One time, I was interviewing this old guy and he went on and on about how important good journalism is to democracy. You could tell he really believed it.

That old guy’s name was Walter Cronkite .

I interviewed him in his office several years ago, and his words and passion for good journalism have never been more important or rung so true.

And The Arizona Republic provides plenty of it. Whether it’s local news and sports, expert looks at the dining scene, tough coverage of politics or informed opinions about what’s going on in the Valley and the world, The Republic and azcentral.com offer all this in addition to, if I might twist your arm a bit, my media criticism and commentary and movie and TV reviews .

And if there is one thing that’s true about providing such thorough coverage

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