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Beep beep: Tucson’s car addiction explained

by Ryn Gargulinski | Jan 27, 2012 | Blogski Archives, column, environment, gross stuff, health, life

A major perk of my pal’s new job is the location; she’s thrilled she can bike or even walk the three miles to work. She says the jaunt has done wonders for her mood—not to mention her thighs—and she’s ecstatic to leave her car back home. Too bad more...

COLUMN: Getting a read on bad drivers

by Ryn Gargulinski | Nov 30, 2010 | columns and editorial

Sometimes you just know when a fellow motorist is going to be a real jerk. Tip-offs can include a bobble-head doll in the rear window giving other drivers the finger, mud flaps featuring naked women or bumper stickers that read: “Hit me and my owner hits back.” While...

El Tour de Tucson bicycle ride gears up for Nov. 20: Route map, safety tips, and $3.5 million brain injury lawsuit settlement – UPDATE with more info

by Ryn Gargulinski | Nov 10, 2010 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, death, environment, life, police, fire, law, stupidity

Bicycles in the annual El Tour de Tucson will be streaming through the streets Nov. 20 – hopefully this year without any life-threatening brain injuries or a $3.5 million lawsuit. Gary Stuebe, of Surprise, was the recipient of both the 2008 brain injury and the...

Buy new car – get free cat: Tucson Jim Click and Hermitage Cat Shelter strange bedfellows indeed

by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 7, 2010 | animals, pets, Blogski Archives, life, odd pueblo

Thinking of buying a new car? Don’t delay – the best deal to wheel its way to Tucson is going down Saturday, Oct. 9, with the pairing of Jim Click and the Hermitage Cat Shelter. Buy a car, get a free cat. That’s right, head on down to Jim Click KIA at Auto Mall and...

Traffic camera scam: Fake support of photo enforcement red light and speed cameras

by Ryn Gargulinski | Sep 30, 2010 | Blogski Archives, column, crime, danger, gross stuff, life, police, fire, law, politics, stupidity

We hate to say it, but you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet – especially when it comes to comments supporting traffic photo enforcement cameras. Although the red light and speed cameras are despised for a number of reasons, with one of the best...