http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/media media news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T21:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rest-print-tucson-citizen-journalism-past-future/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rest-print-tucson-citizen-journalism-past-future/ 00:03:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with the Tucson Weekly’s Dan Gibson, AEA President Andrew Morrill, Councilman Steve Kozachik, Mark B. Evans of Tucsoncitizen.com, Sentinel Editor Dylan Smith, veteran reporter Daniel Buckley, Rep. Ethan Orr, and Jim DeGrood of the RTA. 2013-05-17T00:03:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-budget-expected-pass-az-senate-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-budget-expected-pass-az-senate-thursday/ 00:29:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with activist Miguel Ortega, TucsonsSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, DUI defense attorney Jim Nesci, Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson. 2013-05-16T00:29:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051513_citizen_buckley/buckley-my-first-and-last-days-tucson-citizen/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051513_citizen_buckley/buckley-my-first-and-last-days-tucson-citizen/ 22:38:00Z Daniel Buckley For 22 years I worked for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, and for that experience I am eternally grateful. But today I’ll write about my first and last days at the Citizen, which ended when the press ground to a halt four years ago, May 15, 2009. 2013-05-15T22:38:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_buckmaster/buckmaster-youth-crime-decline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_buckmaster/buckmaster-youth-crime-decline/ 20:48:00Z Buckmaster Show Karen Adam, presiding judge of the Pima County Juvenile Court Center, talked about declining juvenile crime rates. Also, comet discover Dr. David Levy with a night sky update, plus Dr. Dimitri Brown, director of emergency services at Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, and an interview with District 1 Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller. 2013-05-15T20:48:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_buckmaster/buckmaster-should-azs-top-school-official-educator/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_buckmaster/buckmaster-should-azs-top-school-official-educator/ 20:27:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured John Munger and Vince Rabago. Also, we talked with ASU Education Prof. David Garcia, who is considering a run for state superintendent of public instruction. Plus, a fun summer is planned at Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo and we get a preview from Kristen Metzger, the zoo’s education supervisor. 2013-05-13T20:27:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050613_mex_journalist/2-sons-mexican-journalists-killed-chihuahua/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050613_mex_journalist/2-sons-mexican-journalists-killed-chihuahua/ 19:05:00Z Allison Jackson Two sons of two prominent Mexican journalists were shot dead in the northern state of Chihuahua over the weekend, in the latest violence in Mexico. 2013-05-06T19:05:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050613_tomski_transpo_horne/tom-horne-fumbles-case-star-blames-city-council/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050613_tomski_transpo_horne/tom-horne-fumbles-case-star-blames-city-council/ 17:33:00Z Tom Prezelski Last week, there was a settlement in the State of Arizona’s case against two Tucson Transportation Department supervisors who misappropriated at least $83,000 in public resources for personal gain. They will each have to pay just $5,000 to the city. This result is a failing by state, rather than city, officials 2013-05-06T17:33:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050313_press_freedom_day/parents-detained-journalist-james-foley-mark-world-press-freedom-day/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050313_press_freedom_day/parents-detained-journalist-james-foley-mark-world-press-freedom-day/ 18:17:00Z Charles M. Sennott John and Diane Foley know ground truth. They know it through the passion of their son, James, a talented journalist who went missing while reporting in Syria on Thanksgiving Day and has not been heard from since. 2013-05-03T18:17:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_foley_syria/american-journalist-likely-held-by-syrian-government/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_foley_syria/american-journalist-likely-held-by-syrian-government/ 17:15:00Z Peter Gelling After a five-month investigation inside Syria and the wider Middle East, GlobalPost and the family of missing American journalist James Foley now believe the Syrian government is holding him in a detention center near Damascus. 2013-05-03T17:15:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043013_www_bday/first-web-page-reactivated-world-wide-webs-20th-anniversary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043013_www_bday/first-web-page-reactivated-world-wide-webs-20th-anniversary/ 17:58:00Z Samantha Stainburn The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has republished the world’s first web page to celebrate the 20th anniversary of free public access to the World Wide Web. A CERN employee, Tim Berners-Lee, created the first website in 1989; on April 30, 1993, CERN made the World Wide Web available to the public on a royalty-free basis. 2013-04-30T17:58:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-looking-pcc-tusd-sunnyside-supt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-looking-pcc-tusd-sunnyside-supt/ 20:27:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Tucson Education Association President Frances Banales, Arizona Education Association President Andrew Morrill, Tucson Weekly writer Mari Herreras, Pima Community Collage Prof. David G. Iadevia, and former Sunnyside Governing Board Member Magdalena Barajas, plus Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small. 2013-04-26T20:27:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-lawmakers-agree-budget-before-july-1-deadline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-lawmakers-agree-budget-before-july-1-deadline/ 20:23:00Z Buckmaster Show The Friday Focus interview with House Majority Leader David Gowan of Sierra Vista. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer and columnist at the The Arizona Daily Star, and Linda Valdez, editorial writer and columnist at the The Arizona Republic. