Good morning , Today is Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004. The Tucson weather forecast calls for a sunny day with a high of 88. 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: Libraries beef up filtering of Web porn Children who surf the Internet at local libraries are shielded better against pornographic Web sites, thanks to new measures that the Tucson-Pima Public Library implemented this summer, the library's interim director said. http://www.azstarnet.com Kerry assails president's credibility JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said yesterday that President Bush failed to present a true picture of Iraq to the United Nations and "does not have the credibility to lead the world." http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/vote_2004 Charter schools' MAP scores a mixed bag Tucson-area charter schools showed mixed results on the latest measure of how well schools do at helping their students achieve one year of academic growth, based on a comparison of 2002-03 and 2003-04 standardized test scores. http://www.azstarnet.com/education Measure of Academic Progress A student must score as well or better on the test each year, compared to the year before, in order to be counted as making one year of academic progress. See the scores for all Arizona schools or choose quick links to your Pima County school district. http://regulus.azstarnet.com/map Cats get top-50 recruit Arizona successfully reverted to its traditional West Coast recruiting roots yesterday when it received an oral commitment from Seattle wing Marcus Williams. http://wildcats.azstarnet.com Copper unions continuing work without contract Negotiators for Asarco and its unions met Monday and yesterday in Phoenix in the latest session of sporadic talks on a proposed contract to replace the one that expired June 30. The outcome this time was the same as last month: About 800 employees at two Tucson-area mines, the Hayden smelter and at two facilities in Texas are still working under the old contract while wielding a threat to strike. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/business/wed.html Tricking trucks and cars In MTV's "Pimp My Ride," Southern Californians send in a tape of their broken-down car. If the car is sad enough, the generous folks at MTV will revamp the duct-taped excuse for transportation into a shiny, decked-out penthouse on wheels. The makeovers usually turn out something that would make even Jay-Z take a second look, but they include a price tag that's worth a double take, too. But don't despair. For a relatively small chunk of change - say $300, $500 or $1,000 - you can pull out enough tricks to catch the attention of the next hottie you pass. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent E.thePeople Have a good idea? Got a complaint? Write a letter to the public servant of your choice. Search by zip code from our database of over 40,000 officials. http://www.e-thepeople.org/affiliates/azstarnet Cartoon of the Day in the Fitz Files David Fitzsimmons, the editorial cartoonist for the Star, keeps audiences entertained with one-of-a-kind quick-sketch presentations that have been described as "Dennis Miller meets Pictionary." http://www.azstarnet.com/fitz --Compiled by John Ames, Content Producer -- To subscribe under another e-mail address or to unsubscribe, go to http://www.azstarnet.com/newsletter
