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Opinion

Local opinion: Paramount-Warner deal could unleash the film future Tucson deserves

Local opinion: Paramount-Warner deal could unleash the film future Tucson deserves

  • Steve Farley Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Supporters say a proposed Paramount and Warner Bros. merger could boost Arizona’s growing film industry, bringing more movie productions, jobs and economic investment to Tucson and other filming hubs across the state.

Local opinion: Protect Education Act petitions and your tax dollars

Local opinion: Protect Education Act petitions and your tax dollars

  • Patricia Woodbury-Kuvik Special to the Arizona Daily Star

A letter argues that Arizona’s Protect Education Act would not eliminate ESA vouchers, but instead add accountability and oversight to a program that has expanded far beyond its original purpose of serving students with disabilities.

Local opinion: How much should we value literacy?

Local opinion: How much should we value literacy?

  • Judi Moreillon Special to the Arizona Daily Star

A debate is growing in Pima County over the use of library tax funds to support preschool scholarships, with advocates questioning whether early childhood education programs should be funded separately from public libraries and literacy services.

Local opinion: Biggs waters down state crisis

Local opinion: Biggs waters down state crisis

  • Michael A. Chihak Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Critics are raising concerns over Andy Biggs’ stance on Arizona’s growing water crisis, arguing his focus on development lacks a clear plan to address long-term water shortages in the state.

Tucson Speaks Out: May 17

Tucson Speaks Out: May 17

    Pumping oil markets instead of oil

    Local opinion: COT's proposed amendments ignore biggest threat to aquifer

    Local opinion: COT's proposed amendments ignore biggest threat to aquifer

    • Lee Stanfield Special to the Arizona Daily Star

    Concerns are growing over the impact of data centers on Tucson’s water supply, with critics warning that rising energy demands could increase strain on local aquifers through indirect water use tied to electricity generation.

    Tucson Speaks Out: May 16

    Tucson Speaks Out: May 16

      Unbalanced and reckless

      Gary Varvel for May 18, 2026

      Gary Varvel for May 18, 2026

        Letter: Lunch in the ballroom

        Letter: Lunch in the ballroom

        • Terry Louck, East side

        America is a strange land where school lunches are considered socialism but a taxpayer funded billion dollar ballroom is patriotism.

        Letter: Think Scandinavian

        Letter: Think Scandinavian

        • Tim Canny, Oracle

        George Will had a pointed column on 05/13 about today's youth, their education, the jobs they take what they find the workplace and how they feel about all this. He ends his piece equating socialism with infantilism.

        Letter: Pumping oil markets instead of oil

        Letter: Pumping oil markets instead of oil

        • Barbara Hall, Midtown

        Numerous publications are following oil futures as the war with Iran proceeds. They’ve noted significant activity in the market just before Trump makes announcements about the status of negotiations or conflict – a sign of insider trading. These insiders have gotten hundreds of millions of d…

        Letter: Respect life from womb to tomb

        Letter: Respect life from womb to tomb

        • Héctor Guzmán, South side

        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…

        Local opinion: Paramount-Warner deal could unleash the film future Tucson deserves

        Local opinion: Paramount-Warner deal could unleash the film future Tucson deserves

        • Steve Farley Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        Supporters say a proposed Paramount and Warner Bros. merger could boost Arizona’s growing film industry, bringing more movie productions, jobs and economic investment to Tucson and other filming hubs across the state.

        Local opinion: Protect Education Act petitions and your tax dollars

        Local opinion: Protect Education Act petitions and your tax dollars

        • Patricia Woodbury-Kuvik Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        A letter argues that Arizona’s Protect Education Act would not eliminate ESA vouchers, but instead add accountability and oversight to a program that has expanded far beyond its original purpose of serving students with disabilities.

        Editorial cartoons

        ANOTHER VIEW | R.J. Matson | Cagle Cartoons

        ANOTHER VIEW | R.J. Matson | Cagle Cartoons

        ANOTHER VIEW | Steve Greenberg | Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        ANOTHER VIEW | Steve Greenberg | Special to the Arizona Daily Star

        Local opinion: How much should we value literacy?

        Local opinion: How much should we value literacy?

