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Alana Is Now Readynew

After a nudge from her famous beau, Tucson native Alana Sweetwater gets her first big taste of music-business success.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  08-09-2012  |  Profiles & Interviews

Culture of Harsh Rhetoricnew

This weekend's massacre follows a culture of harsh right-wing rhetoric.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  01-14-2011  |  Crime & Justice

When it Comes to the Oscars, Tom is on Team 'Hurt Locker'new

It's Oscar time, and you know what that means! OK, I don't know what that means, either, but I might actually tune in to the last 15 minutes, just to see if the gutless wonders who run Hollywood will reward The Hurt Locker and leave James Cameron to cry in his billion-dollar box-office take from Avatar.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  03-03-2010  |  Movies

Ignorance and Stupidity are Leading Too Many People to Avoid Flu Vaccinesnew

There are some parents who don't think that the H1N1 flu will be worse than any other flu, so why bother? I actually agree with them, but they're in the minority of the abstainers. The vast majority of those who are rejecting the vaccine are doing so out of wrongheaded politics or an empty-headed misunderstanding of science.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  10-15-2009  |  Science

Text Your Friendsnew

Something is wrong with the youth of today.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  08-05-2009  |  Comedy

Sonny Vaccaro Is Harming Youth Basketball and Those Who Play Itnew

Those inside the basketball world know Sonny Vaccaro for his hucksterism that built a youth-basketball dream world populated by ridiculously spoiled kids and their even-more-ridiculous parents. It's an ugly place, one that manages to suck the fun out of what should be a celebration of movement, athleticism and teamwork.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  05-20-2009  |  Sports

The iPod Shufflenew

If I listened to music while working out, would the Knee Destroyer get jealous?
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  03-26-2009  |  Sports

Jesus and Meatnew

PETA's claims that good Christians should be vegetarians lack biblical backing.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  03-05-2009  |  Religion

An Open Letter to Former President George W. Bushnew

Dear Former President George W. Bush: Here's a list of all of the things I'm going to miss about you.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  01-22-2009  |  Commentary

The Word Police May Do More Harm Than Goodnew

Whining and complaining every time somebody says something that might possibly hurt somebody's feelings, well, that's just so ... oh, I don't know, fascist, I guess.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  11-14-2008  |  Commentary

Advice for the President-Electnew

Barack Obama needs to learn a lesson from the GOP -- and realize that political winds can change at a moment's notice.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  11-06-2008  |  Commentary

Leave Lute Olson Alonenew

The retired University of Arizona hoops coach deserves peace and respect -- not rampant rumors.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  10-30-2008  |  Sports

Election '08: Where Are the Real Issues?new

Ignore the idiot bloggers: A politician's religion, wealth and old traffic violations aren't important.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  09-12-2008  |  Commentary

Fine Chinanew

The Beijing Olympics are over. Long live the Beijing Olympics!
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  08-29-2008  |  Sports

The Late, Great Isaac Hayes: 1942-2008new

He's gone, all too soon. The powerfully built Hayes died Aug. 10, probably from a stroke, while working out on a treadmill in his suburban Memphis home. He was 65.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  08-21-2008  |  Music

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