Email Author Monica Alonzo
Awards
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2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published December 16, 2010
"Cloaked Brutality"
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2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published August 12, 2010
"Seized"
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2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards
Valley Fever
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2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 16, 2010
"Culture of Cruelty"
2012 Stories by Monica Alonzo
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Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Snagging His Share of Air Time in the Wake of Elementary School Massacre
published Dec 28, 2012
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is slowly creeping back into the national spotlight -- going from defending half-naked photos of himself in front of the mirror posing in gray granny-style undies to sq... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Sal DiCiccio, Phoenix Councilman, Deserves Special Criticism For Approving $78,000-A-Year Pay Raise for Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos
published Dec 27, 2012
Phoenix Councilman Sal DiCiccio, who has spent the better part of the past two year railing about bloated government and excessive employee salaries, was the last person anyone expected to approve a m... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Among Esteemed Nominees for TPM's 2012 Golden Duke Awards
published Dec 26, 2012
Just two more days before Talking Points Memo (TPM), a lefty political website, announces the winners of its Sixth Annual Golden Duke Awards to recognize the "year's best purveyors of public corruptio... More >>
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Echo Magazine: Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and First Lady Nicole Stanton Named Man, Woman of the Year
published Dec 20, 2012
Echo Magazine has selected Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and his wife Nicole as man and woman of the year for taking a strong stance in support of the LGBT community. Here's an excerpt from the article ... More >>
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Paul Babeu Sticks It to Taxpayers and a Volunteer Rescue Team
published December 20, 2012
Emily Decker stands on a narrow ledge more than 80 feet above the desert floor, clinging to the side of Flatiron Peak, a massive tower of rock... More >>
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Gay City Officials Accused of Meddling in Phoenix PD Investigation
published December 6, 2012
Phoenix police Sergeant Mark Schweikert, supervisor of a former Phoenix police detective accused of having sex with two teenage boys, contends... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Sex With Minors: Supervisor of Detective Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Boys Claims Top City Officials Protected the Cop
published Dec 03, 2012
Phoenix police Sergeant Mark Schweikert, supervisor of a now-former Phoenix police detective accused of having sex with two teenage boys, claims that two city officials meddled in his efforts to deal ... More >>
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COVER STORY
Desecration: Unearthed Native Burial Site Causes Uproar
published November 29, 2012
The summer sky drizzles rain as Arden Kucate and Theresa Pasqual drive toward a nondescript field in eastern Arizona. On this overcast day in... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Superstition Search and Rescue Team Finds Human Remains in Same Area Where Missing Gold Prospector's Campsite Was Found in 2009
published Nov 26, 2012
Superstition Search and Rescue team members have located the remains of a man in the Superstition Mountains. Volunteers discovered the remains about a half-mile from the spot where Jesse Capen, a gol... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Gets Another Four Years, According to Early Results
published Nov 07, 2012
As midnight approaches, and Election Night results are still being processed, some races are too close to call. But it's pretty certain that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will maintain the lead he... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Richard Carmona Concedes U.S. Senate Race to Congressman Jeff Flake
published Nov 06, 2012
U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona says he has called Congressman Jeff Flake, his opponent in the race, and wished the victor well. Although not all of the precincts have been counted, ... More >>
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Richard Carmona, U.S. Senate Candidate, Trailing Congressman Jeff Flake, According to Early Results
published Nov 06, 2012
Several hundred Democrats gathered inside of a Tucson Marriott conference room are still waiting to hear from U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona and other Election Night candidates. It's about th... More >>
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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Has Wide, and Early Lead
published Nov 06, 2012
With results in from about half of the precincts in Pinal County, voters are giving Sheriff Paul Babeu an early -- and likely permanent -- lead over his challengers Ty Morgan and Kevin Taylor. Accor... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Pinal County's Top Cop: Three-Way Race Between Paul Babeu, Ty Morgan and Kevin Taylor
published Nov 06, 2012
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, who easily beat out his fellow Republicans in the August primary, is no doubt hoping for a repeat performance against his general Election Day challengers. He's faci... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Rich Carmona, U.S. Senate Candidate, Spends Election Day Rallying the Troops
published Nov 06, 2012
U.S. Senate candidate Rich Carmona started Election Day in South Phoenix with Mayor Greg Stanton, rallying the troops who have been working all year to boost support for the former U.S. Surgeon Genera... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Headmaster Erik Twist Apologizes For Violating State Law By Using School As Platform to Advocate "No" Vote On School-Funding Proposition 204
published Nov 05, 2012
Eric Twist, headmaster of Archway Classical Academy Veritas, issued an apology to parents for using his office, along with the school's e-mail contact list and its office manager, to blast Proposition... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Goldwater Library Proposal Prematurely Celebratedr Proponents Have Millions to Raise and Don't Own Goldwater Documents, Archives
published Nov 05, 2012
Phoenix has been blasted by The Republic because it believes the city wrecked its chances to house a Barry Goldwater Library. There's been considerable angst over the city not jumping on a project tha... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
GOP, Congressman Jeff Flake, Under Fire Over Misleading Robocalls, State Democrats Ask FBI to Investigate Congressman's Calls
published Nov 05, 2012
Carl Blackburn's answering machine picked up a curious robocall from the Arizona Republican Party a couple days ago -- and it sounded like the local Catholic church was directly urging voters to vote ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
El Mirage Mayor Laments That Complaining Residents are Uninformed, but Doesn't Inform Them about City Presentations Offered to, Um, Inform Them
published Nov 02, 2012
El Mirage Mayor Lana Mook bemoans that residents in her community are lodging fact-starved concerns and complaints with the city. Her solutionr She gets city employees to address these oft-complain... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Senators John McCain, Jon Kyl Upset Their Praise for Senate Candidate Richard Carmona Surfaced in Campaign Ad A Decade Later
published Oct 26, 2012
The campaign ads are showing no signs of slowing in the heated race for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat. Congressman Jeff Flake, who is endorsed by Arizona Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, has been maki... More >>
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Jeff Flake, U.S. Senate Candidate, Says He's Opposed to Budget Earmarks, But Looked the Other Way When it was Politically Convenient
published Oct 25, 2012
Congressman Jeff Flake, who is running for U.S. Senate against former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona, says he doesn't like earmarks, which some call "pork barrel spending." He certainly has earne... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
United Road Towing, Phoenix's Official Tow Company, Settled Lawsuit Over Discrimination of Disabled Employees
published Oct 25, 2012
United Road Towing, a company with a multimillion dollar monopoly towing cars for the Phoenix Police Department, has a questionable track record of dealing with its employees -- and its subsidiaries h... More >>
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El Mirage Officials Throw Up Roadblocks for Councilman Who Wants to Host Meet-and-Greet With City Residents
published Oct 22, 2012
El Mirage Councilman Jim McPhetres wants to hang out at the city-owned El Mirage Senior Center once a month, invite residents to stop by and chat about city issues. But, city officials are not making... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Tosses Armed Militia into Tense Border Environment With Poorly Trained Border Patrol Agents
published Oct 20, 2012
A recipe for disaster: U.S Customs and Border Patrol's lax policies over the use of lethal force. Inadequately trained agents sent to patrol rough desert terrain blanketed with fear and tension that... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Congressman Jeff Flake's Attack Ad Against Opponent Rich Carmona Features Woman Who Exaggerated Her Resume for Nation's Top Health Adviser
published Oct 18, 2012
One of the latest political ads that's emerged in the fight for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat attacks Democrat Richard Carmona over an incident he says never happened. Congressman Jeff Flake, the ... More >>
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