Tucson (Arizona)

'Oprah Effect' won't fade once the show ends its run

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 NEW YORK — Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah? For nearly a quarter-century Oprah Winfrey has been our moral arbiter, lifestyle coach and window on the world. It seems her mere mention...

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10th person — a child — dies of H1N1 here

Officials: Disease still no more lethal than seasonal flu Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 A young girl in Pima County has died of 2009 H1N1 influenza — the 10th confirmed death here from the novel flu strain this year,...

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240 performers amp up energy

Twenty years ago, almost to the day, the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra pulled off a major coup in Tucson: It assembled four community arts organizations, including the Civic Orchestra of Tucson, to perform Berlioz's "Te...

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TEP gives out $100K in grants

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 Tucson Electric Power Co. presented $100,000 in grants on Thursday to 14 non-profit groups. TEP's grant program offers financial assistance to non-profit agencies that have demonstrated...

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UA scientists help crack genetic code of the maize plant

Better cereal crops expected to follow Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 Scientists have completed sequencing the highly complex genome of the maize plant and say the accomplishment could herald a second "green...

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Half-ton of pot in vehicle lands 2 men in custody

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 Two men were arrested after authorities found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle. Robert Andrew McShane, 39, and Juan Pedro Grijalva, 36, were arrested Thursday and...

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A night of milestones and a 'Song' of dreamy harmonies

Premiere of Balazs' seaworthy work worth all the worry Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 Former Tucson Symphony Orchestra conductor Frederic Balazs was admittedly nervous Thursday night. The TSO, under the direction of...

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Man, 19, gets 15 years for role in robbery

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 A 19-year-old Tucson man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for his role in an armed drug robbery at a southest-side Walmart in March. Patrick Coleman and Sonya Romero,...

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Senate to start historic debate on health care

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to approve today the start of a historic debate over health-care legislation aimed at making coverage easier, less expensive to obtain and harder to...

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Biggest atom smasher is functioning once again

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.21.2009 GENEVA — Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. It took...

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