It’s time for another goodbye

here at Tucson Weekly. I’m sad to note that staff reporter Kathleen B. Kunz is leaving us to explore a possible career in the legal field. Kathleen came on board with us while she was still a senior at the UA School of Journalism after we were impressed with the work she did as an intern. She’s covered cops, education, evictions, local government and a whole lot more in the two years she’s been here. We wish her the best of luck as she sets out on her next adventure.

Before she departs, though, Kathleen has a swan song for us: She brings us a report on the race between Republican Steve Spain and Democrat Rex Scott for the District 1 seat now held by the retiring Ally Miller on the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

Coming on board to replace Kathleen this week is Nicole Ludden, who graduated summa cum laude from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism earlier this year. During her college years, Nicole worked as a features reporter and fact-checker at the Arizona Republic, an investigative reporter with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and a borderlands reporter for Cronkite News, among other accomplishments. While working on her high school newspaper, Nicole “fell in love with being able to write for others by amplifying their voices through my journalism.” We can’t wait to see what she does for us.

Elsewhere in this week’s edition, we bring you an excerpt from UA journalism professor Mort Rosenblum’s new book, Saving Our World from Trump. Mort is a longtime foreign correspondent who has taken his vows of objectivity seriously—but Trump’s presidency has been enough to make him break those vows. Rosenblum looks at Trump’s environmental record in “Fresh Hope Atop Hell’s Backbone.”

You’ll also find Tom Danehy’s column taking a look at some of the odd names on this week’s ballot; managing editor Austin Counts previews what you can taste at a whole bunch of restaurants during Sonoran Restaurant Week; Cannabis 520 columnist David Abbott looks at what’s happening with certification centers during the pandemic.

A final note: If you’re interested in voting this year, make sure you’re registered by midnight on Oct. 5 or else you’re out of luck!

Jim Nintzel

Executive Editor

Hear Nintz talk about the latest news on Wednesday mornings during The Frank Show on KLPX, 96.1 FM.

This article appears in Oct 1-7, 2020.

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4 replies on “Editor’s Note: Comings and Goings”

  1. We all wish Kunz well. She did a fairly reasonable job covering the Oro Valley cabal. We can only hope that Ms Ludden will dig a little deeper. Maybe someone will have the courage to ask Winfield, Barrett and Jones-Ivey how could they endorse a candidate with a history of attempting to defund the police and another who has a documented record of threatening to kill a fellow employee at his workplace. Another interesting topic might be the Pima County Attorney’s office investigation into the misuse of Executive sessions by Winfield. There is a lot going on in Oro Valley that should be brought to the attention of the Oro Valley residents but it does require a little digging.

  4. Letter to the Editor:

    15 years ago the Tucson Weekly aggressively advocated for Isabel Garcia, Derechos Humanos and the rest of the Open Borders, Pro Raza Lobby. In 2006 15,000 marched in Tucson’s streets carrying Mexican flags, shouting “Viva La Raza”, demanding permanent open borders and reunification with Mexico.

    Anyone who objected and stood in their way was labeled “racist.”

    Today, the country and Pima County have massively changed. The Wall is going up. We no longer see Mexican flags waving in the streets and crowds shouting “Viva La Raza!”

    What happened to the marchers and the Mexican Flags? What happened to Isabel Garcia and the Raza Movement? What happened to the 15 people who, on April 10, 2006 defied the 15,000, burned 2 Mexican flags and declared:

    “Arizona will never again be Mexico. Here in Pima County we Americans will make our stand!”

    Is it not yet time for the Tucson Weekly to perform its function as a source for community news and NOT simply as a vehicle for left wing propaganda and spin?

    I am now writing a book on that era, working title “The Battle for Armory Park” A first draft of the first 4 chapters may be found here:

    https://www.scribd.com/document/474933430/…

    Roy Warden

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