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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Friday October 29, 2021 ( 2 items )  

Mammoth Cave National Park Certified as an International Dark Sky Park
TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 29 (TNSPol) -- The International Dark-Sky Association issued the following joint news release with National Park Service: The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) proudly announce Mammoth Cave National Park as an International Dark-Sky Park. This certification recognizes the exceptional quality of night skies and the opportunities to enhance visitor experiences through astronomy-based interpretive programming in the park. Mammoth Cave Nati  more

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: Doctors' Survey of Southwestern U.S. Restaurants' Use of Lard, Finds Tucson, San Diego Among Healthiest, Texas Towns Need Improvement
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSJou) -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release: Doctors and dietitians with the Physicians Committee, a nonprofit of 17,000 physician members, surveyed restaurants in five cities in the Southwestern United States and found that lard is still often a hidden ingredient in an otherwise healthful food--beans. The survey also found that lard is served to a greater degree in some cities than in others. In all, 123 restaurants in San Di  more