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L.S. “Butch” Mazzuca
Columnist, Photographer

7590 E Rudasill Rd
Tucson, AZ 85750

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Recent Commentaries

America’s changing cultural landscape

During a recent conversation about changing attitudes in America a dear friend said to me, “Butch our time is past.”  But my friend’s words didn’t really resonate until I read an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch...

Just a thought!

I believe it would benefit the country greatly if Trump and the Republicans commited to not pushing thru a Supreme Court nominee until after  the election is settled and the new or current president resumes his term in office, and the new congress is sworn in; and in...

Suppose it were Trump

YipitData data research notes that Netflix lost 8 times its usual number of subscribers following a backlash for streaming the controversial film Cuties.  If you haven’t heard of Cuties, Google it and prepare to be disgusted. At the same time, Barack and Michelle...

Hot Summer Nights

I feel truly blessed to live in the Vail Valley; but the period between June and August has never really felt like summer to me. I grew up on Chicago’s West Side, far removed from the almost idyllic climate of Colorado’s mountains. To us summer nights meant heat...

Paper or Plastic?

Few things elicit more pushback than when someone has the audacity to question any aspect of the Green New Deal.  Last week I wrote “First Do No Harm” for the Vail Daily.  It was a commentary detailing how the lack the economic resources and infrastructure (solvent...

First Do No Harm!

Many believe the phrase "First do no harm" is part of the Hippocratic oath; it’s not, nonetheless it’s considered canon for those involved in medicine and bioethics and is a basic principle taught in healthcare-providing classes.  The takeaway is that, in certain...

Go Figure!

I just found this article on Town Hall.  According to the NY Times, potentially 90 percent of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 have such insignificant amounts of the virus present in their bodies that such individuals do not need to isolate nor are they...

Just Sayin’

It is not a coincidence that the cities with the greatest homeless problems are also the cities that have incorporated the most restrictive building codes. Facebook and Twitter have become the preferred platform for those who prefer outrage, extremism and hostility to...