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Opinion

Local opinion: What are we giving up?

Local opinion: What are we giving up?

  • Betty Villegas
    Special to the Arizona Daily Star

We have a responsibility not only to Arizonans today, but to those who come after us.

Opinion: Arizona can lead on identifying the missing with dignity

Opinion: Arizona can lead on identifying the missing with dignity

  • Tricia Redeker Hepner, Sara Fatula, Sherry Fox and Gabriella Soto
    For the Arizona Republic

We believe that our state and its institutions must recommit to the missing, the dead and the living families who continue to search for them.

Local opinion: We know what students want to do — can we get them there?

Local opinion: We know what students want to do — can we get them there?

  • Amber Smith
    Special to the Arizona Daily Star

The opportunity in front of Pima County is to strengthen the connections between students and employers.

Tucson Speaks Out: October 10

Tucson Speaks Out: October 10

    Heat-safety regulations across industries

    Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

    Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

    • Neil P. Osnato
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Pima County’s data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

    Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

    Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

    • Karl Flessa
      Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Water should not be a partisan issue. Where do your legislative candidates stand on these questions?

    Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

    Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

      Loss of cottonwood tree in Lochiel

      Local opinion: What are we giving up?

      Local opinion: What are we giving up?

      • Betty Villegas
        Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      We have a responsibility not only to Arizonans today, but to those who come after us.

      Opinion: Arizona can lead on identifying the missing with dignity

      Opinion: Arizona can lead on identifying the missing with dignity

      • Tricia Redeker Hepner, Sara Fatula, Sherry Fox and Gabriella Soto
        For the Arizona Republic

      We believe that our state and its institutions must recommit to the missing, the dead and the living families who continue to search for them.

      Local opinion: We know what students want to do — can we get them there?

      Local opinion: We know what students want to do — can we get them there?

      • Amber Smith
        Special to the Arizona Daily Star

      The opportunity in front of Pima County is to strengthen the connections between students and employers.

      Tucson Speaks Out: October 10

      Tucson Speaks Out: October 10

        Heat-safety regulations across industries

        Arizona Daily Star apologizes for political cartoon that violated editorial standards

        Arizona Daily Star apologizes for political cartoon that violated editorial standards

        • Alexis Huicochea

        The Arizona Daily Star apologized for publishing a political cartoon that violated editorial standards and announced additional oversight and staff training to prevent similar incidents.

        Letter: Loss of the old cottonwood tree in Lochiel, AZ

        Letter: Loss of the old cottonwood tree in Lochiel, AZ

        • David DeGroot, Northwest side

        I was one of the last to see the 200-year-old Grandmother Cottonwood Tree that blocked border wall construction at Lochiel, Arizona. As I stood under it on Oct. 4 I had a political thought, “This tree was probably a seedling when Thomas Jefferson was alive.”

        Letter: 2026 vote

        Letter: 2026 vote

        • JOHN (JAY) VAN ECHO, PE, West side

        My Catholic Church has been on the wrong side of moral, ethical, and spiritual life and culture many times. From the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, slavery and anti-colonialism, anti-Semitism, clerical abuse cover-up, and yes, Trump Ver. 1 and 2., clergy and the Church has just plain been wr…

        Editorial cartoons

        ANOTHER VIEW | Jeff Koterba | Cagle Cartoons

        ANOTHER VIEW | Jeff Koterba | Cagle Cartoons

        Letter: Protect our planet

        Letter: Protect our planet

          President Trump and the Republican Party don’t care if our air and water are clean, if our environment worsens, or if they are making life unsustainable.

          Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

          Local opinion: Data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

            Pima County’s data-center pause should answer one question: What evidence will count?

            Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

            Local opinion: Vote for a water-smart legislature

              Water should not be a partisan issue. Where do your legislative candidates stand on these questions?

              Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

              Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

                Loss of cottonwood tree in Lochiel

                Letter: Digital-Only Holiday Paper is a Mistake

                Letter: Digital-Only Holiday Paper is a Mistake

                  On October 3, the Daily Star announced that it will no longer produce a print edition on major holidays. This is a mistake, and I urge the Daily Star to reverse course. Holidays are when many of us gather with friends and family, bringing generations together for quality time. When the paper…

                  Letter: No Print Newspaper on Holidays

                  Letter: No Print Newspaper on Holidays

                    So it appears we are not going to receive our print paper on legal holidays. I have to wonder what prompted this decision. Is it to give print staff and delivery people a paid day off? I hope so! Is it to save money on paper, ink and delivery to Tucson? It could be! Or is it to get us used t…

                    Letter: Old Pueblo Parking Hassle Wrassle

                    Letter: Old Pueblo Parking Hassle Wrassle

                      Although Downtown Tucson, including 4th Ave. is known for its rich Sonoran history, vibrant arts, music scene, and famous culinary culture, it has lost its appeal to citizens and visitors alike. The Star's own columnist Tim Steller recently has written that business is down for a number of r…

                      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: What are we giving up?

                      Local opinion: What are we giving up?

                      We have a responsibility not only to Arizonans today, but to those who come after us.

                      Opinion: Arizona can lead on identifying the missing with dignity

                      Opinion: Arizona can lead on identifying the missing with dignity

                      We believe that our state and its institutions must recommit to the missing, the dead and the living families who continue to search for them.

                      Local opinion: We know what students want to do — can we get them there?

                      Local opinion: We know what students want to do — can we get them there?

                      The opportunity in front of Pima County is to strengthen the connections between students and employers.

                      Arizona Daily Star apologizes for political cartoon that violated editorial standards

                      Arizona Daily Star apologizes for political cartoon that violated editorial standards

                      The Arizona Daily Star apologized for publishing a political cartoon that violated editorial standards and announced additional oversight and staff training to prevent similar incidents.

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                      Arizona Daily Star apologizes for political cartoon that violated editorial standards

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                      Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

                      Tucson Speaks Out: October 9

                      Opinion: Indigenous rights clash with fed’s border wall

                      Opinion: Indigenous rights clash with fed’s border wall

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                      Letters to the Editor

                      Tucson Speaks Out: October 10

                      Tucson Speaks Out: October 10

                      Heat-safety regulations across industries

                      Letter: Loss of the old cottonwood tree in Lochiel, AZ

                      Letter: Loss of the old cottonwood tree in Lochiel, AZ

                      I was one of the last to see the 200-year-old Grandmother Cottonwood Tree that blocked border wall construction at Lochiel, Arizona. As I stood under it on Oct. 4 I had a political thought, “This tree was probably a seedling when Thomas Jefferson was alive.”

                      Letter: 2026 vote

                      Letter: 2026 vote

                      My Catholic Church has been on the wrong side of moral, ethical, and spiritual life and culture many times. From the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, slavery and anti-colonialism, anti-Semitism, clerical abuse cover-up, and yes, Trump Ver. 1 and 2., clergy and the Church has just plain been wr…

                      Letter: Protect our planet

                      Letter: Protect our planet

                      President Trump and the Republican Party don’t care if our air and water are clean, if our environment worsens, or if they are making life unsustainable.

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