http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/enviro enviro news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/traffic_report/radar-van-locations-traffic-incidents-todays-gas-prices/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/traffic_report/radar-van-locations-traffic-incidents-todays-gas-prices/ 07:23:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Data for the informed commuter. 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052012_stegeman/stegeman-relinquishing-tusd-president-post/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052012_stegeman/stegeman-relinquishing-tusd-president-post/ 04:46:00Z Dylan Smith TUSD board president Mark Stegeman said Sunday night that he will pass that leadership post to another member of the district’s Governing Board. He said he would remain on the school board, but give up the post by June 30. 2012-05-21T04:46:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/052012_gibb_obit/bee-gees-robin-gibb-dies-62/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/052012_gibb_obit/bee-gees-robin-gibb-dies-62/ 00:19:00Z Global Post Robin Gibb, one of the founding members of the Bee Gees, died Sunday at the age of 62, after a battle with cancer. 2012-05-21T00:19:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_zetas_elizondo/zetas-cartel-leader-arrested-killings-49/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_zetas_elizondo/zetas-cartel-leader-arrested-killings-49/ 00:13:00Z Priyanka Boghani Daniel Elizondo, a leader of the Zetas drug cartel in Mexico, was arrested in connection to the killings of 49 people whose decapitated and dismembered corpses were found dumped next to a highway last week. 2012-05-21T00:13:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052012_statedinner/state-dinner/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052012_statedinner/state-dinner/ 00:04:00Z Roberto De Vido At Camp David, a summit runs on its stomach. 2012-05-21T00:04:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Live weather radar for Tucson and the rest of Southern Arizona from the National Weather Service. 2012-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_officers_cartel/fourth-army-officer-held-mexico-drug-cartel-probe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_officers_cartel/fourth-army-officer-held-mexico-drug-cartel-probe/ 17:28:00Z Luke Browne A fourth high-ranking Mexican military officer has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged army links to drug cartels. 2012-05-20T17:28:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_afghanistan/nato-withdrawal-brings-fears-civil-war-aghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_afghanistan/nato-withdrawal-brings-fears-civil-war-aghanistan/ 15:59:00Z Chris Sands NATO states now meeting in Chicago are reaffirming the departure of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. But many Afghans have little faith in their own security forces. 2012-05-20T15:59:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/052012_tucson_padres/padres-take-nashville-6-2/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/052012_tucson_padres/padres-take-nashville-6-2/ 15:40:00Z Tim Hagerty The Tucson Padres fell behind early but scored six unanswered runs Saturday and beat the Nashville Sounds, 6-2. 2012-05-20T15:40:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/052012_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-victorious-home-opener/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/052012_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-victorious-home-opener/ 14:51:00Z Ted Prezelski FC Tucson’s Donny Toia scored the team’s only goal, but it was all that was necessary to defeat the visiting Southern California Seahorses on Saturday night at Kino Sportspark. 2012-05-20T14:51:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/#When: 13:04:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: The sky will darken early over Tucson on Sunday with the first solar eclipse viewable in the United States in 18 years, and Saguaro National Park and the University of Arizona are offering prime viewing. 2012-05-17T13:04:29-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/police_scanners/police-fire-scanners/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/police_scanners/police-fire-scanners/ 23:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Monitor local police and fire department radio traffic on our scanner page. 2012-05-19T23:17:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/roadhazards/report-road-hazards-graffiti-other-issues/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/roadhazards/report-road-hazards-graffiti-other-issues/ 21:05:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Is your drive home less than smooth? Use our mapping tool from SeeClickFix to report everything from potholes and graffiti to broken streetlights and overgrown weeds and keep watch over your neighborhood 2012-05-19T21:05:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_jeep_recall/chrysler-recalls-87000-jeeps/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_jeep_recall/chrysler-recalls-87000-jeeps/ 20:45:00Z Amy Silverstein Chrysler has some bad news for people who bought a Jeep in 2010: the car you’ve been driving around town for the past two years might randomly catch on fire. 2012-05-19T20:45:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ 19:21:00Z Megha Rajagopalan Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. There was no damage, but security experts worry it may only be a matter of time. 2012-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_nato_protesters_charged/nato-protesters-charged-with-terror-conspiracy-chicago/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_nato_protesters_charged/nato-protesters-charged-with-terror-conspiracy-chicago/ 18:35:00Z Jessica Phelan Three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism, police said Saturday. 