An opinion writer says growing concerns over crime, homelessness, public safety and city services are leaving many Tucson residents frustrated and questioning whether local leaders are doing enough to address the city’s challenges.
- Claire E. Scheuren Special to the Arizona Daily Star
An opinion writer calls for more humane immigration policies and renewed dialogue across political divides, arguing that immigration enforcement and public safety can coexist with constitutional protections and pathways to legal status for longtime residents and Dreamers.
- Edgar Soto and Holly Lyon Special to the Arizona Daily Star Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Two Arizona veterans and political candidates are criticizing state lawmakers for taking a monthlong recess before completing a bipartisan budget deal, arguing the Legislature should stay focused on addressing major issues facing Arizonans instead of delaying critical work.
- Ronald Eustice Special to the Arizona Daily Star
An opinion writer argues that the nation’s system of checks and balances is being weakened as former President Donald Trump expands his influence over Congress, the courts and the Republican Party. The piece points to redistricting battles, Supreme Court decisions and shifting political dyna…
- Taylor Davidson Special to the Arizona Daily Star
An opinion writer argues Tucson leaders should prioritize core city services like public safety, parks and transit over broader political initiatives, saying residents are increasingly frustrated by concerns over safety, infrastructure and quality of life.
- Nancy Atherton, Foothills
The Office of Government Ethics just released a disclosure that President Trump conducted more than 3,600 trades with a combined vale of over $750 million in Jan thru March of 2026. Many of these trades were in securities in companies over which The President has influence. Add to that the t…
- jerry moser, Oro Valley
The DOI itself is being overshadowed by the 250th anniversary. The proposed aspirations in the declaration need not be trivialized as merely to remove a people from the subordination of a King and class but to raise each person to a higher purpose and equal status within the law.
- Loyal M Johnson Jr, Oro Valley
CNN has been intentionally absent reporting current events. They basically refused the cover the daily horde of illegals crossing the Rio Grande and the California and Arizona borders during the Biden years which FOX covered intensely. Today, FOX covered the press conference where DOJ relate…
- Ted Maxwell Special to the Arizona Daily Star
An opinion writer says growing concerns over crime, homelessness, public safety and city services are leaving many Tucson residents frustrated and questioning whether local leaders are doing enough to address the city’s challenges.
- Richard Kyte Columnist
Embracing difficulty builds resilience, deepens perspective and reveals strengths that comfort and routine seldom uncover in us.
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The secretary of state and county recorders, like judges, should be required to refrain from endorsing candidates and ballot measures in state and local elections. This is necessary to ensure there is no appearance of impropriety which taints public confidence in our democratic process.
Thank you for your two-day installment, "Inside ICE Detention". These affronts to humanity belong on the front page, and The Star could not have picked a more appropriate time than the Memorial Day holiday to shine a light into this darkness. Please continue your series: we need our free pre…
A letter to the editor from a writer who doesn’t understand Steve Kerr’s beliefs says Steve shouldn’t speak about world affairs. This writer thinks he knows more than Steve about Israel.
Contributor Jane Q Peterson writes that Secretary Rubio should be ashamed of the administration’s Cuban policy that encourages no buses for school children, no functioning hospitals and no garbage collection.
In a letter to the editor earlier this week, the author criticized Steve Kerr for his comments on Israel, suggesting incorrectly that he lacks knowledge of the Middle East. Kerr was born in Beirut, grew up in Lebanon, where his father was the President of the American University in Beirut. H…
I try to listen respectfully to all viewpoints. When I heard about threats from extreme radical leftists, I wanted to learn more (fearing I might be one myself!).
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The Herald has missed its mark in offering us reassurance of the court’s stability and the strength of democracy. And when it values confidence over honest scrutiny, its words ring hollow.
An opinion writer says growing concerns over crime, homelessness, public safety and city services are leaving many Tucson residents frustrated and questioning whether local leaders are doing enough to address the city’s challenges.
Embracing difficulty builds resilience, deepens perspective and reveals strengths that comfort and routine seldom uncover in us.
Congress had — and Republican leadership promptly blocked — the opportunity to exert its oversight responsibility over the Trump administration's war with Iran.
An opinion writer calls for more humane immigration policies and renewed dialogue across political divides, arguing that immigration enforcement and public safety can coexist with constitutional protections and pathways to legal status for longtime residents and Dreamers.
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The Office of Government Ethics just released a disclosure that President Trump conducted more than 3,600 trades with a combined vale of over $750 million in Jan thru March of 2026. Many of these trades were in securities in companies over which The President has influence. Add to that the t…
The DOI itself is being overshadowed by the 250th anniversary. The proposed aspirations in the declaration need not be trivialized as merely to remove a people from the subordination of a King and class but to raise each person to a higher purpose and equal status within the law.
CNN has been intentionally absent reporting current events. They basically refused the cover the daily horde of illegals crossing the Rio Grande and the California and Arizona borders during the Biden years which FOX covered intensely. Today, FOX covered the press conference where DOJ relate…
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