Famous writers scheduled to appear at Tucson Festival of Books
The Tucson Festival of Books is one of our city’s more unique events, featuring a panoply of children’s events, author interviews, writing workshops and panels.... Read more»
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This will be the final year for 96-year-old Wrightstown Elementary School. The TUSD Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday to merge the East Side school with Henry Elementary effective this fall....Read more»
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The city’s Channel 12 will move to Access Tucson’s downtown facility, and both operations will be funded equally, the City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday....Read more»
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The Tucson Chamber Music Festival offers free open rehearsals on the mornings of concerts. It’s an opportunity to watch seasoned professionals practice their craft in ways that are not always obvious in concerts alone....Read more»
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The “Morality and Knowledge Association” recently established in Herat wants to ban women’s voices from the airwaves, remove the “corruption” of foreign movies and soap operas from Afghans’ nightly viewing, and generally bring the media back into line with what they consider “Islamic principles and Afghan culture.”...Read more»
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Hugo (or Hugh) O’Conor is considered by many to be the Old Pueblo’s founding father. He is especially embraced by members of the large Irish community who dwell in Tucson today....Read more»
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Inmates in a South Texas detention facility began a series of hunger strikes in January, hoping for better conditions and fewer transfers, as advocates pleaded for the government to come through on promises to reform the immigrant-detention system....Read more»
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It’s been a month since we flipped the switch and took TucsonSentinel.com live. We’re very proud of what Tucson’s independent nonprofit news site has accomplished in our first four weeks....Read more»
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To get its fair share of federal funding and congressional representation out of the U.S. census, Arizona must alleviate fears and generate interest among Latino residents, Democratic leaders and community activists said Friday....Read more»
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School budget override results were mixed in Tuesday’s consolidated elections. Sahaurita voters approved a budget increase, but Marana and Flowing Wells residents defeated their districts’ requests for more funding.... Read more»
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The Tucson Festival of Books is one of our city’s more unique events, featuring a panoply of children’s events, author interviews, writing workshops and panels.... Read more»
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With all the hype surrounding Tim Burton’s new film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, I felt that I should get in on the game. Perhaps TucsonSentinel.com will gross more than the movie.... Read more»
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As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ point man on abortion, Richard Doerflinger has emerged as a major player in the health care debate, one likely to play a pivotal role in the outcome.... Read more»
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The Arizona men’s basketball team will face UCLA at 1 p.m. Tucson time on Thursday in the Pacific-10 Conference Tournament... Read more»
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It's Oscars night, y'all! From the step-and-repeats to the awful musical numbers to the over-the-top speeches, we are here to mock all and sundry.... Read more»
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