2012-05-19T18:35:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_missing_stultz/police-seek-help-finding-missing-man/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_missing_stultz/police-seek-help-finding-missing-man/ 18:23:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Police are looking for a 64-year-old man suffering from medical problems who went missing from his Midtown home in April. 2012-05-19T18:23:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_postal_service_closings/tucson-postal-center-remains-potential-closings-list/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_postal_service_closings/tucson-postal-center-remains-potential-closings-list/ 17:53:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The U.S. Postal Service announced earlier this week that it intends to move forward with its plan to eliminate as many as 140 mail processing centers across the country that could include Tucson’s Cherrybell facility in an effort to cut costs. 2012-05-19T17:53:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_obesity_doctors_insurers/doctors-and-insurers-key-fighting-obesity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_obesity_doctors_insurers/doctors-and-insurers-key-fighting-obesity/ 16:32:00Z Judith Graham Although professional medical societies have said for years that physicians should monitor patients’ body mass index, most doctors fail to do so. But that may soon change. 2012-05-19T16:32:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ 15:46:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The Modern Streetcar Project is continuing with additional traffic closures Downtown and around Fourth Avenue and the University of Arizona. 2012-05-19T15:46:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051912_tucson_padres/nashville-edges-padres-4-3/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051912_tucson_padres/nashville-edges-padres-4-3/ 15:12:00Z Tim Hagerty Andy Gonzalez hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Nashville Sounds ahead in their 4-3 win over the Tucson Padres on Friday. 2012-05-19T15:12:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_terror_intel_leaks/white-house-may-have-leaked-counter-terrorism-intel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_terror_intel_leaks/white-house-may-have-leaked-counter-terrorism-intel/ 01:46:00Z Priyanka Boghani White House efforts to reassure the public that there was never a serious threat from the recently foiled underwear bomb plot may have inadvertently caused information about covert operations to be leaked. 2012-05-19T01:46:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051812_soccer-notes/so-who-are-these-seahorses-soccer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051812_soccer-notes/so-who-are-these-seahorses-soccer/ 01:08:00Z Ted Prezelski FC Tucson is new to the Premier Development League, so you can excuse players for not being overly familiar with this weekend’s opponent, the Southern California Seahorses. So who are they? 2012-05-19T01:08:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ 20:59:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Nick Dranias, director of the Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Mark B. Evans and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, and Matt Russell has the top weekend dining picks. 2012-05-18T20:59:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_buffett_newspapers/media-general-sells-63-newspapers-buffett-firm/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_buffett_newspapers/media-general-sells-63-newspapers-buffett-firm/ 19:54:00Z Talia Ralph Media General has sold 63 newspapers to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway for $142 million in cash. 2012-05-18T19:54:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_bank_robberies/3-bank-robbery-suspects-sought/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_bank_robberies/3-bank-robbery-suspects-sought/ 19:38:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Police are asking for help finding three suspects accused in separate bank robberies in 2011. 2012-05-18T19:38:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ 17:59:00Z Marshall Fitz Immigration advocates were surprised this week when the Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that was not his promised DREAM Act-like proposal, but rather a bill that attacks “blameless” low-income American children. 