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David Fitzsimmons: Giggles and gratitude for first-time summer camper, chaperone
The first time I ever went to summer camp was just last week. I was a chaperone for my son Matthew, and a billion of his fellow Harelson fifth…
Tim Steller: VA backlog keeps wounded Tucson vet from getting the surgery he needs
At 26, Reno Roethle is going through a time of life when people make big decisions - about careers, lovers, moves.
Greg Hansen: Re-brand El Rio golf course
At 8:30 Wednesday morning, I punched the gas in golf cart No. 68 and took a lap around the 114 acres of El Rio Golf Course. I did not count sh…
Daniel Gaona: High school triumphs put San Manuel over the top
For a few hours Saturday night, San Manuel may have been the happiest place in Arizona.
Sarah Garrecht Gassen: The 'wouldn't have prevented' gambit on gun-safety laws
Few words are worth less in the campaign to make our communities safer from gun violence than "But it wouldn't have prevented …"
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These are the three most unassailable records in UA women's sports history:
Tim Steller: McSally 'a proven candidate,' but for what office?
For more than half an hour Tuesday, former Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally spoke enthusiastically to Pima County GOP activists.
Greg Hansen: Livengood lost battle to UNLV president
When Jim Livengood announced he would be leaving college athletics last week, done in by a series of conflicts with UNLV president Neal Smatre…
Patrick Finley: Old Toros uniforms make one last comeback
One day at the start of the Tucson Toros' 1980 season, the team's clubhouse manager ran into then-general manager Jack Donovan's office.
Tim Steller: Picacho Peak Park already has noise problem, so rail yard plan deserves careful attention
PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK - As you climb the northeast side of Picacho Peak, distant noise accompanies you: Interstate 10 traffic, the long pass…
Neto's Tucson: At 82, he recalls a life in border baseball
While the boys and girls of summer play out their dreams on the diamond-shaped fields, Jesús Terán Montaño can only reminisce about his baseba…
The Minivan Momologues: Too much to ask for? Kittens, doves, no dirty socks on kitchen counter
Stupid Mother's Day. The older I get, the crankier I get about the - let's put it in quotes, shall we? - "holiday."
Hansen Sunday Notebook: Family still holding court
About 40 years ago, Tucson engineer R.E. "Bob'' Lee built a tennis court in his backyard. Here's what happened:
May 12, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
David Fitzsimmons: Arizonapithecus tribe, found at Capitol, frets about fluoride, Kenyans
"By injecting Stone Age genes into a human embryo it will soon be possible to create a living Neanderthal."
Greg Hansen: On Pima College Aztec softball
Armando Quiroz walks to softball practice cradling a bucket of Eegee's in his arms. It's neither a reward for a job well done nor a bribe to g…
Tim Steller: Column about Basis, UHS hits nerves on both sides
No school arouses passions around Tucson like Basis does.
Greg Hansen: On golfers Ted Purdy, Brian Prouty, Jonathan Khan
Ted Purdy has won a personalized version of the grand slam of golf - tournaments on the PGA Tour, the Asian Tour, the Latin American Tour and …
May 09, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Sarah Garrecht Gassen: Share-everything culture forgets there's a time, place for living out loud
It's amazing how inanity can pierce through amplified sound. The whispers, and then the emboldened blah blah blahs must possess some kind of s…
Tiffany's Table: Mom's cooking lessons
"Dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off."
May 08, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Tim Steller: Dialogue about border deaths now based on data
June 8, 2002 was the day when, for me, border-crosser deaths changed from an issue into a crisis.
Patrick Finley: Arizona golfer Kendall Prince perseveres in fairway of life
Kendall Prince started to feel funny somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
Greg Hansen: UA's Tedy Bruschi elected to shrine
The way it used to work in college football, before You Tube and video-on-demand, a high school coach would mail taped highlights of an under-…
May 07, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Tim Steller: Let's keep the top ratings for Basis, University High schools in perspective
It's an annual rite of self-congratulation. U.S. News and World Report ranks Basis Tucson and University High School among the best in the country.
Centsible Mom: Cash gifts from graduation? Pay off debt, save, invest
If you have kids graduating this year, chances are they're going to receive cash gifts from family and friends. And they'll more than likely w…
Neto's Tucson: Bissell, Packard acclaimed for work to help homeless
They didn't know how it would all turn out when the first homeless people lined up at the soup kitchen, over the objections of city officials …
May 05, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
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