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Opinion

Opinion: Investing in small businesses strengthens Southern Arizona

Opinion: Investing in small businesses strengthens Southern Arizona

  • Rob Elias
    Special to the Arizona Daily Star

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

Tucson Speaks Out: October 24

Tucson Speaks Out: October 24

    Got a penny?

    Tucson Speaks Out: October 23

    Tucson Speaks Out: October 23

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      Opinion: Tucson should reject TEP's 25-year franchise agreement

      Opinion: Tucson should reject TEP's 25-year franchise agreement

      • Daniel Dempsey
        Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

      Vail voters face another override with no clear plan shown

      Vail voters face another override with no clear plan shown

      • Bob Weiland
        Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

      Tucson Speaks Out: October 22

      Tucson Speaks Out: October 22

        Plug-in hybrid cars

        Opinion: Arizona needs Copper World copper, but must protect water and air

        Opinion: Arizona needs Copper World copper, but must protect water and air

        • Liam Barton
          Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

        Letter: Complicity

        Letter: Complicity

        • Karen Allison, Three Points

        Why are those in power trying so hard to hold on to it? Why are they wanting to suppress the people’s vote? Why do they plan to post federal thugs at our polling places to intimidate and why trot out the tired refrain that non-citizens are voting illegally? All this to make us doubt the resu…

        Letter: Vote your values

        Letter: Vote your values

        • Rita Pollak, Oro Valley

        Who you vote for is private; only you know. Who you vote for reflects your values. Are you petty and vengeful? Are you cruel, delighting in humiliating others? Do you condone stealing, cheating, lying? Does our country now stand alone, isolated from others? Are you curious, genuinely interes…

        Opinion: Investing in small businesses strengthens Southern Arizona

        Opinion: Investing in small businesses strengthens Southern Arizona

        • Rob Elias
          Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

        Tucson Speaks Out: October 24

        Tucson Speaks Out: October 24

          Got a penny?

          Letter: Prop 425: Forrest Gump for PimaCo Supe

          Letter: Prop 425: Forrest Gump for PimaCo Supe

          • Bill Sellers, Oro Valley

          Here’s a Metro of ~1.2 million, that’s ~40-45% UN-incorporated, has zero crosstown freeways, a feckless 1-party County (& City) government autocracy overseeing multiple, five-figure population CDPs (census designated places) with million dollar neighborhoods on crumbling streets, squalid…

          Letter: Truth in Advertising

          Letter: Truth in Advertising

          • Loran Hancock, Northwest side

          It is always fun to listen to political ads and what the liars want to say about the opposition. I saw a commercial that was trying attack Juan Ciscomani and the comment was that Juan voted against AI Controls for children in Arizona. Of course, the first consideration was that Juan Ciscoman…

          Letter: Can Trump Get Any Worse?

          Letter: Can Trump Get Any Worse?

          • Don Ries, Southeast side

          Trump tells veterans poisoned by contaminated water in Camp Lejune for 30 years they will get help only if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. If the Democrats win there will be no money for them. As a veteran I find this blatant bribery and disrespec…

          Editorial cartoons

          ANOTHER VIEW | Tom Beck | Special to the Arizona Daily Star

          ANOTHER VIEW | Tom Beck | Special to the Arizona Daily Star

          ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Whamond | Cagle Cartoons

          ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Whamond | Cagle Cartoons

          Tucson Speaks Out: October 23

          Tucson Speaks Out: October 23

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            Opinion: Tucson should reject TEP's 25-year franchise agreement

            Opinion: Tucson should reject TEP's 25-year franchise agreement

              The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

              Letter: Ciscomani Promises

              Letter: Ciscomani Promises

                If Juan Ciscomani were Pinocchio, his nose would stretch clear across the 6th congressional district. He promised to protect Medicaid, vulnerable adults and children. He promised to work to end the Iran war, support our Veterans, and promised to lower living costs,

                Letter: The sickness of Donald Trump

                Letter: The sickness of Donald Trump

                  Many Americans agree with President Trump’s policies, and I and many other Americans do not agree with his policies. That is why we have political debates and then elections to see whose ideas will receive the most support. President Trump just showed his own mental illness when he posted th…

                  Letter: Resisting Trump's Distractions

                  Letter: Resisting Trump's Distractions

                    Trump is doing everything possible to attract attention and distract from real problems. Rather than reacting to his outrageous claims and soundbites, voters must focus and keep asking questions like the following:

                    Diesel prices hurting farmers, but solution isn't simple | Jorge Lemus Encalada

                    Diesel prices hurting farmers, but solution isn't simple | Jorge Lemus Encalada

                      Diesel prices are at record levels nationwide, and farmers have been hit especially hard.

                      What parents should know about vaccines this school year | Dr. Jerome Adams

                      What parents should know about vaccines this school year | Dr. Jerome Adams

                        A lot of parents are asking about vaccines for their school children this fall. 

                        Editorials

                        A note to readers

                        A note to readers

                        To our readers:

                        Join Tucson’s conversation through the Star’s opinion pages

                        Join Tucson’s conversation through the Star’s opinion pages

                        The Arizona Daily Star’s opinion section aims to foster healthy engagement and debate on the best paths forward for Tucson. Here’s how you can be a part of it.

                        Local opinion: A subscriber’s hope for the Arizona Daily Star

                        Local opinion: A subscriber’s hope for the Arizona Daily Star

                        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.

                        Local opinion: What leaders like John McCain understood about the truth

                        Local opinion: What leaders like John McCain understood about the truth

                        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.

                        Columnists

                        Opinion: Investing in small businesses strengthens Southern Arizona

                        Opinion: Investing in small businesses strengthens Southern Arizona

                        The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

                        Opinion: Tucson should reject TEP's 25-year franchise agreement

                        Opinion: Tucson should reject TEP's 25-year franchise agreement

                        The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

                        Diesel prices hurting farmers, but solution isn't simple | Jorge Lemus Encalada

                        Diesel prices hurting farmers, but solution isn't simple | Jorge Lemus Encalada

                        Diesel prices are at record levels nationwide, and farmers have been hit especially hard.

                        What parents should know about vaccines this school year | Dr. Jerome Adams

                        What parents should know about vaccines this school year | Dr. Jerome Adams

                        A lot of parents are asking about vaccines for their school children this fall. 

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                        Opinion: Investing in small businesses strengthens Southern Arizona

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                        Letters to the Editor

                        Letter: Complicity

                        Letter: Complicity

                        Why are those in power trying so hard to hold on to it? Why are they wanting to suppress the people’s vote? Why do they plan to post federal thugs at our polling places to intimidate and why trot out the tired refrain that non-citizens are voting illegally? All this to make us doubt the resu…

                        Letter: Vote your values

                        Letter: Vote your values

                        Who you vote for is private; only you know. Who you vote for reflects your values. Are you petty and vengeful? Are you cruel, delighting in humiliating others? Do you condone stealing, cheating, lying? Does our country now stand alone, isolated from others? Are you curious, genuinely interes…

                        Tucson Speaks Out: October 24

                        Tucson Speaks Out: October 24

                        Got a penny?

                        Letter: Prop 425: Forrest Gump for PimaCo Supe

                        Letter: Prop 425: Forrest Gump for PimaCo Supe

                        Here’s a Metro of ~1.2 million, that’s ~40-45% UN-incorporated, has zero crosstown freeways, a feckless 1-party County (& City) government autocracy overseeing multiple, five-figure population CDPs (census designated places) with million dollar neighborhoods on crumbling streets, squalid…

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