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The U.S.-Mexican border in Arizona.

Border Wall Building Bids Delayed Until This Week

Homeland Security releases more details of what it wants: 30-feet high, concrete.
U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, left, and Tucson Poet Laureate TC Tolbert, March 10, 2017.

A Big Day for Poetry in Tucson

A 'poetry orchestra' with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera; TC Tolbert named Tucson poet laureate.
City Hall in Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales Sewer Pipe: Whose Line is it Anyway?

A bill would put maintenance of the cross-border pipe into federal hands.
Tucson International Airport.

Tech Sector Could Get Boost From New Tucson-San Jose Flight

Flight gives access to companies and investors in Silicon Valley.

Ducey: Health Care Proposal Needs Work

Republicans give mixed reviews to Obamacare repeal plan; governor wants flexibility.
Three groups have purchased large portions of land in Cochise County since 2010. They include Mark Cook, a long-established pecan and pistachio farmer working with a California nut grower (blue); Howard G. Buffett, the son of billionaire Warren Buffett (red); and Stan Kroenke, a land and professional sports mogul (green).

Cochise County Hires New County Administrator

Ed Gilligan worked as deputy county administrator prior to appointment.
Cars drive through the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Houghton Road on Tucson's east side.

Tucson Releases Updated Design to Widen Broadway

27 buildings will be demolished for six lanes from Euclid to Country Club.
The Tucson JCC was the target of a bomb threat in February. The 240 staff and guests who were in the building sheltered in place, in a large ballroom, until law enforcement gave them the all-clear. Some people left, but some went back to their normal activities in the community center.

Does the Jewish Community in Tucson Feel Safe?

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A traditional Chinese tale retold on "The Drum & The Story"; and Lisa Napoli on "Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave it All Away".
Robert C. Robbins, March 7, 2017

Episode 128: Finalist for UA President Visits Campus

Plus, U.S. refugee ban's effect in Tucson; immigration advice at the Mexican consulate.
Arizona Science, Fridays on NPR 89.1

Episode 71: A Common Brain Parasite May Help Treat Brain Disorders

REPEAT. How a common parasite might help in treating brain disorders.
Jaguar that rancher Warner Glenn encountered and photographed in 1996.

Episode 306: Face to Face With a Jaguar

Understanding the big cat and its range in Southwest has grown with recent sightings.
The exterior of the JCC in Tucson.

After the Bomb Scare

How safe do Jews feel in Tucson?
The entrance to the Nogales Border Patrol Station, February 2017.

Bill Would Eliminate Polygraph for Border Patrol Applicants

Sen. Flake says the polygraphs are unreliable and slow the hiring process down.
A new house.

Tucson House Flipping Down in 2016

Lack of foreclosures, lack of inventory hurts flippers' ability to 'buy low.'

Downtown Tucson Gentrification Presents Complexities

City not seeing a mass displacement of lower-income residents, analyst says.
Border Patrol agents conducting patrols on ATVs in 2005.

Looking to Hire, Border Patrol May Soften Lie Detector Requirement

One former agent likened the test to an 'interrogation.'

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