2012-05-18T17:59:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_shipwreck/200-year-old-shipwreck-found-gulf-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_shipwreck/200-year-old-shipwreck-found-gulf-mexico/ 17:25:00Z Stacey Leasca A 200-year-old shipwreck has been found off the Gulf Coast. The ship is filled with glass bottles, ceramic plates and boxes of muskets. 2012-05-18T17:25:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_tarr_grant_applications/tucson-homeowners-may-find-help-with-repairs-with-city-grant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_tarr_grant_applications/tucson-homeowners-may-find-help-with-repairs-with-city-grant/ 16:37:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson homeowners in need of roof repairs, heating and cooling system replacements, and structural, utility or other repairs, can apply for financial help through the Tucson Annual Residential Rehabilitation program. 2012-05-18T16:37:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_nuclear_weapons_cuts/former-us-nuclear-chief-proposes-cutting-arsenal-by-80/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_nuclear_weapons_cuts/former-us-nuclear-chief-proposes-cutting-arsenal-by-80/ 15:51:00Z R. Jeffrey Smith A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is urging that the existing American nuclear arsenal of 5000 warheads be cut by 80 percent, in an effort meant to be matched by similar reductions in the Russian arsenal. 2012-05-18T15:51:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_el_paso_water/with-rio-grande-dry-el-paso-looks-alternative-water-sources/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_el_paso_water/with-rio-grande-dry-el-paso-looks-alternative-water-sources/ 15:29:00Z Kate Galbraith The Rio Grande near El Paso has run dry — a situation that hasn’t occurred in almost 10 years — removing a key source of water for the city. “There is currently no water in the river.” 2012-05-18T15:29:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_solar_tariffs_china/us-slap-huge-tariffs-chinese-solar-panels/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_solar_tariffs_china/us-slap-huge-tariffs-chinese-solar-panels/ 15:11:00Z Samantha Stainburn The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday that it will seek to slap tariffs ranging from 31 percent to 250 percent on solar panels imported from China. 2012-05-18T15:11:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051812_tucson_padres/padres-top-13-0-sound-off-nashville/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051812_tucson_padres/padres-top-13-0-sound-off-nashville/ 15:03:00Z Tim Hagerty The Tucson Padres beat the Nashville Sounds 13-0 on Thursday, completing their second shutout of the season. The win was also the biggest margin of victory for Tucson this year. 2012-05-18T15:03:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_scotus/how-supreme-court-ruined-your-childs-civics-education/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_scotus/how-supreme-court-ruined-your-childs-civics-education/ 14:10:00Z Jimmy Zuma You might be shocked to learn what your child believes about free speech. 2012-05-18T14:10:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_facebookipo/the-facebook/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_facebookipo/the-facebook/ 01:38:00Z Roberto De Vido Anyway, Facebook shares will be priced at $38, valuing the company at $104 billion. 2012-05-18T01:38:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mary_poppins_review/mary-poppins-will-you-believe-nanny-can-fly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mary_poppins_review/mary-poppins-will-you-believe-nanny-can-fly/ 00:09:00Z Dave Irwin The musical varies from the film in a number of ways. Fortunately, the source material has such a surfeit of merriment that even capturing a portion of it is a joy. 2012-05-18T00:09:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051712_soccer-notes/fc-tucson-soccers-spence-we-can-go-these-guys/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051712_soccer-notes/fc-tucson-soccers-spence-we-can-go-these-guys/ 23:36:00Z Ted Prezelski FC Tucson defender Conor Spence is looking forward to this weekend’s match against the Southern California Seahorses. 2012-05-17T23:36:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_hostages_sentencing/man-gets-13-years-holding-illegal-immigrants-hostage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_hostages_sentencing/man-gets-13-years-holding-illegal-immigrants-hostage/ 22:46:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 21-year-old Mexican man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for holding illegal immigrants hostage inside a Tucson home. 2012-05-17T22:46:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_cbp_pot/woman-arrested-douglas-port-with-425-lbs-pot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_cbp_pot/woman-arrested-douglas-port-with-425-lbs-pot/ 21:42:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 39-year-old Agua Prieta, Son., woman was arrested for attempting to smuggle 425 pounds of marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. 