Email Author Ray Stern

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

• Janet Napolitano's "Holiday Tree" Flap Invokes Ire of Anti-Gay Right-Wing Blogger

  published Nov 24, 2008

  Conservatives have mixed feelings about what kind of job Janet Napolitano will do as Homeland Security chief, assuming she gets the job, especially on the subject of immigration. But today's post by... More >>

• Meet Nick: Republicans Shill Plush Toys in Desperate Push for Donations

  published Nov 21, 2008

  Times are tough for Republicans, (nationally, anyway). While the Web site for the Democratic National Committee Democrats offers contributors nothing but a T-shirt in return for a donation, the Rep... More >>

• BJU Apologizes for Past Hurtful Racial Policies; Leaves Hurtful Gay Policies in Place

  published Nov 21, 2008

  The Christian college infamous for its long-running ban on interracial dating put out a lengthy and seemingly heartfelt apology on Thursday for its bigoted past policies. Nowhere in the apology, ... More >>

• Andrew Thomas Wants Attorneys' Fees From New Times Over Newspaper's Lawsuit Against County

  published Nov 21, 2008

  Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas seeks to have an amended lawsuit by New Times against the county dismissed and force the newspaper to pay attorneys' fees. New Times sued the county earlier t... More >>

• Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputies Work Off-Duty at Nightclub Popular With Immigrants

  published Nov 21, 2008

  Club Cabo is the kind of nightclub that makes Mexicans feel at home, so to speak. With thumping Spanish-language and world music, plus bilingual employees, the downtown Mesa club has served the His... More >>

• Hot Links: Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Gets Red-Light Ticket; Stephenie Meyer Hottest Local Celebrity; Janet Napolitano to be "Moderate" on Immigration

  published Nov 21, 2008

  That maniac you saw a running a red light might have been Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. In a public confession, Gordon admits he ran a red light at the corner of 7th Street and Northern recently, netting... More >>

• Buddhist Temple Murders Killer's Conviction Overturned by Ninth Circuit Court

  published Nov 20, 2008

  The nightmare of the 1991 massacre at a Phoenix Buddhist temple resurfaced today after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of the triggerman in the slayings, Jonathan Doody ... More >>

• Jarrett Maupin, Former Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Arrested by Sheriff's Deputies

  published Nov 20, 2008

  Jarrett Maupin, a former candidate for Phoenix mayor, was arrested and booked into jail today by deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Details are scant at this point, but a news rele... More >>

• Jan Brewer's Blast from the Past, Courtesy of New Times

  published Nov 20, 2008

  We at New Times have fond memories of Secretary of State Jan Brewer -- we simply love foul-mouthed women like her. As the state prepares for a possible Brewer regime if Janet Napolitano flies the c... More >>

• Sonoran Alliance Political Blog Defends Its Use of Anonymous Writers

  published Nov 20, 2008

  The mostly anonymous hacks at the right-wing blog sonoranalliance.com take issue with a recent Valley Fever post about their use of unnamed writers, blabbering in an article yesterday that New Times... More >>

• Digital Billboards Coming to Town as Tolleson Okays New Signs

  published Nov 20, 2008

  More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the bi... More >>

• ASU's Research Magazine Eliminating 22-Year-Old Print Publication

  published Nov 20, 2008

  Arizona State University's award-winning, full-color Research magazine will publish its last issue in March -- another apparent victim of cost-cutting in the face of economic troubles. "We have bee... More >>

• Voters in Maricopa County and State Not Lazy Asses After All

  published Nov 20, 2008

  Initial reports of less-than-stellar voter turnout in the November 4 election brought cries of frustration from some officials: "It's extremely disappointing to me," Maricopa County Recorder Helen P... More >>

• Hot Links: Light Rail Extensions Not Coming Soon Enough for Some; Gag Order Revised in St. Johns Murder Case; First State Flu Patient of Season Reported

  published Nov 20, 2008

  Remember when folks were whining about light rail constructionr (Okay, some of us still are.) The Repub reports this morning that a group of local residents and business owners are complaining loudly ... More >>

• Janet Napolitano is Obama's Top Pick to Head Homeland Security

  published Nov 19, 2008

  Governor Napolitano's apparently Barack Obama's top choice for chief of the Homeland Security department, leaving her the choice of advancing her career or staying in Arizona to stop her political e... More >>

• Getting Ready for the Next President -- the One After Obama, That Is

  published Nov 19, 2008

  Okay, we realize this bumper sticker is a bit hard to see, but it reads "1/20/2013." Get itr Looks like numerous Web sites are selling these stickers now that the election is a done deal. It take... More >>

• Veterans Mountain -- Not the Landmark You've Been Looking For

  published Nov 19, 2008

  View Larger Map A Sun City resident who wanted to honor the country's veterans persuaded the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names to slap a handle on a nameless Phoenix peak and (voi... More >>

• Alice Lara, Newly Elected County Health Care Board Member, Won't Reveal Identity of Interviewer

  published Nov 19, 2008

  Isn't it supposed to be the source of the story who wants anonymityr Not in the case of some political bloggers who want to be the man or woman controlling things behind the curtain. Sadly, some el... More >>

• Hot Links: Maricopa County May Appeal Jail Conditions Ruling; McCain Wants 5th Senate Term

  published Nov 19, 2008

  By Ray Stern Remember what Sheriff Joe Arpaio said last month after a federal judge found Maricopa County jail conditions to be inadequater He called the changes ordered by the judge to be "minor" ... More >>

• Rush Limbaugh Backpedals on Bogus Tale of Politically Correct Arizona Courts

  published Nov 18, 2008

  By Ray Stern Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh got suckered in last week by an erroneous report about political correctness at the Arizona Supreme Court, forcing a lengthy correction column on Limbaugh'... More >>

• Janet Napolitano Won't Be U.S. Attorney General; Obama Wants Lawyer Eric Holder for Job

  published Nov 18, 2008

  By Ray Stern Barack Obama wants to make Eric Holder Jr., a veteran Washington D.C. lawyer, the U.S. Attorney General, putting a apparent end to speculation that Arizona's governor might get the job... More >>

• published Nov 18, 2008

  By Ray Stern The Pink Taco restaurant in Scottsdale made a splash when it opened two years ago because of its spicy name and has been struggling for customers ever since. As restaurant representati... More >>

• Marshal's Office Nabs Perverted Arizona Ex-Priest Outside Church in San Francisco

  published Nov 17, 2008

  By Ray Stern When Wilputte Alanson "Lan" Sherwood (pictured) blew off his lifetime probation in Arizona three years ago and went into hiding, those who knew about this case must have cringed. Sher... More >>

• Tempe Gun Store Owner Who Shot at Alleged Thief Never Charged

  published Nov 14, 2008

  By Ray Stern When Tempe gun store owner Stephen Saridakis (pictured) was quoted in a recent Channel 3 (KTVK) TV news story about booming firearm sales, viewers with good memories might have thought... More >>

• "Pregnant Man" Stories Back in Media After Sex-Change Patient Conceives Again

  published Nov 14, 2008

  By Ray Stern Celebrity sex-change patient Thomas Beatie is back in the news following her latest pregnancy. That's right, "her." Beatie is legally a man, but no medical or chemical procedure has ... More >>