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Opinion

Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

  • Jim Driscoll Special to the Arizona Daily Star

The goal is not just absence. It is presence. A visible, collective refusal to go along with business as usual.

Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

    Dire straits for fossil energy?

    Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

    Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

    • Howard Weiss Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Intelligence without kindness is common in business. Kindness without intelligence is pleasant but limited. Chris Sheafe delivered both kindness and intelligence consistently, across decades.

    Local opinion: What is a 'White Christian Nationalist'?

    Local opinion: What is a 'White Christian Nationalist'?

    • John Barringer Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Many have claimed the mantle of Christianity while ignoring its core concept of love for one’s fellow man.

    Local opinion: Iran, and a President's construct of reality based on lies

    Local opinion: Iran, and a President's construct of reality based on lies

    • Stephen Ford Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Lies and “conspiracy theories” are fundamental to Donald Trump’s struggle to impose his version of reality. 

    Tucson Speaks Out: April 16

    Tucson Speaks Out: April 16

      The second coming

      Local opinion: Tucson has faced its current choice before

      Local opinion: Tucson has faced its current choice before

      • Winton Woods Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      The question today is whether we will recognize that water is the defining constraint of life in the desert — or continue to treat it as an afterthought.

      Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

      Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

      • Jim Driscoll Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      The goal is not just absence. It is presence. A visible, collective refusal to go along with business as usual.

      Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

      Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

        As an American Catholic who has sat in a church pew my entire life, received the Holy Eucharist, marked more than 50 Lents with ashes, and been taught from childhood that the pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, I never thought I would have to say this: The president of the United States ha…

        Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

        Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

          Dire straits for fossil energy?

          Juries rebel against excessive prosecutions | Abbe Lowell and Steven Salky

          Juries rebel against excessive prosecutions | Abbe Lowell and Steven Salky

            The rule of law in America is facing an unprecedented stress test.

            Ignoring the facts is anarchy with a law degree, not justice | John Fredericks

            Ignoring the facts is anarchy with a law degree, not justice | John Fredericks

              Here they come again.

              Pope Leo urges peace in visit to Cameroon’s conflict-hit northwest

              Pope Leo urges peace in visit to Cameroon’s conflict-hit northwest

              • Aljazeera - AJ+

              Pope Leo XIV was in Bamenda in northwest Cameroon, urging peace in a region beset by fighting between separatists and government forces.

              As AI turns classmates into targets, schools and parents play catch-up | Chicago Tribune

              As AI turns classmates into targets, schools and parents play catch-up | Chicago Tribune

                Every parent should be paying attention to what’s been going on at Lake Zurich High School in Illinois.

                Editorial cartoons

                ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Whamond | Cagle Cartoons

                ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Whamond | Cagle Cartoons

                Florida’s embrace of ICE comes at a cost | Mary Ellen Klas

                Florida’s embrace of ICE comes at a cost | Mary Ellen Klas

                  Florida is dramatically — but quietly — changing the way immigration enforcement is practiced. The state’s Republican leaders have made it a testing ground for the aggressive immigration enforcement tactics championed by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

                  Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

                  Local opinion: What we lost when we lost Chris Sheafe

                    Intelligence without kindness is common in business. Kindness without intelligence is pleasant but limited. Chris Sheafe delivered both kindness and intelligence consistently, across decades.

                    Local opinion: What is a 'White Christian Nationalist'?

                    Local opinion: What is a 'White Christian Nationalist'?

                      Many have claimed the mantle of Christianity while ignoring its core concept of love for one’s fellow man.

                      Local opinion: Iran, and a President's construct of reality based on lies

                      Local opinion: Iran, and a President's construct of reality based on lies

                        Lies and “conspiracy theories” are fundamental to Donald Trump’s struggle to impose his version of reality. 

                        Tucson Speaks Out: April 16

                        Tucson Speaks Out: April 16

                          The second coming

                          Local opinion: Tucson has faced its current choice before

                          Local opinion: Tucson has faced its current choice before

                            The question today is whether we will recognize that water is the defining constraint of life in the desert — or continue to treat it as an afterthought.

                            Do we understand what it means to sacrifice? – Richard Kyte

                            Do we understand what it means to sacrifice? – Richard Kyte

                              As we approach Memorial Day this year with an ongoing conflict in the Middle East, we are sure to hear a great deal about sacrifice.

                              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

                              Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

                              Local opinion: Shut It down? Tucson can lead this May Day

                              The goal is not just absence. It is presence. A visible, collective refusal to go along with business as usual.

                              Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

                              Trump’s screed against the pope desecrates our Catholic faith | Lynn Schmidt

                              As an American Catholic who has sat in a church pew my entire life, received the Holy Eucharist, marked more than 50 Lents with ashes, and been taught from childhood that the pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, I never thought I would have to say this: The president of the United States has no business attacking our Holy Father — and even less depicting himself as Jesus Christ. This is not ...

                              Juries rebel against excessive prosecutions | Abbe Lowell and Steven Salky

                              Juries rebel against excessive prosecutions | Abbe Lowell and Steven Salky

                              The rule of law in America is facing an unprecedented stress test.

                              Ignoring the facts is anarchy with a law degree, not justice | John Fredericks

                              Ignoring the facts is anarchy with a law degree, not justice | John Fredericks

                              Here they come again.

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                              Tucson Speaks Out: April 16

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                              Letters to the Editor

                              Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

                              Tucson Speaks Out: April 17

                              Dire straits for fossil energy?

                              Tucson Speaks Out: April 16

                              Tucson Speaks Out: April 16

                              The second coming

                              Letter: Legacy media up to their usual antics

                              Letter: Legacy media up to their usual antics

                              Thomas Friedman of the New York Times states that, though important for the US to defeat Iran, he is hoping against victory because it gives Donald Trump a “win.” Meanwhile, media sources state that they were aware of allegations of Eric Swalwell’s abuse of young female staffers but did not …

                              Letter: The landslide that didn't happen!

                              Letter: The landslide that didn't happen!

                              When does this landslide garbage regarding the 2024 election end? President Trump won the popular vote by only 2.3 million votes. In 2020 Biden won by 7 million votes. In our divided country that's the definition of a landslide. By the way, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in 2016 by 2.9…

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