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Local opinion: University of Arizona poised for long-term, sustainable success
Through strategic planning, bold decision-making, and relentless focus on sustainability, the university is poised to emerge stronger and more resilient than ever.
Local opinion: Declining pursuit of student aid is a warning sign for our economy
Rising education costs, concerns about student debt, and a job market offering immediate, albeit lower-wage, employment opportunities are drawing young people away from post-secondary pathways that could lead to stable and rewarding lifelong careers.
Arizona Daily Star editorial: The folly of using impeachment as an outlet for political pique
An all-Republican committee of the Arizona House of Representatives has decided to call for the impeachment of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Tucson Speaks Out: June 9 letters of the day
Letters to the Editor for June 9
Local opinion: From cacti to catfish: How Arizona’s lawmakers can help the U.S. increase sustainable seafood production
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
Local opinion: Tucson leaders must step up to 21st century challenges
Our leadership can no longer try to provide for those dreams of the past of Tucson being a nice, small, friendly, wholesome and unobtrusive cowboy community.
Tucson Speaks Out: June 8 letters of the day
Letters to the Editor for June 8
Local opinion: University of Arizona poised for long-term, sustainable success
Through strategic planning, bold decision-making, and relentless focus on sustainability, the university is poised to emerge stronger and more resilient than ever.
Local opinion: Declining pursuit of student aid is a warning sign for our economy
Rising education costs, concerns about student debt, and a job market offering immediate, albeit lower-wage, employment opportunities are drawing young people away from post-secondary pathways that could lead to stable and rewarding lifelong careers.
Arizona Daily Star editorial: The folly of using impeachment as an outlet for political pique
An all-Republican committee of the Arizona House of Representatives has decided to call for the impeachment of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Tucson Speaks Out: June 9 letters of the day
Letters to the Editor for June 9
Letter: Engel All the Way
The barrage of critical letters about Juan Ciscomani are entirely justified as his record clearly disqualifies him. Please keep in mind that the antidote to Ciscomani-itis is Democratic candidate, Kirsten Engel. Engel is not merely a good alterative, she is a GREAT candidate with values clos…
Letter: Unknown Jurors.
Only unknown jurors were used, as I recall when a dangerous Mafia Boss was being charged in a criminal trial. This was done to not only protect the juror, but their family as well.
Letter: Trump is correct, it was RIGGED!
Trump is correct in saying his prosecution and conviction was "rigged." From the Democrat controlled NY state legislature changing the statute of limitations to target Trump, to Democrat Alvin Braggs campaigning to go after him, to the lead prosecutor having been #3 at Biden's USDOJ, to Demo…
Editorial cartoons
Bob Englehart: An Honest Poll
Michael Rule: Kris Mayes
Letter: Re: the June 1. article “Local opinion: Stand up for a safer future, my wife, Laura Conover has”
Aubrey Conover makes good points about people needed to stand up for our country. (‘Local opinion: stand up for a safer future, my wife, Laura Conover has’ by Aubrey Conover, Arizona Daily Star, June 1, 2024) In addition to running for office, we can question candidates and follow up when th…
Letter: Fair Trial Then And Now
If you believe that Donald Trump was able to get a fair trial in New York facing a Democrat Judge, a 12 person Democrat jury and a Democrat prosecutor, you must also believe that a black man got a fair trial in Mississippi in the 1940's facing a white judge (probably Democrat), a 12 person w…
Letter: History and dictators
I would to point out some of the parralels between, some of the 20 century dictators and DJT. Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Castro, when giving speaches would give long theatrical, incoherent ramblings. For those readers not familiar with those despots, google them. The main themes in their …
Local opinion: From cacti to catfish: How Arizona’s lawmakers can help the U.S. increase sustainable seafood production
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
Local opinion: Tucson leaders must step up to 21st century challenges
Our leadership can no longer try to provide for those dreams of the past of Tucson being a nice, small, friendly, wholesome and unobtrusive cowboy community.
Tucson Speaks Out: June 8 letters of the day
Letters to the Editor for June 8
Letter: The Trouble With Faith
Re: the thoughtful pieces by Gil Shapiro (5/26) and Wade Thompson (5/31) on the role of faith. To use Shapiro’s definition, faith is a "firm belief in something for which there is no proof.”
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Arizona Daily Star editorial: The folly of using impeachment as an outlet for political pique
An all-Republican committee of the Arizona House of Representatives has decided to call for the impeachment of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Arizona Daily Star editorial: Violent-crime trend encouraging, not cataclysmic
In a recent opEd, incomplete and therefore wildly inaccurate violent-crime data led to a bad take on Tucson and Pima County public policy. We're happy to report that Tucson's violent crime rate, while still too high, is trending in the right direction
Arizona Daily Star editorial: Indictments good for democracy in Arizona and across nation
Arizona Daily Star editorial: Arizona's indictments of "fake electors" and Trump attorneys and aides are a regrettable but necessary step toward recalibrating our fevered political landscape.
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Local opinion: University of Arizona poised for long-term, sustainable success
Through strategic planning, bold decision-making, and relentless focus on sustainability, the university is poised to emerge stronger and more resilient than ever.
Local opinion: Declining pursuit of student aid is a warning sign for our economy
Rising education costs, concerns about student debt, and a job market offering immediate, albeit lower-wage, employment opportunities are drawing young people away from post-secondary pathways that could lead to stable and rewarding lifelong careers.
Arizona Daily Star editorial: The folly of using impeachment as an outlet for political pique
An all-Republican committee of the Arizona House of Representatives has decided to call for the impeachment of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Local opinion: From cacti to catfish: How Arizona’s lawmakers can help the U.S. increase sustainable seafood production
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Letter: Engel All the Way
The barrage of critical letters about Juan Ciscomani are entirely justified as his record clearly disqualifies him. Please keep in mind that the antidote to Ciscomani-itis is Democratic candidate, Kirsten Engel. Engel is not merely a good alterative, she is a GREAT candidate with values clos…
Letter: Unknown Jurors.
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Letter: Trump is correct, it was RIGGED!
Trump is correct in saying his prosecution and conviction was "rigged." From the Democrat controlled NY state legislature changing the statute of limitations to target Trump, to Democrat Alvin Braggs campaigning to go after him, to the lead prosecutor having been #3 at Biden's USDOJ, to Demo…
