Letters to the Editor, 2026
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Sep 1, 2026: Dr JB Marshall: "Crisis awaits"
Aug 30, 2026: Norman Epstein: "The art of the name"
Aug 29, 2026: Karen Grinfeld (for Mel Strijdonk): "Rare sighting of species believed extinct"
July 2026
July 24, 2026: Nancy Atherton: "Communism as a threat"
July 22, 2026: Dee Maitland: "Afraid for my gender"
July 16, 2026: Norman Epstein: "The ultimate cynic"
July 14, 2026: Mitch & Phin Anderson Op-Ed: "Needing a change; making a change that puts constituents first" Click on this link or the image below to download a pdf.
July 11, 2026: Sally Mayersohn: "The people have the power"
July 11, 2026: Camille Gannon: "Re: Monsoon season wakes Arizona's cicadas"
July 10, 2026: James Lombardo: "Unbridled enthusiasm for Lyon"
July 9, 2026: Margaret Gordon Magruder: "Another red scare"
July 9, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Red light cameras"
July 6, 2026: Teresa Jenkins: "Right-wing theocracy"
July 4, 2026: Kevin Volk Op-Ed: "Our founding American ideals vs. today's partisan politics." Click on the image or this link for a full pdf of the Op-Ed.
July 4, 2026: Carla Ohara: Op-Ed "Democracy Isn't Easy. America's diversity is its greatest strength." Click on the image or on this link for a pdf of the full Op-Ed.
August 2026
Aug 28, 2026: Judy J Gillies: "Military absentee voting"
Aug 27, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Education without representation"
Aug 26, 2026: Sherry Campbell: "Healthcare cuts are on the ballot"
Aug 22, 2026: Dee Maitland: "Forms of governing"
Aug 19, 2026: Jackie Marshall: "Demos: for the people"
Aug 16, 2026: Tina Whitley for Thea Chalow, "Loopy doom loop"
Aug 12, 2026: Gretchen Winters: "Trickle down corruption"
Aug 9, 2026: Dr JB Marshall: "What's wrong with AI?"
Aug 1, 2026: Mel Strijdonk: "A race to the bottom"
September 2026
April 2026
April 23, 2026: Melody Luepke: "Unhealth care"
April 23, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Dept. of Injustice"
April 22, 2026: Dee Maitland: "What I see"
April 20, 2026: Mel Strijdonk: "Transitioning, we all do it"
April 20, 2026: Margaret Gordon Magruder: "The ethics of war"
Apr 19, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Total victory"
April 13, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Lessons learned"
Apr 12, 2026: Mel Strijdonk: "Get the Protect Education Act on the ballot"
Apr 9, 2026: Teresa Goodell: "So you voted for Trump"
Apr 5, 2026: Camille Gannon: "To be or not to be: efficient?"
April 4, 2026: Sally Mayersohn: "A little gem"
April 3, 2026: Teresa Jenkins: "Trump can be stopped"
May 2026
May 30, 2026: Dr JB Marshall: "A billion gallons of water"
May 29, 2026: Nancy Atherton: "Trading by public officials"
May 27, 2026: Teresa Jenkins: "Draining the Treasury, not the swamp"
May 25, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Happy 250th Birthday, Trumplandia!"
May 24, 2026: Bruce Hilpert Op-Ed: "Arizona voucher reform seeks stronger oversight" - click this link or the image below for a pdf of the full article.
May 23, 2026: Margaret Gordon Magruder: "Religion and war"
May 23, 2026: Eloise Gore: "Uplifting day at 'Antiques Roadshow' filming"
May 23, 2026: Craig Whaley: "Honoring those who serve and protect?"
May 22, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Danger ahead!"
May 19, 2026: James Lombardo: "Election integrity"
May 17, 2026: Jim Lombardo: "Cosmetics"
May 12, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Protect public schools!"
May 12, 2026: Sally Mayersohn: "Vote local"
May 10, 2026: Craig Whaley: "Are Trump and the Republican Party any better?"
May 3, 2026: Mel Strijdonk: "An ode to fast-food workers"
May 2, 2026: Dee Maitland: "Which policy will kill you?"
June 2026
June 26, 2026: Mel Strijdonk: "Two trains"
June 17, 2026: Rachel Rulmyr: "Rolex watches? Really?"
June 14, 2026: Sally Mayersohn: "Our elections aren't rigged"
June 11, 2026: Carla Andrews OHara: "Grad season brings hope"
NOTE: Rocque Perez is not a member of the ITAA Letters to the Editor team, and ITAA has not endorsed him. But we feel his opinion is of general interest to our members, so we are making it available here.
June 8, 2026: Thea Chalow: "30-Day-Yeah!"
June 4, 2026: Dee Maitland: "Marana"
June 4, 2026: James Lombardo: "Human dignity or human decency"
January 2026
Jan 30, 2026: Norman Epstein: "The madness of King Donald"
Jan 24, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Let's make a deal"
Jan 20, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Criminally insane?"
Jan 19, 2026: Teresa Goodell: "Civilization, termites and ballrooms"
Jan 19, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Medal of Honor?"
Jan 17, 2026 - Phineas Anderson - Op Ed - "Citizens must act to halt autocracy" - please click this link or the image below to access a pdf of the full Op-Ed.
Jan 17, 2026: Thea Chalow: "Fear driving to grocery store"
Jan 11, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Trump's morality?"
Jan 8, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Our day of infamy"
Jan 7, 2026: Dee Maitland: "The Jenga tower of peace and cooperation"
Jan 6, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Two brutal dictators"
February 2026
Feb 26, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Vote no and yes"
Feb 25, 2026: JB Marshall: "Defund ICE? Remember January 6"
Feb 23, 2026: Dee Maitland: "Intentional?"
Feb 23, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Polluting our nation's capital"
Feb 22, 2026: Teresa Jenkins: "A war on children by a pro-life regime"
Feb 22, 2026: Sally Mayersohn: "What is courage?"
Feb 21, 2026: Paul Dailey: "Gulags of America"
Feb 21, 2026: Mel Strijdonk: "CBS as inspiration"
Feb 16, 2026: Rachel Rulmyr: "Ciscomani doesn't want women to vote"
Feb 8, 2026: Sally Mayersohn: "We have a plan"
Feb 6, 2026: Tina Whitley: "Protecting our elections begins now"
Feb 6, 2026: Teresa Jenkins: "Congress must stop being complicit"
March 2026
March 29, 2026: Camille Gannon: "To what degree?"
March 27, 2026: Mitch and Phineas Anderson: "Op-Ed: A discussion about No Kings 3" (link goes to a pdf of the full Op-Ed)
March 27, 2026: Barbara Rose Gaynor: "Peaceful world"
March 27, 2026: Melvina Strijdonk: "60-year friendship in peril over politics"
March 25, 2026: Teresa Jenkins: "Jeopardizing aviation safety"
March 25, 2026: Dee Maitland: "Glory be"
March 21, 2026: Dee Maitland: "Fest of the best"
March 20, 2026: Rachel Rulmyr: "Ciscomani's war of choice"
March 16, 2026: Judy Gillies: "The ugly Americans"
March 15, 2026: Margaret Gordon Magruder: " 'Uncomfortable' history"
March 15, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "A holy war?"
Mar 7, 2026: Sally Mayersohn: "Why war?"
Mar 4, 2026: Bruce Hilpert: "Time to read the Constitution"
Mar 4, 2026: Teresa Jenkins: "Desperation of a flailing president"
March 1, 2026: Margaret Gordon Magruder: "Traffic, speed, tires, potholes"
