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Column: It took almost a week for the city of Tucson to stop a serious leak of potable water. In the end, we probably lost enough water for more than 100 homes for a year. It's these episodes of incompetence that erode faith in our local governments.
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Tim Steller's column: Credibility lost along with water in serious Tucson leak
For Star subscribers: A leak cost Tucson maybe a million gallons of potable water as it dragged for nearly a week. It's a reminder the city has yet to embody
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_1f4eef47-1397-4449-855d-7b3b78a3b889.html
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Marisa Kabas
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if you don’t like the process of writing then don’t be a fucking writer, it’s not that complicated
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The fact that Kristi Noem’s husband has big balloon breasts is the most wholesome thing about her.
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Andy Craig
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Gerald Ford vetoed naming a post office after himself.
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Such a waste of a rare opportunity.
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The University of Arizona's men's basketball team is back in the Final Four for the first time in an unbelievable 25 years. I reported on that Final Four in Minneapolis. This was my favorite story from there, including an interview with Lute Olson's college coach.
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Tim Carvell
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Golden retriever runs 15 feet after owner mimes throwing tennis ball
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Mike Forsythe 傅才德
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So there may be 1.4 billion people in China, but the number of people with THAT name are probably in the single digits. Why? Because the character tu 吐 means to spit or vomit. Needless to say, it is unusual for it to be in a name. (4/x)
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NBC: Under intl law, hitting civilian infrastructure is prohibited. Why is POTUS threatening war crimes? LEAVITT: POTUS has made it quite clear to the Iranian regime their best move is to make a deal or else N: Which objectives would destroying a desalination plant help? LEAVITT: Haley, go ahead
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Column: It took almost a week for the city of Tucson to stop a serious leak of potable water. In the end, we probably lost enough water for more than 100 homes for a year. It's these episodes of incompetence that erode faith in our local governments.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
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Tim Steller's column: Credibility lost along with water in serious Tucson leak
For Star subscribers: A leak cost Tucson maybe a million gallons of potable water as it dragged for nearly a week. It's a reminder the city has yet to embody
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_1f4eef47-1397-4449-855d-7b3b78a3b889.html
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Political Notebook: The Pima County Board of Supervisors isn't determined to try to remove Sheriff Chris Nanos even as it demands information from him. That, plus more on Oro Valley, the recall, and a Turning Point spokesman who targeted Vail teachers.
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Political Notebook: Destination unknown as Pima supes probe sheriff Nanos
For Star subscribers: The Democrat-dominated Pima County Board of Supervisors may not try to oust Dem Sheriff Chris Nanos, though some want to. Plus, more on Oro Valley elections and
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_267f5ee5-836c-4d77-827d-d8cb92bc74ad.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
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steve
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I found it, the most deranged way a grocery store has ever displayed pasta sauce
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Remember the national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border? The troops are still here, even if Border Patrol agents have been sent to do interior enforcement.
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Jacob Silverman
6 days ago
I'm on NPR today talking about the relationship between Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia, two authoritarian forces with deep pockets and mutual interests.
www.npr.org/2026/03/26/n...
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How Saudi Arabia shaped Silicon Valley : Throughline
Elon Musk. Donald Trump. Bill Gates. Sam Altman. Larry Ellison. Alex Karp. Jared Kushner. Mr. Beast. Jeffrey Epstein… Those are just a few of the people who have been friendly with, and often done bu...
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5761206/how-saudi-arabia-shaped-silicon-valley
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Julian Sanchez
6 days ago
Just to be very clear: The Trump DOJ is stealing $1.2 million of your money to gift one of Trump’s cronies, who pled guilty to the crimes he was charged with, and whose suit against the government had already been tossed by a judge.
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Joon Lee
6 days ago
Gambling companies are tweeting lies as if it's legitimate news because it brings more attention to them. Facts matter. Slippery slope when gambling companies that leagues and media outlets are partnered with are lying to fans. It undermines all of sports.
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Barry Freed
7 days ago
This eyewitness account of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire always brings me to tears (read the whole thing
trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/index.html
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Column: Tucson's city government has preferred broad social explanations and solutions for crime. Now, a new survey is trying to reveal one of our key public-safety factors: Unreported crime. It should show how much worse our crime problem is than we know.
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Tim Steller's column: Survey narrows Tucson's focus from social issues to unreported crime
For Star subscribers: At times, public safety feels like a crisis in Tucson. The city government often treats it as a problem with social-service solutions. A new survey zeroes in
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_777c9d22-2125-4533-ba5b-b849e0d263d4.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest
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nilay patel
9 days ago
Here’s my interview with Shishir Mehotra, the CEO behind Grammarly’s “expert review” feature which attributed writing advice to people - including me lol - without permission. Or, as you will hear us talk about a lot, compensation.
www.theverge.com/podcast/8987...