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-04-26T20:23:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ 01:52:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Dr. Gary Auerbach, founding president of World Federation of Chiropractic. Also, Benson City Councilman Chris Moncada on this weekend’s 8th Annual Bluegrass in the Park Festival, and Tucson Association of Realtors CEO Philip Tedesco. Plus, Tom Collier, Buckmaster contributor on consumer affairs. 2013-04-26T01:52:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041013_plagiarism/sez-who-sentinel-joins-call-ethics-attribution-reporting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041013_plagiarism/sez-who-sentinel-joins-call-ethics-attribution-reporting/ 22:48:00Z Dylan Smith Reporters do a lot of things to earn their keep: interview public figures, comb through the fine print of public records, attend community events, work to offer comprehensive background on the tough questions we face together. But what we get paid for is something that should never be questioned, never be for sale. Trust. 2013-04-10T22:48:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_az_tourism/arizona-touted-national-tourism-ads/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_az_tourism/arizona-touted-national-tourism-ads/ 04:22:00Z Julia Tylor When former Scottsdale resident Mark Macias used the New York City subway this past winter, he was transported not only between Grand Central Station and Times Square but back to his hometown. Floor-to-ceiling images transformed the shuttle car into an Old West saloon. On the outside of the car, “Step into Scottsdale” was superimposed over images of craggy, cactus-covered mountains. 2013-04-09T04:22:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_border_roundup/study-sheds-light-gun-running-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_border_roundup/study-sheds-light-gun-running-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant/ 05:08:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Border news roundup: Arizona politicians and religious leaders discuss comprehensive immigration reform by the “Gang of Eight,” journalists reconsider how to address illegal immigration in their stylebooks, and safety concerns on both sides of the border. 2013-04-08T05:08:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040513_uk_immigrants/to-discourage-immigrants-brits-try-create-image-uk-as-undesirable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040513_uk_immigrants/to-discourage-immigrants-brits-try-create-image-uk-as-undesirable/ 01:07:00Z Dana Watters Staring down a flood of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants when restrictions expire at the end of the year, British ministers recently proposed a unique idea: an ad campaign to make the UK look like a terrible place to live. 2013-04-06T01:07:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040413_ap_drops_illegal_immigrant/the-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant-why-it-matters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040413_ap_drops_illegal_immigrant/the-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant-why-it-matters/ 17:08:00Z Alex Leff The Associated Press has nixed “illegal immigrant” from its stylebook. It now dictates to stop using “illegal” when describing a person. “Instead, it tells users that ‘illegal’ should describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally,” says Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll’s statement explaining the move. 2013-04-04T17:08:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040313_dccc_email/the-anatomy-misleading-fundraising-email/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040313_dccc_email/the-anatomy-misleading-fundraising-email/ 20:54:00Z David Levinthal The tone of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s latest fundraising pitch is decidedly doomsdayist. 2013-04-03T20:54:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040313_ap_illegal_immig/associated-press-drops-illegal-immigrant-from-style-guide/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040313_ap_illegal_immig/associated-press-drops-illegal-immigrant-from-style-guide/ 16:08:00Z David Trifunov Many newspapers and journalists across America will no longer use “illegal immigrants” in stories after the Associated Press announced today it’s dropping the term from its style guide. While actions might be termed “illegal,” people are not, executive editor Kathleen Carroll said. 2013-04-03T16:08:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_kim_smith_star/daily-star-court-reporter-leaving-work-juvie-system/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_kim_smith_star/daily-star-court-reporter-leaving-work-juvie-system/ 23:08:00Z Dylan Smith Kim Smith, for eight years the court reporter for the Arizona Daily Star, is leaving to be a spokeswoman for the Pima County Juvenile Court. Smith will wind up her reporting career at the end of the week. 2013-03-27T23:08:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_gullible_think_again/are-journalists-any-less-gullible-than-they-were-10-years-ago/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_gullible_think_again/are-journalists-any-less-gullible-than-they-were-10-years-ago/ 15:42:00Z Eric Alterman Instead of being a government watchdog and fact checking all the assertions politicians feed them, journalists have become prone to the lapdog tendencies of repeating what those in power say without questioning whether it’s true. 2013-03-26T15:42:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032313_leg_ferpa/lawmaker-establish-state-penalties-schools-privacy-violations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032313_leg_ferpa/lawmaker-establish-state-penalties-schools-privacy-violations/ 19:48:00Z Lauren Saria An Arizona lawmaker wants to create state-level penalties for schools that violate a federal law prohibiting them from releasing students’ private information to non-educational entities. 2013-03-23T19:48:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031813_public_notices/az-house-oks-allowing-cities-post-public-notices-online/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031813_public_notices/az-house-oks-allowing-cities-post-public-notices-online/ 02:54:00Z Julia Shumway The state House on Monday advanced a bill that would allow local governments to post public notices on their own websites instead of paying to publish them in newspapers. 