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Phil Biggs
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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.
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Darren Haley and Janet McClanahan
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
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Finnegan Hawes
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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…
- Norman Patten, Midtown
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…
- Dale Davis, East side
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…
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Dan Margalit
Bloomberg Opinion
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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…
- Kenneth Haber, Northwest side
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…
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Nov. 3rd, 2026, will be remembered as the historic election that saved our Democracy and everything it stands for.
The Democrats won the 2026 election resoundingly by promising to address affordability although they failed to define exactly what affordability entailed and avoided committing to any plans or goals of how to achieve affordability. The was substantial talk but absolutely no hard plans, just …
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.
In a couple of weeks, families across the country will gather around the table and give thanks for what they have and contemplate all that they have been afforded. For those who have a terminally ill loved one, those blessings may include hospice care.
Are you exhausted? Just can’t shake that weary feeling? If you’re chronically fatigued, you are not alone. Far from it.
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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.
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.
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
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.
In a couple of weeks, families across the country will gather around the table and give thanks for what they have and contemplate all that they have been afforded. For those who have a terminally ill loved one, those blessings may include hospice care.
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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…
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…
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…
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