2012-05-17T21:42:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - State Sen. Al Melvin: Does he still believe Arizona should house nuclear waste? Also, a new vision for one of Tucson’s biggest industries with Brent DeRaad, the of the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2012-05-17T21:17:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_cross_border_bankrupt/mexican-firms-bankruptcy-case-has-cross-border-impact/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_cross_border_bankrupt/mexican-firms-bankruptcy-case-has-cross-border-impact/ 20:54:00Z Julian Aguilar Investors and financial analysts have their eyes on a bankruptcy case, pending in a Dallas courtroom, that they say could systematically shift how American firms do business with Mexican companies. 2012-05-17T20:54:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_middle_class_op/middle-class-income-inequality-and-strength-our-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_middle_class_op/middle-class-income-inequality-and-strength-our-economy/ 17:50:00Z Heather Boushey For most economists, the concepts of “middle class” or even inequality have not had a prominent place in our thinking about how an economy grows. But that is beginning to change. 2012-05-17T17:50:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mas_documentary/pbs-re-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mas_documentary/pbs-re-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ 17:03:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A documentary on the battle over Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American Studies program will re-air at 11 p.m., Thursday on KUAT Channel 6. 2012-05-17T17:03:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_tusd_graduation/tusd-graduate-3000-next-week/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_tusd_graduation/tusd-graduate-3000-next-week/ 16:56:00Z Dylan Smith More than 3,000 students will graduate from TUSD next week. Here is the schedule of commencement ceremonies. 2012-05-17T16:56:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_mex_generals_cartels/2-mexican-army-generals-detained-over-alleged-cartel-ties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_mex_generals_cartels/2-mexican-army-generals-detained-over-alleged-cartel-ties/ 16:01:00Z Allison Jackson Mexican soldiers have detained two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, over their alleged links to organized crime. 2012-05-17T16:01:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_alec_goldwater_institute/alec-anti-union-push-includes-az-think-tank/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_alec_goldwater_institute/alec-anti-union-push-includes-az-think-tank/ 15:37:00Z Paul Abowd The Goldwater Institute and the Michigan-based Mackinac Center between them successfully shepherded five model bills through ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task force — all targeting public sector unions — at ALEC Task Force Summit. 2012-05-17T15:37:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_commerce_op/taxpayers-win-one-vs-az-commerce-authority/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_commerce_op/taxpayers-win-one-vs-az-commerce-authority/ 15:36:00Z Clint Bolick It is a small victory for taxpayers, but an important one, for it calls the “quasi-public” Arizona Commerce Authority’s attention to the constitutional limits on its powers — and to the fact that its actions will be watched closely. 2012-05-17T15:36:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_cd8_debate/barber-kelly-clash-character-cd8-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_cd8_debate/barber-kelly-clash-character-cd8-debate/#When: 19:33:000 Dylan Smith Updated: The debate between Democrat Ron Barber, Republican Jesse Kelly and Green Party candidate Charlie Manolakis broadcast Wednesday night might as well have been pre-scripted, in addition to being pre-taped. But it would’ve made for a good drinking game. 2012-05-16T19:33:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ 21:40:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Joan Lionetti, head of Tucson Clean and Beautiful, comet discover David Levy, Sherri Jerzyk, of Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, and nutrition reporter Jack Challem. 2012-05-16T21:40:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_obama_fundraising/obama-campaign-raises-nearly-44m-april/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_obama_fundraising/obama-campaign-raises-nearly-44m-april/ 21:18:00Z David Trifunov President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign raised almost $44 million in April with an average donation of $50.23. 2012-05-16T21:18:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_dc_illegal_immigrants/dc-health-program-illegal-immigrants-avoids-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_dc_illegal_immigrants/dc-health-program-illegal-immigrants-avoids-cuts/ 19:53:00Z Sarah Barr A public health insurance program that primarily serves illegal immigrants in the District of Columbia avoided the chopping block Tuesday under a budget compromise approved by the D.C. Council. 