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...want to see some real white-knuckle astronomy, be out here on the 14th." Astronomy isn't normally considered as nerve-racking a profession as, say, commodities trading or the high wire. This is a mistake. There is great tension, and it comes from scarcity. The mountains around Tucson, the "astronomy capital of the world," may bristle with telescopes, but they are mighty rare in the remainder of the world. There are about 500 American astronomers who publish at least one scholarly paper a year; there are only eight telescopes large enough to see the extremely faint and faraway objects...
When Arizona State Representative Jim Green visited his son's junior high class in Tucson last year, he offered a civics lesson in the form of a challenge: if the students could find something "unfair" in the state constitution, Green would endeavor to have it changed. Little did he imagine that the young sleuths would track down a startling inequity. As 100 students pointed out last week in an appearance before an Arizona house committee, the document states that only a "male person" may occupy the offices of Governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general or superintendent of public instruction...
Since 1973, the face of a smiling, parka-clad Eskimo has adorned the planes of Seattle-based Alaska Airlines, which flies to 30 Western U.S. cities, from Anchorage and Juneau as far south as Tucson. Alaskans see the Eskimo logo as an unofficial state symbol, but others are often bewildered by it. Bruce Kennedy, chairman of the parent Alaska Air Group, complains that critics ranging from passengers to Comedian Jay Leno have observed that the Eskimo looks like Gaddafi, Manson, Abraham Lincoln, Willie Nelson or Johnny Cash. Tired of such comments, Alaska Airlines has announced tentative plans...
...cast does a fine job with these down and outers, though there's a silly tendency to slide into Southern accents for comic effect. The players from the ART's new Institute are also sharp, especially Bernadette Wilson, who plays Jody, a girl who abandons Tucson for a biker-ex-con named Sonny (Michael Balconoff). Unfortunately both the script and the actors, particularly John Bottoms, occasionally lapse into caricature. It's here that the production loses good opportunities to be compelling and truly memorable...
When Don Simpson checked into Tucson's Canyon Ranch Spa last year, he figured he needed to knock off a dozen pounds. The co-producer of Flashdance, Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop knew he "had a tendency to gain weight" after each movie. Still, the string of megahits had only managed to push the scale up to 199 lbs., not too far out of line, he thought, with the standardized chart readings for a 5-ft. 9-in. 40-year-old male. But Simpson got a rude shock when the spa analysis revealed what proportion of his weight...