Violence

Occupy Oaklanders vigil for injured vet

October 28, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

On the evening of Oct. 27, over a thousand people held a vigil for Iraq veteran Scott Olsen, seriously hurt two days earlier when he was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister.

Furious reaction to U.S. gun exporting scheme

July 7, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Public opinion on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border is reacting angrily to a program called Operation Fast and Furious, through which the ATF deliberately allowed thousands of automatic weapons to be smuggled into Mexico

Ob-gyn doc: Fight back against sexual assault

April 11, 2011 By Richard N. Waldman, MD

There are more than 300,000 rape-related physical assaults against women each year in the United States.

Tucson honors MLK, shooting victims in Walk for Peace

January 17, 2011 By Alexander Monarrez Maldonado

TUCSON, Ariz. -- In honor of Martin Luther King Jr and his birthday holiday, hundreds of people "marched" two miles to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office in a Walk for Peace, Jan. 16, for all that perished,...

Tucson’s healing moment

January 13, 2011 By Alexander Monarrez Maldonado

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Tucson community awaited President Obama's visit with hope of a positive message that would help us cope with what is now Tucson's darkest moment in the city's history.