http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/history history news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+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/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/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/opinion/report/051112_reagan/charting-rise-stupidity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051112_reagan/charting-rise-stupidity/ 12:18:00Z Jimmy Zuma Smart v. Stupid: As America grapples with a long-term decline, we have only Ronald Reagan to blame. 2012-05-11T12:18:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_mayan_calendar/new-mayan-calendar-discovered-world-wont-end-2012/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_mayan_calendar/new-mayan-calendar-discovered-world-wont-end-2012/ 20:59:00Z Stacey Leasca Earth has a new reason to celebrate. It’s looking like we will make it past Dec. 21, 2012. Researchers have unearthed the oldest-known version of the ancient Maya calendar in the Guatemalan rainforest. 2012-05-10T20:59:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_borderpatrol_artifacts/agents-discover-archaeological-artifacts-west-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_borderpatrol_artifacts/agents-discover-archaeological-artifacts-west-tucson/#When: 10:11:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents have discovered two sets of archaeological artifacts in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument since February. 2012-05-09T10:11:33-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050512_cinco_de_mayo/the-facts-cinco-de-mayo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050512_cinco_de_mayo/the-facts-cinco-de-mayo/ 18:43:00Z Daniel DeFraia It’s Cinco de Mayo, and for millions of Americans that means drinking Corona instead of Bud Light. But the holiday has an interesting history, even if it is misunderstood by millions. 2012-05-05T18:43:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042812_satchmo_redbeans/satchmos-last-live-trumpet-recording-released/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042812_satchmo_redbeans/satchmos-last-live-trumpet-recording-released/ 19:59:00Z Talia Ralph A recording of one of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong’s last live trumpet performances was released to the public for the first time on Friday. 2012-04-28T19:59:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042712_huerta_medal_freedom/activist-dolores-huerta-receive-medal-freedom/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042712_huerta_medal_freedom/activist-dolores-huerta-receive-medal-freedom/ 21:50:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Civil rights activist and United Farm Workers of America co-founder Dolores Huerta will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor when she is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom later this spring. 2012-04-27T21:50:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042712_liberalism_think_again/how-classical-liberalism-morphed-into-new-deal-liberalism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042712_liberalism_think_again/how-classical-liberalism-morphed-into-new-deal-liberalism/ 14:42:00Z Eric Alterman The path of American political thought, from Teddy to Franklin: “For unless there is security here at home there cannot be lasting peace in the world.” 2012-04-27T14:42:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042612_miracle_mile_tour/historic-miracle-mile-gears-up-open-house-tours/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042612_miracle_mile_tour/historic-miracle-mile-gears-up-open-house-tours/ 20:51:00Z Rachel Cabakoff The 5th Annual Historic Miracle Mile Open House and Tour kicks off Friday night with a sock hop and neon-sign lighting at Pima Community College’s Downtown Campus. 2012-04-26T20:51:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042212_fredandjeff/fred-jeff-cowboy-music-festival-whos-who-western-music/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042212_fredandjeff/fred-jeff-cowboy-music-festival-whos-who-western-music/ 15:52:00Z The Fred and Jeff Show This week Fred and Jeff bring you the Cowboy Music Festival and Western Art Show, which is being hosted out at Old Tucson Studios. The festival features Western Music Association artists – a who’s who in western music – including the Sons of the Pioneers. 2012-04-23T15:52:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041912_greek_kiln/ua-group-fire-up-kiln-re-create-ancient-greek-pottery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041912_greek_kiln/ua-group-fire-up-kiln-re-create-ancient-greek-pottery/ 19:50:00Z Rachel Cabakoff University of Arizona faculty and students will fire up a wood-fired kiln to demonstrate ancient Greek pottery-making Friday at St. Augustine’s Catholic High School. 2012-04-19T19:50:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041712_discovery_final_flight/space-shuttle-discovery-makes-final-flight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041712_discovery_final_flight/space-shuttle-discovery-makes-final-flight/ 18:09:00Z Priyanka Boghani After nearly three decades of space travel, NASA’s oldest shuttle, Discovery, flew into retirement on Tuesday, joining other museum relics at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 2012-04-17T18:09:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041612_obama_americas_op/cuba-policy-costs-obama-summit-americas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041612_obama_americas_op/cuba-policy-costs-obama-summit-americas/ 16:04:00Z Nick Miroff Forget the horny Secret Service agents and their Colombian hookers. It was U.S. diplomacy that really got screwed at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Cartagena. 