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Howard Weiss
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- Angela Muto, SaddleBrooke
Last Tuesday's election validates the fact that there are still more of us who are NOT a selfish, vengeful, vulgar, crude, cruel, and bigoted lot, but the antithesis of the vile and anti-American traits witnessed in most Trumpian MAGA cultists. And there are still more of us who are clued in…
- Dan Gipple, Southeast side
Patriotism takes many forms, from the outwardly mundane to the extraordinary. It’s the simple act of saluting the flag at Veterans Day parades. It’s the determination to wait for hours in long lines to vote. This is what we saw last Tuesday and what can save our democracy from authoritariani…
- Rick Rappaport, Oro Valley
The 1996 video game of that same name wasn't re-released. But its innards are on full display in Iran: the devastating cost of the business of battle. Heavily redacted and sanitized versions of our war are reported nightly on oligarch filtered and controlled media, so here’s a teeny tiny tid…
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Howard Weiss
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- Loyal M Johnson Jr, Oro Valley
If things are so bad, why are things so good? Have you had trouble finding adequate food or booze.? Why are so many autos on our roads with high fuel prices? Why are there long waits at the drive-thru lanes of fast-food establishments? Why are all the grocery stores busy and well-stocked? Wh…
- Todd Ackerman, Foothills
Great to see the 11/6 letter from your Loyal Oro Valley reader. His sly wit and sarcasm always make me smile. The opening line, “Under the Trump administration criminals are arrested and held accountable.” is a classic. Consider, a convicted felon, Trump, pardoning 1500 fellow felons, sellin…
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The Democrats won the 2026 election resoundingly and I am ecstatic. Free everything, enticing. The demon Trump is emasculated. The Democrats claim they will solve the affordability problem, making food, medical care, and energy affordable. They will also end the war with Iran, regardless of …
Last week's political earthquake upended the balance of power not only in Washington, but also in state capitols. Democrats now control both the governor’s offices and the state legislatures of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Minnesota. They flipped the governor’s offi…
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The Democratic steamroller flattened Republican candidates across the country last week. But a bright spot for the GOP were the results of ballot measures.
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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.
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Last week's political earthquake upended the balance of power not only in Washington, but also in state capitols. Democrats now control both the governor’s offices and the state legislatures of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Minnesota. They flipped the governor’s offi…
President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot last week, but he asked voters to pretend that he was. And they did.
The Democratic steamroller flattened Republican candidates across the country last week. But a bright spot for the GOP were the results of ballot measures.
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Last Tuesday's election validates the fact that there are still more of us who are NOT a selfish, vengeful, vulgar, crude, cruel, and bigoted lot, but the antithesis of the vile and anti-American traits witnessed in most Trumpian MAGA cultists. And there are still more of us who are clued in…
Patriotism takes many forms, from the outwardly mundane to the extraordinary. It’s the simple act of saluting the flag at Veterans Day parades. It’s the determination to wait for hours in long lines to vote. This is what we saw last Tuesday and what can save our democracy from authoritariani…
The 1996 video game of that same name wasn't re-released. But its innards are on full display in Iran: the devastating cost of the business of battle. Heavily redacted and sanitized versions of our war are reported nightly on oligarch filtered and controlled media, so here’s a teeny tiny tid…