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Opinion: What could happen if roadless forest protections disappear?

Opinion: What could happen if roadless forest protections disappear?

  • Keats Conley Special to the Arizona Daily Star

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

Local opinion: Tucson should put small businesses at center of economic growth

Local opinion: Tucson should put small businesses at center of economic growth

  • Special to the Arizona Daily Star

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Local opinion: One day, we can build a more hopeful world

Local opinion: One day, we can build a more hopeful world

  • Kathleen Bethel Special to the Arizona Daily Star

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

Local opinion: Ciscomani should follow Mo Udall’s example on Arizona water

Local opinion: Ciscomani should follow Mo Udall’s example on Arizona water

  • Helen Ingram and Margaret Wilder Special to the Arizona Daily Star

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Tucson Speaks Out: September 16

Tucson Speaks Out: September 16

    Resigning

    Local opinion: Veteran credits Ciscomani’s office with protecting his benefits

    Local opinion: Veteran credits Ciscomani’s office with protecting his benefits

    • Jerry Smith Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    A Southern Arizona veteran says Juan Ciscomani’s office stepped in when his disability rating was at risk. Now he’s backing Ciscomani for reelection.

    Tucson Speaks Out: September 15

    Tucson Speaks Out: September 15

      Which way is it, Andy?

      Letter: Resigning from Ciscomani'a veterans Advisory Cmte

      Letter: Resigning from Ciscomani'a veterans Advisory Cmte

      • Terry Hawkins, Southeast side

      Retired Army Colonel Tom Davis's recent guest editorial explaining why he retired from serving on Congressman Ciscomani's veterans advisory committee should be required reading for everyone, especially during this time. His explanations on what it means to serve honorably are clear and non-n…

      Letter: Who is editing?

      Letter: Who is editing?

      • Janet Salese, Northeast side

      Is anyone actually "editing" this newspaper? There are often grammatical errors. For months, the rain forecast is 55% every day. Today's comics/puzzles page is a repeat of yesterday's. Why should we continue paying for this "news"paper?

      Have we already lost control of artificial intelligence? | The Ethical Life podcast

      Have we already lost control of artificial intelligence? | The Ethical Life podcast

      • scott.rada

      🎧 Can increasingly capable machines share human values? A troubling experiment raises questions for the hosts about rogue agents, cybersecurity and collective survival.

      The Air Force without pilots: Is AI rewriting the rules of air warfare?

      The Air Force without pilots: Is AI rewriting the rules of air warfare?

      • Wion - World News

      The cockpit is changing, and soon it might not need a human in it at all. The US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program envisions a single pilot commanding four to six AI-powered drones like Shield AI's X-BAT or General Atomics' FQ-42, scouting, absorbing enemy fire, and even laun…

      We're losing speech and reading, and we know why | Dallas Morning News

      We're losing speech and reading, and we know why | Dallas Morning News

        Many of us are disturbed by the gnawing feeling that technology's progression is costing us something fundamentally human.

        Right-to-die law meets the right to say no | Chicago Tribune

        Right-to-die law meets the right to say no | Chicago Tribune

          Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, along with two orders of nuns, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Little Sisters of the Poor, filed a lawsuit to block Illinois’ assisted suicide law. These two orders operate eldercare facilities in Illinois, putting them on a…

          Women keep politics honest | Froma Harrop

          Women keep politics honest | Froma Harrop

            This is a generalization, I know. As Mark Twain is said to have said, "All generalizations are false, including this one."

            Editorial cartoons

            ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Granlund | Cagle Cartoons

            ANOTHER VIEW | Dave Granlund | Cagle Cartoons

            ANOTHER VIEW | Margolis & Cox | Cagle Cartoons

            ANOTHER VIEW | Margolis & Cox | Cagle Cartoons

            The war in Ukraine is becoming very inconvenient for Trump | Jonah Goldberg

            The war in Ukraine is becoming very inconvenient for Trump | Jonah Goldberg

              One of the challenges with writing about the war in -- and on -- Ukraine is that so little changes.

              China: Internet data service's power consumption tops 60 bln kWh.

