two argued while riding the bus. |
| Tucson Time Capsule : Early days of 'Curving Arcades' |
| Desert Museum reopens trail portion Today the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is reopening a portion of its Desert Loop Trail, which had been closed since a wild javelina breached the museum's grounds and bit a visitor on June 28. |
| Blood Donations The American Red Cross will be seeking blood donors at these times and places next week. |
| Aid, comfort for homeless |
| Here's what's planned for road work next week Rain caused more delays in at least one local road project this week. |
| Jimmy's forecast As the upper-level high repositions itself over the Four Corners region, additional moisture flows into southeastern Arizona. That will trigger numerous thunderstorms beginning today and continuing at least through Tuesday. Some of these storms may produce heavy rain and dangerous lightning. |
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| Thorns & Flowers A FLOWER to the Tucson Unified School District for news that its bond rating has been upgraded to A1 by Moody's Investors Service. The district's rating had been an A2 and the higher rating makes TUSD bonds more attractive to investors. |
| Group stuffing 'bus' with school supplies Several local groups and business are collecting donations of school supplies. |
| Millions worry about food safety, poll finds WASHINGTON — The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll — it's cost the industry $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods. |
| McCain, Obama won't rule out buying new presidential copters WASHINGTON — John McCain and Barack Obama vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a firm stand against the skyrocketing cost of a plum White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter. |
| McCain vows to help auto industry recover WARREN, Mich. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain pledged Friday to help autoworkers rebuild their industry and in the process jump-start the entire U.S. economy. |
| Aide: Obama trip won't have campaign tone WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama intends to sit down with European leaders as well as King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of a campaign-season trip that aides described Friday as substantive rather than political. |
| Letters to the editor Grijalva's action served Arizona |
| Ga. congressman still beset by no-fly-list confusion WASHINGTON — Rep. John Lewis of Atlanta says a mix-up on a terrorist watch list is still wreaking havoc on his air travel five years after the problem arose. |
| Reduce airline hassles by learning to pack efficiently Getting your luggage organized is the key to avoiding security-line stress and checked-baggage fees at the airport this summer. |
| Bankruptcy filings soaring WASHINGTON — Driven by a sour economy and skittish consumers, U.S. business bankruptcies had their sharpest quarterly rise in two years, jumping 17 percent in the second quarter of 2008, according to an analysis by McClatchy Newspapers. |
| Mexico intercepts mini-sub laden with cocaine MEXICO CITY — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that U.S. intelligence led Mexican forces to a small submarine captured this week packed with 5.8 tons of cocaine. |
| IPhone $1.2K in Russian marketplace MOSCOW — In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here — but they are still begging for one item: Apple Inc.'s slick iPhone. |
| Pope 'deeply sorry' for sex abuse in Australia SYDNEY, Australia — Pope Benedict XVI today said he was "deeply sorry' for the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy in Australia, describing the offenses as evil and a grave betrayal of trust. |
| Hundreds of penguins washing up dead in Rio What's happening |
| Pakistani Taliban to officials: Quit or die PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's Taliban militants threatened to attack the government of the insurgency-racked North West Frontier province unless it resigns, a move that threw the country into a new security crisis. |
| China quake recovery is long-term DUJIANGYAN, China — Two months after an earthquake ravaged much of Sichuan province, workers are salvaging bricks to restore a sixth-century Taoist temple damaged in the disaster. |
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