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Nov 5, 2006

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recently released a new fact sheet/report describing investigations that have taken place in Lake Mead, Nevada and Arizona, on synthetic organic compounds. These compounds potentially can cause endocrine disruption in common carp. The investigations,…

Oct 31, 2006

Editor's Note: The following was written on Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The author is Major General (Dr.) Vernon Chong, Retired Nov. 1, 1994. With the general election this coming Tuesday, we felt this very thought-provoking article would be worth reading.…

Oct 17, 2006

Washington, D.C.- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is providing a new tool to educators to help their students "just think twice" about the dangers of drugs. A new teachers' guide based on DEA's teen anti-drug website www.justthinktwice.com, has been published…

Oct 17, 2006

Special Agent in Charge John E. Lewis, Phoenix Field Office of the FBI, and Chief Richard Miranda of the Tucson Police Department, announced on October 5, 2006, the indictment of Aaron Edward Ecker, 26, and Carlos Pierre Wood, 29, on…

Oct 3, 2006

Tucson Jimir Valle Martinez, 23, of Esquila Comayagua, Honduras, was sentenced Monday to 420 months by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins. On February 3, 2006, a jury convicted Martinez of all 15 counts in the superseding indictment charging the…