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  • TB skin testing available again at county clinics County resumes TB skin testing

    Pima County has resumed tuberculosis skin testing.The screenings re-started last week after a national shortage of the Tubersol solution for skin testing was resolved, Pima County Health Department officials said.Tuberculosis skin tests are conducted at the county's tuberculosis clinic, 2980 E. Ajo Way.The clinic is open 7:30 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from noon to 4 ...

  • 10 things youll find only in todays print edition

    1. In honor of Memorial Day, meet a Tucson woman on a crusade to get World War II veterans to share their stories before it's too late.2. Were our cold snaps this winter the result of global warming? Environmental reporter Tony Davis investigates.3. We don't let our kids behave badly just because everyone else is doing it. But that seems to be working for some city employees - and that ...

  • Our weird weather may be linked to rapid melting of Arctic sea ice

    It's more than 3,600 miles from Tucson to the Arctic Circle, but researchers are starting to link some of Tucson's and the country's extreme cold and warm spells over the past few winters to the loss of Arctic sea ice that was caused by a warming climate.A handful of peer-reviewed studies have been written by researchers nationally and internationally in the past few years, ...

  • Whats closed Memorial Day

    www.tucsonaz.gov/esd County garbage and recyclingo All county landfills and transfer stations will be closed Monday. That includes the Tangerine Road, Ajo and Sahuarita landfills, and the Ryan Airfield and Catalina transfer stations. All landfills reopen Tuesday; the transfer stations will reopen Thursday. For information, call 724-7400. For recycling or waste collection in Pima County, call ...

  • Netos Tucson Pharmacist retires after serving El Rio clients for nearly 40 years

    In 1974, three years out of the University of Arizona's pharmacy college, John Arredondo took a job dispensing medicines "in a little hole."That was his description of the small pharmacy in the fledgling El Rio clinic that had opened in 1970 on the freeway frontage road near Congress Street. The pharmacy was actually in the shower room of the old Mother Higgins juvenile detention ...


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Movie Review

Bandits

It's always a shame to see a great character in a lousy movie. It's a waste because one inspired character isn't enough to elevate the movie above its basic mediocrity, even if he or she makes it almost worth watching. And, at the same time, you can't help but wonder how even more effective the character would have been had he or she been placed in the context of a better movie. ...

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  • A special solution for special needs

    When you have a child with special needs, sports can be tricky.Do you tell people about the disability in the hopes of more understanding and sensitivity - even though it means getting stuck with a label? Or do you stay quiet and hope for the best?Kerri Luschen knows that dilemma all too well.Her 7-year-old son, Wyatt has Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder characterized by ...

  • She helps people living with AIDS

    Ana "Bertie" Lozano considers herself doubly blessed: The first time for building a successful business and the second for the relationships she has built while giving back to the community through organizations such as the Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network, or TIHAN."I want to support the community, so I budget 10 percent, no matter what, to give back to charitable causes. ...

  • Ironwood Ridge student historians pen book about veterans

    A veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, Lesil Bomar, appreciates people who respect him for his service. But he says it's important not to overlook the sacrifices that families of veterans made.Bomar said he wanted to make that point clear during interviews with Ironwood Ridge High School students who included Bomar's stories in the book "Since You Asked: Arizona Veterans Share ...

  • Giffords Kelly address graduates at Bard College

    ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged a group of newly minted college graduates on Saturday to change the world - starting today.The former Arizona congresswoman and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, addressed graduates at Bard College.Giffords was among 13 people wounded in a January 2011 shooting outside a Tucson supermarket that left six others dead. ...

  • Fun Fair set Monday at Atria Bell Court

    Everyone is invited to enjoy the carnival atmosphere of a Memorial Day Fun Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Monday at Atria Bell Court Gardens, 6653 E. Carondelet Drive.The free event includes face painting, a dunk tank, games and live music with the Desert Mountain Duo. Classic fair food - including corn dogs, cotton candy and popcorn - will be available for free, too.For more information, call ...

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