2012-05-16T19:53:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_perry_romney/rick-perry-votes-romney/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_perry_romney/rick-perry-votes-romney/ 19:27:00Z Jay Root Gov. Rick Perry, who bitterly clashed with Mitt Romney on the Republican presidential primary campaign trail, voted for the former Massachusetts governor Wednesday and predicted he would prevail in November. 2012-05-16T19:27:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_cannes_sexism/cannes-film-festival-accused-sexism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_cannes_sexism/cannes-film-festival-accused-sexism/ 18:55:00Z Jessica Phelan The Cannes Film Festival has been accused of sexism, after the jury picked 22 movies made by men for its official selection. 2012-05-16T18:55:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_demonstrations/demonstrators-beware-you-wont-seen-or-heard/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_demonstrations/demonstrators-beware-you-wont-seen-or-heard/ 17:48:00Z Mike Alberti Cities’ use of “spatial tactics” such as exclusion zones at upcoming political conventions and this weekend’s NATO summit risks muffling dissent, critics say. 2012-05-16T17:48:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ 17:44:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Beginning Saturday, active-duty military can receive a free annual pass that gives service members and their dependents access to more than 2,000 public land sites, including America’s national parks. 2012-05-16T17:44:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051612_capital_gains_op/gov-brewer-signs-historic-cut-capital-gains-tax/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051612_capital_gains_op/gov-brewer-signs-historic-cut-capital-gains-tax/ 17:42:00Z Stephen Slivinski When policymakers say they have enacted “historic” legislation, they are usually accused of hyperbole. But in the case of Gov. Brewer’s signing of HB 2815, it isn’t a big stretch to say that the action did make one historic move in regard to tax policy. 2012-05-16T17:42:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ 16:58:00Z Julian Aguilar In what the leader of an environmental group said was a surprising and stunning blow to an effort to stop a Mexican company from mining coal on the Texas-Mexico border, an American Indian tribe has backed out of the fight. 2012-05-16T16:58:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_corn_syrup/high-fructose-corn-syrup-can-alter-learning-memory/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_corn_syrup/high-fructose-corn-syrup-can-alter-learning-memory/ 16:36:00Z Global Post High-fructose corn syrup can interfere with learning and memory, according to a study published on Tuesday 2012-05-16T16:36:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051612_tucson_padres/red-hawks-homers-fly-over-padres/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051612_tucson_padres/red-hawks-homers-fly-over-padres/ 16:22:00Z Tim Hagerty The Oklahoma City RedHawks hit four home runs Monday, accounting for all of their scoring in a 7-4 win over the Tucson Padres. 2012-05-16T16:22:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_aaron_presidential_pardon/pardon-attorney-torpedoes-plea-presidential-mercy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_aaron_presidential_pardon/pardon-attorney-torpedoes-plea-presidential-mercy/ 14:53:00Z Dafna Linzer The case of rejected presidential pardon applicant Clarence Aaron illuminates the extraordinary, secretive powers wielded by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, the branch of the Justice Department that reviews commutation requests. 2012-05-16T14:53:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_f-22_restrictions/pentagon-limits-f-22-fighter-jet-flights-amid-safety-worries/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_f-22_restrictions/pentagon-limits-f-22-fighter-jet-flights-amid-safety-worries/ 14:31:00Z Jennifer Mattson Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered the Air Force on Tuesday to investigate safety problems with the F-22 fighter jet and restrict missions to regions where pilots can quickly land if they experience oxygen problems. 2012-05-16T14:31:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ 14:00:00Z Priyanka Boghani Female soldiers serving in the U.S. Army will now be able to take up new positions in traditionally all-male units, as the Army formally opens combat-related roles to women. 2012-05-16T14:00:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_citizen/three-years-gone-rip-tucson-citizen/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_citizen/three-years-gone-rip-tucson-citizen/ 00:54:00Z Dylan Smith I’ve got one of those calendars atop my monitor, the type you find in banks, with metal tiles for the days of the week, dates and month. One side I keep up to date. The other, no matter the date, says “Fri May 15.” That’s the last day the newsroom of the Tucson Citizen was filled with hustle and bustle. 