2013-03-19T02:54:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_border_roundup/supreme-court-looks-az-as-injured-men-explosives-found-desert/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_border_roundup/supreme-court-looks-az-as-injured-men-explosives-found-desert/ 16:32:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Border roundup: Arizona proposition becomes a test case for voter registration laws, family green cards face restrictions, injured men and explosives are found in the desert and Mexican towns and newspapers respond to cartel violence. 2013-03-17T16:32:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031313_tucson_mark/kelly-rifle-buy-riles-right/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031313_tucson_mark/kelly-rifle-buy-riles-right/ 12:01:00Z Roberto De Vido Didja hear? Mark Kelly bought an AR-15. And the right wing went ape. 2013-03-13T12:01:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031213_mex_telecom/shakeup-proposed-mexican-tv-phone-markets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031213_mex_telecom/shakeup-proposed-mexican-tv-phone-markets/ 17:18:00Z Allison Jackson Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has sent a long-awaited telecommunications reform bill to Congress that proposes to shake up the TV and telephone markets.  The proposed legislation could threaten Carlos Slim’s status as the world’s richest man. 2013-03-12T17:18:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031113_mexican_newspaper/another-mexican-newspaper-stops-reporting-organized-crime/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031113_mexican_newspaper/another-mexican-newspaper-stops-reporting-organized-crime/ 00:07:00Z Allison Jackson Mexican newspaper Zocalo said it would no longer publish stories on organized crime due to safety concerns for its journalists and their families. 2013-03-12T00:07:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031113_proposition_ads/lawmaker-put-disclaimer-ballots-ads-ballot-propositions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031113_proposition_ads/lawmaker-put-disclaimer-ballots-ads-ballot-propositions/ 19:52:00Z Jessica Boehm Arizonans would make better-informed decisions about ballot propositions if presented with the fact that voter-approved measures are almost impossible to change later on, a state lawmaker says. 2013-03-11T19:52:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031113_sunshine_week/sunshine-week-we-need-follow-all-money-and-faster/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031113_sunshine_week/sunshine-week-we-need-follow-all-money-and-faster/ 18:24:00Z Bill Allison There are still only two important things in politics, as the 19th century’s own Karl Rove, a Republican fundraiser named Mark Hanna, once said: “The first is money, and I can’t remember the second.” For Americans who want to make sure that their government isn’t for sale to the highest bidder, that first item should be transparency. 2013-03-11T18:24:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030713_ignorance_thinkagain/the-terrible-power-purposeful-ignorance/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030713_ignorance_thinkagain/the-terrible-power-purposeful-ignorance/ 21:51:00Z Eric Alterman It is true that knowledge is power. But getting American politicians to act upon that knowledge—or even convincing top pundits and reporters to pay attention to it—well, that’s another matter entirely. Just ask the millions of families of those killed, wounded, or displaced by the pointless and counterproductive American invasion of Iraq on its 10th birthday. 2013-03-07T21:51:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030613_somerton_transparency/tiny-somerton-ariz-leads-way-transparency/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030613_somerton_transparency/tiny-somerton-ariz-leads-way-transparency/ 15:13:00Z Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. With a population of 14,500 and a location south of Yuma, until recently I had never even heard of Somerton, Arizona. Yet, this tiny town serves as one of the best examples of what financial transparency by the government ought to look like. 2013-03-06T15:13:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030513_mex_journo_killed/mexico-journalist-shot-and-killed-taco-stand/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030513_mex_journo_killed/mexico-journalist-shot-and-killed-taco-stand/ 19:27:00Z Allison Jackson An online journalist in northern Mexico was shot dead while he ate at a taco stand. Jaime Guadalupe Gonzalez Dominguez was shot at least 17 times in the border town of Ojinaga in Chihuahua state on Sunday night 2013-03-05T19:27:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_film_tax_credit/proposed-sequel-film-tax-credits-faces-uncertain-future/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_film_tax_credit/proposed-sequel-film-tax-credits-faces-uncertain-future/ 19:27:00Z Julia Tylor A bill that would revive Arizona’s tax credits for film, TV and commercial production is stalled in the state Legislature. 2013-02-27T19:27:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_jan8_records/judge-oks-release-jan-8-investigation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_jan8_records/judge-oks-release-jan-8-investigation/#When: 16:51:000 Dylan Smith Updated: A federal judge has said it’s up to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department to release records related to the Jan. 8 shooting rampage, lifting a bar on the release of investigative records in the case. Those documents will take more than a week to organize and release, a spokesman said. 2013-02-26T16:51:37-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022113_the_beeb/the-beeb-media-sensationalism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022113_the_beeb/the-beeb-media-sensationalism/ 22:17:00Z Roberto De Vido The BBC has commissioned a quickie documentary about the life and times of amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, recently in the news for allegedly murdering his girlfriend. 2013-02-21T22:17:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_media_think_again/mainstream-media-gobbling-up-conservative-crazies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_media_think_again/mainstream-media-gobbling-up-conservative-crazies/ 17:27:00Z Eric Alterman The sad truth is that this nonsense is introduced into the media ecosystem by right-wing reality-denying sources, and it almost always makes its way into the mainstream media—often going unchallenged. 