Excellent reporting by Tony Davis in Sunday’s cover story regarding Arizona’s water woes.
- Rick Rappaport, Oro Valley
Responding to my Opinion criticizing TEP for passing on the franchise fee cost to ratepayers, a former City Council member wrote in supporting the Franchise Agreement and Fee because without it TEP won't be able to do its job, that global warming has made everything associated with living he…
- Pat Bannon, Midtown
The Arizona Senate and House are controlled by Republicans.
- Melva Irvin, Green Valley
As many others I am excited that the U of A men's basketball team is going to the NCAA Tournament. However at the same time I would appreciate knowing what women's team will be participating in the NCAA tournament. I looked for the brackets in today's paper but there was apparently no intere…
- Mary DeCamp, Downtown
Indulge in a little RTA math: Imagine 100 people in a room. Fifty of them leave the gathering immediately. Seventy percent (70%) of the ones who stay choose to kick back, chat, do other stuff, leaving 30% of the 50 people remaining (15 citizens) to step forward and participate in an importan…
- Lee Stanfield, East side
TEP is a for-profit monopoly (guaranteed no competition). In return for this very low risk investment with guaranteed customers, TEP's investors should receive a low return on equity (profit) closer to the interest paid on Federal Bonds (about 4%). That's how the market is supposed to work.
- Lee Stanfield, East side
TEP is a for-profit monopoly (guaranteed no competition). In return for this very low risk investment with guaranteed customers, TEP's investors should receive a low return on equity (profit) closer to the interest paid on Federal Bonds (about 4%). That's how the market is supposed to work.
TEP is a for-profit monopoly (guaranteed no competition). In return for this very low risk investment with guaranteed customers, TEP's investors should receive a low return on equity (profit) closer to the interest paid on Federal Bonds (about 4%). That's how the market is supposed to work.
I want to urge Arizona lawmakers to oppose SB 1068, a bill that would force Arizona colleges and universities to allow anyone with a concealed carry permit to have a gun on campus. I have been part of the University of Arizona community as a student and educator, and I was a doctoral student…
This is an open letter to those in our community who have not yet had the opportunity to experience the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. It is truly one of our city’s cultural treasures, and if you have never attended a performance, I encourage you to consider doing so.
I am Chairman of the newly established PAC, Tucson Deserves Better opposing Propositions 418 and 419. As a former director of transportation for Tucson I firmly believe that both Propositions are bad for the City.
If we vote “yes” on Propositions 418 and 419, we take a risk the projects won’t turn out exactly as RTA Next envisions. As we experienced with the original RTA plan, it turns out major recessions (2008) and Covid pandemics (2019-2023) and other local factors can really slam our best plans. M…
As a registered voter I am alarmed about our upcoming election. On Feb 20, I attended the Election Integrity Commission meeting. Their purpose "...help improve conduct of elections by examining systems and processes behind them ... in order to improve functioning of and public trust in the P…
Pima County decided to require that citizens display their signature, phone and other personal information outside their mail-in ballot. This is clearly not good practice. The Recorder's office assures that exposing voters' private information through the mail is safe. However, it is known t…
I've studied this issue and have decided to vote no for several reasons. I believe the proposed tax increase will hurt low-income residents. The funds may be mismanaged as in the past, and there does not seem to be any true transparency.
As one of a multigenerational family of U of A alumni, it’s gut wrenching to watch the athletic department overwrite the names of UA institutions and heroes for vainglorious motivation and money. We see enough of that at the national level.
To the Editor,
Just looked at my mail-in-voting packet. I'm concerned. My info on the back of the mail in packet includes all my information including my name, address, precinct, signature and phone number for all to see. What the heck? Voting is supposed to be private. How is this "private"? Where is the …
Women’s basketball at the University of Arizona is a display of strength, discipline and talent that the sports-minded community ought to admire.
Star reporter Charles Borla chronicled the recent Tucson protest of federal government policing here and elsewhere. Not a word about traffic disruption in the heart of our city and the cost involved were reported. Selective signs were quoted, those with profanities unmentioned. Borla raised …
I am advising clients to file Federal form 4868 for the automatic 6-month extension for filing that concurrently provides a 6-month extension for Arizona individual tax return filing.
Voters, if we have the courage to vote NO on RTA Next we have the opportunity to stop the insanity of this heat island we keep building. If Props 418 and 419 pass, Tucson will shoulder the most cost for the least return and no, RTA Next will not fix the current streets and potholes (maintenance).
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Props 418 and 419 ask voters a simple but important question: Do we still believe in regional solutions when local systems are under strain?
Last week I participated in a rush hour protest. The participants were peaceful and committed.
I read this article twice, and I didn't see anything that Kris Mayes said that was either untrue or objectionable. She has nothing to retract. Mayes apparently said that "the Trump administration has allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to act in ways that could lead to dangero…
The RTA Board would have a better chance of convincing a skeptical public to support Props 418 and 419 if they provided standard project metrics - Earned Value, Cost Variance, Schedule Variance, Estimate At Completion, etc. - especially if the did it regularly, like monthly. Accountability b…
I don’t understand the uproar over Attorney General Kris Mayes’ comments regarding the potential for violence when the current ramped-up immigration enforcement and Arizona’s “stand your ground” law come into conflict. As reported in the Daily Star, Federal agents are often masked, without i…
Anyone who believes a sanctuary city like Tucson will NOT be a target of the president's armed militia is, at this point, willfully ignorant or wildly naive. So why is Tucson not actively preparing for the inevitable?
Attorney General Kris Mayes did nothing wrong by merely stating Arizona law. She is right that unidentified masked men breaking in could be mistaken for intruders. Much like Senator Kelly, she is stating the law. The baldly political pearl-clutching make Finchem, Hoffman, and especially Pete…
I previously sent a letter to the Editor wherein I advised Mayor Romano that she had the responsibility to advise the Tucson Police Department that they had the primary duty to protect and defend the citizens of Tucson, particularly from any Nazi-style group of terrorist thugs We now read in…