2012-05-16T00:54:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_cbp_wheelchair_coke/7-lbs-cocaine-found-stuffed-wheelchair-cushion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_cbp_wheelchair_coke/7-lbs-cocaine-found-stuffed-wheelchair-cushion/ 23:06:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 43-year-old Mexican national was arrested Sunday for trying to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into the United States using a wheelchair. 2012-05-15T23:06:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051512_soccer-notes/arizonan-gordon-scores-one-quakes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051512_soccer-notes/arizonan-gordon-scores-one-quakes/ 22:00:00Z Ted Prezelski Gilbert-raised Alan Gordon has been battling injuries this season, but he made the most of his time off the bench this weekend. He scored an 88th minute goal that secured a draw. 2012-05-15T22:00:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ 21:47:00Z Buckmaster Show 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. 2012-05-15T21:47:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_french_election_lessons/french-voters-offer-us-campaign-lesson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_french_election_lessons/french-voters-offer-us-campaign-lesson/ 20:53:00Z Sam Fulwood III I’m wondering if there’s a lesson for U.S. politicians and voters in the recently completed French presidential election? My head says “Non!” but my heart screams “Oui! Oui!” 2012-05-15T20:53:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_stalking_sentence/tucson-man-sentenced-8-years-stalking-woman/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_stalking_sentence/tucson-man-sentenced-8-years-stalking-woman/ 20:28:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A Tucson man was sentenced to more than eight years in prison Monday for stalking a woman across the country for more than 20 years. 2012-05-15T20:28:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_human_smuggling_sentence/man-gets-5-years-human-smuggling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_human_smuggling_sentence/man-gets-5-years-human-smuggling/ 20:01:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 26-year-old man from Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced Monday in a Tucson federal court to five years in prison for human smuggling. 2012-05-15T20:01:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ 18:43:00Z Aaron Mehta The talk of the defense world is the budget — specifically, how to shrink it and what will be cut. Given the austerity pressures, it’s remarkable that a costly program targeted for cancellation can get a new government check for a quarter of a billion dollars . 2012-05-15T18:43:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_fire_restrictions/fire-danger-leads-coronado-natl-forest-restrictions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_fire_restrictions/fire-danger-leads-coronado-natl-forest-restrictions/ 18:25:00Z Dylan Smith Increased wildfire risks have caused Coronado National Forest officials to implement restrictions on campfires and smoking. 2012-05-15T18:25:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_pcc_graduation/pcc-graduate-record-number-students/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_pcc_graduation/pcc-graduate-record-number-students/ 18:00:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Pima Community College is set to graduate the largest class in the school’s history Thursday at Tucson Convention Center Arena, with 3,624 students. 2012-05-15T18:00:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_acs_gop_op/killing-community-survey-bad-govt-and-business/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_acs_gop_op/killing-community-survey-bad-govt-and-business/ 17:21:00Z Kristina Costa Last week’s House vote to end the American Community Survey defied the advice of conservative think tank experts, the interests of the business community, and, most critically, common sense. 2012-05-15T17:21:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_romney_gay_marriage/do-most-americans-agree-with-romney-gay-marraige/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_romney_gay_marriage/do-most-americans-agree-with-romney-gay-marraige/ 17:10:00Z Eugene Kiely The Republican party chairman claims “most Americans” agree with Mitt Romney “that marriage ought to be defined between one man and one woman.” Americans are closely divided on the issue. 2012-05-15T17:10:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_ron_paul/ron-paul-ending-active-campaigning-president/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_ron_paul/ron-paul-ending-active-campaigning-president/ 17:06:00Z Minjae Park Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul announced in a statement released Monday announced that he would stop campaigning in states that have not yet voted. 2012-05-15T17:06:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ 16:27:00Z Patrick Winn In a speech at Washington, D.C.‘s Center for Strategic and International Studies, Sen. John McCain advocated suspending — not permanently removing — almost all American sanctions against Myanmar. 