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- Gail Kamaras Special to the Arizona Daily Star
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, this opinion calls for major election reforms, including expanding the U.S. House, adopting a national popular vote for president and implementing ranked-choice voting to create a more representative democracy.
- Sara Becker Special to the Arizona Daily Star
As extreme heat drives hundreds of deaths in Arizona each year, this opinion argues that voluntary workplace guidelines are not enough. The author calls for enforceable heat-safety standards to better protect outdoor workers from preventable illness and death.
For some reason, many Americans seem convinced they have to tour Europe this summer -- despite the heat, oppressive crowds and high prices all descending on the continent. And if anyone needs a fourth reason, it's to recognize the growing resentment among many Europeans as the tourist hordes…
The threat of financial penalties has states scrambling to clean up their food stamp programs. For this, the White House deserves applause.
It was 20 years ago this month when we started writing about how the toxic fallout from the 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Center by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terrorists was sickening and killing people. Then the politicians were named Bloomberg, Pataki and Bush. The politicians’ names…
Americans generally understand that losing local newspapers is bad for democracy and their communities.
- Madison Rock Special to the Arizona Daily Star
It's time for voters to connect the Arizona Corporation Commission to the amount due on their monthly power bill.
- Rocque Perez Special to the Arizona Daily Star
I am incredibly proud to enter the final stretch of this primary endorsed by the Arizona Working Families Party.
- Jerry Wilkerson Special to the Arizona Daily Star
The fate of America rests in the hands of someone who is completely irrational, reckless, and rash, prompting renewed calls to invoke the 25th Amendment as Trump’s repeated public howlers become impossible to ignore.
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Plus, Blanche returns to Capitol Hill for day two of his confirmation hearing. And Minnesota wildfires force evacuations as smoke smothers much of the East.
President Donald Trump, some of his aides and supporters have proposed a number of absurd ideas to aggrandize him. By far the most absurd is their repeated appeals to add his likeness to Mount Rushmore.
When the history of the first quarter of the 21st century is written, one towering political figure will rise above the rest — President Donald Trump.
Up until now I have kept quiet but I have had it up to here. Now it is time for us to wake up, stand up, and speak up. With the tariffs and the war we are really up against it. They are not being up front about it and what they are telling us is not on the up and up. I am feeling up tight an…
Years ago, when Bill Gates was a young "whiz kid" and on his way to becoming a billionaire, there was a public bill board with a "real time" changing estimate of his worth. This was fascinating to people, since the accumulation of such wealth, at such a pace, was a new phenomenon.
The recent opinion piece by Jeffery Rogers represents his fear of loosing the “Status Quo” to the Democratic Socialist. What really doesn’t make sense is that progressives along with center right leaning democrats, like Jeffery, want universal healthcare, reform for immigration laws. They al…
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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.
Juan Ciscomani has a pivotal role to play in protecting public lands. It's a role that he must fulfill.
For some reason, many Americans seem convinced they have to tour Europe this summer -- despite the heat, oppressive crowds and high prices all descending on the continent. And if anyone needs a fourth reason, it's to recognize the growing resentment among many Europeans as the tourist hordes turn their town centers into trinket malls, eroding their way of life and, in the process, stripping what made those places worth visiting in the first place.
The threat of financial penalties has states scrambling to clean up their food stamp programs. For this, the White House deserves applause.
It was 20 years ago this month when we started writing about how the toxic fallout from the 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Center by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terrorists was sickening and killing people. Then the politicians were named Bloomberg, Pataki and Bush. The politicians’ names have changed, but not the importance of getting to the bottom of what happened with the health catastrophe.
Americans generally understand that losing local newspapers is bad for democracy and their communities.
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Up until now I have kept quiet but I have had it up to here. Now it is time for us to wake up, stand up, and speak up. With the tariffs and the war we are really up against it. They are not being up front about it and what they are telling us is not on the up and up. I am feeling up tight an…
Years ago, when Bill Gates was a young "whiz kid" and on his way to becoming a billionaire, there was a public bill board with a "real time" changing estimate of his worth. This was fascinating to people, since the accumulation of such wealth, at such a pace, was a new phenomenon.
The recent opinion piece by Jeffery Rogers represents his fear of loosing the “Status Quo” to the Democratic Socialist. What really doesn’t make sense is that progressives along with center right leaning democrats, like Jeffery, want universal healthcare, reform for immigration laws. They al…