2012-04-16T16:04:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041512_battle-of-picacho-pass/az-marks-150th-anniversary-battle-picacho-peak/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041512_battle-of-picacho-pass/az-marks-150th-anniversary-battle-picacho-peak/ 21:31:00Z Ted Prezelski Now it’s a place for hiking or to stop at Dairy Queen but 150 years ago Sunday, it was the site of a small but violent engagement between Union and Confederate troops. 2012-04-15T21:31:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041512_titanic_legacy/titanic-legacy-still-lingers-tiny-irish-town/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041512_titanic_legacy/titanic-legacy-still-lingers-tiny-irish-town/ 21:30:00Z Stephen Starr A month-long festival commemorating Titanic’s link to a small Irish village has drawn visitors from around the world, but sad memories remind Cobh, Ireland, of its present economic woes. 2012-04-15T21:30:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_az_tribal_claims/feds-agree-pay-1b-settle-tribal-trust-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_az_tribal_claims/feds-agree-pay-1b-settle-tribal-trust-claims/ 17:34:00Z Victoria Pelham Federal officials announced a $1 billion settlement Wednesday of claims filed by 41 tribes, including five from Arizona, who said the government had long mismanaged their trust lands. 2012-04-12T17:34:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_creep_pac/the-return-creep/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_creep_pac/the-return-creep/ 16:40:00Z Kim Barker With 300-plus super PACs and counting, it would be easy to miss CREEP. But last Thursday, a new super PAC ingeniously named the Committee for the Re-Election of the President registered with the Federal Election Commission. 2012-04-12T16:40:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041012_mex_calderon_cuba/will-calderon-strike-nerve-havana/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041012_mex_calderon_cuba/will-calderon-strike-nerve-havana/ 18:43:00Z Nick Miroff Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s trip to Cuba may do more to highlight the ongoing estrangement between the two countries than it will their historic ties. 2012-04-10T18:43:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_az_centennial/some-communities-make-az-centennial-year-long-event/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_az_centennial/some-communities-make-az-centennial-year-long-event/ 16:37:00Z Ivy Morris For many, Arizona’s centennial was over Feb. 14, but Nogales and other communities around the state are using the opportunity to teach Arizona’s history and ponder its future throughout 2012. (with video) 2012-04-05T16:37:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040412_mlk_mountaintop/ive-been-mountaintop-martin-luther-king-jr/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040412_mlk_mountaintop/ive-been-mountaintop-martin-luther-king-jr/ 17:37:00Z Dylan Smith Wednesday marks the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He’s been gone longer than the 39 years he had, but his impact remains. Perhaps the greatest of his speeches, from a man renowned for his uplifting words, was one given extemporaneously on the last night of his life: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” 2012-04-04T17:37:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ 01:15:00Z Dylan Smith The names of the dead were read Friday in Tucson. For more than 13 hours, volunteers at Pima Community College read the names of U.S. service members who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2012-04-01T01:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_parks_veto/brewer-vetoes-state-parks-revenue-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_parks_veto/brewer-vetoes-state-parks-revenue-bill/#When: 18:31:000 Nicole Gilbert Updated: Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill aimed at protecting Arizona State Parks’ revenue from legislative sweeps, but supporters said Friday they are optimistic about sending her a revised version this session. 2012-04-02T18:31:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_buckmaster/buckmaster-help-wwii-vet-take-honor-flight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_buckmaster/buckmaster-help-wwii-vet-take-honor-flight/ 20:55:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- A conversation about honor flights to take local vets to the WWII Memorial in Washington, Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News and Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star, and Culinary Cruiser Matt Russell. 2012-03-30T20:55:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_saguaro_ccc/saguaro-natl-park-honor-civilian-conservation-corps/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_saguaro_ccc/saguaro-natl-park-honor-civilian-conservation-corps/ 17:58:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Saguaro National Park is hosting the 3rd Annual Civilian Conservation Corps Recognition Day this Saturday to honor the Corps’ contributions to U.S. national parks. 2012-03-29T17:58:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_la_chavez/labor-dept-honors-cesar-chavez-with-building/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_la_chavez/labor-dept-honors-cesar-chavez-with-building/ 16:13:00Z Global Post The U.S. Labor Department named an auditorium in honor of Cesar Chavez while Los Angeles closed offices in honor of the late labor leader. 