The Week (at the Arizona Capitol): March 17-21

The price is not right … The week began with a letter from Bob Barker, the former “The Price is Right” host, to Senate President Andy Biggs. Barker opposes HB 2587, an animal cruelty bill that passed through the House and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Rural Affairs. Barker said the bill actually…

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Why bring sand to a desert? Beach volleyball!

Beach volleyball has come to Tucson — just minus the beach. White sand, 1,250 tons of it, was shipped from a rock quarry in Southern California, according to Steve Walker, the head coach of the new sand volleyball team at the University of Arizona. This marks the 20th sport for Arizona Athletics. It is from…

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‘I had a secret’: Wilbur and the clandestine world of college mascots (With ASNS Highlight Video)

  [Above video: ASNS Highlight anchor Jade Nunes interviews Forrest Gmitro, former Wilbur. Production by Jade Nunes and Stephanie Casanova] *** There are lots of secret communities: Skull and Bones, the legendary Freemasons,  the Knights Templar, the alleged Illuminati. Me, I belonged to one. My fellow members in this highly cloaked society have names that sound…

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