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Archive for April, 2005

Karl Rove’s Secret Tucson Trip

Friday, April 29th, 2005

Apparently, even local Republicans are afraid to admit that they are friends of the dark force behind Bush’s political ascendancy, Karl Rove. Rove came to town today to raise money for Senator Jon Kyl at a $500-a-plate lunch at the Tucson Country Club after a $2,000-per-person shindig at Jim Click’s house.
But instead of trumpeting [...]

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FlashMob Mini Golf with Farley

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

Yes, we are teeing off our Friends o’ Farley FlashMobs with a delightfully surreal get-together at Ward 6’s own Magic Carpet Golf, 6125 E. Speedway, at 7:00pm on Friday, April 29.
Bring your friends & family and join Steve & his kids for a delightful evening filled with passionate conversation about local issues alongside soft [...]

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Imagine a ward without Fred…

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

Ward 6, that is. Did you know that two-time incumbent Fred Ronstadt never won his own city ward? And yet he’s the Ward 6 councilmember. This happened because of our 75-year-old contorted city elections process whereby only Ward 6 voters vote in the September primary, but the whole city gets to vote in the November [...]

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Preserving Davis-Monthan and Tucson

Friday, April 15th, 2005

Those of us who live in central Tucson are no strangers to the Davis-Monthan flight path. New and louder planes have been flying more frequently and at lower altitudes particularly in recent months, dramatically affecting the quality of life of many of our neighborhoods. And indications are that things will only get worse in the [...]

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