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L.S. “Butch” Mazzuca
Columnist, Photographer

7590 E Rudasill Rd
Tucson, AZ 85750

Direct: 303-882-5588
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Recent Commentaries

How many times have we found ourselves in a situation when afterwards we say to ourselves “If only I had said…” and replay the situation in our heads repeatedly until we get ‘what we wished we had said,’ just right.  But of course, that’s little more than mental...

There is no debate!

Perhaps the most concerning aspect of the climate debate is that there is no debate.  The cancel culture and the media have conspired to silence those brave enough to dissent.  Honest scientists must now be careful about circulating data that debunks the assumptions...

The greatest threat to this nation…

The greatest threat to this country does not come from China or Russia or North Korea – it comes from the lack of responsible citizenship.  Citizenship can be defined as the relationship between the individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance, and...

The last piece of the puzzle

There’s an old saying, “When people reveal to you who they are, it’s wise to believe them.”  And as we watch the unraveling of our country, it’s worth paying attention to the things those in power have said.  And I’d like to begin with our former president and first...

REALLY hot summer nights!

Bobbi and I just completed our first summer in Tucson.  Well, I can’t say we weren’t warned - Arizona gets HOT! in the summertime, an understatement if there ever was one.  Nonetheless, with low humidity it hasn’t been unbearable, and like people in many places in the...

What if we went to war…and lost!

Most people don’t know Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, the man Joe Biden put forth to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  One of the most interesting things about General Brown is his meteoric rise from Colonel (O-6) to Lieutenant General (O-9) in...

Where do we find such men?

On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 9:30 PM Colonel Walter R. Ledbetter USMC Retired, passed away at the age of 94.  He completed this last mission and now may he rest in peace. For those who knew him understood he was special kind of Marine and more importantly, a...

Dante’s Inferno

A little more than a year ago the Biden administration issued an executive order directing the Office of Science and Technology Policy to prepare a report on the risks and benefits of creating a digital dollar for the U.S., i.e., a CBDC, or a ‘central bank digital...

The Changing College Campus

“Be trendy but not too trendy, modest but not too modest, fit in but be unique,”  says Trisha Addicks, CEO of the Georgia-based sorority consulting firm It’s All Greek to Me, where parents can hire her firm for a mere $4,000 to cover such topics as what to wear, how...