Opinion
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Opinion: How Trump exploited a willing media to convince Americans that nothing matters
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
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Opinion: Arizonans, Don’t Skip the Arizona Corporation Commission on Your Ballot This Fall
Arizona’s ballot this November will be long — really long. Somewhere near the bottom, voters will be asked to choose three candidates to represent them on a state regulatory board called the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). Even though it may not be familiar, the ACC has one of the important jobs in the state: overseeing…
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Opinion: Project 2025 Is an Attack on Arizonans, Americans, and the Sanctity of our Democracy
As the 2024 election draws closer, Arizonans, and Americans nationwide, continue to express concern over the dangers of Project 2025. It is deeply unpopular, yet Arizona representatives Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Rep. David Schweikert continue to support Project 2025’s policies, regardless of the harm it would inflict on their own constituents. In fact, Rep. Schweikert,…
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OPINION: Our economy and our planet are on the line
As votes are cast across Arizona, the future of American energy is on the ballot in the 2024 Presidential election, and the consequences matter to our pocketbooks, to our business, and to our planet. The days where climate change was some abstract concept divorced from our daily lives are over. We feel it when we…
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Opinion: Investing in Our Future: The Importance of School Funding in Pima County
This election season, Pima County residents will decide on several school funding proposals. Two school districts, Amphitheater and Marana Unified, located in the Tucson metropolitan area, along with the Continental Elementary School District in Green Valley, are seeking voter approval for measures to increase funding. As President of the League of Women Voters of Greater…
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Opinion: Rural communities deserve an administration that will invest in and fight for us
Over the past four years, rural communities across the country have seen renewed investments and growth through landmark legislation passed by the Biden-Harris administration. As the mayor of Superior and a fourth-generation Superior resident, I am witnessing a total transformation of the community I love due to these investments. My ancestors immigrated from Croatia,…
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OPINION: Prop 312 is a misguided response to homelessness and crime
Prop 312 doesn’t address the real causes behind homelessness and crime. Instead, it creates financial stress for local governments without solving underlying problems.
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Opinion: Next Year, Your Closest Abortion Clinic Could Be Abroad.
Last year, more than 171,000 Americans were forced to leave their homes and travel across state lines for an abortion. That’s nearly a fifth of all Americans who needed abortion care in 2023 — and more than twice as many people who had to do the same in 2019. It’s yet another jarring statistic…
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Letter to the editor: Our Voice Our Vote supports Proposition 139
Arizona’s abortion ban has made it all the more difficult for Black and Brown women to access the important and often life-saving care they need. Our Voice, Our Vote Arizona is the largest organizing group of Black voters in the state. We are proud to support Arizona Prop 139 because we trust women and…
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OPINION: Sunshine to Savings: How solar energy became accessible for Arizona families
Going solar was a major, money-saving step for our household, which we wouldn’t have been able to do without the tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. A year ago, my wife and I decided the time was right to take a leap and join the growing number of Arizona homeowners who are harnessing the…
