AZ Daily Star back issues from September 2007:
BRIEF: Salpointe grad O'Dowd moves into starting role for first game with USC.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Shannon Conner Sep. 1--Former Salpointe Catholic standout Kris O'Dowd will become the first true freshman ever to start at center when USC begins its season today. The 6-foot-5-inch, 300-pound O'Dowd took nearly all of the first-team snaps on Thursday in the ...
BRIEF: Police alert E. Side schools to potential child predators.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Two men who tried to lure two children as they were riding their bikes home from school prompted Tucson police to notify four East Side schools. The incident occurred in the 2800 block of South Prudence Road, said Sgt. Decio Hopffer, a Tucson Police Department spokesman ....
Police warn East Siders after 7th arson.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Enric Volante Sep. 1--A pattern of early morning arson fires on Tucson's East Side has police warning people to be vigilant and report anything suspicious before someone gets hurt. The seventh fire since Wednesday roused two people from sleep early Friday ....
Fetal damage to lungs can follow child into adulthood: UA: Environmental toxins set up unborn for COPD.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carla McClain Sep. 1--CHILDREN BORN WITH FRAIL LUNGS -- often because of toxic exposures during pregnancy -- do not improve as they grow up, but suffer worsening breathing problems into adulthood, a UA study has found. The ominous finding strengthens warnings ...
Stage event honors Old Tucson employee.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Gilbert LaRoque, who makes work a lot more fun for all of his colleagues at Old Tucson Studios. LaRoque was nominated by his colleague, Marie Demarais, who described him as "a person who really cares about people." ...
BRIEF: Truck hits boy, 14, on bike.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--A 14-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries Friday evening when he was struck by a truck as he was riding his bike on the South Side. The accident happened just after 6 p.m. at South Sixth Avenue and Valencia Road, said Sgt. Decio Hopffer, a Tucson Police ...
TMC overhauls handling of psychiatric patients.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Becky Pallack Sep. 1--Tucson Medical Center has overhauled patient restraint procedures at its psychiatric ward, but not before a state authority investigated dozens of complaints and sent a special enforcement team to work with the hospital. In three ...
Can you see my glasses?: Many folks now look at their glasses as a fashionable, attractive wardrobe accessory; we're talking stylish specs that confidently combine colors, materials, textures and detail.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Mauet Sep. 1--Gone are the days of trying to make glasses as inconspicuous as possible. Today's spectacles are meant to attract attention. "People are accessorizing more with glasses than they used to," said Melissa Johnson, manager and licensed ...
EDITORIAL: Open enrollment could hit TUSD between the eyes: Our view: The district's optimism in hoping the number of students switching schools isn't a problem may be misguided.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--The TUSD Governing Board gave parents whiplash this week. The Governing Board repealed an enrollment policy that has been on the books but not strictly followed for decades. This came about three weeks after Tucson Unified officials were telling parents the ...
Artwork courts both criticism, new Ariz. ban: Exhibit depicts slain troops, Iraqis.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Aaron Mackey Sep. 1--A local artist will try to sell digitally altered photos of Iraq War casualties -- including dead soldiers and Iraqi civilians -- in an anti-war art gallery exhibit debuting Downtown today. The artist's work comes on the heels of ...
Cats find a way when away: UA's confidence, success on road mark of Stoops.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Finley Sep. 1--PROVO, Utah -- Look past the Xs and Os and decipher the preseason coach-speak, and the UA football team wants to accomplish three things in today's opener at BYU: a Arrive at LaVell Edwards Stadium in one piece. ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Greg Hansen column: There's no question: Tuitama better than counterpart at QB-factory BYU.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Hansen Sep. 1--Dear Mr. Football: What is Willie Tuitama's middle name and why is it relevant? A: Willie Coonley Savea Tuitama has received less training camp media attention than any Pac-10 starting quarterback. And some in the Big Sky, Big South and ...