              China: Internet data service's power consumption tops 60 bln kWh.

                Shotlist FILE: China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of power transmission facilities, wind turbines, solar panels 2. Various of computing centers, facilities, technicians 3. Various of intelligent equipment, including robots, robotic arms, working; technicians …

                Opinion: What could happen if roadless forest protections disappear?

                Opinion: What could happen if roadless forest protections disappear?

                  The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

                  Local opinion: Tucson should put small businesses at center of economic growth

                  Local opinion: Tucson should put small businesses at center of economic growth

                    The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

                    Local opinion: One day, we can build a more hopeful world

                    Local opinion: One day, we can build a more hopeful world

                      The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

                      Local opinion: Ciscomani should follow Mo Udall’s example on Arizona water

                      Local opinion: Ciscomani should follow Mo Udall’s example on Arizona water

                        The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

                        FBI Says Russia Plotting to Kill Ukraine Allies in US and Europe

                        FBI Says Russia Plotting to Kill Ukraine Allies in US and Europe

                          Russia’s intelligence services are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the US and in European nations supporting Ukraine, the FBI has said. Five people assumed to be living abroad were charged in connection with the plot, according to an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court.…

                          Editorials

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                          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

                          Have we already lost control of artificial intelligence? | The Ethical Life podcast

                          Have we already lost control of artificial intelligence? | The Ethical Life podcast

                          🎧 Can increasingly capable machines share human values? A troubling experiment raises questions for the hosts about rogue agents, cybersecurity and collective survival.

                          The Air Force without pilots: Is AI rewriting the rules of air warfare?

                          The Air Force without pilots: Is AI rewriting the rules of air warfare?

                          The cockpit is changing, and soon it might not need a human in it at all. The US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program envisions a single pilot commanding four to six AI-powered drones like Shield AI's X-BAT or General Atomics' FQ-42, scouting, absorbing enemy fire, and even laun…

                          We're losing speech and reading, and we know why | Dallas Morning News

                          We're losing speech and reading, and we know why | Dallas Morning News

                          Many of us are disturbed by the gnawing feeling that technology's progression is costing us something fundamentally human.

                          Right-to-die law meets the right to say no | Chicago Tribune

                          Right-to-die law meets the right to say no | Chicago Tribune

                          Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, along with two orders of nuns, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Little Sisters of the Poor, filed a lawsuit to block Illinois’ assisted suicide law. These two orders operate eldercare facilities in Illinois, putting them on a clear collision course with a new Illinois law to which they are deeply opposed.

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                          Tucson Speaks Out: September 16

                          Tucson Speaks Out: September 16

                          Local opinion: Ciscomani should follow Mo Udall’s example on Arizona water

                          Local opinion: Ciscomani should follow Mo Udall’s example on Arizona water

                          Local opinion: One day, we can build a more hopeful world

                          Local opinion: One day, we can build a more hopeful world

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                          Letters to the Editor

                          Letter: Resigning from Ciscomani'a veterans Advisory Cmte

                          Letter: Resigning from Ciscomani'a veterans Advisory Cmte

                          Retired Army Colonel Tom Davis's recent guest editorial explaining why he retired from serving on Congressman Ciscomani's veterans advisory committee should be required reading for everyone, especially during this time. His explanations on what it means to serve honorably are clear and non-n…

                          Letter: Who is editing?

                          Letter: Who is editing?

                          Is anyone actually "editing" this newspaper? There are often grammatical errors. For months, the rain forecast is 55% every day. Today's comics/puzzles page is a repeat of yesterday's. Why should we continue paying for this "news"paper?

                          Tucson Speaks Out: September 16

                          Tucson Speaks Out: September 16

                          Resigning

                          Letter: Don't let hatred reign

                          Letter: Don't let hatred reign

                          Sometimes the opinion columns of Froma Harrop read like pieces in gossip columns, but her latest one on September 12th was a hateful rant against New York Mayor Mamdani. She defended Israel and condemned demonstrations outside synagogues but said nothing about damage inflicted on people in t…

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