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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1996 Stories by Amy Silverman

• He's Been Mean for 14 Years!

  published December 19, 1996

  The King of Mean As the senior member of the House of Representatives, Don Aldridge has had more time than any of his colleagues--14 years,... More >>

• There's a new Speaker of the House and he's the meanest! He's . . .

  published December 19, 1996

  Every Rep At the Capitol Likes Lawmaking a lot. But the AldGrinch, Who lives just north of the Capitol, ... More >>

• Top Legal Official Investigated

  published December 12, 1996

  The State Bar of Arizona has asked a retired judge to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Bruce Hamilton, the agency's longtime... More >>

• The Art of Darkness

  published November 28, 1996

  Joe Young lives in a modest brick house with a broken garage door. The garage itself doubles as Young's paint-spattered studio, where the Arizona... More >>

• My Dog Is Lost! Details at 10.

  published November 21, 1996

  It was to be Maggie's first airplane ride. She was flying to Los Angeles to lose her virginity. And there were other reasons for her to be... More >>

• We're Setting Trends Again

  published November 7, 1996

  In the late 1980s, the name Charlie Keating became a national symbol of fraud within the S&L industry. Now, in 1996, Maricopa County itself... More >>

• DOR Jam

  published November 7, 1996

  By nearly any standard, 80-year-old Vivian Martin is a model citizen. She has never--ever--missed an opportunity to vote. Her modest west... More >>

• Halloween VI: Election Fright!

  published October 31, 1996

  Forgery. Lies. Organized crime. Multimillion-dollar transactions. Two guys in dark suits with expensive haircuts. It sounds like a B-movie,... More >>

• Lady Sings the Blues--Again

  published October 17, 1996

  Whoever whispered, "Build it, and they will come," obviously wasn't speaking to Andrea Zuhri-Adams. In 1993, Zuhri-Adams, an African... More >>

• Heavy Competition

  published October 17, 1996

  Dave Alexander is on his hands and knees in front of the VCR. After shuffling through a pile of videotapes, he pops one in and--with... More >>

• He's Got a Lot of Baggage

  published October 3, 1996

  What do high-profile political campaigns and misplaced luggage have in common? Nothing--and that's why Griffin Merkel is smiling. In... More >>

• Pay Ball!

  published September 19, 1996

  Maricopa County residents who voted in the September 10 primary were given a pamphlet detailing propositions they'll see on the November 5 general... More >>

• The Shape of Things to Con

  published August 29, 1996

  Snell Johnson was in trouble. A successful businessman one day, the target of an SEC investigation the next. So begins a 1992 segment of... More >>

• A Self-Interested Party

  published August 15, 1996

  State Representative David Eberhart is a mild-mannered civil engineer from Peoria. In 1995, his fellow Republicans chose him to replace his more... More >>

• A Cop on the Beat

  published August 1, 1996

  Info:Correction Date: August 15, 1996 A Cop on the Beat Assaults on his girlfriend and a litany of other conduct violations got Fred... More >>

• Party Crasher

  published July 25, 1996

  How many Democrats named Stuart does it take to challenge Congressman John Shadegg? Just one. And that makes Stuart Starky mad. ... More >>

• Simply Stunning

  published July 11, 1996

  U.S. Department of Justice investigation into conditions at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails documents what inmates and prison rights... More >>

• A Cinematic Affair

  published July 11, 1996

  Treatment: War of the Roses meets The Money Pit meets The Player. Scene 1: A summer day in present time, early morning, a quiet neighborhood... More >>

• The Smutty Professor

  published June 20, 1996

  YOU ARE HEREBY INVITED TO ATTEND the celebration of the completion of our first ASU Law School semester. It will be the "Mother of all 1L... More >>

• Nothing for Money

  published June 13, 1996

  As an eligibility clerk for the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Gloria-Jean Clarke spent her days with poor people, signing them up for... More >>

• Death and Laxness

  published June 6, 1996

  Jose Rodriquez died just before noon, curled up on a mattress on a concrete floor, his head resting in his own vomit. For days before his... More >>

• There She Isn't

  published May 30, 1996

  Like many people with the AIDS virus, Nancy Williams is trying to educate the public about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. During the past two years,... More >>

• 20/20 Out of Focus

  published May 23, 1996

  It would be an understatement to say that Arizona U.S. Attorney Janet Napolitano doesn't see eye to eye with ABC's 20/20. Napolitano, her... More >>

• Will America West Fly Away?

  published May 16, 1996

  As part of its strategy to emerge from bankruptcy, America West Airlines combined its marketing and passenger-flow services with Houston-based... More >>

• Eruv Awakening

  published May 9, 1996

  Where to begin? Goldstein is a learned man--a Harvard-educated lawyer. Moreover, as an Orthodox Jew, he spends each... More >>