Housing Bubble Aftermath: Rethinking Sprawl

Tucson and the city’s outskirts were riding high on growth several years ago, with developments seeming to pop up everywhere there was empty land. But that all changed when the housing bust and recession took hold.

The Tucson area continues to suffer from the downturn, but does that mean we did something wrong?

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Arizona ranked first in the nation in rate of foreclosure filings in March, according to RealtyTrac.(AZPM photo)

Tucson 12 Programs - Rec 365

Tucson 12 Programs - Rec 365

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Zinc Oxide

Zinc Oxide is very important, as evidenced in this clip from "Kentucky Fried Movie."

Kid Rock Rocks!

What a great mix of a couple of classics..."Werewolves of London" and "Sweet Home Alabama." You gotta admire Pam's ex.

Press Secretary vs. The Doctor

Check out this blog from The Random Kvetches of Hajii al-Badr. He makes some interesting points. If you don't want to click, here's a snippet:

Nothing is more tragic for our Media Glitterati than when one of their own dies: witness the wall-to-wall coverage and mourning for the passing of Tim Russert. Now, another enabler has died, Tony Snow, former press secretary for the Bush Junta and as of this writing, the New York Times, the LA Times and the Washington Post either have this as the lead story or above the Internet fold to grab your attention.

Meanwhile, buried underneath that imaginary line on the computer screen is an obituary for Dr. Michael DeBakey. What did he do? Is it just another doctor? Well, not exactly. You see, he was a world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered procedures like bypass surgery. You know what that is? It’s one of the more common surgeries that help keep people alive when they’ve had a heart attack.

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