Tucson speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Mar. 13, 2026
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Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Arizona Daily Star.
- Fran McNeely, Northeast side
Who currently represents CD6 with a commitment to all constituents? No Juan.
Who is publicly available to constituents for questioning and information? No Juan.
Who shows a sense of true public service to their district rather than fealty to DJT? No Juan.
Whose voting record demonstrates an understanding of the complex nature of these voting decisions rather than complicity to party? No Juan. Which Juan? Juan Ciscomani.
Fran McNeely
Northeast side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Mary Zimmerman, SaddleBrooke
Trump recently said, "when crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen." That's why I worry every day about him having access to the nuclear codes.
Mary Zimmerman
SaddleBrooke
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Terry Louck, East side
There has been more evidence of Donald Trump being a pedophile revealed in the past year than there is evidence of Iran having nuclear weapons capability in the past 30 years.
Terry Louck
East side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Karen Brady, Midtown
If Christ is King then believers must…
* honor their parents and elders
* not take what does not belong to them
* honor the life and dignity of all
* love their neighbors
* clothe the naked
* feed the hungry
* care for the elderly
* welcome the stranger
* take care of one another
The true believer doesn’t ask what country you are from, what political beliefs you have, what economic status you hold, or what religion you follow.
Jesus Christ never asked his believers to love some and not others. He did say, “Love one another as I have loved you.”
Do we love others in that same way?
Karen Brady
Midtown
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Rachel Rulmyr, Oro Valley
Trump’s war of choice is costing us $11.3 billion in just the first week.
Trump plans to bail out our farmers for $12 billion, fixing a problem he created, and sending $44 billion to Argentina.
Trump is giving $40 billion in subsidies for the dirty fossil-fuel producers who are making billions of dollars.
Under DOGE Musk promised to save us $2 trillion when actual spending rose.
The Pentagon received $2 trillion in 2025 for the most egregious and despicable of all spending $98,329 on a grand piano for the Air Force Chief of Staff.
$9 million was spent on lobster tail and crab legs, $15 million was spent on rib-eye steak just since September 2025. But we don’t have money for food for kids or affordable healthcare? All while Trump and sons increase their wealth by $4 trillion. What happened to the party of fiscal responsibility?
Have we have lost our minds?
“Let them eat lobster.”
Rachel Rulmyr
Oro Valley
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Fran McNeely, Northeast side
Who currently represents CD6 with a commitment to all constituents? No Juan.
Who is publicly available to constituents for questioning and information? No Juan.
Who shows a sense of true public service to their district rather than fealty to DJT? No Juan.
Whose voting record demonstrates an understanding of the complex nature of these voting decisions rather than complicity to party? No Juan. Which Juan? Juan Ciscomani.
Fran McNeely
Northeast side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Mary Zimmerman, SaddleBrooke
Trump recently said, "when crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen." That's why I worry every day about him having access to the nuclear codes.
Mary Zimmerman
SaddleBrooke
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Terry Louck, East side
There has been more evidence of Donald Trump being a pedophile revealed in the past year than there is evidence of Iran having nuclear weapons capability in the past 30 years.
Terry Louck
East side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Karen Brady, Midtown
If Christ is King then believers must…
* honor their parents and elders
* not take what does not belong to them
* honor the life and dignity of all
* love their neighbors
* clothe the naked
* feed the hungry
* care for the elderly
* welcome the stranger
* take care of one another
The true believer doesn’t ask what country you are from, what political beliefs you have, what economic status you hold, or what religion you follow.
Jesus Christ never asked his believers to love some and not others. He did say, “Love one another as I have loved you.”
Do we love others in that same way?
Karen Brady
Midtown
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
- Rachel Rulmyr, Oro Valley
Trump’s war of choice is costing us $11.3 billion in just the first week.
Trump plans to bail out our farmers for $12 billion, fixing a problem he created, and sending $44 billion to Argentina.
Trump is giving $40 billion in subsidies for the dirty fossil-fuel producers who are making billions of dollars.
Under DOGE Musk promised to save us $2 trillion when actual spending rose.
The Pentagon received $2 trillion in 2025 for the most egregious and despicable of all spending $98,329 on a grand piano for the Air Force Chief of Staff.
$9 million was spent on lobster tail and crab legs, $15 million was spent on rib-eye steak just since September 2025. But we don’t have money for food for kids or affordable healthcare? All while Trump and sons increase their wealth by $4 trillion. What happened to the party of fiscal responsibility?
Have we have lost our minds?
“Let them eat lobster.”
Rachel Rulmyr
Oro Valley
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
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