Photo gallery of memorial at NW Safeway where the Jan. 8 shootings occurred
This photo above was taken by a friend a few days after the Safeway supermarket at 7110 N. Oracle Rd. (SE corner of Ina) reopened on Saturday January 15. A Safeway employee told us yesterday (January...
View ArticleGiffords’ intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. on front cover of ‘n touch LGBT magazine
21 year old University of Arizona political science student Daniel Hernandez Jr. is a gay “reluctant hero”, pictured on the February 2011 issue of ‘n touch, a LGBT news magazine published in Phoenix....
View Article2nd Saturday Downtown on Feb. 12 (most events have been re-scheduled due to...
Most of us were glued to our TV sets, radios, computers or other electronic devices due to the horrific news on the last 2nd Saturdays Downtown on January 8. Most of the street events were canceled,...
View ArticleBe Thankful at Thanksgiving
I’ve read two fictional accounts of totalitarian societies this fall– British George Orwell’s “1984″ and Russian Yevgeny Zamyatin’s “We”– both frightenng stories about a one Party-ruled government that...
View ArticleThank you “Gabby” Giffords for your decade of service
Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords resigned today from her job representing Congressional District 8 in the State of Arizona. She cast her last vote this morning in the U.S.House on a...
View ArticleNo registration fee for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk
Community Walk for Mental Illness Awareness 2012 Saturday, March 31, 2012 Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium 2500 E. Ajo Way 5k Walk (3 miles) Shorter route available (1 mile) *It is not a requirement to...
View ArticleBeyond Tucson on January 5, 2013 (2 year anniversary of January 8, 2011)
The 2nd year anniversary of the Tucson Tragedy of 1/8/11 is coming up, and here’s info from the Beyond Tucson website, with a list of their upcoming events on that day:...
View ArticleVoluntary Firearm Buy-Back Event on January 8, 2013
Press Release from Republican Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik, who organized this event: Voluntary Firearm Buy-Back Event On Tuesday, January 8th, beginning at 9am, Tucson Police will be accepting...
View ArticleRemembering January 8, 2011
Yes, it’s been two years since that fateful day when Jared Lee Loughner chose to go to that Safeway at the SE corner of Oracle/Ina, and attempted to assassinate CD 8 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords....
View ArticleNAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Walks in Tucson on April 6
Saturday April 6, 2013 Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Check in 7 a.m. Walk starts 9 a.m. Every journey begins with that first step! As NAMIWalks celebrates our 10th Anniversary in 2012, we are proud...
View ArticleLWV meeting to focus on mental health on 9/14
Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Joel D. Valdez Main library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Coffee/refreshments at 9:30 a.m., program 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. A panel discussion entitled “Mental Health, Is the Outreach...
View ArticleBy: Johnny Bravo
I’ll see your list and raise you a Duane Akina! The guy went back to Texas for a reason, and Isuspect it had a bit more to do with the “get back to enjoying the game” comments we heard after the...
View ArticleBy: Jaime Guttierez
Jaime here again. Looking over the list… everybody knows Jaime is a secret pirate, and not the butt pirate variety, not that there is anything wrong with that! Larry Fedora is one name I do not know,...
View ArticleBy: Santo Domingo
I will state my reason as to why I support Rich Rodriguez. I read an opinion from a blogger on azstar and we both agree on why Rich Rodriguez should be considered. First of all I’ve been saying the...
View ArticleBy: Scott Terrell
You have me convinced he could be a maybe. Akina is now on <b><a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/uasportsnet/2011/10/31/the-list-potential-arizona-wildcats-football-coach-candidates/"...
View ArticleBy: Scott Terrell
I think Leach’s Texas recruiting ties make him a better fit at Arizona and I’m hesitant about Rich Rod due to his NCAA violations. But I will say Rodriguez’s offense would be better accepted at Arizona...
View ArticleGiffords’ intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. on front cover of ‘n touch LGBT magazine
21 year old University of Arizona political science student Daniel Hernandez Jr. is a gay “reluctant hero”, pictured on the February 2011 issue of ‘n touch, a LGBT news magazine published in Phoenix....
View Article2nd Saturday Downtown on Feb. 12 (most events have been re-scheduled due to...
Most of us were glued to our TV sets, radios, computers or other electronic devices due to the horrific news on the last 2nd Saturdays Downtown on January 8. Most of the street events were canceled,...
View ArticleBe Thankful at Thanksgiving
I’ve read two fictional accounts of totalitarian societies this fall– British George Orwell’s “1984″ and Russian Yevgeny Zamyatin’s “We”– both frightenng stories about a one Party-ruled government that...
View ArticleThank you “Gabby” Giffords for your decade of service
Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords resigned today from her job representing Congressional District 8 in the State of Arizona. She cast her last vote this morning in the U.S.House on a...
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