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Alexandra Skores
9 days ago
Scoop: 13 US airports will see ICE agents at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints on Monday, a source with knowledge of the plans told CNN.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Column: Pima County Sheriff Nanos's questionable responses to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance and the revelation he obscured a poor work history in El Paso justify the effort to recall him. The voters who favored him by 495 votes in 2024 may not want him as sheriff anymore.
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Tim Steller's column: New info justifies recall against Sheriff Nanos
For Star subscribers: Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos's flaws have glared under the spotlight on the investigation of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Voters deserve a chance to reconsider their choice.
https://tucson.com/news/local/column/article_afe5abf5-4632-45ff-b6fb-693f26110345.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest
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Arizona Daily Star
10 days ago
Nancy Guthrie's three children, including NBC "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, sent a new message Saturday to the Tucson community through KVOA News Channel 4.
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Guthrie family: 'We desperately ask for renewed attention to our mom's case'
Nancy Guthrie's three children, including NBC "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, sent a new message Saturday to the Tucson community through KVOA News Channel 4.
https://tucson.com/news/local/article_6b901512-bfed-4242-8e90-6c99f691badc.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
11 days ago
FCC Chair Brendan Carr is again abusing his power, this time to threaten outlets reporting on the war in Iran. Newsrooms and lawmakers must push back. The U.S. doesn’t have state-run media, even if Carr and Trump wish it did. FPF's Caitlin Vogus writes:
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Trump’s FCC chair wants American media to work like Iran’s state TV | Caitlin Vogus
If Brendan Carr and the US president’s attacks on the press aren’t stopped, the outcome could be dire
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-iran-fcc-brendan-carr
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Austin Kocher, PhD
13 days ago
Royer Perez-Jimenez was 19 years old. He died by suicide at 3am on March 16 at Glades County Detention Center in Florida. He is the 2nd person to die in ICE custody this week, the 13th this year, and the 42nd under Trump. 🧵
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Bennett Tomlin
12 days ago
Marc Andreessen: "The unexamined life is the only life worth living"
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Column: Usually, Tucson Electric Power faces limited opposition to its proposed rate increases, leading to a comfortable result for them. This time, TEP wants a 14% increase and is facing a frontal challenge of the profits these monopolies make from captive customers.
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Tim Steller's column: TEP's proposed 14% increase faces harsh expert rebuke
For Star subscribers: The old debates at the Arizona Corporation Commission are over whether utilities should make a 9% or 10.5% profit. Now an expert says that's way too high
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_f14c3897-f4d3-4bf6-b92b-ee25823ba78a.html
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An innovative idea emerged last year: Tucson would become home to a baseball team playing in the Mexican Pacific winter league. In the end, the federal government would not issue the visas that would allow the team to play here. It was just one of several unlucky events.
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Tucson Baseball Team didn’t pan out, but local officials aren’t giving up | Michael Lev
Michael Lev column: The Tucson Baseball Team’s failure to launch is the latest setback for local officials seeking to bring pro baseball back to town. They aren’t surrendering.
https://tucson.com/sports/subscriber/article_2ef59bc0-3678-4642-844b-45c4452d8b3e.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
14 days ago
Journalists widely reported on the deposition videos of former DOGE staffers because they're important and newsworthy. Ordering them removed can't be squared with the First Amendment. The court should immediately lift this unconstitutional prior restraint.
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Groups fight for release of DOGE deposition videos after judge orders them to be taken down
Lawyers for a group of nonprofits are heading to court to fight for the release of deposition videos that shed new light on DOGE's massive grant cuts.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/groups-fight-release-doge-deposition-videos-after-judge/story?id=131150741
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Aaron Rupar
14 days ago
wow! Rand Paul begins Markwayne Mullin's hearing by confronting him about comments he made describing Paul as a "freakin' snake" & "celebrating" Paul getting assaulted "I wonder if someone who applauds political violence is right to lead an agency that has struggled to accept proper use of force"
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Molly White
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Fun to see how the erroneous predictions line up with how the crypto super PACs were spending. I've spoken before about how Polymarket — despite its PR claims about being more accurate than polls — is often a better signal of what crypto holders WANT to have happen.
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Ryan Haas
14 days ago
Really great reporting from
@sergioolmos.bsky.social
and team documenting how the same federal agents have moved from city to city over the past year to inflict violence on the public.
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Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol’s year of unchecked force
A visual investigation shows how five agents moved from city to city, with their tactics becoming more brazen at each stop.
https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/03/agents-of-chaos-border-patrol/
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Aaron Huertas
15 days ago
The tech chudlords do not recognize anger, resentment and a desire for dominance as feelings. No one on Earth needs a gender studies course more than these guys.
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Josh Marshall
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Crazy crazy story. Times of Israel reporter ( English language Israeli news site ) gets escalating death threats to change story that’s at center of big polymarket bet.
www.timesofisrael.com/gamblers-try...
