Post-Primary Post
Observations regarding yesterday’s primary: Gabby Giffords’ election-night party was way more rockin’ than Randy Graf’s. Not saying that’s gonna make the difference come November, but it’s clear that the GOP is gonna need a lot more counseling than the Democrats are. As we’ve noted previously in The Skinny, Clean Elections is empowering the GOP’s right-wing…
Splintering Republicans
Jim Kolbe released this statement this morning: I congratulate Mr. Graf on his victory in the Republican primary. However, there are such profound and fundamental differences between his views and mine on several key issues that I would not be true to my own principles were I to endorse him now for the general election…
The Almost Final Election Results
Here are the election results according to the Secretary of State’s office as of 9 a.m. this morning. Congressional District 8: Republicans (99.7 percent reporting) Randy Graf: 43.2 percent Steve Huffman: 37.2 percent Mike Hellon: 12.2 percent Mike Jenkins: 3.3 percent Frank Antenori: 4.1 percent Congressional District 8: Democrats (99.7 percent reporting) Gabrielle Giffords: 54.1 percent…
Are We Stalinist yet?
Charming gadabout and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne has a great idea to make our country safe, obedient and more like a 1950’s totalitarion regime: test new weapons on the citizenry! Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before being used on the battlefield,…
Last Call
As of 10:50 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, we’re calling our primary election coverage a night. We’ll be back with final results and analysis tomorrow. So, it’s Graf vs. Giffords, Napolitano vs. Munsil, etc. Methinks it’s going to be an interesting General Election.
Analysis
— Giffords makes CD8 a stunning Democratic landside. — Munsil soundly defeats Goldwater’s name ID. — Graf beats big-money Huffman. — Right wing (Melvin, Munsil, late surger Griffin) out in force. — So long, Ted Downing. — Captain Al Melvin uses the Clean Elections system to pull off a big upset against incumbent Toni Hellon.…
Results
Ongoing results: Congressional District 8: Republicans (89.9 percent reporting) Randy Graf: 43 percent Steve Huffman: 37.4 percent Mike Hellon: 12.4 percent Mike Jenkins: 3.2 percent Frank Antenori: 4 percent Congressional District 8: Democrats (89.9 percent reporting) Gabrielle Giffords: 54.6 percent Patty Weiss: 31.1 percent Jeff Latas: 6 percent Alex Rodriguez: 4.6 percent Bill Johnson: 2.9…
The Polls Are Closed!
Well, it’s 7 p.m., and that means primary election voting is OVER. Saxon Burns and Jim Nintzel are standing by (you can catch Jim on KJLL AM 1330) at various post-election get-togethers, and I am at the southcentral bureau, watching results. Keep logging in here for the latest results and news. UPDATE: The first results…
Election Day
Hey, TW blog fans! Tell all your political-junkie friends and neighbors to log in to this very blog tonight and tomorrow for the latest election coverage. We’ll have links to results. We’ll be posting results. Jim Nintzel and Saxon Burns will be at various candidate headquarters, getting reaction, news, etc. And I’ll be here making…
Falling From Tall Buildings
I have always been afraid of heights. This phobia has migrated from childhood terror to an adult uneasiness, but I still get a twinge of fear when I step into the elevator of a really tall building—especially in Manhattan. The thought of plummeting from the highest floors of a skyscraper to the concrete and asphalt below provokes a fear in me unmatched by others’ fear…
Sept. 11
I was dead asleep on a Tuesday morning in Reno, Nev. A phone call from my friend and co-worker, Kelley, woke me up. She was somewhat frantic. She had just turned on the television to see the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Her husband was supposed to be getting on a plane…
Your Friday Morning News Update
— BAD HEADLINE ALERT: “One More Victory Puts Sidewinders in Playoffs.” Um, they’re already in the playoffs. One more victory puts them in the championship series, yes. And for that: hooray! — Oh shut UP. — And today, the Star editorial page gave a flower to cancer research. We agree that cancer research is a…
A Note to Tucson Newspapers Customer Service
