Food Chain-Gang

As big agribusiness companies eliminate genetic diversity in our food crops, a local organization fights to preserve seeds from vanishing crops.
By Kay Sather

Heavens To Betsy

Jeff bets on Bolding.
By Jeff Smith

Divine Intervention

Jerry and God talk shop.
By Tom Danehy

The Skinny

Supervisor Mike Boyd skates again...County Superintendent of Schools Anita Lohr prepares to step down--and tries to put in the fix for her successor...and our young students sure had better keep their mouths shut these days!

County Accounting

The Board of Supervisors manage to pare down a few costs as they pass the largest budget in Pima County history.
By Chris Limberis

Bursting Budgets

The reason county and city and school district budgets keep growing is simple: the number of people they serve keeps growing.
By Emil Franzi

This Modern World

An off-site link to Tom Tomorrow's fabulous political cartoon.

Jim Hightower

An off-site link to the home page of Jim Hightower, whose populist musings often appear in the Weekly.


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