Tim Steller's column: Spanish Trail cleanup in South Tucson could go furtherFor Star subscribers: The city of South Tucson sued the new owner of the Spanish Trail Motel, an eyesore along I-10, surprising him amid talks. That whole, blighted stretch deserves a new vision.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: Tucson company Escalante Concrete and nonprofit Literacy Connects came up with an innovative initiative to teach English to Spanish-speaking employees, for them and the company.
- Ken Cook Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Edmund Marquez has had an up-and-down career, but his commitment to the Tucson community has never faltered.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: When people call Tucson a "cesspool," they're often talking about the view from their car. Those living on the streets are often the only people you see on Tucson's main roads.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: In 2024, protests against Israel's war in Gaza were common at the University of Arizona. The breakup of an encampent ended that and shielded UA students from disfavored speech.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: Chuck George was a well-liked local weatherman when a mental-health crisis led him to leave in 2013. Now he's back in Tucson, his true home, teaching in high school and on TV.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: GOP leaders in the state Legislature call the Rio Nuevo district "crony capitalism," and they're not wrong. But it has produced benefits in central Tucson that merit it continuing.
For four decades, Interfaith Community Services has been a lifeline for Tucsonans, but it also helps drive Tucson's economy.
For Star subscribers: If the University of Arizona renames the Cesar Chavez building, it should also rename the Kemper Marley building, due to his alleged link to the killing of reporter Don Bolles.
For Star subscribers: Sen. Ruben Gallego is not accused of any sexual misconduct of the sort that caused his friend Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign. But his association with Swalwell fits his politics.
For Star subscribers: Tucson Police Chief Monica Prieto is working to stabilize a department that was shaken for a few years, while advancing its treatment of employees and use of technology.
Needy Tucsonans are surging to food banks as they lose food stamps due to changes in federal law. Meanwhile our overstuffed military's war effort is making it harder to be poor.
A Tomahawk missile that was almost certainly assembled in Tucson struck a school in Iran. It's one of the triggers for some soul-searching among a few Raytheon employees and retirees.
For Star subscribers: The planned new immigration detention center in Marana demands an active response from town officials. It's indefensible to go along and ignore the abuses at these ICE centers.
For Star subscribers: A leak cost Tucson maybe a million gallons of potable water as it dragged for nearly a week. It's a reminder the city has yet to embody a Democratic model of excellent governance.
As founder of eVideo Creations, David Arond, has made a career out of storytelling.
For 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.
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.
I've been in this business long enough to remember covering the Bicentennial.
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.
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.
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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.