          A debate is growing in Pima County over the use of library tax funds to support preschool scholarships, with advocates questioning whether early childhood education programs should be funded separately from public libraries and literacy services.

          Local opinion: Biggs waters down state crisis

          Local opinion: Biggs waters down state crisis

            Critics are raising concerns over Andy Biggs’ stance on Arizona’s growing water crisis, arguing his focus on development lacks a clear plan to address long-term water shortages in the state.

            Tucson Speaks Out: May 17

            Tucson Speaks Out: May 17

              Pumping oil markets instead of oil

              Gary Varvel for May 17, 2026

              Gary Varvel for May 17, 2026

                Letter: One question

                Letter: One question

                  The letter "The Destructive Child" was an excellent accounting of some of the havoc and demolition of our country that we've seen from Trump and his administration. One pressing question: Why do they hate America?

                  Letter: Hell must be freezing over!

                  Letter: Hell must be freezing over!

                    Hell must be freezing over! Donald Trump finally told the truth. He said he doesn't think about Americans' financial issues when he makes decisions! VOTE!

                    Letter: Sad irony

                    Letter: Sad irony

                      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…

                      Editorials

                      A note to readers

                      A note to readers

                      To our readers:

                      Local opinion: What leaders like John McCain understood about the truth

                      Local opinion: What leaders like John McCain understood about the truth

                      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.

                      Arizona Daily Star Editorial: New tactic to come after public lands must be stopped

                      Arizona Daily Star Editorial: New tactic to come after public lands must be stopped

                      Juan Ciscomani has a pivotal role to play in protecting public lands. It's a role that he must fulfill.

                      Local opinion: A dismissive editorial peers through rose-colored glasses

                      Local opinion: A dismissive editorial peers through rose-colored glasses

                      The Herald has missed its mark in offering us reassurance of the court’s stability and the strength of democracy. And when it values confidence over honest scrutiny, its words ring hollow.

                      Columnists

                      Local opinion: Paramount-Warner deal could unleash the film future Tucson deserves

                      Local opinion: Paramount-Warner deal could unleash the film future Tucson deserves

                      Supporters say a proposed Paramount and Warner Bros. merger could boost Arizona’s growing film industry, bringing more movie productions, jobs and economic investment to Tucson and other filming hubs across the state.

                      Local opinion: Protect Education Act petitions and your tax dollars

                      Local opinion: Protect Education Act petitions and your tax dollars

                      A letter argues that Arizona’s Protect Education Act would not eliminate ESA vouchers, but instead add accountability and oversight to a program that has expanded far beyond its original purpose of serving students with disabilities.

                      Local opinion: How much should we value literacy?

                      Local opinion: How much should we value literacy?

                      A debate is growing in Pima County over the use of library tax funds to support preschool scholarships, with advocates questioning whether early childhood education programs should be funded separately from public libraries and literacy services.

                      Local opinion: Biggs waters down state crisis

                      Local opinion: Biggs waters down state crisis

                      Critics are raising concerns over Andy Biggs’ stance on Arizona’s growing water crisis, arguing his focus on development lacks a clear plan to address long-term water shortages in the state.

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                      Letter: Hell must be freezing over!

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                      Letter: Sad irony

                      Letter: Sad irony

                      Gary Varvel for May 18, 2026

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                      Letters to the Editor

                      Letter: Lunch in the ballroom

                      Letter: Lunch in the ballroom

                      America is a strange land where school lunches are considered socialism but a taxpayer funded billion dollar ballroom is patriotism.

                      Letter: Think Scandinavian

                      Letter: Think Scandinavian

                      George Will had a pointed column on 05/13 about today's youth, their education, the jobs they take what they find the workplace and how they feel about all this. He ends his piece equating socialism with infantilism.

                      Letter: Pumping oil markets instead of oil

                      Letter: Pumping oil markets instead of oil

                      Numerous publications are following oil futures as the war with Iran proceeds. They’ve noted significant activity in the market just before Trump makes announcements about the status of negotiations or conflict – a sign of insider trading. These insiders have gotten hundreds of millions of d…

                      Letter: Respect life from womb to tomb

                      Letter: Respect life from womb to tomb

                      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…

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