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Love, luck & Harley Quinn: Amanda Conner at Tucson Comic-Con tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Comic book illustrator Amanda Conner's 35-year career has taught her that although following a passion may be challenging, nothing is impossible.

Gutierrez: Education a priority for teacher turned lawmaker tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State Rep. Nancy Gutierrez talks about state education funding, Arizona's budget and abortion: "There are some wins in the budget, but not putting any kind of restrictions or restraints on the ESA vouchers was a huge disappointment that we will have to deal with very soon."

Whatton's 11 kills & Hains' 11 digs help Pima volleyball sweep Central Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (3-4, 1-0 in ACCAC) opened ACCAC conference on Wednesday at Central Arizona College (0-4, 0-2).

Arizona Rep. Chris Mathis: State missed chance to tackle affordable housing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A post-session interview with state Rep. Chris Mathis (D-District 18). "Not ultimately being able to pass bipartisan, painstakingly negotiated legislation to further address our severe housing crisis" was the biggest disappointment of the Legislature's year.

Volunteers spring to survey water in Patagonia Mountains before mine begins pumping tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Australian mining company South32 say they'll begin pumping groundwater and discharging it into the Patagonia Mountains any day now. Sarah Truebe wants to establish a baseline survey of the area's springs before they possibly change forever.

'Death is a woman,' Comic creator Brian Pulido at Tucson Comic-Con tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Comic book creator, writer and producer Brian Pulido's fascination with horror has been his catalyst for his career in the comic book industry. The man behind "Lady Death" will be at Tucson Comic-Con this weekend.

Az band Gentlemen Afterdark rides into the sunset tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
From the downbeat, Gentlemen Afterdark — an arresting combination of rooster-crested glam-punk, ‘80s romanticism, and the pop trash littered upon the sidewalks of the Sunset Strip — were always a band on the edge. They're set to play one last time on Friday night.

Feds lay out case on long-awaited 1st day of Backpage publisher trial tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Opening statements in the federal trial began - and will continue Wednesday - against former owners and employees of Backpage.com and its parent company, who collectively face a 100-count felony indictment on charges of facilitating prostitution, money laundering and conspiracy.

Arizona-sanctioned girls flag football debuts at Nike Kickoff Classic tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Tuesday night’s Nike Kickoff Classic ushered in the inaugural season opener of flag football as an Arizona Interscholastic Association-sanctioned sport, with 57 schools in the state offering the sport and some suggesting that number could double by next season.

North America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Canada’s seemingly endless wildfires in 2023 introduced millions of people across North America to the health hazards of wildfire smoke, and air quality scientists say smoky haze and worsening air quality could be the new normal.

Independents, with a lowercase i, are now Arizona’s biggest voter group tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The latest voter registration numbers from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office show that independent voters – officially unaffiliated or “other” voters who do not align with a party – edged out Republicans in July to become the largest single group of voters in the state.

Justice Dep't proposes clarity on background checks for gun purchases tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Justice Department unveiled a proposal to clarify who is required to conduct background checks when selling firearms, including at gun shows, and increases background checks for firearms-related businesses.

Justice Department proposes clarity on background checks for gun purchases tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Justice Department unveiled a proposal to clarify who is required to conduct background checks when selling firearms, including at gun shows, and increases background checks for firearms-related businesses.

Anti-abortion 'abolitionists' take slavery rhetoric to the next level tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The co-opting of imagery from slavery, the Civil Rights Movement and other Black experiences to argue against abortion goes back more than a century, but the “abolitionist” sect of anti-abortion groups has gained momentum in political circles and state legislatures in recent years.

Tom Horne is targeting LGBTQ students, and putting them at risk in the process tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
It has become clear that some elected officials, like Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, have a different agenda: promoting discriminatory policies that directly harm some of our state’s most vulnerable students.

Bam!: Tucson Comic-Con to take over the TCC this weekend tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
While it began as a humble event in 2009 with 500 attendees, this year's Tucson Comic-Con features nationally known creators.

Giuliani loses by default in defamation case brought by Georgia poll workers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge ruled that Rudy Giuliani forfeited his case in a defamation suit brought by two Georgia poll workers who Giuliani had falsely accused of mishandling ballots during the 2020 election in the state after Giuliani's refusal to comply with court orders to turn over documents.

Sierra Club report card lauds environmental funding, laments climate inaction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter released its fall 2023 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor, and though the organization gave a majority of the state’s legislators negative marks for climate inaction, it praised the state budget’s climate initiatives.

Flood watch issued after heavy rains in Southern Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the Tucson metro area and Pima County effective through Friday, and extending through Saturday, Sept. 2, for the rest of Southern Arizona.

Justice Thomas discloses private flights from GOP megadonor tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Justice Clarence Thomas filed his financial disclosure forms on Thursday, reporting private jet flights gifted to him by billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow - and although Thomas reported his gifted trips from 2022, he did not amend any previous disclosure forms.

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