2012-03-27T16:13:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ 22:55:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Two events this weekend will honor America’s active duty military, veterans and those who died serving the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2012-03-26T22:55:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032212_obama_campaign_film/obama-road-film-takes-some-detours/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032212_obama_campaign_film/obama-road-film-takes-some-detours/ 17:36:00Z Lori Robertson An Obama campaign film casts the president, not surprisingly, in the best light, but the video lacks context and takes liberties with some facts on health care and the auto bailout. 2012-03-22T17:36:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032112_radiumgirlsreview/radium-girls-recounts-early-battle-worker-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032112_radiumgirlsreview/radium-girls-recounts-early-battle-worker-safety/ 21:23:00Z Dave Irwin Set in the 1920s and based on factual events, “Radium Girls” is a cautionary tale about ignorance and corporate responsibility. Simply because the science doesn’t exist yet to prove that something is harmful, does not necessarily make it is safe. 2012-03-21T21:23:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_santorum_english/santorum-overreaches-english-before-statehood/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_santorum_english/santorum-overreaches-english-before-statehood/ 17:51:00Z Robert Farley Rick Santorum overreached when he said Congress required “English be the principal language and that it be taught and spoken universally” as preconditions for statehood. 2012-03-20T17:51:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_ww_ii_memorial/focus-wwii-memorial-capitol-turns-funds/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_ww_ii_memorial/focus-wwii-memorial-capitol-turns-funds/ 23:07:00Z Jordan Moon With a pending law clearing the way for a WW II memorial outside the State Capitol, organizers are focused on raising the remaining money needed to complete the job. 2012-03-19T23:07:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031612_guat_soldier_sentenced/ex-guatemalan-soldier-gets-6060-years-82-massacre/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031612_guat_soldier_sentenced/ex-guatemalan-soldier-gets-6060-years-82-massacre/ 23:12:00Z Mike McDonald Former Guatemalan elite forces soldier Pedro Pimentel was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison this week for participating in a 1982 massacre that left 201 people dead. 2012-03-16T23:12:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031612_st_patricks_parade/st-patricks-parade-festival-will-honor-founders/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031612_st_patricks_parade/st-patricks-parade-festival-will-honor-founders/ 18:11:00Z Tim W. Glass The annual St. Patrick’s Day festival and parade will honor its creators this year. It’s a fitting theme following the death last week of one of the founders, Mike Haggerty, who was to have been the event’s grand marshal. 2012-03-16T18:11:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-county-wants-lawmakers-back-off/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-county-wants-lawmakers-back-off/ 22:07:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Supervisors’ Chairman Ramon Valadez, Buckmaster Show historian Ken Scoville,  and Dave Wells of the Grand Canyon Institute. 2012-03-14T22:07:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031312_buckmaster/buckmaster-beat-cancer-boot-camp-saturday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031312_buckmaster/buckmaster-beat-cancer-boot-camp-saturday/ 20:58:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Randy Serraglio of the Center for Biological Diversity, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Roxanna Green — mother of Christina-Taylor Green, Dana Bartholomew of the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial, and Beat Cancer Boot Camp founder Anita “Sarge” Kellman. 2012-03-13T20:58:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_enterprise_final_voyage/navys-uss-enterprise-embarks-final-voyage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_enterprise_final_voyage/navys-uss-enterprise-embarks-final-voyage/ 18:08:00Z Douglas Gillison After 50 years, the longest-serving aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy will embark Sunday on its final voyage. 2012-03-11T18:08:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_az_heritage_fund/attempt-revive-heritage-fund-stalls-house/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_az_heritage_fund/attempt-revive-heritage-fund-stalls-house/ 16:51:00Z Jessica Testa A lawmaker’s attempt to have Arizonans decide whether to revive the voter–approved Heritage Fund is stalled in the House. 2012-03-09T16:51:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_az_fort_apache/ft-apache-earns-designation-role-tribal-assimilation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_az_fort_apache/ft-apache-earns-designation-role-tribal-assimilation/ 16:09:00Z Salvador Rodriguez The Theodore Roosevelt School at Fort Apache has been designated a National Historic Landmark for its role between the federal government and tribes they were trying to assimilate. 2012-03-08T16:09:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_santorum_religion/santorums-twisted-take-jfk-religion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_santorum_religion/santorums-twisted-take-jfk-religion/ 20:40:00Z Brooks Jackson Rick Santorum misrepresented what John F. Kennedy said in 1960 about church-state separation. 