Aztecs are meshing better, sophomore guard says.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Craven Sep. 1--This year's Pima College football team has a much different look than the team that went 0-10 last season. Coach Bill Laslett and his staff enjoyed their first full off-season to spend on recruiting, and it shows on the roster. "Last year ...
BRIEF: Junior college cornerback not coming to Arizona.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Finley Sep. 1--One of the UA's top football recruits has decommitted because of grades. Clarence Ward, a 5-foot-11-inch, 190-pound cornerback from Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College, told Arizona's coaches earlier this week that he will pursue other ...
Sidewinders eliminated from playoff consideration: 5 Tucson players to join D-backs in Phoenix today.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Trotto Sep. 1--The Tucson Sidewinders will not repeat as Pacific Coast League or Triple-A champions. But they will send five players to the big leagues today, when major-league rosters expand. Sacramento clinched the PCL Pacific South ...
Chaparral holds off Cienega in overtime.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Callaway Teel Sep. 1--Friday's game was an emotional ending for Cienega. Unfortunately those feelings were all on the negative side at the end. Scottsdale Chaparral escaped with a 34-27 win after kicking a late field goal in regulation and then winning it in ...
Friday night at the improv: Rowe's broken plays spark Marana to win.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Casey Crowe Sep. 1--Marana quarterback Robert Rowe was Mr. Broken Play on Friday night. The hyper-athletic Rowe improvised his way to 286 yards of total offense and two touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground, often creating positive yards on ...
Grounds for concern in Lancers' camp: Salpointe drops to 0-2 as Basha running game dominates second half.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Holden Sep. 1--Salpointe Catholic's defense withered in the second half as did the Lancers' bid to avenge last year's playoff loss. Chandler Basha opted for the ground game, not passing the ball a single time in the second half Friday, to hand the ...
BRIEF: 4 Tucsonans killed in crash.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Two women and two men from Tucson were killed in a car crash in Blythe, Calif., Wednesday after the driver lost control and their car went airborne. Bin Hue Zhang, 85; Huang Li, 60; Mao Duan Guo, 66; and Richard Sheng Hsu, 63, were westbound on Interstate 10, in Blythe, ...
BRIEF: Slaying victim found on street was 18-year-old.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--A man found shot to death on a Midtown street Thursday night has been identified as an 18-year-old Tucsonan, police said Friday. Officers found the body of Carlos Iglesias Romero just before 9 p.m. in the 4500 block of East 30th Street, near East 29th Street and South ...
Bravo loses unpopular decision to 'Yory Boy'.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Pascoe Sep. 1--The bottom line doesn't look all that good on paper: Nito Bravo, age 36, lost for the third time in his last six fights Friday at Casino del Sol. But the popular Tucson welterweight wasn't about to look at it that way after losing a ...
Tucson man facing charges of robbery, assault, damage.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alexis Huicochea Sep. 1--A Tucson man who fled from police, striking a patrol car in the process, is facing a number of criminal charges, police said Friday. Ernesto Leyva, 26, has been booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of robbery, aggravated ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Patrick Finley column.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Finley Sep. 1--Somebody sneaked onto Canyon del Oro High School's football field a while back and burned a four-letter word into midfield. To cover it up, the school painted the area around the offending remark yellow, leaving the field to look like a giant green ...
Doctor, nurse sued over death: Tucson lawyer died during plastic surgery.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carla McClain Sep. 1--The death of Tucson attorney Kimberley A. Taylor after undergoing cosmetic surgery was caused by a failed attempt to intubate her when she stopped breathing during the operation, a lawsuit filed by the family says. The suit, claiming ...
Woman in meth ring gets lenient 5 years.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Smith Sep. 1--A Tucson woman believed to have been running one of Tucson's largest methamphetamine organizations was sentenced Friday to five years in prison to be followed by four years of probation. Judge Michael Cruikshank of Pima County Superior Court ...
