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Opinion

Local opinion: Are we great yet? Measuring America against its promises

Local opinion: Are we great yet? Measuring America against its promises

  • Kelley Benson Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Great nations aren’t defined by campaign chants or stock market highs. They are defined by trustworthy institutions, real economic opportunity, and citizens who believe the system works for them.

National opinion: Mideast conflict highlights need to rebuild domestic mining

National opinion: Mideast conflict highlights need to rebuild domestic mining

  • Rich Nolan Special to the Arizona Daily Star

The conflict with Iran underscores that now is the time for Congress to reinvest in U.S. mineral security and recognize the irreplaceable importance of domestic production.

Local opinion: TEP's 14 percent rate increase should be rejected

Local opinion: TEP's 14 percent rate increase should be rejected

  • Robert Clemmons Special to the Arizona Daily Star

We can seize this moment and make it clear to TEP and the ACC that a 14 percent rate increase is simply unacceptable. It means more profit for billion-dollar corporations and another attack on an American Dream.

Tucson Speaks Out: March 19

Tucson Speaks Out: March 19

    The Khalifa-Rushdie parallel

    Local opinion: Ciscomani is funding chaos, not security

    Local opinion: Ciscomani is funding chaos, not security

    • JoAnna Mendoza Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    I was outraged when Juan Ciscomani voted last year via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to hand DHS a $150 billion slush fund designed to evade congressional oversight — paid for by gutting Arizonans’ health care.

    Tucson Speaks Out: March 18

    Tucson Speaks Out: March 18

      The SAVE (our seats) Act

      Local opinion: Time to root for the Cats in March Madness

      Local opinion: Time to root for the Cats in March Madness

      • Frank Sotomayor Special to the Arizona Daly Star

      I’m proud of our university's achievements in academics and research. But it’s UA sports – basketball in particular – that brings our metro area together in a three-week journey as nothing else does.

      Bible-infused reading list too exclusive for public schools | Dallas Morning News

      Bible-infused reading list too exclusive for public schools | Dallas Morning News

        Texas schools should expand titles to stay neutral, which the First Amendment requires

        Local opinion: Are we great yet? Measuring America against its promises

        Local opinion: Are we great yet? Measuring America against its promises

        • Kelley Benson Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        Great nations aren’t defined by campaign chants or stock market highs. They are defined by trustworthy institutions, real economic opportunity, and citizens who believe the system works for them.

        Paul Ehrlich was wrong about everything | Jonah Goldberg

        Paul Ehrlich was wrong about everything | Jonah Goldberg

          Biologist and author Paul Ehrlich, the most influential Chicken Little of the last century, recently died at the age of 93. His 1968 book, "The Population Bomb," launched decades of institutional panic in government, entertainment and journalism.

          National opinion: Mideast conflict highlights need to rebuild domestic mining

          National opinion: Mideast conflict highlights need to rebuild domestic mining

          • Rich Nolan Special to the Arizona Daily Star

          The conflict with Iran underscores that now is the time for Congress to reinvest in U.S. mineral security and recognize the irreplaceable importance of domestic production.

          Local opinion: TEP's 14 percent rate increase should be rejected

          Local opinion: TEP's 14 percent rate increase should be rejected

          • Robert Clemmons Special to the Arizona Daily Star

          We can seize this moment and make it clear to TEP and the ACC that a 14 percent rate increase is simply unacceptable. It means more profit for billion-dollar corporations and another attack on an American Dream.

          Tucson Speaks Out: March 19

          Tucson Speaks Out: March 19

            The Khalifa-Rushdie parallel

            Is affordability really a crisis for most Americans? | Froma Harrop

            Is affordability really a crisis for most Americans? | Froma Harrop

              At some point, the headlines turned "affordability" from a concern into a "crisis." But what does affordability mean? For most of us, that depends on what we consider our minimum requirements for happiness.

