Gila River Indian Community moves foward with solar canal project, first in country https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_gila_solar/gila-river-indian-community-moves-foward-with-solar-canal-project-first-country/
In an effort to address the ongoing drought affecting the Southwest, the Gila River Indian Community is taking an innovative step forward by launching its Solar Canal Project to construct the country’s first solar-over-canal project.
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Senate confusion, Republican fury as Dems hold out on SCOTUS ethics subpoenas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111323_scotus_subpoenas/senate-confusion-republican-fury-as-dems-hold-out-scotus-ethics-subpoenas/
GOP lawmakers raged against Democrats’ plans to issue legal summonses to a pair of influential conservatives central to their probe into unethical conduct at the high court, forcing an adjournment of the Senate Judiciary Committee before lawmakers could even begin debate.
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Voters with disabilities face unaddressed barriers to the ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111323_disabled_voters/voters-with-disabilities-face-unaddressed-barriers-ballot/
One in 5 voters with disabilities either needed assistance or had difficulty voting in 2022, and from transportation troubles to a lack of accessible equipment, researchers estimate that if accommodations were prioritized, over 2 million more votes would be cast.
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Waugh flirts with a triple-double but Pima women's fall to Salt Lake https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111123_pcc_womens_basketball/waugh-flirts-with-triple-double-but-pima-womens-fall-salt-lake/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (3-1) suffered its first setback of the 2023-24 season on Saturday in the final day of the Gila Monster Shootout.
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GM Mike Hazen, Az Diamondbacks playing catch-up following World Series run https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111123_diamondbacks_catch_up/gm-mike-hazen-az-diamondbacks-playing-catch-up-following-world-series-run/
Playing October baseball was a novelty for the Arizona Diamondbacks and advancing to the 2023 World Series was even more unfamiliar - but the longer the season went, the more the Diamondbacks fell behind on offseason duties.
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Pima men take 9th at NJCAA cross country in best nat' finish since 2015 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111123_pcc_mens_cross_country/pima-men-take-9th-njcaa-cross-country-best-nat-finish-since-2015/
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team finished in the top 10 for the first time since 2015 on Saturday at the NJCAA Division I National Championships.
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Aztec men use 2nd-half run to topple PHH Prep basketball https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111123_pcc_mens_basketball/aztec-men-use-2nd-half-run-topple-phh-prep-basketball/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team closed out play in the Pima Fall Invitational on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Pima women take 16th at NJCAA cross-country nat'l championship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111123_pcc_womens_cross_country/pima-women-take-16th-njcaa-cross-country-natl-championship/
The Pima Community College women’s cross country team competed at the NJCAA Division I National Championships on Saturday in Huntsville, Ala.
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Tucson Sounds: I hate the 'Gram - a local music love story https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111023_gram_music/tucson-sounds-i-hate-gram-local-music-love-story/
In which your once and future music scribe JJP vents about her loathing of the current state of DIY band flyerdom. it's your local music column at TucsonSentinel.com!
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Tucson Sounds: 'I hate “the ‘Gram' - a local music love story https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111023_gram_music/tucson-sounds-i-hate-8220the-gram-local-music-love-story/
In which your once and future music scribe JJP vents about her loathing of the current state of DIY band flyerdom. it's your local music column at TucsonSentinel.com!
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Less driving but more deaths: Spike in traffic fatalities puzzles lawmakers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111123_driving_deaths/less-driving-but-more-deaths-spike-traffic-fatalities-puzzles-lawmakers/
Traffic deaths are lingering near historic highs in most states despite less driving overall, prompting policymakers to consider deploying more police or installing automated monitoring such as speed cameras to curb speeding and reckless driving.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, Grijalva pushes bill to protect ex-military members from deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111023_grijalva_veterans_bill/ahead-veterans-day-grijalva-pushes-bill-protect-ex-military-members-from-deportation/
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva once again pressed Congress to protect veterans from deportation and provide former military members a pathway to citizenship on Friday.
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Pima women's basketball gets 33 bench points in win over Howard College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111023_pcc_womens_basketball/pima-womens-basketball-gets-33-bench-points-win-over-howard-college/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (3-0) picked up another win against an NJCAA Division I opponent on Friday in the second day of the Gila Monster Shootout in Thatcher.
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Alexander & Gonzales combine for 43 as Aztec men outlast Wenatchee Valley College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111023_pcc_mens_basketball/alexander-gonzales-combine-43-as-aztec-men-outlast-wenatchee-valley-college/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (3-0) scored in the triple digits for the third straight game as they beat Wenatchee Valley College on Friday in the second day of the Pima Fall Invitational.
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Historic claims put a few California farming families first in line for Colorado River water https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111123_colorado_river_claims/historic-claims-put-few-california-farming-families-first-line-colorado-river-water/
20 extended families receive one-seventh of the Colorado River flow through its lower half - a whopping 1,186,200 acre-feet, or about 386.5 billion gallons, and the historic claims of these families and all of Imperial County place them first in line - ahead of every state and major city.
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On Veterans Day, a 24-note bugle tune serves as a powerful reminder https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111123_veterans_day_op/on-veterans-day-24-note-bugle-tune-serves-as-powerful-reminder/
Today the meaning blurs between Veterans Day and Memorial Day: Veterans Day honors the living in uniform, Memorial Day honors the dead in uniform - but the strong sinews of remembrance and honor bind both into lasting chords of who we are and what we are as a people.
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Waugh hits game-winner & scores 29 as Pima women beat South Plains College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110923_pcc_womens_basketball/waugh-hits-game-winner-scores-29-as-pima-women-beat-south-plains-college/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team played their first game of the Gila Monster Shootout on Thursday in Thatcher.
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Oldham & Demalek combine for 48 points on 20-22 shooting as Aztecs down Dallas Eastfield https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110923_pcc_mens_basketball/oldham-demalek-combine-48-points-20-22-shooting-as-aztecs-down-dallas-eastfield/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (2-0) put together another offensive showcase on Thursday in the first day of the Pima Fall Invitational.
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Arizona veteran cemeteries will inter members of National Guard & Reserves next year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111023_natl_guard_burials/arizona-veteran-cemeteries-will-inter-members-national-guard-reserves-next-year/
Next year, former members of the Arizona National Guard and military reservists can be laid to rest at three cemeteries for veterans managed by the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services, officials said.
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Arizona legislative Democrats are divided on Israeli-Palestinian conflict https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111023_dems_divide/arizona-legislative-democrats-are-divided-israeli-palestinian-conflict/
The anger, despair, sorrow and division that the escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas has caused is deeply personal to Democratic lawmakers in Arizona who lament the loss of innocent lives but disagree on how to move forward.
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