Letters to the Editor for June 20
Juneteenth should be a state holidayI urge Gov. Katie Hobbs to promote legislation to make Juneteenth, June 19, a state holiday in Arizona. This day is of extreme historical and social significance in that it marks the official end to the genocide of slavery in this country. I look forward to working closely with the Governor to make sure this holiday becomes reality in Arizona.A good fatherI think a good father is someone who loves and supports his children unconditionally.
The increasingly apparent abuses surrounding sober living homes critiqued by Tim Steller sparked my memories of a similar societal problem, which we fumbled and which resulted in today’s seemingly intractable homelessness plague. In a recent op-ed, TEP’s Susan Gray stated they’re “working hard to make Tucson’s energy supply as clean as we can as fast as we can.” The 2021 Strategen Report from the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project begs to differ. Coal is still expected to be a significant part of TEP’s portfolio in 2030, a benchmark of climate urgency established by the UN’s IPCC.
I first met Donovan Durband after I became commander of the Downtown Division at the Tucson Police Department. Revitalizing downtown was the vision for the city, and Donovan fully bought into that, spending his time and effort to make downtown Tucson a success.
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