By Steve Christy As I begin this month’s column, I want to state up front and clearly: I am not in favor of underage smoking and vaping. I am not in favor of anyone, at any age, smoking or...
Category - Politics
District 4 Update – April 2026
I could hear it all the way down here in my office downtown. The collective sigh of relief from many of us in the community now...
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Have you ever found yourself fantasizing about how you would spend the money if you won one of those mega-lotteries? Of course...
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An on-going topic of interest to our community has been the long-awaited development of what is now known as Vail Crossings. Your...
Read More District 4 Update – January 2026
As we ring in the New Year, I’m taking this opportunity to partner with Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy to call your attention to the...
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District 4 Updates: August ’19
By Steve Christy Our country is currently in the throes of border, humanitarian, and immigration crises. Not since the Vietnam War have I seen such divisiveness and polarization...
District 4 Updates: July 19
By Article Author For many years now, one of the most contentious issues facing our southeast regional community has been over a neighborhood construction project simply known as the “Bike...
District 4 Updates: May 2019
By Steve Christy As a native of Pima County, mining has always been of particular interest to me, and I’m sure to all of us who live, work, and invest in our community. After all, mining...
Protestors Rally Against Proposed Rosemont Mine
By Don McGee, Sandy West and Mari Sorri More than 500 people gathered in front of the Tucson Federal Building on Saturday, April 13th to protest Rosemont Copper, an open pit mine planned...
Teacher Shortage in Arizona
By Stacy Winstryg Arizona continues to face a teacher shortage even after Governor Doug Ducey announced his plan to raise teacher salaries 20 percent by 2020. And earlier this year, he made...
Voting Guide for 2019 Published
By Article Author The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson (LWVGT) has produced their 2019 “Citizen’s Directory of Elected Officials” for members of the Southern Arizona community. It...
District 4 Updates April 2019: Safety and Speeding on...
By Steve Christy Given the response received by our District 4 office and the KGUN9 TV News, it is apparent that many of you watched Allen “Big Al” Kath’s Operation Safe Roads segment...
Rosemont Copper Awards Local Schools Grants
By Article Author Rosemont Copper, Hudbay Arizona Business Unit, has awarded eight public schools representing six different school districts nearly $15,000 in grants supporting STEEAM...
Good News! Houghton Road Improvement Plan
by Supervisor Steve Christy This month’s Vail Voice column allows me to announce some terrific news. I’ll begin by sharing some information directly from the Pima County administrator’s...