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Dear Tucsonan,

Whether you are a fellow news junkie, a business owner who needs up-to-date information, or a voter trying to make sense of the issues, accurate and timely reporting is vital to a healthy community.

But our sources of quality news are vanishing. People are astounded to learn that there are hundreds of fewer reporters watching Southern Arizona than there were a few years ago, but it's true.

No one asked you if you’d miss the Tucson Citizen when it stopped publication after 138 years. No one asked whether it was a good idea for other local print outlets to slash their reporting staffs and freelance budgets, or if local TV and radio stations should cut their already slim news teams.

No one asked if out-of-town chain media corporations should lay off scores of local journalists or quietly leave positions unfilled. No one asked you if less coverage of the City Council, Rio Nuevo or border issues was a good idea.

A smarter Tucson is a better Tucson

TucsonSentinel.com is asking you.

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Stand with the Sentinel and keep watching Tucson.

Dylan Smith

Editor & Publisher

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