Tucson Girl Scouts extend cookie sale

Cite loss of sales due to February snow storm.

Walmart deserves praise for commitment to veterans

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times:

Wal-Mart to hire vets, buy American

NEW YORK — Why wait on Washington to fix the economy when there’s Wal-Mart?

Road runner: Drivers face even lower speeds in 1 work zone

Speeding in a construction zone can really slow you down.

Days change for Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Tucson tour

Crew p ulls into area Friday, not today.

Fitz Blog:Mitt Romney tries stand-up

Fitz Blog: What do you know?

Test your News Knowledge

Fitz Blog: Pueblo visit

One of our favorite stops was at the Taos Pueblo. The Taos Pueblonians wanted to charge me $250 to bring my sketch pad in. ”Will your drawings be for artistic purposes?” I thought to myself,”No, Sherlock. I'm mapping a schematic for a flute heist.”

Lawyer says deals for Walmart in El Con void; must meet codes

An attorney for residents of the El Encanto neighborhood argued any special deals the city made to allow a Walmart at El Con Mall expired years ago, and the planned supercenter must fully comply with the city zoning code.

Fitz blog: Wal-Mart is going to miss me

I am boycotting Wal-Mart for 24-hours. I am going to send those Arkansas retailers a tough message: it’s wrong to bribe Mexicans. Unless you’re on your way to Rocky Point and the line to cross is so long you’d swear you were at Costco on a Saturday

News & Notes

ARIZONA

$70K stolen from Arizona Walmart

COOLIDGE — A robber stole more than $70,000 in cash from a Walmart in Coolidge, police say.

Dip in Ariz. food prices won't last

PHOENIX — Food prices in Arizona dropped a bit in the last quarter.

High court to hear Walmart job-bias case

WASHINGTON - Christine Kwapnoski hasn't done too badly in nearly 25 years in the Walmart family, making more than $60,000 a year in a job she enjoys most days.

High court to hear Walmart job-bias case

Christine Kwapnoski, at home in Bay Point, Calif., is an assistant manager at a Sam's Club in Concord, Calif., and a named plaintiff in a class-action sex-discrimination suit against Walmart over pay and promotions. The Supreme Court is to decide whether the suit can go forward as a class action.

Letters to the editor

Property assessments are akin to thievery

When the tough should get going

The former Marine officer Matthew Hoh, who resigned his Foreign Service post in Afghanistan because he feels the war is pointless and not worth dying for, deserves all the attention he's gotten and more. The Obama administration faces hard decisions there, and the man made a good case agains…

Baby boomers turning into outsiders

Not long ago, I was blithely driving along, listening to a public radio story on senior citizens and unemployment.

Store-brand grocery survey: Wal-Mart edges Fry's

When it comes to shopping store brands, Wal-Mart and its Great Value brand are tough to beat if you want to save money. (Click on lower image at right for a .pdf file of survey results.)