2013-02-18T17:27:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-abuse-allegations-agency-email-denies-interviews/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-abuse-allegations-agency-email-denies-interviews/ 15:45:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Lawmakers debate border security, Border Patrol faces scrutiny, reporters discuss immigration reporting and a glimpse into policies on deportation, driver’s licences and trade 2013-02-16T15:45:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_public_notices/bills-take-aim-newspaper-public-notice-requirements/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_public_notices/bills-take-aim-newspaper-public-notice-requirements/ 00:47:00Z Matthew Longdon Despite objections from newspaper publishers, a House committee endorsed two bills Thursday that would allow local governments to publish public notices online rather than in newspapers. 2013-02-15T00:47:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-considers-crackdown-yard-sales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-considers-crackdown-yard-sales/ 22:31:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Tucson City Councilman Paul Cummingham, plus comet discoverer Dr. David Levy, local writer Ron Swager talks about his book “Day of the Elephants,” along with Roland Deah, whose story is depicted in the book. 2013-02-14T22:31:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_news_intl_scandal/murdochs-circle-growing-news-international-scandal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_news_intl_scandal/murdochs-circle-growing-news-international-scandal/ 19:13:00Z Lena Groeger From phone hacking to bribery, the corruption at News International has involved many players — increasingly, ones close to Rupert Murdoch. 2013-02-14T19:13:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_charity_free_market/donors-use-charity-push-free-market-policies-states/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_charity_free_market/donors-use-charity-push-free-market-policies-states/ 18:28:00Z Paul Abowd In 2009, a network of online media outlets began popping up in state capitals across the nation, each covering the news from a clearly conservative point of view. What wasn’t so clear was how they were funded. 2013-02-14T18:28:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021213_mex_journalists/in-struggle-against-silence-life-stake-reporting-mexicos-drug-war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021213_mex_journalists/in-struggle-against-silence-life-stake-reporting-mexicos-drug-war/ 20:08:00Z Joshua Benton The winner of the Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism talks about how the perils faced by Mexican journalists caught between the government and the narcos. 2013-02-12T20:08:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020713_buckmaster/buckmaster-kozachik-mccusker-rio-nuevo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020713_buckmaster/buckmaster-kozachik-mccusker-rio-nuevo/ 23:21:00Z Buckmaster Show Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik and Rio Nuevo Board Chair Fletcher McCusker on the cease-fire between the city and Rio Nuveo. Also, Monica Nelson, Amphitheater School District associate superintendent, and Roseanne Lopez, Amphitheater’s executive director of elementary education. Plus, Don Loose, Buckmaster legal contributor. 2013-02-07T23:21:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020313_us_congress/do-as-we-say-congress-says-then-does-what-it-wants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020313_us_congress/do-as-we-say-congress-says-then-does-what-it-wants/ 18:50:00Z Theodoric Meyer Congress exempts itself from a number of laws that apply to the private sector and the executive branch. 2013-02-03T18:50:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020213_groundhogday/groundhog-day-same-as-it-ever-was/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020213_groundhogday/groundhog-day-same-as-it-ever-was/#When: 12:25:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Every Feb. 2, it’s time for the obligatory Groundhog Day story. Here in the Sentinel newsroom, we’d rather watch the same old Youtube videos than check whether some rodent is having a bad hair day. Enjoy! 2012-02-02T12:25:00-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_phx_transparency/watchdogs-phoenix-gets-d-spending-transparency/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_phx_transparency/watchdogs-phoenix-gets-d-spending-transparency/ 19:45:00Z Julia Tylor A public watchdog group on Wednesday gave Phoenix a grade of D for its online disclosure of spending information, ranking it 19th among the 30 largest cities in the U.S. 2013-01-24T19:45:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012413_foley_missing/us-journalist-still-missing-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012413_foley_missing/us-journalist-still-missing-syria/ 17:56:00Z Peter Gelling More than two months have passed since armed gunmen abducted American journalist James Foley in northern Syria, where he was reporting for GlobalPost and other news organizations. Today, there is still no definitive news about his exact whereabouts or what group is responsible. 2013-01-24T17:56:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012213_govt_spy_study/widely-cited-govt-study-iranian-spies-pulled-revisions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012213_govt_spy_study/widely-cited-govt-study-iranian-spies-pulled-revisions/ 04:25:00Z Justin Elliott An official with the Library of Congress says a widely cited but poorly sourced report his office did on Iran’s intelligence ministry has been pulled from circulation. 2013-01-23T04:25:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011413_billboard_safety/billboard-industry-touts-discredited-research-electronic-sign-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011413_billboard_safety/billboard-industry-touts-discredited-research-electronic-sign-safety/ 18:06:00Z Myron Levin A Swedish study has found that drivers take long gazes at electronic billboards, possibly raising the risk of highway crashes. The new research has put the U.S. billboard industry into a defensive mode. In an effort to dismiss the findings, the industry’s top trade group quickly cited an unpublished U.S. government study to argue that the electronic displays pose no traffic safety hazard. 2013-01-14T18:06:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011013_star_foia/star-suit-county-stonewalling-over-triano-murder-case/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011013_star_foia/star-suit-county-stonewalling-over-triano-murder-case/ 19:28:00Z Tim Hull The Pima County Legal Defender’s Office is stonewalling a request for information about a former public defender’s handling of a murder case, The Arizona Daily Star claims in court. 