2012-02-27T20:40:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_military_base_okinawa/okinawans-oppose-planned-relocation-us-base/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_military_base_okinawa/okinawans-oppose-planned-relocation-us-base/ 18:35:00Z Justin McCurry A plan to move a U.S. Marine base on Okinawa, Japan, to a less populated part of the island is meeting opposition by residents of the ecologically important stretch of coastline. 2012-02-27T18:35:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022412_mex_castro_memoir/new-castro-memoir-recalls-rebels-life-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022412_mex_castro_memoir/new-castro-memoir-recalls-rebels-life-mexico/ 22:21:00Z Nick Miroff The events of Fidel Castro’s 18 months in Mexico during the mid-1950s receive expansive treatment in the new two-volume, 1,000-page memoir “Guerrillero del Tiempo.” 2012-02-24T22:21:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022312_old_west_tombstone/prescott-tops-old-west-towns-list-tombstone-flunks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022312_old_west_tombstone/prescott-tops-old-west-towns-list-tombstone-flunks/ 22:53:00Z Kevin Nadakal True West Magazine’s seventh annual ranking of Old West towns across the country, did not include Tombstone in the Top 10, while Prescott was named No. 1. 2012-02-23T22:53:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022312_buckmaster/buckmaster-keeping-it-under-700-calories-dining-out/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022312_buckmaster/buckmaster-keeping-it-under-700-calories-dining-out/ 21:07:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster — We talk eating healthy when dining out with Dr. Victoria Maizes of the Center for Integrative Medicine. Also, a conversation about Black History Month with Jonathan Peck of the Tucson Urban League. 2012-02-23T21:07:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022012_santorum/santorum-denies-comparing-obama-hitler/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022012_santorum/santorum-denies-comparing-obama-hitler/ 21:20:00Z Global Post Rick Santorum now enjoys a 10-point advantage over Mitt Romney among registered Republicans nationwide, but he found himself denying he had compared President Barack Obama to the German dictator Adolf Hitler in remarks he made on Sunday. 2012-02-20T21:20:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021912_mike_davis_obit/mike-davis-punk-rock-pioneer-dead-68/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021912_mike_davis_obit/mike-davis-punk-rock-pioneer-dead-68/ 18:03:00Z Dylan Smith Mike Davis, who helped pioneer punk rock with Detroit’s legendary the MC5, and later played with Tucson’s Rich Hopkins and Luminarios, died Friday of liver failure. He was 68. 2012-02-19T18:03:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021812_az_heritage_fund/az-communities-applaud-bid-revive-heritage-fund/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021812_az_heritage_fund/az-communities-applaud-bid-revive-heritage-fund/ 19:10:00Z Jessica Testa In 2010, lawmakers eliminated the Heritage Fund, pulling the plug on dozens of approved, construction-ready projects. Now, a state lawmaker is moving forward with a resolution that would put the Heritage Fund back on the ballot in November. 2012-02-18T19:10:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021712_rodeo_preview/eight-days-february-tucson-rodeo-back/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021712_rodeo_preview/eight-days-february-tucson-rodeo-back/ 19:58:00Z Will Seberger The big-show crowd-pleasers like bull riding tend to be the draw for many in the stands at Tucson’s rodeo, but it’s everything else that makes the annual event something more than just a way to pass the afternoon. 2012-02-17T19:58:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_buckmaster/buckmaster-effort-begins-save-marist-college/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_buckmaster/buckmaster-effort-begins-save-marist-college/ 22:06:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We’ve got a conversation with Ally Miller, Republican county supervisor candidate. Also, an update from the founder of Erik Hite Foundation; Michael Keith of the Downtown Tucson Partnership talks about the historic Marist College building; and nutrition reporter Jack Challem. 2012-02-15T22:06:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_az_centennial_capitol/postage-stamp-mass-wedding-mark-az-centennial/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_az_centennial_capitol/postage-stamp-mass-wedding-mark-az-centennial/ 15:54:00Z Sara Smith Years in the making, Arizona’s centennial celebration carried over from the weekend to a day of events that included the release of a special postage stamp and a mass wedding. 2012-02-15T15:54:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021412_mormons_wiesenthal/mormon-church-apologizes-baptizing-jewish-dead/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021412_mormons_wiesenthal/mormon-church-apologizes-baptizing-jewish-dead/ 02:40:00Z Samantha Stainburn Mormon church leaders have apologized to the family of the late Holocaust survivor and Jewish rights advocate Simon Wiesenthal after a researcher discovered that his Jewish parents were posthumously baptized by Mormon church members in Arizona and Utah. 2012-02-15T02:40:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_buckmaster/buckmaster-winds-change-coming-az-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_buckmaster/buckmaster-winds-change-coming-az-economy/ 20:14:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with a look at the Arizona economy with Arizona State University economist Dennis Hoffman. Then, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report. Next, aging expert Gale Morgan has her monthly report. Plus, historian Tom Sheridan discusses the revised edition of his book “Arizona: A History.” 