Hi. Just wanted to let you know that when I sprinted outside to get my newspaper this morning, in the midst of the downpour, I discovered that the newspaper was already in the process of composting, as it was not wrapped in a plastic bag. I’ve been calling your customer service number for almost 90…
Be Careful Out There
According to the National Weather Service, the airport has gotten almost an inch of rain. Washes are running, big time. If you’re driving, and you come across a flooded area, don’t drive across it. If it’s deeper than you think … well, best-case scenario, you end up looking like a moronic cretin on the news.…
Police Dispatch
I SAW YOU CORTARO FARMS ROAD AND INTERSTATE 10, AUG. 16, 10:21 P.M. Authorities arrested a man who threw his live-in girlfriend’s clothes out of their trailer, after he claimed he saw her performing oral sex on a neighbor, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The report said authorities received a call about a…
Missing an Ingredient
Renowned writer Denise Chávez’s food memoir doesn’t quite come together
Danehy
The CD 8 candidates bring certain images to mind …
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Downing
We get letters–we get stacks and stacks of letters
Pick of the Week
Life-Changing Travel
Noshing Around
Grand Re-Opening for Chocolatier Choc-Alot has reopened with a more contemporary vibe, selling the E. Guittard line of single-origin chocolates. E. Guittard is a San Francisco-based company making original recipes using French techniques. Twice a year, Guittard closes its production facility in order to clean everything to avoid cross-contamination of flavors. Also featured are custom…
Guest Commentary
Sidewinders start the playoffs, longtime fans look back at 25 years of baseball memories
Awkward Moments
Although it has a weak plot and falls short of being an art film, ‘The Puffy Chair’ will stick in your mind
Picky, Picky, Picky
Mina’s Thai offers a cozy décor and friendly service–but where are the nuanced flavors?
Elections and Stuff
A note from the editor.
Monumentally Bad
Nicolas Cage running around in a bear suit? Welcome to one of the year’s worst movies
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“Lost: The Complete Second Season”, “Pretty in Pink: Everything’s Duckie Edition”, Masters of Horror: Homecoming
Back to Mexico
No More Deaths and the state of Sonora team up to give aid to unsuccessful border crossers
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Silent Treatment
We’re revoking our endorsement of Steve Huffman
Maiden Voyage
Land lubbers White Whale set sail in search of a new sound
Walled-Off World
Wildlife is ignored in the border debate
Inventive Manifesto
Skrappy’s hosts an up-and-coming band that’s trying to again redefine what music is
School Work
Dems running for state superintendent agree on issues, but disagree about rumor-spreading accusations
Soundbites
TALENT IN BLACK AND WHITE Phoenix band The Love Me Nots started out as a side project for its members, all of whom are in other bands, but that may soon change. Despite the fact that the group has only been together for just more than four months–they played their first gig at the Surly…
Sparring Over War
A UA forum on the crisis in Lebanon gets heated
Nine Questions
Andy Hersey
A Divided Land
Five years after Sept. 11, Tucsonans disagree about the subsequent war on terror
Live
Club Congress’ 21st Birthday Party, Club Congress, Rialto Theatre, Friday, Sept. 1-Sunday, Sept. 3
The Skinny
SPLIT ENDS Ever since Congressman Jim Kolbe announced he was retiring from his Congressional District 8 seat, the Republican establishment has been sweating out the possibility that former state lawmaker Randy Graf was so far out to the right that moderate GOP voters would support a Democrat in the general election if Graf won the…
Rhythm & Views
New music from Luca, Eric Bachmann and Nouvelle Vague
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
Media Watch
New Season Brings Changes in Abundance
All A-GLOW
Music, performing arts and visual arts come together under the (mostly) full moon
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Marcia Gold
Killer Play
LTW’s ‘Deathtrap’ is a delightful romp– although one character didn’t get that message
