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As federal officials talk tough, local officers express concern about cartel violence
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The Third Country
Border residents express displeasure at fires, trash and a Border Patrol leader's comments
June 17, 2010
The Return of Wyatt Earp
A planned museum will commemorate an 1882 murder that thrust Tucson into the national spotlight
April 22, 2004
The Pope of Gringo Pass
Al Gay's border town kingdom of Lukeville is booming, thanks to the rising popularity of Rocky Point. Welcome to Pima County's last frontier.
July 15, 2004
2004: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Our recap of the year gone by
December 30, 2004
Catastrophe in Care
Hospitals are being crippled by the costs of treating migrants--and that could be just the start of an immigrant-related health crisis
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News & Opinion,
Feature
Dec 27, 2018
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Looking back on a year that took us into the outer limits
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By Leo W. Banks
If we are really building a Space Force, can the current occupant of the White House lead the charge into the final frontier? We can think of plenty of other nitwits and ne’er-do-wells we’d like to send up to space with him, whether they were the LSD-gobbling airmen tasked with safeguarding our nuclear missiles or onetime Tucson City Councilman Rodney Glassman, who lost his bid for the Arizona Corporation Commission. Our year-in-review starts in 5…4…3…2…1…blast-off!
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Arts & Culture,
Book Feature
Nov 16, 2017
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An excerpt from Leo W. Banks’ new novel, Double Wide
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By Leo W. Banks
I got home at dusk and saw the shoe box on the steps of my Airstream. It wasn't there when I left. The hackles went up on my neck.
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Arts & Culture,
Book Feature
Nov 16, 2017
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By Leo W. Banks
Brash Books just published my first novel, Double Wide. I wrote the first version of it in the 1980s. What are we looking at here—more than three decades? Sounds about right.
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News & Opinion,
Feature
Dec 29, 2016
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By Leo W. Banks and Jim Nintzel
2016 is nearly over and you'll find plenty of lists of the so-called Top Stories of the Year. We, on the other hand, have spent the year reading the newspapers, browsing the online sites and watching the TV news to collect what can only be described as the Bottom Stories of the Year.
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News & Opinion,
Feature
Dec 31, 2015
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Trigger warning: This look back at 2015 is sure to be offensive to someone
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By Jim Nintzel and Leo W. Banks
Once again, we've read the rags, watched the boob tube and surfed the wild world-wide web to gather some of the most ridiculous stories of the year.
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