Hellertoon: A habitat for humanitarians https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123024_carter_hellertoon/hellertoon-habitat-humanitarians/
President Jimmy Carter spent much of his life building homes for others, and laying the foundations for the eradication of terrible diseases. But he described marrying his wife Rosalynn as "the pinnacle" of his life.
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Claytoonz: America's best former president — Jimmy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123024_carter_claytoon/claytoonz-americas-best-former-president-jimmy/
Jimmy Carter got a bad rap he did not deserve. He wasn't just a good president or a good former president, he was a great man. Great men are sorely lacking in today's politics. Carter's legacy is greater than most.
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Jimmy Carter’s lasting Cold War legacy: His human rights focus helped dismantle the Soviet Union https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123024_carter_legacy_op/jimmy-carters-lasting-cold-war-legacy-his-human-rights-focus-helped-dismantle-soviet-union/
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024 at age 100, pledged a new era of honesty and forthrightness - and though critics have described Carter’s foreign policies as “ineffectual,” his overseas policies were far more effective than critics have claimed.
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Give to real local journalism that matters — your donation TRIPLED before Dec. 31! Support the watchdog reporters of the nonprofit independent newsroom at the Tucson Sentinel.
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Happy holidays, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Tucson Sentinel! https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122424_happy_holidays/happy-holidays-merry-christmas-happy-new-year-from-tucson-sentinel/
Whether you celebrate a specific holiday or prefer to mark the longer nights and (somewhat) chillier days of winter in some other way, as we near the end of the year, you have the best wishes of all of us at the Tucson Sentinel.
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I touched a tarantula so you don't have to: Support the Sentinel's local journalism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122824_sentinel_robbins_op/i-touched-tarantula-so-you-dont-have-to-support-sentinels-local-journalism/
This holiday season, consider making a donation to the Tucson Sentinel so our hardworking, award-winning team can keep telling stories.
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Intimidation game: How we pay for local news, then & now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122924_sentinel_morlock_op/intimidation-game-how-we-pay-local-news-then-now/
Mom used to leave me to fend for myself for as teenagers came collecting on behalf of the Rochester Times-Union. It was a weekly ritual of fear and intimidation. At the Sentinel, we're just asking nicely for your support.
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Vendors-turned-organizers create An Unuzual Market for lovers of 'all things strange' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122924_unuzual_market/vendors-turned-organizers-create-unuzual-market-lovers-all-things-strange/
From handcrafted wares to tattoos, An Unuzual Market aims to create a safe place for a community of "unuzuals" to get together.
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Cheers to another year of Tucson arts coverage, thanks to readers like you https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122724_sentinel_arts_op/cheers-another-year-tucson-arts-coverage-thanks-readers-like-you/
During an interview with William Russo, the executive director of The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, he told me, "I'm glad there are still journalists covering the arts in Tucson." This hasn't been the first or last time I've heard someone express the sentiment.
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Enviros knock plan to carve Border Patrol road through protected land near Nogales https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122824_border_road_critics/enviros-knock-plan-carve-border-patrol-road-through-protected-land-near-nogales/
The Center for Biological Diversity sharply criticized U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build through a section of the Coronado National Forest near Nogales, Ariz., arguing a required environmental review failed to meet federal standards.
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Pushing TikTok deal, Trump opposes ban at Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122724_trump_tiktok/pushing-tiktok-deal-trump-opposes-ban-supreme-court/
President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to delay a TikTok ban so he can negotiate a deal that would avoid a nationwide shutdown of the app, after lawmakers ordered TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, to divest or face a ban in the U.S.
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Joesler-designed Foothills mansion could be yours for $6.5 million https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122824_joesler_auction/joesler-designed-foothills-mansion-could-yours-65-million/
A Catalina Foothills home designed by famed Tucson architect Josias Joesler is up for auction next month at Sotheby’s. Grace Mansion has been listed at $6.5 million.
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BLM recruiting seasonal emergency wildland firefighters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122824_blm_firefighters/blm-recruiting-seasonal-emergency-wildland-firefighters/
The Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday its Gila District, which includes Tucson and Safford, is recruiting emergency wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire season beginning in the spring.
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Grijalva questions DHS use of AI for immigration cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122724_grijalva_ai/grijalva-questions-dhs-use-ai-immigration-cases/
With a second Trump administration on the horizon, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva joined a dozen other members of Congress requesting Department of Homeland Security officials "suspend or cancel" their use of artificial intelligence until it falls in line with federal guidelines.
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With shelter at 'critical capacity' PACC reminds public to keep pets indoors for New Years' Eve https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122724_pacc_new_years/with-shelter-critical-capacity-pacc-reminds-public-keep-pets-indoors-new-years-eve/
As Tucson toasts the New Year with fireworks, the Pima Animal Care Center is asking for help to prevent an influx of lost pets at the shelter by offering free microchips and urging owners to keep dogs and cats indoors during New Year's Eve.
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ADOT Tucson-area projects: Northwest Side I-10 widening set to wrap in 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122724_adot_tucson/adot-tucson-area-projects-northwest-side-i-10-widening-set-wrap-2025/
The Arizona Department of Transportation is set to wrap work on the I-10 widening between Ruthrauff and Ina and will start work between Kino and Alvernon next year. On Interstate 19, the state highway agency will build a new interchange at Irvington.
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Cosgrove & Pima men's soccer named United Soccer Coaches West Region Staff of the Year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122624_pcc_mens_soccer/cosgrove-pima-mens-soccer-named-united-soccer-coaches-west-region-staff-year/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer program received another honor from the United Soccer Coaches.
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Weighty problem: Oversized portions in restaurants contribute to obesity https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122724_obesity_portions/weighty-problem-oversized-portions-restaurants-contribute-obesity/
Competition in the 1970s drove restaurants to lure customers with more generous helpings, equating larger portions to better value - and the main culprit behind obesity is food marketing and promotion of oversized portions by restaurants.
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College students ‘cautiously curious’ about AI, despite mixed messages from schools, employers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122724_ai_college/college-students-cautiously-curious-ai-despite-mixed-messages-from-schools-employers/
The technological developments of generative AI over the last few years have cracked open a new industry, but students say they’re getting mixed messages – the stern warning from professors against use of AI and the growing pressure from the job market to learn how to master it.
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Grijalva querstions DHS use of 'AI' for immigration cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122724_grijalva_ai/grijalva-querstions-dhs-use-ai-immigration-cases/
With a second Trump administration on the horizon, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva joined a dozen other members of Congress requesting Department of Homeland Security officials "suspend or cancel" their use of artificial intelligence until it falls in line with federal guidelines.
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