Leave Syria to the Syrians, it’s none of our business
The United States, the most bellicose nation on Earth, is once again rattling its rockets at a foe. Will the American people, as they have done so placidly in the past, just shrug their shoulders and...
View ArticleSunnyside board recalls are petty, petulant and pointless
If all goes according to plan, next March four of five Sunnyside School Board members could be facing one or more challengers in four separate recall elections as part of a colossally stupid struggle...
View ArticleDon’t let the government define who’s a journalist
Journalists like to use the old maxim “be careful what you wish for, you might get it” to caution politicos and others about the unintended consequences of some action they’re advocating for. Well,...
View ArticleUSFS needs to quit delaying and make a decision about Rosemont
The announcement this week that the U.S. Forest Service will delay its permitting decision on the proposed Rosemont copper mine in the eastern reaches of the Santa Rita Mountain foothills until next...
View ArticleThis is the end….
…of Mark B. Evans administering TucsonCitizen.com. Nearly eight years ago I took a job as an assistant city editor at the venerable Tucson Citizen, Tucson’s oldest continually operating business and...
View ArticleBy: CarlosJM
Well it’s about time. The U of A has taken enough you know what over the years that it’s good — refreshing even – to see them stand up and give it back. On their terms. These Cats look so focused....
View ArticleBy: Scott_Terrell
I expected the Cats to play well this weekend but nothing like this. They didn’t let up for 27 straight innings. Now they get a team traveling across the country and playing in the heat of the summer...
View ArticleMedicare Supplements: Price, Price, Price?
There’s a full-page ad in today’s Arizona Daily Star for a Medicare supplement company. The message is to pick a Medicare supplement based on the company with the lowest price. What to ask about the...
View ArticleTurning 65: Do you enroll in Medicare?
Every day 10,000 American baby-boomers turn 65 . Most will enroll in Medicare, but many will not. Not everyone needs to enroll in Medicare because some people continue working and are covered by their...
View ArticleMedicare Annual Wellness Visit
Medicare now covers an annual “Wellness” visit to a primary care physician at no cost to the patient. But, as with the “Welcome to Medicare” visit, the list of what is covered “for free” is very...
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