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Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 8, 2010

  "Gold Rush"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 25, 2010

  "Chronic Future"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 15, 2009

  "Concrete Bungle"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  SCA Scandal

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Valley Fever

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 19, 2007

  "Money for Nothing"

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published May 31, 2007

  "What Happened in Vegas..."

• 2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 31, 2007

  "What Happened in Vegas..."

• 2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 8, 2007

  "Gotcha!"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 16, 2006

  "ICE Meltdown"

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2008 Stories by Ray Stern

• Paul Newman, Corporation Commission Candidate, Reportedly Toked Up in '04

  published Oct 13, 2008

  By Ray Stern A Border Patrol checkpoint nailed Paul Newman, an Arizona Corporation Commission candidate and current Cochise County Supervisor, for driving with pot residue in his county car four ye... More >>

• Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Throw Your Newspaper in the Garbage

  published Oct 06, 2008

  By Ray Stern Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio urges the public to trash the Valley's two largest daily newspapers in his new campaign ad (above). Wonder if the Arizona Republic's strongly endors... More >>

• East Valley Tribune Layoff List Includes Many Longtime Local Journos

  published Oct 06, 2008

  Jim Ripley, the Trib's executive editor, will reportedly retire in January. By Ray Stern The layoffs at the East Valley Tribune went deep, affecting some of the most prominent bylines at the paper,... More >>

• East Valley Tribune to be Gutted in a Massive Downsizing

  published Oct 06, 2008

  By Ray Stern The East Valley Tribune will publish just four days a week, lose its Scottsdale and Tempe coverage and undergo massive layoffs, according to sources who just attended a meeting with th... More >>

• Andrew Thomas' Sweetheart Deal Part Two: KFYI Gets Special Treatment, Too

  published Oct 02, 2008

  By Ray Stern First, thank you to "John," who posted a comment on my previous blog post today, pointing out that KFYI also had an article about the illegal immigration report that had been released ... More >>

• KTAR and Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Sweetheart Deal Keeps On Giving

  published Oct 02, 2008

  By Ray Stern Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has put together an intriguing report with lots of statistics about illegal immigration and crime. But I can't share any details about it with y... More >>

• Virginia Madsen Pimps Botox While Getting Out the Vote

  published Oct 02, 2008

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• The Riflemen: Phoenix PD Going For Max Firepower

  published Oct 01, 2008

  By Ray Stern In Phoenix, you never know when you need spray a city street with high-powered slugs from an assault rifle. That's apparently the thinking behind the Phoenix City Council's decision th... More >>

• Police State: How the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency Turned All Local Authorities Into La Migra

  published October 2, 2008

  Alexis Estrada-Garcia of Guadalajara, Mexico, must have been surprised when the officer asked for her identification. She was just a passenger in... More >>

• KTVK Reporter Carey Pena vs. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas

  published Sep 20, 2008

  Channel 3's Carey Pena By Ray Stern My head is still reeling after talking last week to Channel 3 news reporter Carey Pena and Andrew Thomasites Jason Rose and Barnett Lotstein. With Rose and Lots... More >>

• Photo Radar Activist Arrested Again At Scottsdale Protest Is Suspected Fraudster

  published Sep 19, 2008

  By Ray Stern Scottsdale police swooped down on a peaceful photo radar protest last night and arrested activist Jason Shelton [pictured] for the second time in three weeks. As one photo-radar watch... More >>

• Boxing Match That Injured Officer Should Have Been Stopped Sooner, Spectator Says

  published Sep 16, 2008

  By Ray Stern Blair Roberts and his wife rose to their feet in the third round of a charity boxing match on Friday between a Phoenix police officer and a local firefighter. But it wasn't to cheer. ... More >>

• Phoenix Police Officer Critical After Charity Boxing Match

  published Sep 15, 2008

  By Ray Stern Phoenix Police Officer Barry Scott [pictured] was "fighting for his life" Monday after an unsanctioned boxing event on Friday night at Fort McDowell Casino, police say. Sergeant Andy ... More >>

• Dan Pochoda of ACLU Found Not Guilty of Trespassing; Third High-Profile Loss For Prosecutor Lisa Aubuchon

  published Sep 09, 2008

  By Ray Stern The arrest of Dan Pochoda, legal director for the state's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, was yet another example of the heavy-handedness by the Maricopa County Sheriff'... More >>

• Scottsdale Photo Radar Van Protesters May Be Hit With Additional Charges

  published Sep 09, 2008

  By Ray Stern Two local activists face potential disorderly conduct charges after allegedly holding signs up on August 27 in front of a Scottsdale photo radar van, an incident New Times covered in a... More >>

• Andrew Thomas Invents New Type of Crime: "Latin America-Style Violence"

  published Sep 08, 2008

  By Ray Stern There's your typical, garden-variety USA-style violence. Even worse, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas seems to imply in his latest press release, is the dreaded "Latin America-S... More >>

• Terri Ouellette, "Craft Queen," Pitches Book For Crafty Ex-con Kevin Trudeau

  published Sep 05, 2008

  By Ray Stern Terri, no! That cherubic face. The mommy image. The craft show. It all makes me wonder: What's a nice, local gal like Terri Ouellette doing making commercials for a scoundrel like Kev... More >>

• "Live Bloggers" On Channel 12: Technologically Advanced [and Totally Ridiculous]

  published Sep 05, 2008

  By Ray Stern How much thought should I put into this blogr Should I publish every newly formed or silly thought rattling around in my brainr If I did, I'd be approaching the experiment of "live bl... More >>

• Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Office Exonerates Deputy Of Racial Profiling

  published Sep 04, 2008

  By Ray Stern As predicted in this blog, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office decided Deputy Jesus Cosme did not commit racial profiling in a traffic stop described by the East Valley Tribune. Oddl... More >>

• Dan Saban, King of the Undervotes

  published Sep 04, 2008

  By Ray Stern As New Times reported yesterday, when Republicans in Maricopa County saw Andrew Thomas' name on Tuesday's ballot, nearly 18 percent chose not to vote for County Attorney. But Dan Saba... More >>

• Andrew Thomas Repels More Republican Voters Than Sheriff or County Recorder

  published Sep 03, 2008

  By Ray Stern Nearly 18 percent of Republican voters in Tuesday's primary election chose to vote for nobody instead of incumbent Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Such "undervotes" always tur... More >>

• Hang Glider Pilot Who Forgot To Buckle Up Was Local Realtor, Father

  published Sep 03, 2008

  By Ray Stern What happened to hang glider pilot Kunio Yoshimura on Saturday was the sort of fatal blunder that reads like fodder for a Darwin award. As local news reports like ... More >>

• Scottsdale Arrests Photo Radar Protester, But Did Police Break His Toe, Toor

  published Aug 29, 2008

  By Ray Stern Quirky is the word that comes to mind to describe the cast of characters surrounding the arrest of a man on Wednesday during a protest of a photo radar van in Scottsdale. Several news... More >>

• Sarah Palin VP Pick Has Media Calling Former New Times Writer Brendan Joel Kelley

  published Aug 29, 2008

  Brendan Joel Kelley By Ray Stern Darrell Ankarlo, right-wing talk show host for KTAR radio (92.3 FM), treated his listeners this morning to a rundown on Sarah Palin by former Phoenix New Times music... More >>

• Andrew Thomas' Office Puts Man Who Filed Racial Discrimination Complaint On Paid Leave For Eight Months, Lawyer Says

  published Aug 28, 2008

  By Ray Stern Racial discrimination and retaliation is rampant at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, according to an anonymous letter received this week by New Times. A local lawyer for one of t... More >>