Sign In
Free Newsletter
Recent Articles from Guest Opinion
Statewide postsecondary attainment goal essential to Arizona’s future
Across Arizona there is growing momentum behind efforts to help more students and especially Latino students in our state graduate from high school, attend college and earn a degree.
Prop. 123 column was long on rhetoric, short on facts
Readers last week were treated to Dianne Post’s column opposing Proposition 123 (March 24). It featured arguments long on rhetoric and legal theories outside the mainstream, but it was short on facts.
It’s time to lift the freeze on KidsCare
Arizona has a real problem with uninsured kids. But we also have a time-tested solution that now has no cost to the state budget: KidsCare.
Prop 123 – It’s not sustainable and it’s not a solution
While many good-hearted people have encouraged supporting Prop. 123 because they claim it is a good start and injects badly needed money immediately into the classroom, unfortunately, they are wrong. First, there will be a lawsuit regarding whether or not the enabling act requires Congressional approval to implement the Proposition. During the lawsuit, which could take several years, no monies wil[...]
Letter to the Editor: Large-animal veterinarians important to state
Thank you for bringing attention to the shortage of food animal veterinarians in Arizona in your article on March 10. This is an important issue that Midwestern University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Glendale is working to address.
Wheeling, recovering and exchanging water will help secure our future
The Central Arizona Project is one of the largest water projects in the country, delivering nearly 60 percent of Arizona’s share of Colorado River water to cities, farms, industries and Native American tribes in central and southern Arizona.
Arizona Legislature again interferes in medical practice
Arizona obstetricians and gynecologists are hoping that history does not repeat itself.
An open letter to members of the Arizona Legislature
As you work on a budget that best serves Arizona families today, we hope you bear in mind the fundamental role higher education and our system of public universities play in shaping the kind of future we all want for Arizona.
Why this Democratic senator fears Donald Trump can win
In essence, Donald Trump wants to know if “We the People” will consider being his business partners. My answer is “of course not,” but our answer may be different.
America desperately needs Donald Trump’s can-do spirit
I’m supporting Donald Trump for president not because he’s constructed the most extraordinary buildings, but because he’s shown the courage to stand with, and speak for, those Americans most forgotten by Washington and the political establishment.
Reduction in Adult Protective Services backlog means longer HCBS waitlists
And while we cite the good that has resulted in the drop in APS caseload, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) on the other hand continues to experience an ever-increasing caseload of vulnerable older adults who desperately need help. These individuals are being waitlisted. Some have to wait nearly a year to receive any assistance depending on the type of service they need.
Arizona utilities trying to dramatically change, increase charges
Arizona’s largest utility companies, including Tucson Electric Power and Arizona Public Service, are trying to dramatically change how they charge small business and residential customers for electricity.
