Tucson resident Joe Sooter never talked much about World War II.

She suckled Rome’s legendary twin founders and fed Benito Mussolini’s ambitious dreams of renewed imperial glories.

Sen. Frank Antenori, D-30, speaks at the Foothills Rotary Club this Friday, April 2.

Sen. Frank Antenori today filed his nominating petitions for the Special Primary Election in Congressional District 8 to be held on April 17th.

Jane Hamilton Fine Art is celebrating its one-year anniversary at Skyline and Campbell with "Sizzling Summer Sensation," a celebratory show opening with a reception Friday, Aug. 20.

The 2012 London Olympics are underway and in top shape. Starting with the chaotic opening ceremony to Michael Phelps’ record-breaking 22nd medal, the 30th Olympic games have excited from day one.

Korea was called the forgotten war. Wedged historically between the big win of World War Two and the first loss of Viet Nam, its stalemate gets far less attention than either. There were over 33,000 KIA from 1950 to 1953, compared to Iraq’s current 4,100 and 55,000 in Viet Nam. The Koreans suffered many more.

Nov. 28, 1944 - Oct. 21, 2012 Hirom (Mac) McFarland, 67, passed away suddenly at home on Oct. 21, after chronic illnesses. Mac was a joy to know, a kind soul and a very loving man who made friends every where he went and whose family loves him and will miss him for eternity. Mac was born Nov. 28, 1944, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Hiram and Violet McFarland. After both parent’s death, while Mac was a young child, he then lived with his brother, Jerry Taylor, and sister in law, Fran in Japan and then Novato, Calif. He graduated from Novato High School in 1963 then entered the U.S. Army that year.

June 8, 2005 - Callista Balko got the University of Arizona softball team a quarter of the way to a win in the NCAA world series, Adrienne Acton got the rest. Balko and Acton, former Northwest stars from Canyon Del Oro and Marana high schools, respectively, provided the offense for the Wildcats in the team's dramatic 3-2 win over California in 12 innings on June 4 in Oklahoma City.

February 1, 2006 - Don Cox sees a leadership void in the Oro Valley Town council. He believes he is the best candidate to fill that void.

Sitting in Sen. Jon Kyl's office waiting for my scheduled interview, I was struck at just how hard any senator is expected to work and how much time is spent doing it by those who, as most do, take their job seriously.

Bob Mocarski's backyard has more twists and turns than a drunken snake during an earthquake.

“The awards don’t mean that much. What’s really the most important thing in my life, looking back on it, was an opportunity to serve America, its families, and its youth, and to make a difference with my life.”

As the 2012 Summer Olympic Games get underway, once again athletes from the University of Arizona will be there en force.

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In his 13 years as executive vice president of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, Alan Lurie has seen the group grow from slightly more than 300 firms in the nadir days of the Resolution Trust Corp. to more than 650 member firms.

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