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• Breast Team Asks, ‘Are You at High Risk for Breast Cancer?’

  17-09-2018 22:39
  The University of Arizona Cancer Center and Banner – University Medicine will educate the community about breast cancer risk in an outreach event on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon in Building 2 at the UA Cancer Center – North Campus, 3838 N. Campbell Ave. The event is open to the public.The presentation, titled “Are You at High Risk for Breast Cancer?” will cover a range of topics, including genetics, preventive surgery, risk reduction and clinical trials.&helli
  
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• 70-year-old pilot hurt in Arizona crash of small plane dies

  17-09-2018 21:46
  COTTONWOOD, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a 70-year-old man who has been seriously injured after the small plane he was piloting crashed into part of a home in north-central Arizona has died.
  Cottonwood police identified the victim Tuesday as Joseph William Kreiner of Clarkdale.
  Fire and rescue crews arrived at the scene about 9:45 a.m. Monday and found the single-engine Bonanza Beechcraft in flames.
  Kreiner was extricated from the plane and air-lifted to a burn center in Phoenix.
  Police sa
  
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• Caddy Needs a Home

  17-09-2018 20:08
  "I am a curious and friendly girl who loves going on walks!"…
  
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• Arizona Republicans Are All In For "Education Reform." Charter School Reform? Not So Much.

  17-09-2018 18:15
  Arizona became an early adopter in the privatization/"education reform" movement almost a quarter century ago when it opened its first charter schools.From the beginning, the Republicans pushing charter schools had two overlapping goals: open as many charters as possible, and regulate them as little as possible. They're fine using taxpayer money to fund the schools, but their mantra has always been, "Keep your government hands off my charters!"…
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Beto Vs. Creepo

  17-09-2018 17:57
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• Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Monday, Sept. 17

  17-09-2018 10:00
  The Nazca Lines Mystery. Join Professor Michael Chriss from the Steward Observatory for this discussion about the enormous petroglyphs in the Nazca Desert in Peru. Viewed from above, the petroglyphs—which are up to 1,200 feet long—depict creatures like birds, fish, llamas, jaguars, monkeys and humans, as well as plant-like shapes.…
  
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