It's no surprise to see two consecutive editorials blaming the Democratic mayor and council for the societal ills that plague Tucson. These are typical Republican party campaign points, that only 'hard eyed' Republicans and 'fix it' Sound familiar?
- Dee Maitland, Marana
After years of repairing an aging house, we wanted new when we retired to Marana 20 years ago. Marana had just built a library, all subdivisions had parks, walking paths and good schools; and Oro Valley had a new hospital.
- James Lombardo, Oro Valley
Kudos to the Daily Star for the sobering report on the detention of Maria Cristina Tapia Cornejo, the 71-year-old great-grandmother who has spent 10 months at the Eloy Detention Center. Even though she is an undocumented worker, she should be treated with basic human decency and granted huma…
- Dan Hunt, Midtown
I have to laugh if these Trump loyalists - pun intended- are serious and they just never took an economics class or really get outside of Fox entertainment media
- Lee Stanfield, East side
Contrary to the victim blaming in the Guest Op claiming data centers are unfairly "demonized", in reality we have a CARTEL of Billionaires who have intentionally addicted us to the need for data centers and AI in order to apply "warp speed" to the WEALTH TRANSFER from us to them!
- L.W. Johnson, Foothills
Tucson Trash & Water rates going up & STILL FREE Bus Rides? About sharing the cost of everything being increased?
- Curtis Urban, Vail
When I build or design a new feature for my house, I get a minimum of three (3) bids and then look at resumes, timelines, prices etc. Then I put together a budget to pay for it and get permission from the Boss to OK construction. You must ask yourself where is the budget POTUS, was Congress …
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I believe that Justin Wilmeth doth protest too much in his article "Stop demonizing data centers". Here in the desert, pushback is about our extreme heat and conservation of precious water that should make it a no brainer. No one disagrees that data centers are necessary to power our digital…
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.
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.
In his opinion piece in the Arizona Daily Star, Bruce Hilpert traced the birth of the school voucher system back to the racists’ solution to evade the desegregation of the public schools and to deprive the public schools of taxpayer support.
Last week there were two letters to the editor from the same person in the same issue. Letters have also been published from the same person in numerous issues during the month. Are there not enough letter to the editor being sent, or does the paper just like certain people? I thought the pa…
Perhaps I'm a bit too optimistic, but I was hopeful to hear that, per Senate President Warren Petersen, negotiators have almost agreed on a budget to fund our state government as of May 20. While I disagree with the political theater on both sides and wish something like submitting a budget …
President Obama created a program for young people, under 31 when the program began in 2012: these folks must have arrived in the US before turning 16 and live here continuously since 2007. The DACA program was a compromise devised after Congress failed, repeatedly, the Development , Relief …
I was surprised to read that, in a state like ours, which is still purple and swingy, that LD 20 Democratic candidates in their recent debate criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs for being "too moderate." I respect their stances, but I just want to review the facts. The same month that the current fe…
The Star had a good story Tuesday (5/19) about the Phoenix Chapter of the Flying Samaritans. However, it should be mentioned that Tucson has its own chapter of the Flying Sams, and we often share volunteers with Phoenix. Our clinic is in El Rosario where the organization got its start in 196…
I was surprised to read that, in a state like ours, which is still purple and swingy, that LD 20 Democratic candidates in their recent debate criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs for being "too moderate." I respect their stances, but I just want to review the facts. The same month that the current fe…
A couple of comments on the passing scene: in the last week, two writers have promoted democratic socialism by asserting that the happiest countries are Scandinavian socialist countries. This is, however, not true. Scandinavian countries are not socialist. They are capitalist welfare states …
Your front page on Sat. May 9th "Easy Commute is Tough in Tucson" ask RET voters who voted again to widen streets and fill potholes. What we urgently need is Mass Integrated Train Transit System (MITTS) following existing train tracks with small feeder system like they do in LA, San Diego, S…
I live in Tucson’s Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD). Because our 60-year-old neighborhood is hilly with narrow, winding roads, full-sized school buses cannot navigate it safely. Consequently, some children—including my kindergartner—must walk up to a mile over dangerous terrain just…
The article on the front page of the Sports Section about the Grand Canyon ultra marathon brought back memories.
Tim Steller’s recent column on the University of Arizona encampments crossed a significant line by casually advancing genocide accusations against Israel. He implies history is steadily validating one side’s moral claims on one of the world’s most disputed and emotionally charged conflicts.
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If you want to be reassured about the integrity of Arizona elections, I urge you to attend any presentation given by Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cazares-Kelly. I have heard her speak several times and always come away greatly impressed by her professionalism and integrity.
I greatly thank the writer of the 5/14 LTE titled "Abortion, a man's opinion" for sharing their opinion on abortion. My pro-life position is not about trying to "control" women, but rather about protecting both the mother and her unborn child from the cruelty that is abortion. Others say men…
The irony might have been more humorous to me, if it had not been so sad. On May 6, the same night the Oro Valley Town Council congratulated itself on the generous participation of its citizens in the new general plan, OV Path Forward, it ignored that plan and voted for commercial and reside…
Congress is in danger of acting against the wishes of most Americans, which is to protect our public lands. Arizona holds 4.5 million acres of protected land. You may have enjoyed these lands through hiking, sightseeing, or other recreational activities. Each New Year's, my family hikes toge…
Over the nearly sixty years I have been a resident of Tucson, the Reid Park Rose Garden has been a favorite place for me to enjoy some peace and quiet in a setting of both visual and olfactory beauty. Alas, no longer. Through a combination of incompetence and neglect, the rose garden has bec…
Regarding the Charlie Kirk Way LTE. According to the last sentence, it appears the letter writer revels in this pursuit of foolishness. Seems a bit sophomoric.
On of my favorite movies of all time is the movie "Hud". The plot is that Homer Bannon, the patriarch of the family, has found that the cattle he bought from Mexico have infected his own herd with hoof-n-mouth disease. Hud Bannon, his philandering, amoral, self-admiring son played by Paul Ne…
I am a professor emerita of physiology and a published researcher in human-animal interactions. I draw your attention to the immanent closure of Al Marah Equine Center by the University of Arizona. By closing the facility and selling the property, the University has thrown away a unique oppo…