              Letter: RTA Electoral Outcome

              Letter: RTA Electoral Outcome

                Indulge in a little RTA math: Imagine 100 people in a room. Fifty of them leave the gathering immediately. Seventy percent (70%) of the ones who stay choose to kick back, chat, do other stuff, leaving 30% of the 50 people remaining (15 citizens) to step forward and participate in an importan…

                Is modern life eroding our willingness to sacrifice for something greater? | The Ethical Life podcast

                Is modern life eroding our willingness to sacrifice for something greater? | The Ethical Life podcast

                  🎧 Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore commitment, loyalty and purpose, asking why fewer people feel bound to causes, communities or ideals beyond personal interest.

                  Local opinion: Ciscomani is funding chaos, not security

                  Local opinion: Ciscomani is funding chaos, not security

                    I was outraged when Juan Ciscomani voted last year via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to hand DHS a $150 billion slush fund designed to evade congressional oversight — paid for by gutting Arizonans’ health care.

                    Tucson Speaks Out: March 18

                    Tucson Speaks Out: March 18

                      The SAVE (our seats) Act

                      Old Dominion attack highlights need for readiness | Virginian-Pilot

                      Old Dominion attack highlights need for readiness | Virginian-Pilot

                        Killing of military professor at Old Dominion University is urgent, unmistakable warning

                        How I hit the jackpot with all those trips to the casino | Jerry Davich

                        How I hit the jackpot with all those trips to the casino | Jerry Davich

                          I didn’t want to go. I never wanted to go. I ended up going every time anyway. This is what a good son does, isn’t it?

                          Local opinion: Time to root for the Cats in March Madness

                          Local opinion: Time to root for the Cats in March Madness

                            I’m proud of our university's achievements in academics and research. But it’s UA sports – basketball in particular – that brings our metro area together in a three-week journey as nothing else does.

                            Editorials

                            A note to readers

                            A note to readers

                            To our readers:

                            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.

                            Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                            Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                            🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.

                            Columnists

                            Bible-infused reading list too exclusive for public schools | Dallas Morning News

                            Bible-infused reading list too exclusive for public schools | Dallas Morning News

                            Texas schools should expand titles to stay neutral, which the First Amendment requires

                            Local opinion: Are we great yet? Measuring America against its promises

                            Local opinion: Are we great yet? Measuring America against its promises

                            Great nations aren’t defined by campaign chants or stock market highs. They are defined by trustworthy institutions, real economic opportunity, and citizens who believe the system works for them.

                            Paul Ehrlich was wrong about everything | Jonah Goldberg

                            Paul Ehrlich was wrong about everything | Jonah Goldberg

                            Biologist and author Paul Ehrlich, the most influential Chicken Little of the last century, recently died at the age of 93. His 1968 book, "The Population Bomb," launched decades of institutional panic in government, entertainment and journalism.

                            National opinion: Mideast conflict highlights need to rebuild domestic mining

                            National opinion: Mideast conflict highlights need to rebuild domestic mining

                            The conflict with Iran underscores that now is the time for Congress to reinvest in U.S. mineral security and recognize the irreplaceable importance of domestic production.

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                            How I hit the jackpot with all those trips to the casino | Jerry Davich

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                            Tucson Speaks Out: March 18

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                            Local opinion: Ciscomani is funding chaos, not security

                            Local opinion: Ciscomani is funding chaos, not security

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                            Letters to the Editor

                            Tucson Speaks Out: March 19

                            Tucson Speaks Out: March 19

                            The Khalifa-Rushdie parallel

                            Letter: RTA Electoral Outcome

                            Letter: RTA Electoral Outcome

                            Indulge in a little RTA math: Imagine 100 people in a room. Fifty of them leave the gathering immediately. Seventy percent (70%) of the ones who stay choose to kick back, chat, do other stuff, leaving 30% of the 50 people remaining (15 citizens) to step forward and participate in an importan…

                            Tucson Speaks Out: March 18

                            Tucson Speaks Out: March 18

                            The SAVE (our seats) Act

                            Letter: Who's being 'played?'

                            Letter: Who's being 'played?'

                            Let's see if I've got this straight...we're being told by a MAGA cultist whose version of reality stems from hanging on every rant from "President" Felon, Fraud, Liar, Grifter and Con Man (whose intellectual development is that of a spoiled 14-year-old viewing war as a video game) that the r…

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