Good morning , Today is Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004. The Tucson weather forecast calls for a sunny day with a high of 87. 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: Walkup: Replace Keene quickly Mayor Bob Walkup said Wednesday that he wants to find a new city manager before James Keene leaves for his new post in California. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/thu.html Bush, Kerry disagree on everything in Tempe In a fiercely competitive conclusion to the presidential debates, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry battled last night over the state of American health care, the fairness of Bush's tax cuts and whether they would appoint Supreme Court justices who would uphold the right to abortion. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/vote_2004 More debate coverage Read the full transcript of the Bush-Kerry debate in Tempe and see a photo gallery of the candidates' visit to Arizona. http://www.azstarnet.com 'Money down' making Cats pay At the midpoint of the season, Arizona's ineffectiveness on third down has been a constant theme. The Wildcats have been unable to move the chains offensively, and their defense has stayed on the field too long because of sustained drives by their opponents. http://wildcats.azstarnet.com Woman in suicide had pot-filled car The woman who fatally shot herself after firing on two U.S. Border Patrol agents Tuesday during a foot chase was driving a car with a trunk full of marijuana, authorities said. http://www.azstarnet.com/crime StarNet's Most Wanted slide shows See the full list of Pima County's most wanted fugitives. StarNet's Most Wanted site also has slide shows of the FBI's most wanted and photos of most wanted terrorists. http://www.azstarnet.com/crime Calling all high school bands to battle The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will roll into Tucson, and the winners of the Arizona Daily Star Battle of the Bands will step aboard for a daylong professional recording session on Feb. 7, 2005. Entry forms are available at www.aznightbuzz.com. If you perform original music in any genre - rock, county, jazz, pop, punk, world, R&B, hip-hop, gospel/inspirational, Latin, Tejano, norteño, electronic, folk or children's - get us a CD or audiotape and enter. http://www.aznightbuzz.com Volcano up close: Unmanned aircraft from Tucson to aid monitoring of crater A Tucson firm is preparing to send its unmanned aerial vehicles into the crater of Mount St. Helens to help government scientists monitor the rumbling volcano. Advanced Ceramics Research sent a six-member team to Washington state last week, invited by the U.S. Geological Survey to experiment with flying its UAVs in volcanoes. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/business/thu.html Buy tickets on StarNet with Fandango In addition to reading movie reviews and searching for movie times, readers can now buy tickets online courtesy of Fandango, an print-at-home ticketing service. It's easy to use. Search for a movie time, pick a title and showtime, then simply choose "Buy Tickets." You'll be immediately directed to Fandango's site, where the local movie theater has already been chosen for you. http://www.azstarnet.com/movies Track your investments Whether you just want to track your investments at a quick glance or take a more in-depth look, you'll want to try StarNet's MarketBrowser. It's a small PC desktop utility that lets you see how your investments are performing on Wall Street. Get details and instructions for the free download. http://www.azstarnet.com/marketbrowser --Compiled by John Ames, Content Producer -- To subscribe under another e-mail address or to unsubscribe, go to http://www.azstarnet.com/newsletter