2012-02-14T20:14:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_az_love_stories/love-stories-from-desert/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_az_love_stories/love-stories-from-desert/ 19:08:00Z Traci Huttsell From outlaws and warriors to activists and politicians, Arizona’s 100-year history stands as the home for infamous lovers and happy endings. Here are four stories of love in the desert. 2012-02-14T19:08:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021412_goldwater_centennial/goldwaters-predictions-2012/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021412_goldwater_centennial/goldwaters-predictions-2012/ 17:04:00Z Bill Hart Predicting the future and invoking the past are both tricky propositions. This is nicely illustrated by a 1962 newspaper article written by conservative icon Barry Goldwater, in which he tried to imagine the Arizona of 2012. 2012-02-14T17:04:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021412_mccain_centennial/mccain-arizonas-future-will-worthy-its-past/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021412_mccain_centennial/mccain-arizonas-future-will-worthy-its-past/ 16:13:00Z John McCain I was nearly forty-five years old before I could claim a hometown. My ambitions brought me to Arizona, and my work keeps me away from here for more than half my time. But Arizona has given me a home, and in the thirty years that have passed since I moved here, it has worked its magic on me and enchanted me and claimed me. 2012-02-14T16:13:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020912_arizona_centennial_events/events-celebrate-arizona-centennial/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020912_arizona_centennial_events/events-celebrate-arizona-centennial/#When: 08:18:000 Mariana Dale Updated: Arizona will celebrate its centennial birthday on Tuesday. Museums, musicians and artists will be showcasing their best to celebrate the state’s 100th birthday. 2012-02-14T08:18:26-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021312_things_about_arizona/things-arizona-100/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021312_things_about_arizona/things-arizona-100/ 01:34:00Z Jon Talton It’s centennial week in Arizona, and the local media are doing their part to play it up. The Rogue Columnist tells you what you really need to know about our state. 2012-02-14T01:34:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021312_asns_centennial_book/centennial-book-details-states-history/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021312_asns_centennial_book/centennial-book-details-states-history/ 17:42:00Z Alexandra Ghiz An Arizona native spent half a decade compiling 100 years of Arizona’s history into the official book of the Arizona centennial, “Arizona: 100 Years Grand.” 2012-02-13T17:42:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021212_asns_centennial1/state-gears-up-centennial/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021212_asns_centennial1/state-gears-up-centennial/ 19:33:00Z Hope Jamieson Arizonans are celebrating 100 years of statehood on Tuesday with exhibits and events that honor the pioneering spirit of the “Valentine State.” 2012-02-12T19:33:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0201012_hssa_centennial_club/celebrate-centennial-with-new-furry-friend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0201012_hssa_centennial_club/celebrate-centennial-with-new-furry-friend/#When: 13:42:000 Mariana Dale Updated: Centennial club pets have been at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona for over 100 days and are looking for their “forever homes.” 2012-02-11T13:42:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021012_centennial_friday/music-dancing-kick-off-centennial-celebration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021012_centennial_friday/music-dancing-kick-off-centennial-celebration/ 18:46:00Z Mariana Dale Mayor Jonathan Rothschild kicked off Tucson’s centennial celebrations Friday with an early and extended 2nd Saturday in honor of Arizona’s 100th birthday. 2012-02-11T18:46:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020712_last_ww1_vet/last-known-wwi-vet-dies-110/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020712_last_ww1_vet/last-known-wwi-vet-dies-110/ 17:28:00Z Priyanka Boghani Florence Green, the world’s last known veteran of the First World War, passed away at the age of 110 in King’s Lynn, England. 2012-02-07T17:28:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020412_retiredsergeantsclub/the-retired-sergeants-club/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020412_retiredsergeantsclub/the-retired-sergeants-club/ 17:19:00Z Roberto De Vido The race is on to fill former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional seat. ... 2012-02-04T17:19:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020112_verypoor/romneys-poverty-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020112_verypoor/romneys-poverty-plan/ 04:36:00Z Roberto De Vido You don’t need a Ph.D. in boulangerie to know Mitt Romney has always been more brioche than Wonder Bread guy. 2012-02-02T04:36:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_buckmaster/buckmaster-search-new-ua-president-narrowing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_buckmaster/buckmaster-search-new-ua-president-narrowing/ 21:54:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We’ve got a newsmaker interview with former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini of the Arizona Board of Regents. Also, Tucson-based writer Tom Miller on his recent trip to Cuba. Next, historian Ken Scoville previews Old Ft. Lowell Days. Then, we close out the show with a newsmaker interview with State Sen. Linda Lopez. 