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Southern Arizona is dominated by two equal presences: the vast Sonoran Desert, and Tucson, the modern metropolis that rises in the middle of it.
The city of Tucson, and the surrounding communities, are a blend of Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo influences, with a very large Indian presence. This is the area most strongly associated with the "Old West." But for all that, Tucson is a modern metropolis, with world-class spas and golf courses, a major university (the University of Arizona), and a growing population of sunbirds who have come to enjoy the warm, dry weather.
Tucson, because it lies at a higher elevation, enjoys both cooler temperatures and more rainfall than Phoenix. Still, the summers can be very hot; but they're balanced by winter temperatures that rarely dip below freezing. For six months of the year, Tucson enjoys weather that other regions of the country associate with fall: cool, dry, and sunny. Tucson, in fact, averages even more sunny days than Phoenix: 340 days a year.
Outside Tucson lies the Sonoran Desert, home of the unique saguaro cactus. Although nearly all Americans are familiar with the saguaro—indeed, it's probably the first image that comes to mind with the word "cactus"—few realize that this is actually the only part of the West where it grows.
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Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News
Mar 20, 2010 4:58 pm
Thanks, Captain Al "Chop-o-Matic" Melvin. In a recent interview in The Explorer , the senator continues to push for nuclear power to pay for education, but also offers up what will soon by o...
Mar 20, 2010 4:58 pm
So what if it's been described as an "exceptionally dirty-mouthed after-school special?" I miss those after-school specials. Much more interesting than a story about a bad-girl-turned chains...
Tomorrow Night At Solar Culture...
Mar 20, 2010 2:58 am
World-class throat singers Chirgilchin, from the Russian province of Tuva, return to the Old Pueblo! Check out their 2008 performance above, and click here for event details. [ Subscribe to the commen...
Mar 19, 2010 11:58 pm
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona This week's batch of HiRISE images includes this salty spot that might one day be make for a home for a future Mars mission. HiRISE honcho Alfred McEwen tells us: There ...
Writer's Block: Marvin Von Holten
Mar 19, 2010 10:43 pm
Oro Valley resident Marvin Von Holten has written an inspirational poetry book: Choices , Tate Publishing and Enterprises, 88 pages, $9.99 Summary: Can one wrong choice drastically change a life? Peop...
Mar 19, 2010 9:43 pm
The Nogales International (which, like the Weekly , is owned by Wick Communications) reports that officials, business owners and residents on both sides of the border are fuming because of long lines ...
Mar 19, 2010 6:28 pm
The morning daily reports that a "newspaper article" examining the car-bomb killing of real-estate hustler Gary Triano had Pamela Phillips, who is accusing of hiring Ronald Young to kill her...
Sierra Club: Lawmakers "Moved Foward A Long List of Bad Ideas"
Mar 19, 2010 5:28 pm
The latest dispatch from Sandy Bahr, legislative lobbyist for the Sierra Club: Hi everyone! You would think that after all of the havoc they wreaked last week, the Legislature might give us a small br...
Democrat Nan Walden vs. John McCain?
Mar 19, 2010 9:28 am
There have been persistent rumors that the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee is trying to recruit somebody other than City Councilman Rodney Glassman to run for Sen. John McCain's Senate seat, espe...
Rasmussen: Hayworth Closing Gap With McCain
Mar 19, 2010 12:43 am
Rasmussen's latest poll shows Hayworth just seven points behind McCain: Longtime incumbent John McCain now leads conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth by just seven points in Arizonas hotly contested ...
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