Email Author Amy Silverman

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published January 20, 2011

  "Unbalanced"

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Shadow Dwellers"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - National Mental Health Association Media Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Suicidal Tendencies"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 5, 2009

  "Losing Erica"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 8, 2009

  "Saving Alex"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published September 11, 2008

  "Mommy Dearest"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 7, 2008

  "Postmodern McCain"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 16, 2008

  "Love the War, Neglect the Warrior"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 7, 2008

  "Postmodern McCain"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 14, 2008

  "The Daily Show"

• 2007 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published November 2, 2006

  "Teenage Wasteland"

• 2006 - Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, published November 25, 2004

  "Up the Down Staircase"

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1995 Stories by Amy Silverman

• Welfare That Doesn't Work

  published December 28, 1995

  This is a time for action. It's a time to move beyond rhetoric and cosmetics. It's a time to take bold steps to ensure that children get whatever... More >>

• Upon Further Review

  published December 14, 1995

  A special review by the Arizona auditor general raises questions about how the Attorney General's Office spends millions of dollars each year in... More >>

• Who Pooped on the Scoop?

  published November 30, 1995

  When a black Labrador named Moose lost his life last month after eating a bowl of antifreeze-laced cat food, the Arizona Republic was there. The... More >>

• Trophy Strife

  published November 23, 1995

  Last year, sculptor Randy Schmidt created trophies for Downtown Phoenix Partnership's new community service award, known by the acronym DREAMR.... More >>

• A Pack of Trouble

  published November 9, 1995

  Thinking of dropping off a stray dog at the Arizona Humane Society? Sorry, these days you're barking up the wrong tree. For 37 years,... More >>

• Shelter Skelter

  published October 26, 1995

  If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, The Open Door Shelter must be a rest stop along the way. It's supposed to be a place where... More >>

• A COP EXONERATED

  published September 28, 1995

  On September 18, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Susan Bolton quietly dismissed criminal charges against Lorne Shantz, the state Department... More >>

• OUTING INFILL

  published September 21, 1995

  Quail race across a secluded Phoenix street where Gretchen Freeman and her husband will soon break ground on a new home. Their future backyard... More >>

• FEDS PROBE ALLEGED ABUSE IN COUNTY JAILJOE ARPAIO'S FAMOUS JAIL IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

  published August 31, 1995

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio likes to boast about all the attention he receives from the national media, mostly for the spartan life of jail... More >>

• AWOL FLOWERA TOUTED JEWELRY DESIGNER AND BUSINESS WHIZ, FACING FRAUD CHARGES, APPARENTLY SKIPS TOWN

  published August 23, 1995

  Sue Ellen Allen once wore a crystal-studded frog pin on the back of her blouse, hoping to get attention for her costume-jewelry business. The... More >>

• PROSECUTION OF AN INFORMATION HIGHWAY PATROLMAN

  published June 29, 1995

  Lorne Shantz looks like a cop, even out of uniform. He's so fresh-scrubbed he could have walked a beat in Mayberry, but instead he got a job as a... More >>

• SUSPENDED ANIMATIONPROHIBITED FROM PRACTICING LAW, CUSTODY ATTORNEY BOB HIRSCHFELD WON'T GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT

  published June 15, 1995

  Bob Hirschfeld, fathers'-rights custody lawyer, keeps the door of his Phoenix office locked during business hours. Unexpected visitors are... More >>

• UP THE FIFE STAIRCASE

  published June 1, 1995

  By now, everyone knows that Governor J. Fife Symington III has legislative approval to remodel his offices, which inhabit the top two floors of... More >>

• A KILLER CONVENTION

  published May 25, 1995

  The middle-aged clerk at the sundry shop touches her brown, feathered hair, gazing appreciatively at the bodies pushing into the main exhibit hall... More >>

• JAILHOUSE ROCK THE BOATINMATE WHO BLEW WHISTLE ON MAIL-BURNING NOW A "SUPERMAXIMUM-SECURITY" RISK

  published May 18, 1995

  Bryan Gilliam knows that crime doesn't pay; the 20-year-old is serving a five-year sentence for car theft. Now he may be learning that... More >>

• A CFC PRIMER

  published May 11, 1995

  Some people believe that all manufacture, sale and use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) will be banned as of January 1, 1996--and that the world will... More >>

• STATE SECRETS

  published May 4, 1995

  Last week, the Arizona Press Club presented its first-ever Brick Wall Award to Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, because he tends to ignore... More >>

• FREON EASY

  published May 4, 1995

  Scott Bundgaard used to believe that chlorofluorocarbons--most commonly known by the trade name Freon--were depleting the Earth's ozone layer... More >>

• MANAGEMENT OR BUST

  published April 13, 1995

  Debby Kosobucki vividly recalls her first gig as a topless dancer. It was 1984, and she was 28 years old. She had fled a broken marriage,... More >>

• POST TOASTIESPRISON INMATES CLAIM CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS TORCHED THEIR MAIL

  published March 23, 1995

  In recent months, government officials have challenged Arizona prison inmates' rights to receive magazines like Playboy in the mail. The courts... More >>

• FELLED TREES, SHREDDED DOCUMENTSBIOLOGIST CLAIMS FOREST SERVICE DESTROYED DOCUMENTS ON TIMBER SALE

  published March 9, 1995

  It was October 1994, and Peter Galvin, a conservation biologist, was studying trees slated for logging in Apache-Sitgreaves National... More >>

• THE POLLUTION ALL-STARS

  published March 2, 1995

  For state Senator Jim Buster, environmental regulation is like a midway game named Whack-a-Mole played at the Yuma County Fair. As soon as... More >>

• IF YOUR HUSBAND IS GOING TO KILL YOU, PRESS 1NEW SYSTEM REDUCES SERVICES TO BATTERED WOMEN, CRITICS SAY

  published February 23, 1995

  Ann has three young children and a husband who held a gun to her head. "He threatened me in front of my kids, and my little boy... More >>

• CRIMES AGAINST NURTURE

  published February 2, 1995

  Jan Brooks was bustling about her new Mesa apartment, preparing for her daughter Ashley to come home from the hospital. It was June 9,... More >>

• PLAYING DRESS UP HE'S OUT OF PUBLIC OFFICE, BUT PAUL JOHNSON IS NOT OUT OF PUBLIC POLICY

  published January 26, 1995

  As the mayor of Phoenix, he pushed for a dress code in local public schools. As a candidate for governor, he called for a statewide dress code.... More >>