SW Gas files for rate increase in 2008: Less gas usage, rising costs cited; residential bills would rise 7.6%.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Becky Pallack Sep. 1--Saying it isn't selling enough gas to make up for rising fixed costs, Southwest Gas has filed a request with the state to raise its residential rates an average of 7.6 percent next year. If it is approved by the Arizona Corporation ...
It takes a Zombie to ruin 'Halloween'.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Phil Villarreal Sep. 1--Finally we know why homicidal maniac Michael Myers wears a mask -- straight-up embarrassment. The new "Halloween" doesn't reinvent the series as much as it regurgitates it. Director Rob Zombie, who had established himself as an exciting ...
Detailed hotel plans for Downtown due Friday from finalists: One of the five will be selected by the end of fall.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rob O'Dell Sep. 2--By the end of this week, Tucson will have five detailed proposals for a new Downtown Convention Center hotel -- and it expects to select the best one by the end of fall. The deadline for the five selected developers to submit their detailed ...
Fire/Rescue trainer roots for UA ?till it plays U of I.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dale Quinn Sep. 2--Cheryl Horvath, a division chief in charge of training for the Northwest Fire/Rescue District, moved to the Tucson area about a year and a half ago from Urbana, Ill. Horvath, 47, said she loves the diversity, great restaurants, music and ...
BRIEF: Man's legs burned in apartment fire.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Alexis Huicochea Sep. 2--A man suffered second-degree burns Saturday afternoon when a cigarette apparently ignited a fire at his apartment in an assisted-living home. The Tucson Fire Department was notified of the fire at 2:20 p.m. by apartment residents, ...
Man taking a nap near big rig is run over, killed.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Alexis Huicochea Sep. 2--A 52-year-old man who may have been trying to get out of the sun died Saturday afternoon when he took a nap behind the rear tires of a tractor-trailer and was run over. Dennis J. Nez, a Tucson resident, was found dead just north of a ...
Mayor Walkup's daughter Julia dies of rare cancer at 39.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Stephanie Innes Sep. 2--The daughter of Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup died Saturday of cancer at the age of 39. Services for Julia Walkup Middleton will be held in her hometown of Greensboro, N.C., on Monday and Tuesday, said Andrew Greenhill, the mayor's chief of ...
Supervisors again will take up dispute over Foothills house.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Erica Meltzer Sep. 2--The Pima County Board of Supervisors will weigh a public outcry against a metal building in a Foothills neighborhood against its lawyer's advice Tuesday. And the supervisors are hoping the family who wanted to build the structure and the ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Patrick Finley column.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Finley Sep. 2--TEMPE -- In his first game at Arizona State, Dennis Erickson didn't have to vary his play-calling too much. The Sun Devils' new coach called running back Ryan Torain's number 17 times and watched the senior plow through the San Jose ...
EDITORIAL: It takes many neighborhoods to build a city: Our view: Community involvement needs to be diverse and all-encompassing.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Motivating people to get involved in the life of their neighborhoods, especially in a city with a population as spread out and transient as Tucson's, tends to happen one conversation at a time. These conversations have a rippling effect, and lately are beginning to ...
Even in Ariz., McCain in trouble: After dropping 20 points in polls, he's vulnerable in state's presidential primary.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Daniel Scarpinato Sep. 2--After a series of campaign blows for the one-time political insurgent, John McCain's ability to even capture his home state has become the latest question mark. A poll released in the last week shows McCain statistically even with ...
Accidents involving pedestrians all over city.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Enric Volante Sep. 2--Pay attention out there. Nothing causes more motor-vehicle accidents involving pedestrians than inattention on the part of the driver or pedestrian, transportation officials say. As this map shows, drivers hit pedestrians all ...
Mother Nature rolls out the barrels.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Doug Kreutz Sep. 2--They're fabulously fat and festooned with flowers during the weeks of late summer in the desert. Barrel cacti -- those shorter, stockier kin of our famous saguaros -- make up for their lack of stature with breadth, bulk and a sort of ...
