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A message from the Star's cartoonist: 'We're Tucson. We got this.'

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  • Apr 9, 2020 Updated May 12, 2021
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"We're tough as saguaros," editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons says. He says he saw a video made for the people of Detroit and became inspired to do his own take for Tucson.

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