Early primary-election voting is underway as of July 29—and that means the Tucson Weekly‘s political push is also underway.
This week’s issue includes our endorsements in contested races of importance to Southern Arizona; check them out here (unless you’re afraid of zombies).
A good chunk of our Currents section this week is also dedicated to political previews and other election coverage. Expect that to continue not only through the Aug. 24 primary Election Day; you can count on hefty political coverage all the way through the Nov. 2 general election and beyond.
Of course, in this modern age, our political coverage goes well beyond the stuff we throw into the print version. Be sure to check The Range, our daily dispatch, at blog.TucsonWeekly.com, for breaking news, insightful analysis and links to compelling coverage elsewhere on the Internet. You’ll also find some … well, unusual stuff being put together by our web producer, Nick Smith, that is exclusive to TucsonWeekly.com. (For more on that, check out the Weekly Wide Web on Page 15).
Finally, we encourage you all to join the conversation and offer your own analysis and comments at TucsonWeekly.com, as well as our social-networking sites. If you’ve been (understandably) turned off by the trolls, racists and name-callers who lurk in the comments sections of other newspaper websites—like, say, the Arizona Daily Star‘s site—I encourage you to check out TucsonWeekly.com, where such losers are not welcome.
As always, thanks for reading.
This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2010.
“If you’ve been (understandably) turned off by the trolls, racists and name-callers who lurk in the comments sections of other newspaper websites—like, say, the Arizona Daily Star’s site…”
Exactly. I used to be a frequent contributor there but over time my participation has become less and less. For many of their posters it’s the same-ol’-same-ol’ every day. There is a large (and ever increasing) group that I simply scroll past. Sure helps to get through 100+comments quickly and I know I haven’t missed a thing.
Jimmy,
I just don’t know.
I am weary.
Trolls, racists, and name callers are wearing me down.
My mood is black.
My mother, is most likely dying of ovarian cancer.
The democracy, my 93 year old “war hero”, (greatest generation father) spent so much time lovingly teaching me about: is dying.
I am angry.
The nobility of the fourth estate ; which I was raised to revere: has all but vanished, at the very time we so desperately need it the most.
It is time to fight.
Robert Alexander Dumas