2012-05-15T16:27:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_same_sex_insurance/firms-offer-benefits-same-sex-couples-ahead-laws/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_same_sex_insurance/firms-offer-benefits-same-sex-couples-ahead-laws/ 15:52:00Z Julie Appleby Last year, 52 percent of all employers offered domestic partner health benefits, with the percentage varying widely by region and industry. That’s up from 31 percent in 2010. 2012-05-15T15:52:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_park_sewer/sewer-work-slow-south-park-traffic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_park_sewer/sewer-work-slow-south-park-traffic/ 15:43:00Z Dylan Smith South Park Avenue between 22nd and 26th Streets will be narrowed to one lane in each direction for about a week as crews install a new sewer pipe and manhole. 2012-05-15T15:43:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_super_pac_youth/new-republican-super-pac-targets-young-voters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_super_pac_youth/new-republican-super-pac-targets-young-voters/ 15:19:00Z Rachael Marcus Three Republican groups have formed a super PAC called “Crossroads Generation” and given it $750,000 in seed money in an attempt to attract young voters, a population that has traditionally eluded the GOP. 2012-05-15T15:19:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mexico_journalist_killed/mexican-police-find-slain-journalist-car-trunk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mexico_journalist_killed/mexican-police-find-slain-journalist-car-trunk/ 15:02:00Z Allison Jackson Another journalist has been killed in Mexico, this time in the central state of Morelos. 2012-05-15T15:02:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051512_tucson_padres/second-straight-walk-off-loss-padres/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051512_tucson_padres/second-straight-walk-off-loss-padres/ 07:09:00Z Tim Hagerty Brad Snyder led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a game-winning home run Monday as the Oklahoma City RedHawks beat the Tucson Padres, 4-3. The loss was the Padres third in a row and all three were decided by one run in Oklahoma City. 2012-05-15T07:09:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_stand_your_ground/flas-stand-your-ground-defense-fails-2-cases/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_stand_your_ground/flas-stand-your-ground-defense-fails-2-cases/ 23:59:00Z Talia Ralph Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which has been used to defend George Zimmerman’s murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, failed as a defense strategy in two separate court cases. 2012-05-14T23:59:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_cbp_cocaine/man-arrested-after-attempt-smuggle-heroin-meth-coke/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_cbp_cocaine/man-arrested-after-attempt-smuggle-heroin-meth-coke/ 23:36:00Z Janet Rose Jackman An 18-year-old Mexican man was arrested after attempting to smuggle 57 pounds of cocaine, 3 pounds of methamphetamine and 2.5 pounds of heroin through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales. 2012-05-14T23:36:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ 22:21:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off featuring commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Plus, a conversation with General John Wickham, former chief of staff of the U.S. Army. 2012-05-14T22:21:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051412_pima_films/pima-student-films-screen-monday-tuesday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051412_pima_films/pima-student-films-screen-monday-tuesday/ 21:32:00Z Dave Irwin Following up the UA’s “I Dream in Widescreen,” Pima Community College will host its own free screening of student projects on Monday and Tuesday in the Proscenium Theatre at the college’s West Campus. 2012-05-14T21:32:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ 19:52:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Fire officials have ended investigations into the sources of last summer’s Horseshoe 2 and Monument fires that burned more than 250,000 acres in Southeastern Arizona with no clear determination of how they began. 2012-05-14T19:52:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mexico_prisons/who-controls-mexicos-prisons/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mexico_prisons/who-controls-mexicos-prisons/ 18:56:00Z David Agren Mexico’s prison problems stem primarily from a lack of control. Corruption is rife among guards and wardens, who have been implicated in abetting mass escapes and allowing mafias to charge inmates fees for simple comforts such as sleeping on bunks. 2012-05-14T18:56:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mex_pres/mexicos-suave-presidential-front-runner-glides-ahead/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mex_pres/mexicos-suave-presidential-front-runner-glides-ahead/ 18:40:00Z David Agren The Mexican presidential election is Enrique Peña Nieto’s to lose. The PRI candidate has projected polish, popular appeal and power in his drive to take the presidency. 