2013-01-10T19:28:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011013_buckmaster/buckmaster-ag-horne-weighs-gun-violence/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011013_buckmaster/buckmaster-ag-horne-weighs-gun-violence/ 18:57:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, plus Sandra Watson, the new president of the Arizona Commerce Authority, and Dr. Mark Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute. 2013-01-10T18:57:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010913_zero_dark_thirty/zero-dark-thirty-right-torture-useless-finding-bin-laden/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010913_zero_dark_thirty/zero-dark-thirty-right-torture-useless-finding-bin-laden/ 04:19:00Z Ken Sofer As “Zero Dark Thirty” rightly implies, the systematic use of enhanced interrogation techniques came at a steep moral cost while producing little to no valuable information in the hunt for Osama bin Laden. 2013-01-10T04:19:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_jcscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-remembers-jan-8/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_jcscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-remembers-jan-8/ 00:58:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Jan. 8 survivors, law enforcement, and victims’ families and advocates, including County Attorney Barbara LaWall, Kent Burbank, Vanessa Helms, Mark Kimble, Shelly Gibbons, Bill Carnegie, Jim Tucker, Doris Tucker, Mary Reed, Tom McMahon, Pat Maisch, and Suzie Hileman 2013-01-09T00:58:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_giffords_sawyer/giffords-kelly-make-tv-appearance/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_giffords_sawyer/giffords-kelly-make-tv-appearance/ 19:18:00Z Dylan Smith Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, will appear in an interview taped with ABC’s Diane Sawyer on Tuesday night — the second anniversary of the Jan. 8 attack that led to Giffords’ resignation from Congress. 2013-01-07T19:18:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010313_top_stories_think_again/the-top-stories-2012-or-maybe-not/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010313_top_stories_think_again/the-top-stories-2012-or-maybe-not/ 19:49:00Z Eric Alterman Eric Alterman has an alternative take on Politico’s top media stories of the past year and what those stories say about the media’s coverage of politics. 2013-01-03T19:49:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010313_times_drones/ny-times-loses-drone-lawsuit-against-obama-administration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010313_times_drones/ny-times-loses-drone-lawsuit-against-obama-administration/ 07:09:00Z Sarah Wolfe The New York Times had filed the drone lawsuit against the Obama administration seeking more information about the attacks. 2013-01-03T07:09:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010213_reporter_syria/us-journalist-missing-syria-since-thanksgiving/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010213_reporter_syria/us-journalist-missing-syria-since-thanksgiving/ 17:19:00Z Peter Gelling Unidentified Syrian gunmen kidnapped a U.S. journalist on Thanksgiving Day. More than a month later, he remains missing. American James Foley, 39, was last seen on Nov. 22 in Idlib Province, the scene of heavy fighting in recent months. Foley was held by Libyan forces for 44 days in 2011. 2013-01-02T17:19:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123112_journalists_killed/2012-was-one-bloodiest-years-journalists/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123112_journalists_killed/2012-was-one-bloodiest-years-journalists/ 20:32:00Z Amy Silverstein 121 journalists died in 2012, making it one of the bloodiest years on record. 2012-12-31T20:32:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112712_donations_op/read-local-give-local-support-tucsonsentinelcom/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112712_donations_op/read-local-give-local-support-tucsonsentinelcom/#When: 10:58:000 Dylan Smith Updated: For nearly three years, TucsonSentinel.com has been a vital source of Southern Arizona news and information. We’ve celebrated what’s right about Tucson, cast a watchful glance at what needs improving, and provided a platform for a healthy dialogue about Southern Arizona’s future. Now we need your help. 2012-12-12T10:58:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122312_mayan_radio/mayan-culture-boosted-by-radio-broadcasts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122312_mayan_radio/mayan-culture-boosted-by-radio-broadcasts/ 20:06:00Z Brenna Goth A community radio station is part of the change that’s taken place in the remote town of Todos Santos in northwestern Guatemala. But the station is harnessing outside influences for a different purpose – to strengthen Todos Santos’ own Mayan culture. 2012-12-23T20:06:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122212_unreality_think_again/the-power-un-reality-propaganda-overwhelms-public-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122212_unreality_think_again/the-power-un-reality-propaganda-overwhelms-public-debate/ 00:09:00Z Eric Alterman Naturally, last week’s tragedy in Newtown has inspired a revival of America’s attempts to discuss the problem of gun control. What many people fail to consider when the nation is faced with such soul-searching tragedies (or natural catastrophes) is how much of our debate is predetermined by the ability of powerful interests. 2012-12-23T00:09:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121212_holiday_shindig/youre-invited-tucsonsentinelcom-holiday-shindig/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121212_holiday_shindig/youre-invited-tucsonsentinelcom-holiday-shindig/ 23:59:00Z Dylan Smith Please join us for a celebration of whatever it is you/we celebrate this time of year — especially a belated 221st birthday of the Bill of Rights, or maybe the antepenultimate day before the end of the world, or the impending third birthday of TucsonSentinel.com. We look forward to seeing you, and raising a glass to the season and to our freedoms — especially a free press. 2012-12-19T23:59:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121812_convictions_overturned/key-convictions-overturned-killing-by-new-orleans-police/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121812_convictions_overturned/key-convictions-overturned-killing-by-new-orleans-police/ 17:49:00Z A.C. Thompson A federal appellate court has overturned the convictions of two former New Orleans police officers imprisoned in connection with the killing of Henry Glover after Hurricane Katrina, dealing a blow to federal prosecutors’ efforts to hold police accountable for misconduct before and after the storm. 