Yuma anytime.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rosalie Robles Crowe Sep. 2--Ben Wade didn't want to go to Yuma -- for him, it was a trip to hell, one that he fought hard against. But Wade, the character played by Russell Crowe in the remake of "3:10 to Yuma" set in the Arizona Territory of the 1880s, was ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Bonnie Henry column: The good old 1970s: Nixon, gas rationing, boycotts, shag carpets.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bonnie Henry Sep. 2--Help, I've fallen into the 1970s and I can't get out. It started several days ago when I spied the cover of Caliente in this very publication. On the cover were a couple of UA students posed in what I am led to assume is the ...
Remote Controlled by Levi Long: HBO regroups with new shows as the competition increases.(Concert review)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Levi Long Sep. 2--Remember the golden days of HBO, when "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos" ruled the world? It was a time when viewers gladly paid the extra $13 a month to watch a martini-sipping Carrie Bradshaw trot about the Big Apple, as well as the ...
Tuitama avoids injury: QB withstands hits, but offense still lacks punch.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Finley Sep. 2--PROVO, Utah -- Willie Tuitama stumbled off the field following his latest medical scare and looked to the sidelines. He found his mother, Nancy, sitting in the front row, and gave her a quick signal. "To let her know I was OK," Tuitama ...
After three months in AAA, reliever hopes D-backs call.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Trotto Sep. 2--Reliever Brandon Medders holds out hope that the Arizona Diamondbacks will call him back to the majors now that big-league rosters have expanded. The right-hander was not among the call-ups on Friday night. The D-backs added right-handed ...
Amphi wins 4A-I rematch: Sabino's errors allow Panthers to avenge loss.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jamie M. Blanchard Sep. 2--The Amphitheater girls volleyball team ended last season with a loss to Sabino in the first round of the 4A-I state championships. But in a rematch Saturday in the TUSD Invitational championship, Amphi avenged the loss beating the Sabercats ...
Easy Living in a mountain cave: Couple creates a comfortable home on cliff in Bisbee's Mule Mountains.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Beal Sep. 2--BISBEE -- Cathy Wertz and Randy Clark were camped outside Bisbee, trying to figure out how to build a home without altering the natural beauty of the cliff-side land they had just purchased, when they heard explosions from a neighboring property. ...
Arts groups: City should redevelop warehouses, report says.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Kelly and Gerald M. Gay Sep. 2--The city of Tucson should preserve and redevelop the dilapidated buildings in its Downtown warehouse arts district, a new report says -- even though it might take millions of dollars to bring some of them up to city code. ...
Local companies find tight market for workers.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Shelley Shelton Sep. 2--It's a buyer's market for would-be workers in search of a job. That means the sellers -- employers -- have to hustle. With Arizona's unemployment hovering near its lowest rate in 40 years -- 3.7 percent statewide and 3.5 ...
'In it together' attitude still thrives in city.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rosalie Robles Crowe Sep. 2--In the interest of journalistic integrity, let me state up front that my family is in no way related to "3:10 to Yuma" star Russell Crowe. We have, however, deep ties to Yuma. My husband, Tommy, and I grew up, married ...
4 student deaths in 6 weeks pain SV's Buena High.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Stephanie Innes Sep. 2--SIERRA VISTA -- Students at Sierra Vista's only public high school are coping with the loss of four former and current classmates, all friends who died in three separate incidents during the past six weeks. The most recent death ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Ernesto Portillo Jr. column: 'Sacredness of the journey' is clear at tiny religious sites.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ernesto Portillo Jr. Sep. 2--In a deep Arivaca ravine, less than 10 miles north of the border, the usual evidence of illegal border crossers can be found. There are empty plastic bottles of Electrolyte, water and food tins. There are abandoned pieces of ...
No-show in provo: In 1st flight, Air Zona offense takes nose dive.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Finley Sep. 2--PROVO, Utah -- Air Zona never took off. The UA football team's new spread offense sputtered, rattled and shook in Saturday's 20-7 loss to BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium. In the end, Arizona's latest offensive creation couldn't ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Greg Hansen column: Cats just another meal for Cougars in their den.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Hansen Sep. 2--PROVO, Utah The more you examine BYU on your scouting videos, the more you get sucked in. You don't see USC size or UCLA speed. The Cougars aren't explosive, like Arizona State or Cal. They haven't beaten you on any recruits. ...
