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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2000 Stories by Amy Silverman

• Lost Cause

  published December 7, 2000

  Arizona Common Cause -- the local affiliate of the national watchdog organization -- quietly closed its doors December 1. The abrupt end to the... More >>

• Devils' Advocate

  published November 30, 2000

  Karl Whitmire takes in strays. Cats, usually, but sometimes a dog. Once in a while, even a person. Billy Lyster was a stray of sorts -- cute and... More >>

• Here Comes the Fudge

  published October 12, 2000

  Lawyer Steve Silver has spent two decades in the Arizona Attorney General's Office, but he's better known in some Phoenix legal circles for his... More >>

• What's My Line?

  published October 5, 2000

  Jim Pederson has a dream. He wants to make the Arizona Legislature safe for democracy. That's a lofty goal for a man who's spent his career... More >>

• Unfinished Business

  published September 21, 2000

  On August 2, the Arizona Republic reported that its new CEO had resigned her position as a member of the board that runs Harrah's casinos,... More >>

• Community Jest

  published September 7, 2000

  In the quest to be noticed -- and, ultimately, elected -- some candidates hand out the strangest things. Two campaign seasons ago, the well-coifed... More >>

• Not Necessarily the News

  published September 7, 2000

  With less than a week to go before the primary, the hottest local story of this campaign season is one wholly created by the media. Last week,... More >>

• Docket Science

  published August 10, 2000

  If you're waiting for a civil trial in Maricopa County Superior Court, you may not get to tell it to the judge any time soon. The courts' new... More >>

• Meet the New Boss, Same As the Old Boss

  published August 10, 2000

  Last week, the nation's largest newspaper chain took ownership of the Arizona Republic. The first day was quiet, the only news the... More >>

• Throwing Precaution to the Wind

  published August 3, 2000

  Last year, an alleged assassination attempt by gang members against state department of corrections chief Terry Stewart led to the creation of... More >>

• Wash Daze

  published August 3, 2000

  Jay Blanchard is exhausted. "Please excuse the bags under my eyes," he says as he slaps a piece of lettuce on his lunch, tuna on whole wheat.... More >>

• The Doctor Is Out

  published July 27, 2000

  After a decade in the Vaginal Vault -- Dr. Brian Finkel's nickname for his medical office -- the Phoenix abortion provider is packing up his Elvis... More >>

• Son of Watergate

  published July 6, 2000

  In the wee hours of June 17, 1972, G. Gordon Liddy slipped into his bedroom and undressed quietly in the dark, hoping not to wake his wife,... More >>

• Dying Poets Society

  published June 22, 2000

  Karla Elling wanted to show her appreciation to the nurses at Scottsdale Village Square who had treated her father with dignity during his final... More >>

• Student, Teaching

  published June 1, 2000

  Like any good teacher, David Wadding wrote lesson plans, made up tests and offered seventh, eighth and ninth grade students one-on-one instruction... More >>

• Spender Bender

  published May 18, 2000

  A word of warning, my fellow Arizonans: The Legislature adjourned last month, which means it's high season for fund raising. The next time a... More >>

• Bad Sign

  published April 27, 2000

  Last week, the Arizona Reform Party suffered a setback in its quest to qualify for November's ballot when Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell... More >>

• Rights of Spring

  published April 27, 2000

  The pro-choice community in this state is in big trouble. May 1, the Arizona affiliate of NARAL (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights... More >>

• Scrubbed?

  published April 20, 2000

  Two years ago, Arizona voters approved the Clean Elections initiative, a law that offers public funding to state and legislative candidates who... More >>

• Taking Initiative

  published April 13, 2000

  Here are the texts of key initiatives for which organizers are seeking signatures in Arizona. With the exception of Healthy Arizona 2, Lee... More >>

• Master of Her Domain

  published March 23, 2000

  Maricopa County schools chief Sandra Dowling has been on a power trip for 11 years, and only two groups can stop her: the Arizona Legislature or... More >>

• Naval Gazing

  published March 9, 2000

  By the time you read this, Super Tuesday will be history, and the pundits will be gumming the results. Democrat Bill Bradley likely will say... More >>

• Haunted by Spirits

  published February 17, 2000

  Would United States Senator John McCain be a presidential contender if... More >>

• Prisoner of War Chest

  published February 10, 2000

  John McCain is using his Web site to raise millions of dollars in campaign contributions. Now let's see him use that Web site to let us in on who... More >>

• Flat Chance

  published January 27, 2000

  A scant three weeks before Arizona's GOP presidential primary, I wonder whatever happened to Steve Forbes. You remember Forbes -- nerdy rich... More >>