Tim Steller
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, AZ, United States
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Tohono Chul to honor 'Umbrella Lady' Lydia Reis on Jan. 30
A ceremony celebrating the life of Lydia Reis will be held Monday at Tohono Chul Park. → Read More
Tim Steller's column: Time to move on, as election results clear Arizona air
For Star subscribers: US and Arizona voters took a step back toward normality in Tuesday's election. → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Don't need stimulus money? Give it away to those who do
Those who don't need the money really ought to give it to or spend it on those who do need it in this coronavirus crisis. → Read More
Mexico does little as thousands flee violence for US border
Armed groups have forced thousands of people from their homes in Guerrero and neighboring states, many heading to the U.S. border, but the Mexican government that acted so dramatically against → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: DPS director loses authority after traffic stop
Col. Frank Milstead flashed his badge and escaped a citation for criminal speeding, which is enough reason for Gov. Ducey to be rid of him → Read More
Controversy over Tucson's new consul makes headlines in Mexico
Tucson’s new Mexican consul became big news in Mexico this week. → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Blame excessive border waits on asylum policies
Residents and travelers in the borderlands are collateral damage in the Trump administration's war on asylum. → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Ruthless Trump policies keeping asylum seekers out
It took a hell of a struggle for Kenia Dávila to make it from Honduras to this Mexican border city. Threatened by criminals who were after her husband, Dávila fled with two children, ages 11 and 13, early in 2019, she said. They were chased into Guatemalan territory and had their papers stolen, Dávila recounted, but made it into Mexico. Indigent, she and the kids hopped freight trains, slept by… → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Tomey revelations show how upper crust is protected
dick Tomey was a good person and an honorable coach, yes, but does that justify lying for him? → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: In election, Tucson finds limit of its progressivism
Only the streetcar corridor supported the sanctuary initiative, yet progressive mayoral candidate Regina Romero dominated the mayor's race → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Rule of law is the border wall we need — and have
Disorder in Mexico is nothing new and doesn't justify new border barriers, which in some ways undermine our rule of law → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Shooting deaths of two Tucson teens not so clear a case
Early descriptions of the midtown double killing made it sound like clear-cut self defense, but more information has complicated the picture → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Big money in Tucson campaigns shows need for reform
Tucson voters had foresight in 1985 when they voted to approve a public-finance system. → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Clashing visions of Tucson color sanctuary debate
Mainstream liberals see risk in becoming progressive outlier, as spectre of Trump hangs over the debate → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Tucson loses Mexican ambassador, gains party hack
The beloved Mexican consul in Tucson is being sent away as Mexico's president puts party loyalists in foreign offices → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Millstone of GCU doesn't belong on Romero's neck
Tucson lore says mayoral candidate Regina Romero either tried to give away El Rio Golf Course or lost a possible university campus → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Police see election as referendum on them
The sanctuary initiative, more than the mayor's race, could send a message to the depleted ranks of Tucson police. → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Climate change a facile explanation for migrant surge
Despite a trend toward blaming climate change for Central American migration, researchers meeting at the University of Arizona found little evidence. → Read More
Tim Steller's opinion: Ducey degrades once-proud Arizona judicial institutions
The governor's power grab turns the high court into a body for perpetuating GOP politics. → Read More
It turns out Tucson's mayor still has more f***s to give
It was the second time this summer that Jonathan Rothschild has been heard uttering curse words into a live microphone. → Read More