2012-02-01T21:54:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012812_romney_space_vets/space-veterans-endorse-mitt-romney/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012812_romney_space_vets/space-veterans-endorse-mitt-romney/ 21:34:00Z Samantha Stainburn The last man to walk on the moon and the first space shuttle pilot are among the eight space leaders who endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday. 2012-01-28T21:34:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012112_dillinger_days_2012/dillinger-days-ends-with-hootenany-hotel-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012112_dillinger_days_2012/dillinger-days-ends-with-hootenany-hotel-congress/ 02:38:00Z Mariana Dale Hotel Congress took a step back in time to celebrate Dillinger Days, an annual tradition marking the 1934 fire at the hotel that sparked the events leading to the capture of America’s Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger, and his gang in Tucson. 2012-01-22T02:38:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012112_roe_abortion_anniversary/reproductive-rights-brink-as-roe-turns-39/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012112_roe_abortion_anniversary/reproductive-rights-brink-as-roe-turns-39/ 20:15:00Z Jessica Arons We approach the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, on Sunday after a year that saw unprecedented assaults on access to abortion care and family planning services. 2012-01-21T20:15:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012012_etta_james_obit/blues-singer-etta-james-dead-73/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012012_etta_james_obit/blues-singer-etta-james-dead-73/ 19:30:00Z Dylan Smith Etta James, who could belt an earthy blues or croon a subtle love song, died Friday morning at age 73. (with music videos) 2012-01-20T19:30:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ 01:48:00Z Mariana Dale In 1934, John Dillinger was captured by Tucson police after fleeing a fire at Hotel Congress. The hotel will celebrate the anniversary with a speakeasy soirée Friday and re-enactments Saturday. 2012-01-20T01:48:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011912_kodak_bk/eastman-kodak-storied-camera-maker-files-bankruptcy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011912_kodak_bk/eastman-kodak-storied-camera-maker-files-bankruptcy/ 17:09:00Z Freya Petersen Eastman Kodak Co., which brought photography to the masses with the first hand-held camera — the $1 Brownie Camera — almost a century ago, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday. 2012-01-19T17:09:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011812_newworldorder/new-world-order/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011812_newworldorder/new-world-order/ 07:04:00Z Roberto De Vido Following the death of North Korea strongman Kim Jong Il, all eyes are on his successor, son Kim Jong Un. What changes will he implement? 2012-01-19T07:04:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011612_mlk_march_2012/marchers-echo-kings-message-peace-justice/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011612_mlk_march_2012/marchers-echo-kings-message-peace-justice/ 22:46:00Z Mariana Dale More than 400 people marched from the University of Arizona Mall to Reid Park on Monday to remember and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2012-01-16T22:46:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011612_girl_scouts_honor_MLK/kids-mark-mlk-day-with-community-service/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011612_girl_scouts_honor_MLK/kids-mark-mlk-day-with-community-service/ 22:22:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona along with other community organizations came together to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day while giving back to the community with volunteer service. 2012-01-16T22:22:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011412_tunisia_anniversary/tunisia-commemorates-1-year-anniversary-revolt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011412_tunisia_anniversary/tunisia-commemorates-1-year-anniversary-revolt/ 18:28:00Z Global Post Thousands of Tunisians celebrated the one-year anniversary of their uprising that ousted dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in peaceful demonstrations. 2012-01-14T18:28:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011412_king_march/mlk-day-march-remember-man-peace/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011412_king_march/mlk-day-march-remember-man-peace/ 16:40:00Z Dylan Smith The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be remembered by a march from UA to Reid Park on Monday morning. (with videos) 2012-01-14T16:40:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011312_mlk_inequality_op/how-far-are-we-from-making-dr-kings-dream-reality/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011312_mlk_inequality_op/how-far-are-we-from-making-dr-kings-dream-reality/ 23:02:00Z Center for American Progress We will only realize Dr. King’s vision when every American has the chance to find a well-paying job, get health care when they get sick, and receive a quality education. The following numbers show how much work remains. 