By JAMAR YOUNGER Three Tucson-area teachers have been selected as finalists for 2009 Arizona Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Educational Foundation.

A flower to Tucson Symphony Orchestra for its chart- topping CD. The Star's Cathalena E. Burch reported Thursday that the disc, "Andre Mathieu: Piano Concerto No. 4," with French-Canadian pianist Alain Lefevre, released in the United States on Sept.

By JACK GILLUM; ANDREA RIVERA STAR INVESTIGATION High marks don't mirror often lower AIMS results Students in Amphitheater Public Schools fail classes less often than their colleagues in many Tucson-area districts, but may not deserve their high marks, an Arizona Daily Star investigation found.

By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Jul. 31--Classes begin in Northwest Side public schools next week, compelling students to put aside their swimsuits and flip-flops for textbooks and backpacks.

By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Jul. 21--An upcoming gathering of three Central neighborhoods and an out-of-town developer will continue years of communication and understanding, despite a separation of thousands of miles.