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Buckmaster: Tucson poet laureate aims for more literacy

Interviews with Joan Lionetti, Executive Director of Tucson Clean and Beautiful; Tucson’s new poet laureate Rebecca Seiferle; LD 10 state House candidate Stefanie Mach (D); and Tom Collier, Buckmaster contributor on consumer affairs.

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Out of town events to entertain all

This weekends events feature festivals and performance that encourage the family to hop in the car and get out of town for a day to experience something new that’s not far outside of Tucson.... Read more»

Goodman talk to benefit KXCI, Access Tucson

Journalist Amy Goodman is on a 100-city tour in support of her book, “The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprising, Occupations, Resistance and Hope,” with co-author Denis Moynihan. The Tucson stop will support public access TV and community radio.... Read more»

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Buckmaster: Do political endorsements matter?

Commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom, plus LD 11 Republican state House candidate Adam Kwasman, and writer Deanne Stillman, author of “Desert Reckoning.”... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Food Bank launches Hunger Action Month

Interviews with Bill Carnegie of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, financial planner Shelly Fishman, and Tom Collier, consumer affairs contributor.... Read more»

Eckstrom-Columbus Library closing for renovation

The Eckstrom-Columbus Library is closing for renovation on Sept. 10, and reopening temporarily in a former school building on Sept. 24.... Read more»1

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Buckmaster: Substance abuse a top Pima County issue

Commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom, plus substance abuse counselor Carole Bennett talking about one of Pima County’s top medical issues, and archaeologist Gayle Hartmann on the book “Last Water on the Devil’s Highway.”... Read more»

Steinbeck: Lennie shouldn't bolster execution argument

Thomas Steinbeck said his father John Steinbeck would be “deeply angry and ashamed” to know that Texas used the fictional character Lennie Small from his famous book Of Mice and Men to help set the standard to judge whether a man is eligible for execution.... Read more»

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Buckmaster: Who does early voting favor?

Commentators Paul Eckerstrom and Bruce Ash, plus Chester Manning, one of five Republican candidates for Pima County sheriff, and author Judy Jance discussed her latest mystery.... Read more»1

Obituary

Celebrated sci-fi pioneer Ray Bradbury dies

Ray Bradbury, the author of “Fahrenheit 451,” “The Martian Chronicles” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” among many other works, died Wednesday morning at 91. Born in Waukegan, Ill., Bradbury lived in Tucson for two short periods as a boy.... Read more»

Sorkin dishes on Steve Jobs, the movie

Famed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is in the early stages of whittling down Walter Isaacson’s best-selling tome “Steve Jobs” for a movie.... Read more»

Dolores Huerta awarded Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama presented the United States’ highest civilian honor to civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, musician Bob Dylan, novelist Toni Morrison and 10 other people at a White House ceremony on Tuesday.... Read more»

Pima Writer’s Workshop opens Thurs.

The program serves up a number of out-of-town experts and authors for a relatively small price tag: $130 for the entire weekend. ... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: An end-of-session wrap up with Rep. Farley

Today on Buckmaster- Conversations with state Rep. Steve Farley, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Green Party CD 8 candidate Charlie Manolakis and Tucson Weekly arts calendar editor Linda Ray.... Read more»

Children's author Maurice Sendak dies at 83

Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of “Where the Wild Things Are,” has died aged 83... Read more»

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