2012-01-13T23:02:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011212_saguaro_mlk/saguaro-natl-park-waiving-entrance-fees-mlk-weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011212_saguaro_mlk/saguaro-natl-park-waiving-entrance-fees-mlk-weekend/ 19:52:00Z Dylan Smith Visitors to Saguaro National Park can enter for free this weekend, as the cactus-studded park joins other national park units in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2012-01-12T19:52:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010912_buckmaster/buckmaster-what-do-with-arizonas-predicted-surplus/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010912_buckmaster/buckmaster-what-do-with-arizonas-predicted-surplus/ 21:25:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off with commentators Paul Eckerstrom and John Munger. Also, Mike Feder of the Tucson Padres talks about the upcoming college football all-star game at Kino Stadium. Plus, if you love San Xavier del Bac Mission, you might want to become a docent. 2012-01-09T21:25:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010912_jan8_reflections/friends-colleagues-reflect-lives-fallen/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010912_jan8_reflections/friends-colleagues-reflect-lives-fallen/ 16:24:00Z Mariana Dale Friends and colleagues of those killed on Jan. 8, 2011, came together with clergy on Sunday at the University of Arizona to speak about the lives of those who touched them so deeply. 2012-01-09T16:24:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010812_jan8_events/events-commemorate-first-anniversary-jan-8-shootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010812_jan8_events/events-commemorate-first-anniversary-jan-8-shootings/#When: 07:38:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Events have been organized around Tucson to unite the community in commemorating the Jan. 8 shootings, including a candlelight vigil at the University of Arizona Mall. 2012-01-07T07:38:16-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_giffords_safeway_jan8/giffords-makes-first-return-safeway-shooting-site/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_giffords_safeway_jan8/giffords-makes-first-return-safeway-shooting-site/ 03:07:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned Saturday to the Safeway parking lot where she was shot a year ago. Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly visited the Northwest Side grocery store for the first time since she was shot through the head last Jan. 8. 2012-01-08T03:07:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_jan8_beyond_photos/photos-tucson-comes-together-move-beyond-tragedy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_jan8_beyond_photos/photos-tucson-comes-together-move-beyond-tragedy/#When: 23:14:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucsonans showed their strength as a community and commitment to health by commemorating the events of Jan. 8 in a positive way Saturday in a series of communitywide events known as BEYOND: Commemorate, Celebrate, Commit. 2012-01-07T23:14:59-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_jan8_giffords_hike/giffords-hikes-gabe-zimmerman-trail/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_jan8_giffords_hike/giffords-hikes-gabe-zimmerman-trail/ 19:24:00Z Janet Rose Jackman U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords surprised hikers at the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Trailhead on Saturday when she showed up to do a bit of hiking herself. 2012-01-07T19:24:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_each_one_stroll_jan8/walkers-remember-jan-8-under-clear-blue-skies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010712_each_one_stroll_jan8/walkers-remember-jan-8-under-clear-blue-skies/ 17:19:00Z Dylan Smith Hundreds turned out to commemorate Jan. 8 at the “Each One Take One Stroll and Roll” on Saturday morning. While the morning air held a slight chill, blue skies and warm sunlight greeted those who showed up to walk the 3-mile path in the park — as did the ever-energetic Susie Hileman. 2012-01-07T17:19:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_jan8_photos/photos-jan-8-and-aftermath/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_jan8_photos/photos-jan-8-and-aftermath/ 16:14:00Z Dylan Smith For some, the events of Jan. 8, 2011, are seared into their memories. For others, that day and those that follow remain a jumble of images and flashes of emotion. Here are a few photographs that capture the shock we felt upon learning of the shooting of 19 of our friends and neighbors — and the hope that followed. 2012-01-07T16:14:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010312_jan8_events/events-commemorate-first-anniversary-jan-8-shootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010312_jan8_events/events-commemorate-first-anniversary-jan-8-shootings/#When: 07:38:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Events have been organized around Tucson and its neighboring towns to unite the community in commemorating the Jan. 8 shootings 2012-01-07T07:38:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_roll_memorial_jan8/genuine-judge-roll-remembered-special-court-session/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_roll_memorial_jan8/genuine-judge-roll-remembered-special-court-session/ 01:06:00Z Ryan Kelly Judge John Roll, one of the victims of the Jan. 8 shooting, was remembered Friday in a special court session. Roll, who was Arizona’s chief federal judge before he was gunned down, was called “genuine” by nearly every speaker at the memorial session. 2012-01-07T01:06:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_pcc_democracy_event/pcc-celebrate-freedom-with-festival-democracy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_pcc_democracy_event/pcc-celebrate-freedom-with-festival-democracy/ 23:20:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Inspired by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ Congress on Your Corner events, like the one she held on Jan. 8, 2011, Pima Community College will celebrate Giffords, the Constitution and the community with a Festival of Democracy on Saturday at the school’s West Campus. 