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Santana Nez-Coleman and Libby Washburn
For The Arizona Republic
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Dan Margalit
Bloomberg Opinion
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Phil Biggs
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
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A Tucson-area resident criticizes voters for rejecting a 25-year Tucson Electric Power agreement, warning of higher electricity rates and reduced service quality.
- Cheryl Lockhart, Northwest side
Thank you, editors, for your recent addition of "editor's note" to certain LTE. I am an avid fan of the opinion section, and diligently read all LTE daily. Occasionally, important context or information is left out to make a point. I appreciate the entire picture!
- Dee Maitland, Marana
There are many warnings about AI. Some forecast “the end of the world.” Our young are addicted to screens losing social connections, cognitive skills and health. Relying on calculators we lose the ability to do math. Relying on GPS, we lose the ability to navigate. Relying on search engines,…
- Deb Klumpp, Oro Valley
Donald Trump promised a new "Golden Age" for all Americans. Yes, the Golden Age is here - for Trump, his family and his billionaire cronies. The rest of us, not so much. The gaudy, tacky gold embellishments of the White House are symbolic of this phony, bogus Golden Age. People across Americ…
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Santana Nez-Coleman and Libby Washburn
For The Arizona Republic
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- Ronald Spark, Midtown
San Francisco and Los Angeles may soon have a municipal bank. Philadelphia has had its own bank since 2022. North Dakota has had a state bank since 1919. Current Arizona law bans such municipal banks, but a Democratic legislature can undo that prohibition. With interests rates high, the adva…
- Lee Stanfield, East side
Enrolling in Medicare For All (M4A) instead of private investor-owned health insurance is like buying wholesale vs retail. M4A eliminates the profit and multilayers of costly administrative bureaucracies of private health insurance.
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I attended the Tucson Veterans Day Parade which featured a military flyover, i was in awe by watching those F-16's fighter jets fly by! It reminded me of something I read on the Navy's newest plane, the E2-D. These planes provide long range warning to our aircraft carriers beyond what we hav…
This election was an historic victory for Democracy. Now we need to move forward in a positive sense. There needs to be investigations into the graft and political malfeasance which drove this election results. BUT, political dog and pony shows in either house isn’t the way forward. Take the…
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Americans are fed up with political corruption. They see a government that too often seems to serve the powerful while ordinary families struggle with the cost of housing, health care, energy and groceries. They see politicians promising change who return to Washington to favor those who fin…
Only a week has passed. But the lesson the election last week should have taught has been ignored. The incompetent and corrupt Secretary of Defense (Hegseth) has been rewarded for his incompetence. By Republicans in the House --- voting as a block to not impeach. Where and when does integrit…
Nov. 3rd, 2026, will be remembered as the historic election that saved our Democracy and everything it stands for.
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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.
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Americans are fed up with political corruption. They see a government that too often seems to serve the powerful while ordinary families struggle with the cost of housing, health care, energy and groceries. They see politicians promising change who return to Washington to favor those who fin…
I saw my first picture of a Tesla Cybertruck at the big wooden table of our family’s northern Minnesota hunting shack. Except for myself, a soft-handed writer with a minivan, this was a gathering of men who drove pickup trucks their whole lives.
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Thank you, editors, for your recent addition of "editor's note" to certain LTE. I am an avid fan of the opinion section, and diligently read all LTE daily. Occasionally, important context or information is left out to make a point. I appreciate the entire picture!
There are many warnings about AI. Some forecast “the end of the world.” Our young are addicted to screens losing social connections, cognitive skills and health. Relying on calculators we lose the ability to do math. Relying on GPS, we lose the ability to navigate. Relying on search engines,…
Donald Trump promised a new "Golden Age" for all Americans. Yes, the Golden Age is here - for Trump, his family and his billionaire cronies. The rest of us, not so much. The gaudy, tacky gold embellishments of the White House are symbolic of this phony, bogus Golden Age. People across Americ…