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Opinion

Tucson Speaks Out: April 24

Tucson Speaks Out: April 24

    Steller’s piece on Gallego

    Local opinion: Overpopulation underlying environmental woes

    Local opinion: Overpopulation underlying environmental woes

    • Kendra Gaines Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    How far do we humans want to push our dominance? To the point where one day we suddenly discover that we’ve gone too far, that the water we took for granted is no longer availa ble and our quality of life is gone?

    Local opinion: Self-driving cars:  A better kind of wrongness

    Local opinion: Self-driving cars: A better kind of wrongness

    • Bret Batchelor Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    A multistory habitat (with no cars) where people walk, ride bikes or take other modes of public transportation as envisioned by Paolo Soleri is the only alternative to urban sprawl.

    Local opinion: Celebrating Pat Weber's unselfish life

    Local opinion: Celebrating Pat Weber's unselfish life

    • Nicholas Clement Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Teachers like Pat Weber are memory makers, doing the right thing at the right time for students. Turning failures into positive learning moments. 

    Tucson Speaks Out: April 23

    Tucson Speaks Out: April 23

      Betrayal on the border

      Local opinion: Tucson families are paying more to stay cool while TEP pushes rate hike

      Local opinion: Tucson families are paying more to stay cool while TEP pushes rate hike

      • Fabiola Bedoya Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      We need cheap and reliable energy to ensure Arizonans can survive the heat and afford their utility bills. What we don’t need is another rate hike that would make TEP richer while Arizona families struggle to pay their bills. 

      Local opinion: Supervisors Heinz, Scott, and Christy are betraying us

      Local opinion: Supervisors Heinz, Scott, and Christy are betraying us

      • Reed Spurling Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      Supervisors Christy, Scott, and Heinz are betraying us by handing over the riches of Pima County to big tech and the fossil fuel industry, and we can expect them to continue this until they are removed from office.

      11 political cartoons shut down the Strait of Hormuz

      11 political cartoons shut down the Strait of Hormuz

        The nation's top cartoonists draw the difficulties in the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas, that Iran has effectively shut down. 

        Letter: Tim Stella’s piece on Gallego in today’s edition

        Letter: Tim Stella’s piece on Gallego in today’s edition

        • Kurtis Rupe, Oro Valley

        Hard to miss the irony: the candidate being scolded is winning precisely because he refuses to audition for the party’s ideological talent show. No purity tests, no slogan compliance, no guilt-by-association theatrics with Eric Swalwell. Just a message that lands with working-class voters th…

        Letter: "Spoiler" minor party candidates

        Letter: "Spoiler" minor party candidates

        • Richard Grayson, West side

        Gary Swing raises important concerns about ballot access and electoral fairness, but his proposals, however thoughtful, won't be adopted in time to affect 2026 elections.

        Letter: AZ bill seeks protection for unvaccinated

        Letter: AZ bill seeks protection for unvaccinated

        • Richard Govern, Foothills

        Are you kidding me!? HB2248 is going to protect people who refuse to get vaccinated from being denied services or employment. Unless there is a valid medical exemption (not political) these people should be fined and do possible jail time for endangering the health of themselves and the peop…

        Local opinion: A dismissive editorial peers through rose-colored glasses

        Local opinion: A dismissive editorial peers through rose-colored glasses

        • Linda Dugan Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        The Herald has missed its mark in offering us reassurance of the court’s stability and the strength of democracy. And when it values confidence over honest scrutiny, its words ring hollow.

        Tucson Speaks Out: April 24

        Tucson Speaks Out: April 24

          Steller’s piece on Gallego

          Charge vehicles by weight to offset sagging gas tax | Andrew Stasiowski

          Charge vehicles by weight to offset sagging gas tax | Andrew Stasiowski

            The Highway Trust Fund — the primary federal account dedicated to funding highways, bridges and transit — is going broke.

            Editorial cartoons

            ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Granlund | Cagle Cartoons

            ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Granlund | Cagle Cartoons

            Mileage fee is fairest way to pay for America’s roads | Baruch Feigenbaum:

            Mileage fee is fairest way to pay for America’s roads | Baruch Feigenbaum:

              Since our nation began building roads, drivers have had to help pay for them. That was the foundation of the federal gas tax, created in 1932.

