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Opinion

Local opinion: Let them eat $2 million

Local opinion: Let them eat $2 million

  • Rick Rappaport Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Isn’t it a much better plan to view the city as a real partner and not a punching bag? Wouldn’t it be a better idea to make a significantly larger investment into the City’s plan to prepare for and mitigate the risks of climate catastrophe?

Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

    Are you kidding?

    Mort Rosenblum: Improving our world, one child and one book at a time

    Mort Rosenblum: Improving our world, one child and one book at a time

    • Mort Rosenblum Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    The question in America is whether enough voters can see the looming dangers and cast ballots in November. And then keep fighting. 

    Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

    Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

    • Jim Driscoll Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    The goal is not just absence. It is presence. A visible, collective refusal to go along with business as usual.

    Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

    Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

      Dire straits for fossil energy?

      Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

      Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

      • Howard Weiss Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      Intelligence without kindness is common in business. Kindness without intelligence is pleasant but limited. Chris Sheafe delivered both kindness and intelligence consistently, across decades.

      Local opinion: What is a 'White Christian Nationalist'?

      Local opinion: What is a 'White Christian Nationalist'?

      • John Barringer Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      Many have claimed the mantle of Christianity while ignoring its core concept of love for one’s fellow man.

      Local opinion: Let them eat $2 million

      Local opinion: Let them eat $2 million

      • Rick Rappaport Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      Isn’t it a much better plan to view the city as a real partner and not a punching bag? Wouldn’t it be a better idea to make a significantly larger investment into the City’s plan to prepare for and mitigate the risks of climate catastrophe?

      Letter: Blessed are the peacemakers

      Letter: Blessed are the peacemakers

      • Tom McGorray, Northwest side

      I was sad to see the feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV break out recently.

      Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

      Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

        Are you kidding?

        The Ethical Life: Columns by Richard Kyte

        The Ethical Life: Columns by Richard Kyte

        • Richard Kyte Columnist

        Richard Kyte is director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse.

        Letter: THE SECRET OF BIRTH TOURISM

        Letter: THE SECRET OF BIRTH TOURISM

        • Tom McGorray, Northwest side

        I believe that birth tourism is real.

        Mort Rosenblum: Improving our world, one child and one book at a time

        Mort Rosenblum: Improving our world, one child and one book at a time

        • Mort Rosenblum Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        The question in America is whether enough voters can see the looming dangers and cast ballots in November. And then keep fighting. 

        Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

        Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

        • Jim Driscoll Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        The goal is not just absence. It is presence. A visible, collective refusal to go along with business as usual.

        Editorial cartoons

        ANOTHER VIEW | Bill Day | Cagle Cartoons

        ANOTHER VIEW | Bill Day | Cagle Cartoons

        Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

        Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

          As an American Catholic who has sat in a church pew my entire life, received the Holy Eucharist, marked more than 50 Lents with ashes, and been taught from childhood that the pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, I never thought I would have to say this: The president of the United States has no business attacking our Holy Father — and even less depicting himself as Jesus Christ. This is not ...

          Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

          Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

            Dire straits for fossil energy?

            Juries rebel against excessive prosecutions | Abbe Lowell and Steven Salky

            Juries rebel against excessive prosecutions | Abbe Lowell and Steven Salky

              The rule of law in America is facing an unprecedented stress test.

              Ignoring the facts is anarchy with a law degree, not justice | John Fredericks

              Ignoring the facts is anarchy with a law degree, not justice | John Fredericks

                Here they come again.

                Pope Leo urges peace in visit to Cameroon’s conflict-hit northwest

                Pope Leo urges peace in visit to Cameroon’s conflict-hit northwest

                  Pope Leo XIV was in Bamenda in northwest Cameroon, urging peace in a region beset by fighting between separatists and government forces.

                  As AI turns classmates into targets, schools and parents play catch-up | Chicago Tribune

                  As AI turns classmates into targets, schools and parents play catch-up | Chicago Tribune

                    Every parent should be paying attention to what’s been going on at Lake Zurich High School in Illinois.

                    Florida’s embrace of ICE comes at a cost | Mary Ellen Klas

                    Florida’s embrace of ICE comes at a cost | Mary Ellen Klas

                      Florida is dramatically — but quietly — changing the way immigration enforcement is practiced. The state’s Republican leaders have made it a testing ground for the aggressive immigration enforcement tactics championed by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

                      Editorials

                      A note to readers

                      A note to readers

                      To our readers:

                      Arizona Daily Star editorial: Julia Benitez, 'la abuela,' must be released

                      Arizona Daily Star editorial: Julia Benitez, 'la abuela,' must be released

                      Arizona Daily Star border reporter Emily Bregel reported last Sunday that our government is in the business of jailing confused grandmothers with no criminal history.

                      Arizona Daily Star Editorial: The Star endorses Propositions 418, 419

                      Arizona Daily Star Editorial: The Star endorses Propositions 418, 419

                      The Arizona Daily Star endorses the passage of Propositions 418 and 419, the RTA Next plan and funding authorization.

                      Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                      Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                      🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.

                      Columnists

                      Local opinion: Let them eat $2 million

                      Local opinion: Let them eat $2 million

                      Isn’t it a much better plan to view the city as a real partner and not a punching bag? Wouldn’t it be a better idea to make a significantly larger investment into the City’s plan to prepare for and mitigate the risks of climate catastrophe?

                      Mort Rosenblum: Improving our world, one child and one book at a time

                      Mort Rosenblum: Improving our world, one child and one book at a time

                      The question in America is whether enough voters can see the looming dangers and cast ballots in November. And then keep fighting. 

                      Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

                      Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

                      The goal is not just absence. It is presence. A visible, collective refusal to go along with business as usual.

                      Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

                      Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

                      As an American Catholic who has sat in a church pew my entire life, received the Holy Eucharist, marked more than 50 Lents with ashes, and been taught from childhood that the pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, I never thought I would have to say this: The president of the United States has no business attacking our Holy Father — and even less depicting himself as Jesus Christ. This is not ...

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                      Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

                      Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

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                      Local opinion: Let them eat $2 million

                      Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

                      Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

                      Shopping

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                      Affiliate. Learn how to buy WLFI Token in this step by step guide for beginners. 

                      Solana Wallet for Beginners (2025): Setup, Safety, Staking & Swaps

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                      Letters to the Editor

                      Letter: Blessed are the peacemakers

                      Letter: Blessed are the peacemakers

                      I was sad to see the feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV break out recently.

                      Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

                      Tucson Speaks Out: April 18

                      Are you kidding?

                      Letter: THE SECRET OF BIRTH TOURISM

                      Letter: THE SECRET OF BIRTH TOURISM

                      I believe that birth tourism is real.

                      Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

                      Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

                      Dire straits for fossil energy?

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