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In today's newsletter:

  • How to reserve your seat for Tucson's powerful IDD storytelling showcase
  • How deputies finally captured the suspect in a Tucson recruit's killing
  • Are you missing the early warning signs of Tucson workplace burnout?

Also on today's calendar: MS Project Best Practices 101 Course and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 110 and low of 82 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very hot, temps: high: 110, low: 81.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 104 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Tucson storytellers with intellectual, developmental disabilities to share tales of bravery at debut event (azpm.org) — Tucson residents can attend a free storytelling showcase on Aug. 29 at the Baker Center for Public Media, where local adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will share personal stories of bravery. Backed by Arizona Public Media and Tucson Spotlight, the event includes an art exhibit, panel discussion, and Q&A, and aims to reshape how local media covers the IDD community.
   

2. Suspect in Tucson police recruit killing taken into custody (azcentral.com) — Tucson-area law enforcement arrested Alex James Barnett after a three-hour standoff at an apartment complex near Broadway and Camino Seco, days after a Tucson police recruit was fatally shot and his fiancée wounded. Newly released documents also detail the earlier arrest of another suspect, describe the home invasion as "random and dangerous," and outline the ongoing investigation into a possible third suspect.
   

3. Tucson Now: Mental Health Monday (kold.com) — Tucson mental health professionals from Pima Behavioral Health are sharing practical tips to recognize workplace burnout, from chronic dread about work to persistent sleep problems. Their conversation on 13 News' Tucson Now highlights how local viewers can better manage stress and where to keep watching or streaming Tucson-focused coverage and submit their own news or weather photos.
   

4. Of Blessed Memory: Carla Hinton (azjewishpost.com) — Tucson readers may remember Carla Hinton, a University of Arizona alum and 1989 Woman of Valor honoree at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, who has passed away at 74. Her life spanned decades of work in school psychology, deep social justice commitments, and a lasting love of art and the Southwest desert.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 26
  • Bilingual Babytime! / ¡Tiempo para los Bebes! Bilingüe
    Mission Branch Library 3770 South Mission Road, Tucson, AZ 85713
    10:30 am
  • Crafternoon/Tarde de manualidades
    Sam Lena-South Tucson Branch Library 1607 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85713
    2:00 pm
  • Interested in Learning English?|¿Le interesa aprender inglés?
    Mission Branch Library 3770 South Mission Road, Tucson, AZ 85713
    3:00 pm
  • 3D-Printing Intro Workshop
    Mission Branch Library 3770 South Mission Road, Tucson, AZ 85713
    4:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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