              Gary Varvel for Apr 24, 2026

              Gary Varvel for Apr 24, 2026

                Letter: Coinage

                Letter: Coinage

                  On a trip to Quito, Ecuador last year I discovered after a day of local shopping something interesting in my change I received for my purchases; one dollar US coins bearing likenesses of Sacajawea and Susan B. Anthony. They were well-worn indicating long use and circulation. One merchant tol…

                  Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules | Mary Ellen Klas

                  Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules | Mary Ellen Klas

                    The resignations of three members of Congress over misconduct allegations demonstrate that the U.S. House — which most Americans think can’t get its act together — not only has the capacity to hold members accountable, but can also do so rapidly. At least, when it wants to.

                    At 250, America needs its faith leaders to help heal divisions | Victor Ghalib Begg

                    At 250, America needs its faith leaders to help heal divisions | Victor Ghalib Begg

                      As the United States approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, the nation faces a defining question: How do we celebrate this milestone at a time of deep division?

                      Local opinion: Overpopulation underlying environmental woes

                      Local opinion: Overpopulation underlying environmental woes

                        How far do we humans want to push our dominance? To the point where one day we suddenly discover that we’ve gone too far, that the water we took for granted is no longer availa ble and our quality of life is gone?

                        Local opinion: Self-driving cars:  A better kind of wrongness

                        Local opinion: Self-driving cars: A better kind of wrongness

                          A multistory habitat (with no cars) where people walk, ride bikes or take other modes of public transportation as envisioned by Paolo Soleri is the only alternative to urban sprawl.

                          Editorials

                          A note to readers

                          A note to readers

                          To our readers:

                          Local opinion: A dismissive editorial peers through rose-colored glasses

                          Local opinion: A dismissive editorial peers through rose-colored glasses

                          The Herald has missed its mark in offering us reassurance of the court’s stability and the strength of democracy. And when it values confidence over honest scrutiny, its words ring hollow.

                          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.

                          Columnists

                          Charge vehicles by weight to offset sagging gas tax | Andrew Stasiowski

                          Charge vehicles by weight to offset sagging gas tax | Andrew Stasiowski

                          The Highway Trust Fund — the primary federal account dedicated to funding highways, bridges and transit — is going broke.

                          Mileage fee is fairest way to pay for America’s roads | Baruch Feigenbaum:

                          Mileage fee is fairest way to pay for America’s roads | Baruch Feigenbaum:

                          Since our nation began building roads, drivers have had to help pay for them. That was the foundation of the federal gas tax, created in 1932.

                          Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules | Mary Ellen Klas

                          Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules | Mary Ellen Klas

                          The resignations of three members of Congress over misconduct allegations demonstrate that the U.S. House — which most Americans think can’t get its act together — not only has the capacity to hold members accountable, but can also do so rapidly. At least, when it wants to.

                          At 250, America needs its faith leaders to help heal divisions | Victor Ghalib Begg

                          At 250, America needs its faith leaders to help heal divisions | Victor Ghalib Begg

                          As the United States approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, the nation faces a defining question: How do we celebrate this milestone at a time of deep division?

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                          Tucson Speaks Out: April 23

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                          Letters to the Editor

                          Letter: Tim Stella’s piece on Gallego in today’s edition

                          Letter: Tim Stella’s piece on Gallego in today’s edition

                          Hard to miss the irony: the candidate being scolded is winning precisely because he refuses to audition for the party’s ideological talent show. No purity tests, no slogan compliance, no guilt-by-association theatrics with Eric Swalwell. Just a message that lands with working-class voters th…

                          Letter: "Spoiler" minor party candidates

                          Letter: "Spoiler" minor party candidates

                          Gary Swing raises important concerns about ballot access and electoral fairness, but his proposals, however thoughtful, won't be adopted in time to affect 2026 elections.

                          Letter: AZ bill seeks protection for unvaccinated

                          Letter: AZ bill seeks protection for unvaccinated

                          Are you kidding me!? HB2248 is going to protect people who refuse to get vaccinated from being denied services or employment. Unless there is a valid medical exemption (not political) these people should be fined and do possible jail time for endangering the health of themselves and the peop…

                          Tucson Speaks Out: April 24

                          Tucson Speaks Out: April 24

                          Steller’s piece on Gallego

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