D-backs reward newly confident Medders with position in bullpen.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Trotto Sep. 2--Reliever Brandon Medders admitted that he was disappointed he was not among the major-league call-ups Friday night. The Arizona Diamondbacks promoted five minor leaguers when rosters expanded, but passed over Medders, who has been working ...
Alternative School moves to Catalina Foothills High.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jamar Younger Sep. 3--The Catalina Foothills Alternative School has moved onto the campus of Catalina Foothills High School after spending more than a decade at an obscure location on Sabino Canyon Road. The students from the Alternative School, also known as ...
Faith goes green.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Stephanie Innes Sep. 3--With a belief that they must speak out for the silent, some people of faith in Tucson are giving a voice to Mother Nature. Fueled by heightened media attention to global warming, worshippers and congregations are turning their ...
BRIEF: Body is discovered on Northwest Side.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--The Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating a body that was found on the Northwest Side, a department spokesman said. The Sheriff's Department received a call at 1:30 p.m. Sunday that a body had been found southeast of the Silverbell Estates residential ...
BRIEF: Student of the week: Weekly feature resumes Send us your nominations.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Do you know students who are excelling in -- and out of -- the classroom? Would you like to recognize them? Let us help. The Star is starting its Student of the Week feature again. The feature is designed to honor Tucson-area K-12 students who are ...
Union work is her passion.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Tiana Velez Sep. 3--Linda Hatfield's office is awash in red, white and blue, dominated by plush UA Wilbur Wildcats and soft Democratic Party donkeys. Attached to a metal file organizer is a magnetic purple ribbon sporting the slogan: "Support bitching." "If ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Moving Up column: Moving up.(Column)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Junior Achievement picks Short as chair Lisa Short has been elected chair of the Junior Achievement of Arizona Southern District's governing board of directors. Also serving for 2007-2008 are: Chris Gleason, chair-elect; Doug Martin, secretary; and Jeff Walter, ...
EDITORIAL: Pima needs good companies and high-paying jobs: Our view: Census report cites high rate of poverty, says 1 in 5 lack health insurance.(Editorial)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--New Census figures on poverty and health-insurance coverage should serve as a wake-up call -- as if one was really needed -- for leaders in Arizona and Pima County to address the underlying factors that help make a community strong. Census numbers released last week ...
BRIEF: GV golf cart rollover is fatal.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--An 18-year old woman was killed Sunday in Green Valley when her golf cart rolled over, a Pima County Sheriff's Department official said. The accident occurred off the roadway of the 2400 block of South Abrego Drive, said Don Anderson, communications shift supervisor for ...
Alan likes to play outside.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Hundreds of kids in Tucson are looking for adults to be their friends and mentors. The nonprofit Big Brothers Big Sisters program matches children with adults who have similar interests, such as sports, reading and the outdoors. "Bigs" and their "Littles" also have the ...
It's 'back to work' after BYU debacle.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Finley Sep. 3--Arizona's 20-7 loss to BYU on Saturday was disappointing, disheartening and discouraging. But, as many Wildcats were quick to point out, it was only one game. Arizona will take on Northern Arizona this weekend, New Mexico a week after that ...
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Patrick Finley column.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Finley Sep. 3--TEMPE -- Dick Tomey has been here before. Returning to the state as a head coach Saturday for the first time since leaving the UA in 2000, the San Jose State boss acted like a local. In the 101-degree heat, he wore khaki ...
Ball strives to impress and keep his career rolling.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Trotto Sep. 3--Jarred Ball is trying to make up for lost time. A shoulder injury forced the 24-year-old outfielder to miss all but 21 games last season. Now healthy, Ball is trying to produce solid numbers with the Tucson Sidewinders before ...