2012-12-18T17:49:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121512_bill_of_rights_paulson/why-land-free-more-than-lyric/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121512_bill_of_rights_paulson/why-land-free-more-than-lyric/ 19:01:00Z Ken Paulson The hardest line to sing in the “Star-Spangled Banner” is also the most important. “O’er the land of the free …” with its character-building high note has been the bane of even professional singers. That’s probably appropriate. Becoming “the land of the free” wasn’t all that easy either. On Dec. 15, America commemorates the 221st birthday of the Bill of Rights, the most extraordinary and influential guarantee of individual freedoms in world history. 2012-12-15T19:01:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121412_mex_papers_cartels/mexican-papers-shy-from-covering-drug-gangs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121412_mex_papers_cartels/mexican-papers-shy-from-covering-drug-gangs/ 23:03:00Z Stephen Engelberg Mexico’s regional newspapers are publishing more stories about murders linked to the drug trade, but they remain reluctant to write what they know about the organizations responsible for the killings. 2012-12-14T23:03:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121312_murdoch_think_again/murdoch-murdoch-everywhere/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121312_murdoch_think_again/murdoch-murdoch-everywhere/ 17:39:00Z Eric Alterman Rupert Murdoch is the most powerful man in global media, which makes him a strong contender for the most powerful individual in the world. There is no good way to measure this, but the mere panoply of interests and the devil-may-care attitude his employees take toward professional ethics vastly magnifies his power and influence beyond merely giving people the news in his typical biased fashion. 2012-12-13T17:39:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121112_fcc_political_ads/fccs-plan-fixing-its-political-ads-transparency-site-it-wont-say/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121112_fcc_political_ads/fccs-plan-fixing-its-political-ads-transparency-site-it-wont-say/ 18:45:00Z Justin Elliott When the FCC passed a rule earlier this year to require TV stations to post political ad buying information online, public interest groups welcomed the policy as a means to get an unprecedented look at how billions of campaign dollars flow around the country. 2012-12-11T18:45:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121012_europe_newspapers/euro-crisis-shoots-messenger/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121012_europe_newspapers/euro-crisis-shoots-messenger/ 16:58:00Z Paul Ames Almost 8,000 Spanish journalists have lost their jobs since 2008, according to trade union figures. But problems for Europe’s press range far beyond Spain, as the economic crisis depresses advertising and sales in a sector already struggling to adapt to the rise of new digital media. 2012-12-10T16:58:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120712_think_again_taxes/will-times-terrific-tax-reporting-matter/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120712_think_again_taxes/will-times-terrific-tax-reporting-matter/ 16:30:00Z Eric Alterman My “Think Again” column last week addressed how conservative politicians’ professed theories about job creation in the (endless) process of seeking tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are in direct conflict with real evidence of the actual behavior of individuals. 2012-12-07T16:30:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-2012-election-analysis/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-2012-election-analysis/ 01:20:00Z John C. Scott Show Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez, talk show host Emil Franzi, Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small. 2012-12-06T01:20:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120112_eejf_grant/border-grant-allows-sentinel-report-untold-stories/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120112_eejf_grant/border-grant-allows-sentinel-report-untold-stories/ 23:04:00Z Dylan Smith TucsonSentinel.com is proud and excited to announce we’ve been awarded a $50,000 grant to report “Cuentros sin Cuentros: Unheard Voices and Untold Stories from the Borderlands.” 2012-12-01T23:04:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_indian_identity/native-americans-preserve-identity-face-pop-culture/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_indian_identity/native-americans-preserve-identity-face-pop-culture/ 04:15:00Z Maryann Batlle A San Carlos Apache Tribe member joined others who testified to a Senate committee that popular images of Native Americans, often offensive, need to be challenged for the tribes to preserve their culture for future generations. 2012-11-30T04:15:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-area-housing-picture-brightens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-area-housing-picture-brightens/ 03:21:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias, plus an update on Tucson’s real estate market from housing specialist Raj Kohli, and Tom Collier, Buckmaster Show contributor on consumer affairs. 2012-11-30T03:21:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112612_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmakers-put-tight-leash-rio-nuevo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112612_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmakers-put-tight-leash-rio-nuevo/ 21:58:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-off featuring commentators Vince Rabago and John Munger. Plus, a newsmaker interview with Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik. 2012-11-26T21:58:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112612_pacer_fees/pacer-federal-court-record-fees-exceed-system-costs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112612_pacer_fees/pacer-federal-court-record-fees-exceed-system-costs/ 17:47:00Z Shane Shifflett The federal government has collected millions from the online Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, or PACER – nearly five times what it cost to run the system. Between fiscal years 2006 and 2010, the government collected an average of $77 million a year from PACER fees. 2012-11-26T17:47:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112112_asu_state_press/asus-state-press-dropping-most-print-editions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112112_asu_state_press/asus-state-press-dropping-most-print-editions/ 21:32:00Z Sarah Pringle Starting in January, Arizona State University students will no longer arrive to news racks carrying daily copies of The State Press, the student-run newspaper. 