Good morning , Today is Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. The Tucson weather forecast calls for a mostly sunny day with a high of 64. For the full five-day forecast or information on other locations around the country, go to http://www.azstarnet.com/hw3/hw.php
Here's what's new on StarNet, the online service of the Arizona Daily Star: Schwartz friend tried to warn Stidham A former Pima County prosecutor asked friends to warn Dr. David Brian Stidham that he was in jeopardy because Stidham's former medical partner seemed fixated on killing him, according to transcripts of interviews by sheriff's investigators. http://www.azstarnet.com/crime Prop. 200 blocked by judge for now A federal judge in Tucson blocked the state yesterday from enforcing Proposition 200, at least for the next three weeks. U.S. District Judge David Bury granted a temporary restraining order after concluding that lawyers hired by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund raised "serious questions" about the measure's legality. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/prop200 Cats, swagger come home They regained their shooting touch, cut down on turnovers and were tough on the boards. But the Wildcats regained something else in the second half of their 98-70 victory over Wyoming last night at McKale Center: their swagger. http://wildcats.azstarnet.com TUSD drafts office staff to help give English tests TUSD must test the English language skills of about 12,000 students - about 5,000 more than last year - to comply with a federal requirement to make sure non-native speakers are learning English quickly. The additional testing of students has drafted central office employees to become temporary testers. http://www.azstarnet.com/education 4-way trade talks encounter discord American optimism about a free-trade agreement with three Andean countries met some hesitance in the negotiating room at Tucson Convention Center and outright hostility on the street as the talks opened Tuesday. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/business/wed.html Suns win eighth straight SALT LAKE CITY - Even when Steve Nash is woozy, nobody seems to be able to slow down the Phoenix Suns. Nash finished with 20 points and 14 assists just four days after sustaining a concussion, and led the high-octane Suns to their eighth straight win, 115-102 over the Utah Jazz last night. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/suns Wi-Fi signals come calling There are plenty of ways to get free wireless Internet, including stumbling upon an open network, sitting at a cafe that offers free Wi-Fi, or a more aggressive practice called war driving, which entails driving around town using special software to seek out open wireless networks. Is it stealing? http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/wed.html Check out the Star's Spanish-language weekly newspaper La Estrella de Tucsón is the Spanish language section of the Arizona Daily Star. The section is distributed every Wednesday throughout southern Arizona in locations where Spanish is the predominant language. With an emphasis on regional and international news, business, sports and entertainment, La Estrella is the new voice for southern Arizona. http://laestrella.azstarnet.com Be part of the solution Frustrated with politics-as-usual? Join a growing community of citizens committed to thoughtful dialogue and meaningful grassroots participation. http://www.e-thepeople.org/affiliates/azstarnet Legal Resource Center StarNet's legal resource center provides FAQs, free forms, and an attorney search. This service is brought to you by Lawinfo.com. http://azstarnet.lawinfo.com --Compiled by John Ames, Content Producer -- To subscribe under another e-mail address or to unsubscribe, go to http://www.azstarnet.com/newsletter
