Tim Steller's column: Survey narrows Tucson's focus from social issues to unreported crimeFor Star subscribers: At times, public safety feels like a crisis in Tucson. The city government often treats it as a problem with social-service solutions. A new survey zeroes in on unreported crime.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos's flaws have glared under the spotlight on the investigation of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Voters deserve a chance to reconsider their choice.
- David McCumber
I've been in this business long enough to remember covering the Bicentennial.
- Michael A. Chihak Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Ciscomani raised no objections to the government deporting vast numbers of non-criminal immigrants, instead offering mealy-mouthed remarks that people who came here to work should not be ill-treated.
Despite his last name, George Crook was no Trump. He spent his last years opposing unjust treatment of Indians.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: The old debates at the Arizona Corporation Commission are over whether utilities should make a 9% or 10.5% profit. Now an expert says that's way too high and costly to customers.
- Tim Steller
In 1989, two men who spoke of "satanic verses" in the Quran were labeled apostates. One, a Tucson Muslim leader, was killed. The other, author Salman Rushdie, speaks in Tucson Sunday.
Tucson Unified School District borrowed money from its unemployment insurance account to buy a new headquarters. That approach helps explain why the district is in a budget crisis.
For Star subscribers: The outbreak of war in Iran brings to a head a problem surging in Trump's second term — Congress members like Tucson's Juan Ciscomani handing their power to the president.
For Star subscribers: For years, developers tried to build a tower near the U of A campus in midtown Tucson. They won neighbors' assent by promising it wouldn't be student housing. Now it'll be a dorm.
Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing occupies less than 100 acres near Tucson's airport, but its impact stretches around the world.
For Star subscribers: RTA Next locks the Tucson area into a renewed transportation tax and plan for 20 years — a long time and a risk. But it's a sure thing unlike the other ideas Tucsonans may have.
For Star subscribers: From the search for Nancy Guthrie to official state business, Arizona’s public agencies still rely on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Columnist Tim Steller argues that with the rise of AI-generated misinformation and "divisive" leadership, it's time for a strategic move to safer alternatives.
For Star subscribers: Delivering the paper on horseback, horseshoeing from a deputy sheriff's patrol car, playing cowboy polo and making steel sculpture. Tucson artist Jerry Harris has stories to tell.
For Star subscribers: Outgoing Tucson Police Chief Chad Kasmar is only 48 and four years into his job, but he decided to take a less pressure-filled role with Pima County to prioritize the personal.
For Star subscribers: Once again, a sensational crime has made Tucson the focus of global attention. That's not a good thing, as a local family's suffering is compounded by the attention.
Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, came to Tucson recently for the dedication of a Torah scroll in the memory of his son, Major Moshe Yedidya Leiter, who was killed in combat in Gaza in November 2023.
For Star subscribers: The ads saying the new regional transportation plan will fix Tucson potholes are misleading. RTA Next won't do that, but it puts almost $200 million toward rebuilding main roads.
For Star subscribers: A surge in protests over federal immigration enforcement has made Tucson police jump into action. It's gone well so far, but ICE actions and protester reactions could change that.
The Ashland Group a long-time Tucson-based business has recently been focused instead on projects in Phoenix, citing its more business-friendly atmosphere. But the firm says it also wants to fight for Tucson's economic success.
For Star subscribers: People want to stop shoplifters, but they don't know retailers are already using video to build cases against them. So it's doubly tragic that Tucsonans are dying over minor theft.
For Star subscribers: Big numbers like 48,000 jobs and $3.7 billion in economic impact support the arguments for the RTA Next transportation plan in Pima County. They deserve skeptical public analysis.
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For Star subscribers: County Attorney Laura Conover wants columnist Tim Steller to tone it down as ICE actions ramp up. Plus, more on Grijalva in St. Paul, Rep. Alma Hernandez and UA's Katie Pavlich.
For Star subscribers: When a man who sells oranges on the corner got ripped off, when a hot dog vendor had his cart destroyed in a crash, Tucsonans stepped up. Social media appeals supported the vendors.
Local sports is diversified and is a leading driver of Tucson's economy.
For Star subscribers: Residents of Tucson are making the most demands for repayment of security costs caused by public nuisances out of any city in the state. But the city has found a simple way out.
The immigration raids in blue cities around the country are part of a broader effort at repression against people who didn't vote for Trump.
For Star subscribers: Tucson had an alarming 96 traffic fatalities last year, and Arizona ranks as one of the worst states for traffic deaths. But a state legislator is proposing loosening driving laws.
For Star subscribers: Federal agents are increasing checks of people leaving the country at places like the Arizona-Mexico border. It's part of Big Tech and Big Government's growing surveillance regime.
For Star subscribers: The shootings of two employees Friday morning at a Goodwill donation center didn't happen in Tucson city limits. Still, they underscored the ongoing sense of a scary violent town.