2012-11-21T21:32:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112112_buckmaster/buckmaster-territorial-cup-showdown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112112_buckmaster/buckmaster-territorial-cup-showdown/ 21:09:00Z Buckmaster Show Anthony Gimino, TucsonCitizen.com sports reporter, previews the coming UA-ASU game, plus: Pima County Library Director Melinda Cervantes; author Patty Valance on her her new children’s book, “Born to Wear Blue” with Mike McKendrick of the Greater Tucson Fire Foundation; and Dr. Robert Hendricks on education. 2012-11-21T21:09:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111912_obamacare_tax_form/groups-obamacare-tax-form-evades-facts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111912_obamacare_tax_form/groups-obamacare-tax-form-evades-facts/ 01:05:00Z Ben Finley A conservative group misleads taxpayers on the Affordable Care Act and the Internal Revenue Service’s future role in enforcing it. Americans for Tax Reform posted a “projected” IRS tax form on its website that claims to “help families and tax specialists prepare” for new tax provisions under the health care law. But ATR makes several false claims: 2012-11-20T01:05:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111912_petraeus_think_again/why-were-pundits-all-all-in/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111912_petraeus_think_again/why-were-pundits-all-all-in/ 08:43:00Z Eric Alterman If you click on the Amazon.com page for the unfortunately titled Paula Broadwell/Vernon Loeb tome “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus,” you’ll see an interesting disjunction. Overall, the book receives an average of fewer stars from its readers than the four that adorned the general’s uniform. 2012-11-19T08:43:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111612_buckmaster/buckmaster-economy-job-no-1-az-congresswoman/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111612_buckmaster/buckmaster-economy-job-no-1-az-congresswoman/ 20:45:00Z Buckmaster Show The Friday Focus interview is with U.S. Rep.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick. Then, it’s the Reporters Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen, Arizona Daily Star editorial writer, and Linda Valdez, Arizona Republic editorial writer. Plus, Matt Russell, Tucson’s “Culinary Cruiser” has the Weekend Watch. 2012-11-16T20:45:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111512_edu_reform_for_disabled_borrowers/education-dept-adopts-crucial-reform-disabled-borrowers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111512_edu_reform_for_disabled_borrowers/education-dept-adopts-crucial-reform-disabled-borrowers/ 21:33:00Z Sasha Chavkin The Education Department enacted a crucial reform on behalf of borrowers who become disabled, issuing new rules earlier this month that make it easier for these borrowers to get their federal student loans forgiven. 2012-11-15T21:33:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111412_political_media_think_again/our-trivial-political-media-continued/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111412_political_media_think_again/our-trivial-political-media-continued/ 05:49:00Z Eric Alterman Politico rarely does anything to illuminate the issues, clarify the questions facing voters, or even shed much light on the characters of the respective candidates—any of which is usually the justification for such contentless coverage. 2012-11-15T05:49:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111312_senate_spanish_ads/carmona-flake-spent-combined-228k-spanish-ads-phx/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111312_senate_spanish_ads/carmona-flake-spent-combined-228k-spanish-ads-phx/ 01:25:00Z Sean Peick Democrat Richard Carmona bought $139,200 worth of ads on Phoenix Spanish-language television stations against $89,200 by Republican Jeff Flake during their tightly contested U.S. Senate race, according to documents kept by the outlets. 2012-11-14T01:25:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_missing_war_records/missing-war-records-complicate-vets-benefit-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_missing_war_records/missing-war-records-complicate-vets-benefit-claims/ 18:35:00Z Peter Sleeth A failure to create and maintain the types of field records that have documented American conflicts since the Revolutionary War has complicated efforts by soldiers to claim benefits and makes it harder for military strategists to learn the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan. 2012-11-13T18:35:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111212_boegle_weekly/weekly-editor-boegle-leaving-found-palm-springs-news-site/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111212_boegle_weekly/weekly-editor-boegle-leaving-found-palm-springs-news-site/ 23:47:00Z Dylan Smith After helming the Tucson Weekly for a decade, editor Jimmy Boegle is moving to California to found a news website, the Coachella Valley Independent. 2012-11-12T23:47:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111112_wwii_recordings/restored-recordings-share-greetings-from-arizonans-serving-wwii/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111112_wwii_recordings/restored-recordings-share-greetings-from-arizonans-serving-wwii/ 18:20:00Z Corbin Carson Recordings 34 Arizonans serving during World War II made by Howard Pyle, a war correspondent who later served as governor, echo across the decades after being made available online by ASU. (with video) 2012-11-11T18:20:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110712_buckmaster/buckmaster-post-election-analysis/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110712_buckmaster/buckmaster-post-election-analysis/ 22:48:00Z Buckmaster Show Mark B. Evans, administrator for TucsonCitizen.com​, and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer for the Arizona Daily Star, break down the results of Tuesday’s election with live candidate interviews. 