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Pepper Spray Nationnew
A not-intended-to-be-factual look back at 2011.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks and Jim Nintzel |
12-30-2011 |
Commentary
Crossing Zonenew
The Monument Fire area is a well-known drug-smuggler area, border law-enforcement officers say.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
07-27-2011 |
Disasters
Tags: arizona wildfires, monument fire
Arizona Burningnew
We know a recent fire in Southern Arizona was likely set by an man in distress. What do we know about the border's other fires?
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
06-30-2011 |
Disasters
A Dirty, Vicious Businessnew
In the Peck Canyon corridor, violent crimes and the discovery of body parts occur with disturbing regularity.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-25-2011 |
Crime & Justice
A Glorified Nobodynew
In his entertaining new book, Jeff Guinn makes it clear that he's no fan of Wyatt Earp.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-19-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arizona History Museum, Jeff Guinn
The Border's Revolving Doornew
The indictment issued involving the murder of Agent Brian Terry raises as many questions as it answers.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-18-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Border Patrol, Brian Terry
The Brothers Arellanesnew
The man held in connection with the murder of Agent Brian Terry has a crime-ridden past--and so does at least one relative.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Murder of Arizona Rancher Provokes Border Outragenew
Will the murder of a respected Arizona rancher change anything on the U.S.-Mexico border?
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-28-2010 |
Immigration
Border Wars Go High-Technew
Border crossers have motivated a series of fascinating technological innovations.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-01-2010 |
Immigration
Philip Caputo Uses the Border as His Inspiration in 'Crossers'new
When writer Philip Caputo first came to Patagonia in 1996, he wasn't looking for the Arizona-Mexico borderlands to become a canvas for his fiction. The borderlands have a way of taking whatever part of you is given over to creativity and setting it on fire. The result, 2 1/2 years in the making, is his latest novel, Crossers.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
01-13-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Congressman Uncovers Two Studies Showing the Impacts of Illegal Immigration, Smugglingnew
The federal government's border fence has been called the Tortilla Curtain. But in the swamp of border politics, there's a more effective barrier at play, one that filters ideas rather than people. It explains why most Americans still don't fully understand the disaster on our southern border.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
12-10-2009 |
Immigration
One Helicopter Crew Looks Back on an Unforgettable Rescuenew
With the Afghan war back in the headlines, and none of the news good, the rescue led by the Air Force's 305th Rescue Squadron provides a glimpse into one story that began horribly and ended well, thanks to the ordinary Americans who made it happen.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
11-11-2009 |
War
Is the Iconic Saguaro Cactus in Jeopardy?new
Scientists say buffelgrass may be on an unstoppable march -- and the saguaro is in its way.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
11-04-2009 |
Environment
One Border Coyote and His Accomplice Have Been Captured and Released 35 Timesnew
The story the Popes tell opens a window on the world of alien- and drug-smuggling, and the criminals who operate within it. It also shines a light on a system that fails citizens in multiple ways, the most maddening being the number of times these crooks are set free to strike again.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
09-16-2009 |
Immigration
After 75 Years, the Mystery of Young Nature Writer Everett Ruess Has Likely Been Solvednew
Everett was last seen by a sheepherder near Escalante, Utah, on Nov. 19, 1934. Four months later, his burros were found southeast of Escalante in Davis Gulch, and in a nearby cave, where the wanderer made his last camp, searchers found his footprints and discarded food cans. But Everett himself had vanished. He was 20.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
08-12-2009 |
History
