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Hellertoon: Independence Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070423_hellertoon_july_4/hellertoon-independence-day/
Happy July 4: the 247th anniversary of the American experiment.
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How often do health insurers say no to patients? No one knows. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070423_insurance_denials/how-often-do-health-insurers-say-no-patients-no-one-knows/
Insurers’ denial rates - a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care - remain mostly secret to the public, and government regulators have done little to change that, though refusing payment has become a staple of the health insurance business model.
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Are the Diamondbacks poised for postseason success after strong first half? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/070423_diamondbacks_surge/are-diamondbacks-poised-postseason-success-after-strong-first-half/
National League West leaders, the Arizona Diamondbacks - with four players selected to the All-Star squad and a 50-35 record - are in position to make a run at the postseason, the first since the team clinched a wild card berth in 2017.
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Some states to landlords: You can’t evict tenants without a good reason https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070423_just_cause_evictions/some-states-landlords-you-cant-evict-tenants-without-good-reason/
Since 2019, several cities and states have adopted some form of “just cause eviction”, which requires that landlords provide a valid reason for removing tenants - though groups argue the policies could make the housing shortage worse by pushing some to stop offering rentals.
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Celebrate our free press on July 4: Give to Tucson Sentinel's nonprofit independent reporting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070423_independent_news/celebrate-our-free-press-july-4-give-tucson-sentinels-nonprofit-independent-reporting/
As you celebrate Independence Day, please support the free press that is the bedrock of our democracy, and help underwrite your local nonprofit news organization: the independent Tucson Sentinel.
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What is the difference between nationalism & patriotism? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070423_patriotism_nationalism_op/what-difference-between-nationalism-patriotism/
The words nationalism and patriotism are sometimes used as synonyms, but many don’t typically see those two terms as equivalent – or even compatible.
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'Major risk' from heat up to 115 degrees through Friday night for Tucson, Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_heat_warning/major-risk-from-heat-up-115-degrees-through-friday-night-tucson-southern-az/
Much of Arizona will again see "dangerously hot" temperatures as high as 117 degrees through Friday, with blistering temperatures meaning an excessive heat warning for Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma and elsewhere.
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Seven July 4th reasons to believe democracy may just stick around https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070323_4th_democracy_op/seven-july-4th-reasons-believe-democracy-may-just-stick-around/
Happy Declaration of Independence Day. After a week of good news on the democracy front, I figured I’d take this holiday week to lay out why this little devil thinks democracy is on firmer footing than it’s been on since before the golden escalator.
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9-year-old migrant boy died days after rescue from scorching Southern Arizona desert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_migrant_child_dies/9-year-old-migrant-boy-died-days-after-rescue-from-scorching-southern-arizona-desert/
A 9-year-old migrant boy died at a hospital in Mesa last month, just days after U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued him and his family from the wilderness in Santa Cruz County.
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Text of the Declaration of Independence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070323_independence/text-declaration-independence/
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
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Jefferson lives: The founder was a slave owner & jerk, but his words in the Declaration still matter https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070322_july_4_op/jefferson-lives-founder-was-slave-owner-jerk-but-his-words-declaration-still-matter/
Have you ever really thought about what Thomas Jefferson was saying when he laid out his self-evident truths in the Declaration of Independence? It's worth thinking about, especially now as the foundations of our democracy are being undermined.
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In Nogales, White House official touts vehicle scanners to combat fentanyl smuggling https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_border_scanners/in-nogales-white-house-official-touts-vehicle-scanners-combat-fentanyl-smuggling/
The Biden administration will spend $305 million to install more vehicle scanners at border crossings to help Customs and Border Protection intercept fentanyl. "That's where the money is for the bad guys," a top official said in Nogales.
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The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George & 5 other surprising facts for July 4 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070322_declaration_independence_op/the-declaration-independence-wasnt-really-complaining-king-george-5-other-surprising-facts-july-4/
In celebration of the United States’ birthday, historian Woody Holton offers six surprising facts about the nation’s founding document – including that it failed to achieve its most immediate goal and that its meaning has changed from the founding to today.
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The political theater of executive orders is nothing new in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_hobbs_executive_orders/the-political-theater-executive-orders-nothing-new-arizona/
Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing backlash and retaliation from Republicans over recent executive orders they contend are outside of the norm, but the "record of many, many years of Arizona governors doing this work" says otherwise.
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Read this if you’re planning fireworks on July 4 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070323_fireworks_wildfires_op/read-this-if-youre-planning-fireworks-july-4/
A reminder of what’s at risk from human activities, such as fireworks on July 4 - a day when wildfire ignitions spike: Over the past two decades, 21.8 million Americans found themselves living within three miles of a large wildfire, and nearly 600,000 were directly exposed to fire.
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Monday deadline to register to vote in Tucson city primary election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_voter_reg_deadline/monday-deadline-register-vote-tucson-city-primary-election/
Midnight on Monday, July 3, is the deadline to register to vote in the August 1 primary election in Tucson — double-check your registration online even if you're already signed up. Voters will cast ballots for mayoral candidates, and half of the City Council seats.
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Boondoggle over notices to appear in immigration court heads to high court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070323_migrant_notices/boondoggle-over-notices-appear-immigration-court-heads-high-court/
The Supreme Court took up two cases in an effort to resolve disagreement among the lower courts on notice requirements for when individuals are summoned before a federal judge on illegal immigration charges.
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Justice Dep't bolsters investigations into missing & murdered Native people https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070323_mmip_efforts/justice-dept-bolsters-investigations-into-missing-murdered-native-people/
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a new regional outreach program dedicated to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis, along with 10 assigned assistant attorney and coordinator positions that will increase cooperative investigations.
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Rural Arizona police get $1.5 million to combat fentanyl https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_fentanyl_fight/rural-arizona-police-get-15-million-combat-fentanyl/
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and the Prescott Valley Police Department will receive a combined funding injection of $1.5 million to combat fentanyl and human smuggling activity in their communities.
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Patriotic playlist: Songs for July 4th https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070323_july4_songs/patriotic-playlist-songs-july-4th/
Here's a selection of some of the best songs about what American independence means, from Linda Ronstadt singing the National Anthem, to Springsteen and Petty and Funkadelic and the Beastie Boys. Is that freedom rock? Turn it up and celebrate, and sound off in the comments about your favorites.
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