2012-11-07T22:48:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110612_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-questions-tucsons-deadliest-day/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110612_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-questions-tucsons-deadliest-day/ 20:45:00Z Buckmaster Show Defense attorney Michael Piccarreta talked about efforts to overturn Louis Taylor’s conviction for the Pioneer Hotel fire in downtown Tucson, plus: Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday MoneyMaker Report, Blog For Arizona’s David Safier, and Mark Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute. 2012-11-06T20:45:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110612_celebrity_election_videos/funniest-celebrity-election-videos/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110612_celebrity_election_videos/funniest-celebrity-election-videos/ 17:19:00Z Daniel DeFraia If you vote, Will Farrell will eat his toe nails. Joss Whedon thinks Romney will “put this country back on the path to the zombie apocalypse.” And Lena Dunham wants girls to “do it” with the right guy. 2012-11-06T17:19:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110212_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-countys-197-million-job-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110212_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-countys-197-million-job-plan/ 22:56:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, plus the Reporters’ Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen, Arizona Daily Star editorial writer, and Dan Shearer, Green Valley News editor, followed by Tucson’s “Culinary Cruiser” Matt Russell with the Weekend Watch. 2012-11-02T22:56:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110112_buckmaster/buckmaster-working-provide-pathways-out-poverty/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110112_buckmaster/buckmaster-working-provide-pathways-out-poverty/ 21:20:00Z Buckmaster Show Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, plus Rob LaMaster, executive director of the Tucson Police Foundation, talked about the upcoming Cops and Rodders Car Show; Michael Finkelstein of the Primavera Foundation talked about poverty in Tucson, while attorney Don Loose broke down the ballot propositions. 2012-11-01T21:20:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/103112_dark_money_docs/documents-found-meth-house-bare-inner-workings-dark-money-group/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/103112_dark_money_docs/documents-found-meth-house-bare-inner-workings-dark-money-group/ 20:00:00Z Kim Barker Found in a meth house in Colorado, the documents were somewhat of a mystery, holding files on 23 conservative candidates in state races in Montana. They were filled with candidate surveys and mailers that said they were paid for by campaigns, and fliers and bank records from outside spending groups. One folder was labeled “Montana $ Bomb.” (with video) 2012-10-31T20:00:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102912_benghazi_timeline/benghazi-timeline-long-road-from-protest-terrorist-attack/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102912_benghazi_timeline/benghazi-timeline-long-road-from-protest-terrorist-attack/ 00:15:00Z Eugene Kiely The question won’t go away: Did President Obama and administration officials mislead the public when they initially claimed that the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi began “spontaneously” in response to an anti-Muslim video? 2012-10-30T00:15:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102912_az_political_ads/election-ad-buys-approach-30-million-az-and-still-counting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102912_az_political_ads/election-ad-buys-approach-30-million-az-and-still-counting/ 16:17:00Z Matthew Standerfer Political ads peppering Arizona airwaves in this contentious election season have cost at least $29.4 million, based on newly mandated electronic filings to the Federal Communications Commission. 2012-10-29T16:17:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102612_border_roundup/roundup-news-from-border-region/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102612_border_roundup/roundup-news-from-border-region/ 19:28:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Technology issues along the border, Latino perspectives on politics and reporting, families separated by deportation and a look at the intersection between detention demographics and public records laws, plus a recap of Border Patrol activity in Southern Arizona. 2012-10-27T19:28:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102612_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-presidential-candidates-wont-touch-immigration-issue/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102612_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-presidential-candidates-wont-touch-immigration-issue/ 22:15:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews with Rev. Robin Hoover, founder of Humane Borders, along with the Reporters Roundtable featuring Jimmy Boegle, editor of the Tucson Weekly, and Mark B. Evans, administrator of TucsonCitizen.com, and Matt Russell, Tucson’s Culinary Cruiser, with the Weekend Watch. 2012-10-26T22:15:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102312_homestretch_fact-stretchers/facts-stretched-election-homestretch/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102312_homestretch_fact-stretchers/facts-stretched-election-homestretch/ 19:34:00Z Brooks Jackson In the homestretch to Election Day, both sides stretch the facts in their TV spots. President Obama greatly exaggerates his differences with Mitt Romney over troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan, while Romney repeats a false claim that the president plans a $4,000 tax increase on “the middle class.” 2012-10-23T19:34:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102312_internet_political_profiles/companies-assembling-political-profiles-millions-internet-users/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102312_internet_political_profiles/companies-assembling-political-profiles-millions-internet-users/ 17:38:00Z Lois Beckett If you’re a registered voter and surf the web, one of the sites you visit has almost certainly placed a tiny piece of data on your computer flagging your political preferences. That piece of data, called a cookie, marks you as a Democrat or Republican, when you last voted, and what contributions you’ve made. 2012-10-23T17:38:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101912_buckmaster/buckmaster-fewer-public-dollars-az-higher-education/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101912_buckmaster/buckmaster-fewer-public-dollars-az-higher-education/ 21:37:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Arizona Board of Regent member and former U.S. Sen.Dennis DeConcini. Then, it’s the Reporters Roundtable withMark B. Evans, administrator of TucsonCitizen.com, and Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell, a.k.a Tucson’s Culinary Cruiser. 2012-10-19T21:37:39+00:00