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Opinion

Local opinion: Vote solar — Yes on Proposition 421

Local opinion: Vote solar — Yes on Proposition 421

  • Itzel Rios-Vega
    Special to the Arizona Daily Star

In one of the sunniest cities in the country, we have an opportunity to show what it looks like to turn our abundant clean energy resources into tangible benefits for the people who live here.

Opinion: China doesn't get to dictate Arizona's ties with Taiwan

Opinion: China doesn't get to dictate Arizona's ties with Taiwan

  • Matt Salmon
    For the Arizona Republic

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

Local opinion: The spiritual insanity of war as a path to peace

Local opinion: The spiritual insanity of war as a path to peace

  • Carolyn Ancell
    Special to the Arizona Daily Star

What about the orchestrators of war? What does it do to the human heart to know your efforts resulted in the destruction of another human heart?

Opinion: For Arizonans with disabilities, a job is but the first step

Opinion: For Arizonans with disabilities, a job is but the first step

  • Sivert Fogerlie and Kelly Fogerlie
    For the Arizona Republic

Employment offers adults with intellectual disabilities purpose and independence, but supportive housing can help them build fulfilling lives beyond work.

Tucson Speaks Out: October 13

Tucson Speaks Out: October 13

    Tamara Moot's op-ed

    Local opinion: Vote yes on Proposition 425

    Local opinion: Vote yes on Proposition 425

    • Rex Scott
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    A vote for Proposition 425 is a vote for common sense, sound fiscal management and proactive thinking.

    Local opinion: The deal faded, but the danger remains

    Local opinion: The deal faded, but the danger remains

    • Winton D. Woods
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Confidentiality outlived the customer it was protecting.

    Local opinion: Vote solar — Yes on Proposition 421

    Local opinion: Vote solar — Yes on Proposition 421

    • Itzel Rios-Vega
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    In one of the sunniest cities in the country, we have an opportunity to show what it looks like to turn our abundant clean energy resources into tangible benefits for the people who live here.

    Opinion: China doesn't get to dictate Arizona's ties with Taiwan

    Opinion: China doesn't get to dictate Arizona's ties with Taiwan

    • Matt Salmon
      For the Arizona Republic

    The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

    Local opinion: The spiritual insanity of war as a path to peace

    Local opinion: The spiritual insanity of war as a path to peace

    • Carolyn Ancell
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    What about the orchestrators of war? What does it do to the human heart to know your efforts resulted in the destruction of another human heart?

    Opinion: For Arizonans with disabilities, a job is but the first step

    Opinion: For Arizonans with disabilities, a job is but the first step

    • Sivert Fogerlie and Kelly Fogerlie
      For the Arizona Republic

    Employment offers adults with intellectual disabilities purpose and independence, but supportive housing can help them build fulfilling lives beyond work.

    Tucson Speaks Out: October 13

    Tucson Speaks Out: October 13

      Tamara Moot's op-ed

      Letter: Who Backs Ciscomani?

      Letter: Who Backs Ciscomani?

      • Mark Hengesbaugh, Foothills

      It is disheartening to see the face of Rep. Juan Ciscomani flooding our TV and computer screens now. Here’s an elected official who, for a year-and-a-half, would not even hold an open public meeting because he’d have been drown out in boos. These Ciscomani ads claim he’s been a champion of w…

      Letter: I gotta agree

      Letter: I gotta agree

      • Gary Susko, Midtown

      Fulsome thanks to Bruce Johnson for his LTE 10/7/26 "I gotta vent" for excoriating the shamefull and indefensible behavior of the news media and people of this country toward President Joe Biden. All true: the "threats insults and humiliation" directed to his wife and children. All true: the…

      Editorial cartoons

      ANOTHER VIEW | Gary McCoy | Cagle Cartoons

      ANOTHER VIEW | Gary McCoy | Cagle Cartoons

      Raising kids is getting more expensive, and Americans want help | Steven Kull

      Raising kids is getting more expensive, and Americans want help | Steven Kull

        The cost of raising a child in the United States has been climbing well past the pace of everyday inflation, and families are feeling it. That growing financial burden is one of the major reasons that Americans give for why they are deciding to have fewer children than they would like.

        All hands on deck for a more civil America | Lynn Walker Gendusa

        All hands on deck for a more civil America | Lynn Walker Gendusa

          My uncles, cousins, brother and nephew have served in the U.S. Navy. During wars and turbulent seas, they heard the call: “All hands on deck!”

          This crime-fighting tool is no threat to civil liberties | Colorado Springs Gazette

          This crime-fighting tool is no threat to civil liberties | Colorado Springs Gazette

            Pushback at police use of automated license-plate readers — like Flock and Axon — has reached the head-scratching point.

            Local opinion: Vote yes on Proposition 425

            Local opinion: Vote yes on Proposition 425

              A vote for Proposition 425 is a vote for common sense, sound fiscal management and proactive thinking.

              Local opinion: The deal faded, but the danger remains

              Local opinion: The deal faded, but the danger remains

                Confidentiality outlived the customer it was protecting.

                Tucson Speaks Out: October 12

                Tucson Speaks Out: October 12

                  Who backs Ciscomani?

                  AI’s risks are no reason for panic | Bloomberg News

                  AI’s risks are no reason for panic | Bloomberg News

                    “Nobody knows anything,” the screenwriter William Goldman famously said of the movie business.

                    Editorials

                    A note to readers

                    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

                    Local opinion: Vote solar — Yes on Proposition 421

                    Local opinion: Vote solar — Yes on Proposition 421

                    In one of the sunniest cities in the country, we have an opportunity to show what it looks like to turn our abundant clean energy resources into tangible benefits for the people who live here.

                    Opinion: China doesn't get to dictate Arizona's ties with Taiwan

                    Opinion: China doesn't get to dictate Arizona's ties with Taiwan

                    The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

                    Local opinion: The spiritual insanity of war as a path to peace

                    Local opinion: The spiritual insanity of war as a path to peace

                    What about the orchestrators of war? What does it do to the human heart to know your efforts resulted in the destruction of another human heart?

                    Opinion: For Arizonans with disabilities, a job is but the first step

                    Opinion: For Arizonans with disabilities, a job is but the first step

                    Employment offers adults with intellectual disabilities purpose and independence, but supportive housing can help them build fulfilling lives beyond work.

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                    Tucson Speaks Out: October 12

                    Tucson Speaks Out: October 12

                    Local opinion: Vote yes on Proposition 425

                    Local opinion: Vote yes on Proposition 425

                    Arizona Daily Star apologizes for political cartoon that violated editorial standards

                    Arizona Daily Star apologizes for political cartoon that violated editorial standards

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                    Letters to the Editor

                    Tucson Speaks Out: October 13

                    Tucson Speaks Out: October 13

                    Tamara Moot's op-ed

                    Letter: Who Backs Ciscomani?

                    Letter: Who Backs Ciscomani?

                    It is disheartening to see the face of Rep. Juan Ciscomani flooding our TV and computer screens now. Here’s an elected official who, for a year-and-a-half, would not even hold an open public meeting because he’d have been drown out in boos. These Ciscomani ads claim he’s been a champion of w…

                    Letter: I gotta agree

                    Letter: I gotta agree

                    Fulsome thanks to Bruce Johnson for his LTE 10/7/26 "I gotta vent" for excoriating the shamefull and indefensible behavior of the news media and people of this country toward President Joe Biden. All true: the "threats insults and humiliation" directed to his wife and children. All true: the…

                    Tucson Speaks Out: October 12

                    Tucson Speaks Out: October 12

                    Who backs Ciscomani?

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