Tim Steller: VA backlog keeps wounded Tucson vet from getting the surgery he needs

At 26, Reno Roethle is going through a time of life when people make big decisions - about careers, lovers, moves.

Tim Steller: McSally 'a proven candidate,' but for what office?

Martha McSally spoke to the Pima County Republican Club Tuesday but didn't seem to reach out to her base.

Tim Steller: McSally 'a proven candidate,' but for what office?

For more than half an hour Tuesday, former Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally spoke enthusiastically to Pima County GOP activists.

Tim Steller: Column about Basis, UHS hits nerves on both sides

No school arouses passions around Tucson like Basis does.

Tim Steller: Dialogue about border deaths now based on data

June 8, 2002 was the day when, for me, border-crosser deaths changed from an issue into a crisis.

Tim Steller: Let's keep the top ratings for Basis, University High schools in perspective

It's an annual rite of self-congratulation. U.S. News and World Report ranks Basis Tucson and University High School among the best in the country.

Tim Steller: Board should reject required 9th-grade multiculturalism class proposed for TUSD

Tucson Unified School District administrators surprised the school board last week by revealing they want to require a ninth-grade multiculturalism course at three high schools - before the board has even seen or approved the curriculum.

Tim Steller: With more aerials drones, our privacy in border region is up in the air

Residents of Southern Arizona's borderlands are on a frontier, but it's not the one they're used to.

Tim Steller: Parents need to support their kids - to a point

"What happened is a terrible thing, but I know that my kids have nothing to do with it. I know it. I am mother. I know my kids. I know my kids. Really, my kids would never get involved with anything like that."

Tim Steller: Is the Eckstrom era really over?

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Tim Steller: Is the Eckstrom era really over?

Jennifer Eckstrom

Tim Steller: Is the Eckstrom era really over?

South Tucson leaders call it a new era for the city. We'll see.

Tim Steller: Tim Steller: I went out on an African sumac limb - and fell off

African sumac, not native to the Tucson area, is not a good alternative to palm trees. The Arizona Native Plant Society calls it an "invasive weed."

Tim Steller: I went out on an African sumac limb - and fell off

So much for working from home. Sitting in my backyard and writing last week, I was seduced by a pretty tree waving at me in the breeze. It was an African sumac, and I pointed to that species in last Wednesday's column - on the scourge of palm trees - as an example of a good non-native tree t…

Tim Steller: Yet another child dies - Are we doing all we can?

We're already forgetting Adyson Gaxiola. When the toddler died of abuse March 15, at 18 months old, it merited a short item in this paper.

Tim Steller: Mean-spirited bathroom bill singles out transgender people

You've probably been traumatized over the last 14 years by all the transgender people in locker rooms and public restrooms around Tucson.

Tim Steller: Border shuttles belie their bad rep

Chances are, if you think of border shuttles at all, you think of them as road hazards or smuggling vehicles.

Tim Steller: Border shuttles belie their bad rep

José Valenzuela, left, his wife, Francisca Valdéz, and their son, Juan, 13, use shuttles for part of their biannual trip to Los Angeles.

Star gets approval to sue over papers in Loughner case

The Arizona Daily Star was given the go-ahead to sue the Pima County Sheriff's Department over its refusal to release documents related to its investigation of mass shooter Jared Lee Loughner.

Tim Steller: NRA's 2-faced stance on mental illness

In January 2011, after a wildly psychotic Jared Loughner shot 19 people in Tucson, the National Rifle Association still wanted to make it easier for people judged mentally ill to rearm themselves.