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Opinion

Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

  • Neil P. Osnato
    Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Pima County’s data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

  • Karl Flessa
    Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Water should not be a partisan issue. Where do your legislative candidates stand on these questions?

Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

    Loss of cottonwood tree in Lochiel

    Local opinion: Murder of the Grandmother Tree

    Local opinion: Murder of the Grandmother Tree

    • Tamara Moots
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Grandmother Tree did not survive the arrogance of the rich men who ordered her murder.

    Local opinion: Community Food Bank's 50 years of serving SE Arizona

    Local opinion: Community Food Bank's 50 years of serving SE Arizona

    • Gary Becker, Betsy Bolding, Greg Hart, Mark Homan, Marco Liu, Fran McNeely, Bob Mohelnitzky, Bill Young
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    The following is the opinion and analysis of the writers:

    Tucson Speaks Out: Oct. 8

    Tucson Speaks Out: Oct. 8

      Safe and secure voting for everyone

      Opinion: Arizona hunters aren't buying Trump's conservation pitch

      Opinion: Arizona hunters aren't buying Trump's conservation pitch

      • Alex Trimble Young
        Special to the Arizona Republic

      Trump's hunting executive order emphasizes access and tradition, but protecting hunting's future depends on conserving the public lands and wildlife habitat that sustain it.

      Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

      Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

      • Neil P. Osnato
        Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      Pima County’s data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

      Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

      Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

      • Karl Flessa
        Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      Water should not be a partisan issue. Where do your legislative candidates stand on these questions?

      Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

      Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

        Loss of cottonwood tree in Lochiel

        Letter: Digital-Only Holiday Paper is a Mistake

        Letter: Digital-Only Holiday Paper is a Mistake

        • Diana Newmark, Midtown

        On October 3, the Daily Star announced that it will no longer produce a print edition on major holidays. This is a mistake, and I urge the Daily Star to reverse course. Holidays are when many of us gather with friends and family, bringing generations together for quality time. When the paper…

        Letter: No Print Newspaper on Holidays

        Letter: No Print Newspaper on Holidays

        • Nelly BOWERS, Oro Valley

        So it appears we are not going to receive our print paper on legal holidays. I have to wonder what prompted this decision. Is it to give print staff and delivery people a paid day off? I hope so! Is it to save money on paper, ink and delivery to Tucson? It could be! Or is it to get us used t…

        Letter: Old Pueblo Parking Hassle Wrassle

        Letter: Old Pueblo Parking Hassle Wrassle

        • Max LaPlante, Southeast side

        Although Downtown Tucson, including 4th Ave. is known for its rich Sonoran history, vibrant arts, music scene, and famous culinary culture, it has lost its appeal to citizens and visitors alike. The Star's own columnist Tim Steller recently has written that business is down for a number of r…

        College civics requirement provides a shared foundation | Justin Vaughn

        College civics requirement provides a shared foundation | Justin Vaughn

          Students entering Ohio’s public universities this fall are the first four-year cohort expected to graduate under the state’s new American civic literacy requirement. Beginning with the spring 2030 graduating class, students must complete an approved three-credit course built around the Const…

          Editorial cartoons

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

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

          Latinos are the new swing voters in America's elections | Mary Ellen Klas

          Latinos are the new swing voters in America's elections | Mary Ellen Klas

            Almost as soon as next month’s elections are over, arguments will begin about the lessons and implications for 2028. But one conclusion is already undeniable: Latinos are America’s new swing voters.

            Supreme Court must support the Constitution, not Trump | New York Daily News

            Supreme Court must support the Constitution, not Trump | New York Daily News

              Having undermined the law and the Constitution with some terrible opinions in deference to President Donald Trump, this week brings the new U.S. Supreme Court term, and with it the risk that our nation’s highest judicial body will continue to make us a less fair, less moral and less safe society.

              With measles outbreaks, the culture wars have turned deadly | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

              With measles outbreaks, the culture wars have turned deadly | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

                While every death is tragic, seven deaths nationally over the course of two years hardly sounds on its face like an epidemic. That is, until you consider the context: Those seven deaths since January 2025 were related to measles infections — and they represent more than twice as many measles…

                Local opinion: Murder of the Grandmother Tree

                Local opinion: Murder of the Grandmother Tree

                  Grandmother Tree did not survive the arrogance of the rich men who ordered her murder.

                  Local opinion: Community Food Bank's 50 years of serving SE Arizona

                  Local opinion: Community Food Bank's 50 years of serving SE Arizona

                    The following is the opinion and analysis of the writers:

                    Tucson Speaks Out: Oct. 8

                    Tucson Speaks Out: Oct. 8

                      Safe and secure voting for everyone

                      Letter: 8 Props, 8 No Votes

                      Letter: 8 Props, 8 No Votes

                        We are right to doubt every legislative proposition. Their proponents want us to pass what they knew Governor Hobbs would veto along with their other 151 bad bills this year.

                        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

                        Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

                        Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

                        Pima County’s data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

                        Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

                        Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

                        Water should not be a partisan issue. Where do your legislative candidates stand on these questions?

                        College civics requirement provides a shared foundation | Justin Vaughn

                        College civics requirement provides a shared foundation | Justin Vaughn

                        Students entering Ohio’s public universities this fall are the first four-year cohort expected to graduate under the state’s new American civic literacy requirement. Beginning with the spring 2030 graduating class, students must complete an approved three-credit course built around the Const…

                        Latinos are the new swing voters in America's elections | Mary Ellen Klas

                        Latinos are the new swing voters in America's elections | Mary Ellen Klas

                        Almost as soon as next month’s elections are over, arguments will begin about the lessons and implications for 2028. But one conclusion is already undeniable: Latinos are America’s new swing voters.

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                        Tucson Speaks Out: October 7

                        Tucson Speaks Out: October 7

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                        Letters to the Editor

                        Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

                        Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

                        Loss of cottonwood tree in Lochiel

                        Letter: Digital-Only Holiday Paper is a Mistake

                        Letter: Digital-Only Holiday Paper is a Mistake

                        On October 3, the Daily Star announced that it will no longer produce a print edition on major holidays. This is a mistake, and I urge the Daily Star to reverse course. Holidays are when many of us gather with friends and family, bringing generations together for quality time. When the paper…

                        Letter: No Print Newspaper on Holidays

                        Letter: No Print Newspaper on Holidays

                        So it appears we are not going to receive our print paper on legal holidays. I have to wonder what prompted this decision. Is it to give print staff and delivery people a paid day off? I hope so! Is it to save money on paper, ink and delivery to Tucson? It could be! Or is it to get us used t…

                        Letter: Old Pueblo Parking Hassle Wrassle

                        Letter: Old Pueblo Parking Hassle Wrassle

                        Although Downtown Tucson, including 4th Ave. is known for its rich Sonoran history, vibrant arts, music scene, and famous culinary culture, it has lost its appeal to citizens and visitors alike. The Star's own columnist Tim Steller recently has written that business is down for a number of r…

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