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Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story
Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. This is his alarming account
https://www.timesofisrael.com/gamblers-trying-to-win-a-bet-on-polymarket-are-vowing-to-kill-me-if-i-dont-rewrite-an-iran-missile-story/?utm_source=Breaking+News&utm_campaign=breaking-news-2026-03-16-3777273&utm_medium=email
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In a cool twist, I was able to give Salman Rushdie a copy of the section of today’s paper with this column in it. Rushdie was hanging out in the authors’ hospitality area, and an author I was about to interview onstage happened to have a copy of today’s Star. He let me give part of it to Rushdie.
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Column: In February 1989, a Tucson Muslim leader’s fate became tragically tied to that of author Salman Rushdie As I write this, I’m waiting to hear Rushdie speak at the Tucson Festival of Books. The Tucson man, Rashad Khalifa, was assassinated in January 1990.
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Tim Steller's column: How author Rushdie, Tucson's murdered Muslim leader crossed paths
In 1989, two men who spoke of "satanic verses" in the Quran were labeled apostates. One, a Tucson Muslim leader, was killed. The other, author Salman Rushdie, speaks in Tucson
https://tucson.com/news/local/column/article_77f849e8-751f-4201-ab0f-ed6f135fc28c.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest
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Chris Murphy
17 days ago
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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Jesse Eisinger
18 days ago
This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly.
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Political Notebook: The lack of an alternative to RTA Next was one of the key factors that drove Propositions 418 and 419 to a surprisingly comfortable victory this week. Plus, more on TUSD's borrowing from a workers' comp account to pay for a new headquarters.
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Political Notebook: Surprising RTA Next margin rested on these factors
A big-money campaign, a lack of alternatives, a "silent majority" and a shift toward elite opinion helped the RTA Next transportation plan get passed. Plus: TUSD gets probed.
https://tucson.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/article_a91a5bba-c8dc-4e2a-aae9-116fc0fb6a1e.html
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Timothy McBride
19 days ago
This is so dangerous. These are the people killing academic scholarship. Here he explains that a grant focused on females in the Holocaust is DEI because it "focuses on Jewish cultures" ⬇️
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Sam
20 days ago
here’s a crazy fact: more Americans have been killed in disputes over parking spots than on the NYC subway this year
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Tucson was supposed to host Iran's national soccer team for about two weeks in June before their first World Cup game. Tucson would have treated the squad with the respect due any national team for an international event like this, not the malice that Pres. Trump is expressing.
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So close to getting it. Over time, ALL these models have a chance of escaping their developers and becoming independent. None of them can be trusted with decisionmaking in war.
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Spencer Ackerman
20 days ago
The FBI thinks you are fucking stupid. Iran has zero capability to cross the Pacific and sea-launch a drone attack on California. This is too fucking dumb for me to comment on further.
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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert
The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.
https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-warns-iran-aspired-attack-california-drones-retaliation/story?id=130973820
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Banned.
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jae holzman
24 days ago
OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying… “Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”
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Column: Tucson Unified School District borrowed $16.7 million from its insurance accounts and spent down $40 million in savings. Now it is one of Arizona’s school districts in highest financial risk. Decisions like these helped put them in this current position.
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Tim Steller's column: TUSD moving to new HQ amid financial crisis
Tucson Unified School District borrowed money from its unemployment insurance account to buy a new headquarters. That approach helps explain why the district is in a budget crisis.
https://tucson.com/news/local/column/article_3fec2845-cd3a-4fbc-88d5-1cf34088072b.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
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Again, reporting by my colleague
@emilyhamer.bsky.social
has led to criminal charges being brought against a man accused of sexual abusing boys at a Tucson church. This is the third criminal case resulting from reporting that Emily and I started publishing in Nov. 2024.
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Man who allegedly molested boy in Tucson church pews faces new criminal charges
He admitted to molesting a boy. And now he's been indicted again — this time, for alleged child sexual abuse that happened during church services.
https://tucson.com/news/local/article_4a77382e-f693-475a-a6df-04f0d2d25c56.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQYFDtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeyQngRqCYZ8m4nrrarFWQyTlXOtWbEUuHpm_ySxqf00ZcN1Ju64oif-sLgfQ_aem_HfIosdOYEpLeNd0n5SEzJA#tracking-source=mp-homepage
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Club Announcement Spurs 🏆
25 days ago
Is one of them Markwayne Mullin?
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Political Notebook: The pro-RTA Next campaign, fueled by construction-industry dollars, has spent more than $1.3 million more than the puny anti-RTA Next campaign. That and more on Props. 418 and 419 as the window for Pima County voters to cast their ballot closes.
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Political Notebook: Pro-RTA campaign has $1.3 million advantage
For Star subscribers: Construction and related industries have continued pouring money into the campaing in favor of Pima County's regional-transportation plan. Plus, more on RTA ballots and a lawsuit...
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_4d0a9dda-152f-4cdb-aede-a00eaba27a5d.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist
26 days ago
very aspect of life in this country is designed so that people do not form bonds or relationships with other people, it's wild to watch in action. Never seen divide and conquer applied this rigorously to a domestic population that is not under foreign occupation
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Catherine Rampell
26 days ago
What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?
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