We have a responsibility not only to Arizonans today, but to those who come after us.
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Tricia Redeker Hepner, Sara Fatula, Sherry Fox and Gabriella Soto
For the Arizona Republic
We believe that our state and its institutions must recommit to the missing, the dead and the living families who continue to search for them.
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Amber Smith
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
The opportunity in front of Pima County is to strengthen the connections between students and employers.
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Neil P. Osnato
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Pima County’s data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?
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Karl Flessa
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Water should not be a partisan issue. Where do your legislative candidates stand on these questions?
- Beryl Trudinger-Smith, Midtown
As the summer heat finally winds down, we need to address a mounting public health crisis: indoor heat. When we think of extreme heat in Tucson we think of outdoor temperatures soaring into triple digits. However, high indoor temperatures can be just as deadly. According to Pima County stati…
- Maria Frisby, West side
I wish to thank Mr. Tom McGorry for his pleasent and up-lifting letter - Lucky Seven. 10-06-2026,
- Paul Peterson, East side
Vote YES on PROP 319, the statewide ballot initiative brought forward by the legislature to ban all forms of photo enforcement in Arizona.
- Fausto Hopkins, North side
Pima Community College offers local students something incredibly valuable—a high-quality education close to home at a fraction of the cost of a university.
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John J. Pedicone
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
An Arizona education leader warns that Proposition 320 could undermine public schools, reduce teacher pay and worsen funding challenges despite promises to put more money into classrooms.
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Ernesto Portillo Jr.
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Alva Bustamante Torres, 94, fought to preserve Tucson’s Mexican-American heritage, championed immigrant rights and inspired generations to protect the city’s history and culture.
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Betty Villegas
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
We have a responsibility not only to Arizonans today, but to those who come after us.
Editorial cartoons
We believe that our state and its institutions must recommit to the missing, the dead and the living families who continue to search for them.
The opportunity in front of Pima County is to strengthen the connections between students and employers.
The Arizona Daily Star apologized for publishing a political cartoon that violated editorial standards and announced additional oversight and staff training to prevent similar incidents.
I was one of the last to see the 200-year-old Grandmother Cottonwood Tree that blocked border wall construction at Lochiel, Arizona. As I stood under it on Oct. 4 I had a political thought, “This tree was probably a seedling when Thomas Jefferson was alive.”
My Catholic Church has been on the wrong side of moral, ethical, and spiritual life and culture many times. From the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, slavery and anti-colonialism, anti-Semitism, clerical abuse cover-up, and yes, Trump Ver. 1 and 2., clergy and the Church has just plain been wr…
President Trump and the Republican Party don’t care if our air and water are clean, if our environment worsens, or if they are making life unsustainable.
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I read with genuine interest the Arizona Daily Star’s recent story about David Hoffmann’s investment in Lee Enterprises and his vision for local newspapers.
A defining moment from John McCain’s 2008 campaign is being revisited as a reminder of political integrity, highlighting the importance of correcting misinformation — even within one’s own party — in today’s polarized climate.
An Arizona education leader warns that Proposition 320 could undermine public schools, reduce teacher pay and worsen funding challenges despite promises to put more money into classrooms.
Alva Bustamante Torres, 94, fought to preserve Tucson’s Mexican-American heritage, championed immigrant rights and inspired generations to protect the city’s history and culture.
We have a responsibility not only to Arizonans today, but to those who come after us.
We believe that our state and its institutions must recommit to the missing, the dead and the living families who continue to search for them.
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As the summer heat finally winds down, we need to address a mounting public health crisis: indoor heat. When we think of extreme heat in Tucson we think of outdoor temperatures soaring into triple digits. However, high indoor temperatures can be just as deadly. According to Pima County stati…
I wish to thank Mr. Tom McGorry for his pleasent and up-lifting letter - Lucky Seven. 10-06-2026,
Vote YES on PROP 319, the statewide ballot initiative brought forward by the legislature to ban all forms of photo enforcement in Arizona.
Pima Community College offers local students something incredibly valuable—a high-quality education close to home at a fraction of the cost of a university.