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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, January 15th 2009 at 11:06

BAD NEWS CONTINUES

Economy

January and February typically are the big tourism months in Tucson, but what will this year hold? With soccer, gem shows and the rodeo events gearing up for action, organizers are worried the economic impact of those events could fall well below what normally is expected.

While that's not really surprising, considering all of the economic turmoil as of late, the Tucson Citizen breaks down all of the worries.

There has to be a point where these types of stories end (doesn't there?), but there also has to be a point where it leads us to say "duh!"

With people struggling to hold on to their homes and jobs, it really shouldn't come as a big surprise that some of the cutbacks in spending would come from not buying tickets to expensive events or renting hotel rooms.

Yes, it is indeed sad, but these stories are becoming so plentiful they lose a lot of impact. That, in itself, is a problem. Where does it all end?

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