2012-01-06T23:20:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_mayors_bells/tucson-la-mayors-call-jan-8-memorial-bell-ringing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_mayors_bells/tucson-la-mayors-call-jan-8-memorial-bell-ringing/ 17:14:00Z Dylan Smith The mayors of Tucson and Los Angeles are calling on mayors across the country to lead their cities in ringing bells to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 8 shootings. L.A.‘s Antonio Villaraigosa, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, said his fellow leaders should “affirm our commitment to a new civility in politics.” 2012-01-06T17:14:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010512_brewer_capitol_centennial/brewer-unveils-saguaro-complete-capitols-makeover/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010512_brewer_capitol_centennial/brewer-unveils-saguaro-complete-capitols-makeover/ 01:31:00Z Sara Smith In honor of Arizona’s approaching 100th birthday, Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is sporting more trees and a spruced-up lawn following a nine-month makeover of the State Capitol grounds. 2012-01-06T01:31:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010512_serpa_obit/rodeo-photographer-western-legend-louise-serpa-dead-86/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010512_serpa_obit/rodeo-photographer-western-legend-louise-serpa-dead-86/ 23:38:00Z Will Seberger Rodeo photographer, Tucson fixture, mother and legend of the West Louise Serpa died Thursday. There are a lot of things I wish I had the chance to say to Louise before she mounted up and rode out into the ether. 2012-01-05T23:38:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010312_jan8_pbs_doc/jan-8-documentary-airs-thursday-pbs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010312_jan8_pbs_doc/jan-8-documentary-airs-thursday-pbs/#When: 14:35:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: PBS will air a one-hour documentary this week about the healing of the Tucson community following the Jan. 8 shootings that claimed six lives and injured 13. 2012-01-05T14:35:30-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010412_giffords_jan8/giffords-appear-jan-8-vigil/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010412_giffords_jan8/giffords-appear-jan-8-vigil/ 00:01:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will appear at a vigil Sunday evening commemorating the Jan. 8 shootings. The congresswoman will not give interviews, and how she will participate in the vigil is still closely held. 2012-01-05T00:01:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010412_guncontrol_video/jan-8-victims-reflect-video-by-gun-control-group/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010412_guncontrol_video/jan-8-victims-reflect-video-by-gun-control-group/#When: 15:08:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Some Jan. 8 shooting victims and witnesses appear in a video by a national gun control group released Wednesday. Retired Col. Bill Badger, Ken Dorushka, Randy Gardner, Mavy Stoddard, Roger and Faith Salzgeber, and nurse Nancy Bowman lent their voices to a 3-minute video by Mayors Against Illegal Guns. 2012-01-06T15:08:06-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123111_bestlaidschemes/best-laid-schemes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123111_bestlaidschemes/best-laid-schemes/ 08:56:00Z Roberto De Vido Dear Leader Kim Jong-il is dead. Or is he? 2011-12-31T08:56:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122311_arlington_mistakes/64000-graves-arlington-may-contain-mistakes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122311_arlington_mistakes/64000-graves-arlington-may-contain-mistakes/ 22:10:00Z Talia Ralph As many as 64,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery may contain mistakes, a long-awaited study by the U.S. Army has found. 2011-12-23T22:10:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122311_buckmaster/buckmaster-interfaith-service-remember-jan-8-victims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122311_buckmaster/buckmaster-interfaith-service-remember-jan-8-victims/ 18:42:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Friday Focus interview featuring Bishop Gerald Kicanas of the Catholic Diocese of Tucson. Then, it’s the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star and Dan Shearer of The Green Valley News. Plus, Matt Russell, Tucson’s Culinary Cruiser, has the Weekend Watch. 2011-12-23T18:42:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122011_fc_gingrich_slavery/a-historians-perspective-gingrich-lincoln/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122011_fc_gingrich_slavery/a-historians-perspective-gingrich-lincoln/ 21:25:00Z Eugene Kiely Newt Gingrich wrongly claimed the Dred Scott decision “ruled that slavery extended to the whole country…” It did not. The ruling stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery in new territories, but it stopped short of applying the ruling to all states. 2011-12-20T21:25:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121911_mccain_kim_jong_il/mccain-kim-jong-il-warm-corner-hell/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121911_mccain_kim_jong_il/mccain-kim-jong-il-warm-corner-hell/ 18:11:00Z John McCain The world is a better place now that Kim Jong Il is no longer in it. For more than six decades, people in North Korea have been consigned to lives of dire poverty and cruel oppression under one of the most totalitarian regimes the world has ever known. 2011-12-19T18:11:30+00:00