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METRO
Most would go on existing poles; Pima looks to tighten regulations
Plans to install at least 40 cell-phone antennas in the Foothills have riled residents in one upscale neighborhood and prompted county officials to look at ways to tighten ordinances for wireless towers and antennas.

Residents of the Shadow Hills neighborhood, near north First Avenue and East River Road, have been up in arms since they learned in the last few weeks that San Jose, Calif.-based NextG Networks plans to install a number of antennas in the area.

SPORTS
Dear Mr. Football: Has anyone adequately explained Arizona's abysmal start (45-17 halftime deficit) last week at Oregon?

A: Junior left tackle Eben Britton was chatting with UA strength coach Corey Edmond one morning this week; they determined it might've been as simple as failing to understand an opponent's fire.

SLIDE SHOWS

Ironwood vs. Sunnyside

Red Mountain vs. Salpointe

'Twilight' premiere

Runway For Research
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Last-second FG puts Santa Rita in state semis
Palo Verde High School star Adam Hall really is human after all.

With 47 seconds separating the Titans from the state semifinals, Hall, who scored all three Palo Verde touchdowns, saw an onside kick from Chris Mayer fly through his fingertips and end up in the hands of the Eagles' Jesse Lopez.

ONLINE EXTRAS
Cirque du Soleil is giving two tickets away to the 7:30 p.m. Wednesday opening night performance of "Saltimbanco."

All you need to do to be eligible to win is enter online. We'll pull the winner at random. The deadline is 9 a.m. Monday morning.

BLOGS
What says "Merry Fitzmas!" like a porcelain ornament of Barack Obama in a Santa hat? See the new items in cartoonist David Fitzsimmons' corner of the StarNet Shop.

The sure cure for friends and family suffering from election hangover: the Obama Claus or Sarah Claus ornaments.

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