2012-05-14T18:40:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_population_op/on-population-us-remains-full-denial-mode/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_population_op/on-population-us-remains-full-denial-mode/ 18:33:00Z Craig Gurian Of all the fantasies indulged in by a society speeding toward self-destruction, none is as consequential as the idea that continuing growth — both in population and size of our economy — has a happy-ever-after ending.  Yet, when overpopulation is discussed at all, it is discussed as a problem limited to the developing world. 2012-05-14T18:33:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ 18:09:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The Modern Streetcar Project is continuing with additional traffic closures Downtown and around Fourth Avenue and the University of Arizona. 2012-05-14T18:09:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_palin_death_panel/palins-death-panel-rhetoric-torpedoed-medicare-savings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_palin_death_panel/palins-death-panel-rhetoric-torpedoed-medicare-savings/ 18:02:00Z Wendell Potter We’ll be hearing a lot from politicians this summer and fall about the urgency of dealing with Medicare spending. If we’re fortunate, some courageous candidates will call for renewed debate on a provision of the health care reform bill that had once enjoyed bipartisan support. 2012-05-14T18:02:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_military_pay_op/top-10-things-know-military-compensation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_military_pay_op/top-10-things-know-military-compensation/ 17:51:00Z Lawrence J. Korb The Pentagon’s personnel budget is composed of three major items: pay, retirement, and health care. These costs have nearly doubled in the past 10 years and now consume one-third of the baseline defense budget. If they continue growing, these costs will begin to divert funds from other critical national security initiatives such as training and modernization. 2012-05-14T17:51:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_voter_deadline/midnight-deadline-register-vote-cd8-special-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_voter_deadline/midnight-deadline-register-vote-cd8-special-election/ 17:44:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Midnight is the deadline to register to vote in the CD8 special election on June 12 that will decide who fills the seat left vacant by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. 2012-05-14T17:44:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_time_magazine_greece/meanwhile-greece/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_time_magazine_greece/meanwhile-greece/ 17:21:00Z Roberto De Vido While Greece continues to circle the drain, Time magazine focuses elsewhere ... 2012-05-14T17:21:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_chamber_health_care/us-chamber-continues-mislead-health-care-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_chamber_health_care/us-chamber-continues-mislead-health-care-law/ 17:07:00Z D'Angelo Gore The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest onslaught of television ads continues to miseducate voters about the potential impact of the health care law. 2012-05-14T17:07:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_az_legislature_session/az-legislature-turns-work-late-again/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_az_legislature_session/az-legislature-turns-work-late-again/ 16:14:00Z Kellie Mejdrich From 2001-2011, legislators spent an extra 455 days in office—over four extra years. 2012-05-14T16:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051312_tucson_padres_sunday/padres-pecked-by-redhawks-9th-inning-single/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051312_tucson_padres_sunday/padres-pecked-by-redhawks-9th-inning-single/ 03:52:00Z Tim Hagerty Carlos Corporan’s RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Oklahoma City RedHawks a 6-5 Mother’s Day walk-off win against the Tucson Padres on Sunday. 2012-05-14T03:52:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051312_bodies_found_mexico/mexican-police-find-49-mutilated-bodies-near-monterrey/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051312_bodies_found_mexico/mexican-police-find-49-mutilated-bodies-near-monterrey/ 21:55:00Z Luke Browne Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found in black plastic bags near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey, apparently killed by the Zetas drug cartel. 2012-05-13T21:55:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051312_tucson_padres/padres-late-comeback-falls-short/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051312_tucson_padres/padres-late-comeback-falls-short/ 16:21:00Z Tim Hagerty The Tucson Padres’ late comeback fell one run short Saturday, as the Padres lost to the Oklahoma City RedHawks, 6-5. 2012-05-13T16:21:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051312_fc_tucson/bicycle-kick-earns-fc-tucson-first-win/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051312_fc_tucson/bicycle-kick-earns-fc-tucson-first-win/ 16:01:00Z Ted Prezelski Despite playing nearly half of the game a man down and being short on substitutes, Los Tucsonenses beat the Pali Blues 1-0 on what FC Tucson coach Rick Schantz called “an unbelieveable cherry pick.” 2012-05-13T16:01:27+00:00