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

• GoRenter Gets Cease and Desist Notice on Alleged Illegal Ads

  published Oct 24, 2008

  Mark Bosworth, GoRenter founder By Ray Stern The rental company founded by fallen (self-described) real estate "guru" Mark Bosworth, (whose story was told in the May 13 edition of New Times), has b... More >>

• Killer Cookies

  published Oct 24, 2008

  Many East Valley Tribune readers must have done double-takes after viewing this front-page teaser about a cookie story in today's paper. "Grandma's kills wanted..." Do they mean human or road kills... More >>

• McCain Campaign Volunteer Ashley Todd Mutilates Self in Invented Political Attack

  published Oct 24, 2008

  By Ray Stern One look at Ashley Todd's picture (above), and you know she's the kind of campaign volunteer who goes the extra mile for her candidate, John McCain. That black eye and the "B" carved ... More >>

• Greenberg Traurig Law Firm, Which Earns Big Bucks From Maricopa County, Tapped by County to Review Mystery Donation to Republicans

  published Oct 23, 2008

  Pamela Overton of the law firm Greenberg Traurig, as pictured in a recent edition of Arizona Woman By Ray Stern The Maricopa County Elections Department handed off an investigation into a mysterio... More >>

• Lute Olson Retires as Wildcat's Men's Basketball Coach

  published Oct 23, 2008

  By Ray Stern It seems everybody thinks Lute Olson is retiring except for University of Arizona officials. Rumors began swirling early in the day after ESPN analyst Dick Vitale reported that a sour... More >>

• It's Joe the Plumber -- Quick, Call a Cop

  published Oct 23, 2008

  We snapped this shot of "Joe the Plumber" while driving around town the other day. Well, it's possible this was just an enthusiastic supporter of Average Joes everywhere, and probably not the now-fa... More >>

• Mesa Officials Knew of Possible Fraud Two Years Before Sheriff's Raid, Tipster Says in Affidavit

  published Oct 23, 2008

  By Ray Stern A search warrant affidavit released by the Maricopa County Superior Court concerning last Thursday's raid by deputies on Mesa government buildings alleges: *Two years prior to the rai... More >>

• New Downtown Phoenix Logo: Ugly or Just Stupidr

  published Oct 22, 2008

  By Ray Stern The Downtown Phoenix Partnership on Monday decided to dump its "Copper Square" branding of the downtown area and go with a new moniker: Downtown Phoenix. Practical, yes. Thrilling, in... More >>

• Gold Rush Empties Supplies at Local Precious Metal Stores

  published Oct 22, 2008

  By Ray Stern The global gold and silver shortage has hit local sellers hard in the last few weeks, leaving many without coins or bars of precious metals for the hordes of frenzied buyers preparing ... More >>

• Are Joe Arpaio and His MCSO's Fiscally Wasteful and Inhumane Antics Finally Catching Up With Him?

  published October 23, 2008

  In any other place, the publicity Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has received recently would be seen as, well, horrendous: • His... More >>

• Mesa: Whoops... Cleaning Service Did Have Access to City Hall

  published Oct 21, 2008

  Mesa Plaza Building By Ray Stern It turns out the cleaning crew that got Mesa in trouble with Joe Arpaio had access to City Hall, after all. Maricopa County sheriff's deputies hit both Mesa City ... More >>

• Arpaio Cutout Art Shows Up At Tucson Intersections -- Where's Oursr

  published Oct 21, 2008

  By Ray Stern Channel 4 (KVOA) News in Tucson reports that life-size cutout art displays featuring the likeness of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have been popping at major intersection around t... More >>

• East Valley Tribune Coverage Shrinking Even in Core Areas of Mesa and Chandler, Sources Say

  published Oct 20, 2008

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• Mesa: Accused Cleaning Service Had Access to Library, Not City Hall

  published Oct 20, 2008

  By Ray Stern A Mesa official disputes the idea that Maricopa County sheriff's deputies had any legitimate reason to be inside Mesa City Hall during last week's nighttime raids on municipal building... More >>

• Wall Street Journal Plays Up McCain's Slave-Owning Ancestors, Ignores Obama's

  published Oct 17, 2008

  Wall Street Journal picture of Lillie McCain, a descendant of slaves owned by John McCain's ancestors By Ray Stern As a story on the front page of the Wall Street Journal points out today, the race... More >>

• ACORN Screws Up 150 Voter Registrations in Maricopa County, Says Elections Department

  published Oct 16, 2008

  By Ray Stern Problems with apparently bogus voter registrations turned in by ACORN, a group now under investigation by the FBI for voter fraud, haven't been a problem in Maricopa County, says Maric... More >>

• published Oct 16, 2008

  By Ray Stern Here on the light-rail stop at 12th Street and Jefferson, we've been hearing the guttural "honk-honking" and trolley-like "ding-dinging" for a few days during test runs of the new trai... More >>

• John McCain Tongues Obama In Goofy Post-Debate Picture

  published Oct 16, 2008

  McCain's "how-do-I-get-off this stage" faux pas at the end of last night's debate resulted in what may be the silliest picture ever of a U.S. Senator or presidential candidate. The perspective almo... More >>

• DPS Creates Honorary Web Site for Medic Killed During Rescue

  published Oct 15, 2008

  DPS Medic Bruce Harrolle died Monday after being struck by helicopter rotor blades By Ray Stern The Arizona Department of Public Safety on Wednesday published a Web page dedicated to Officer Bruce ... More >>

• 911 Call Backs Up Parts of Allegation Against Sheriff Arpaio's Deputies

  published Oct 15, 2008

  Manuel Nieto Jr., Manuel Nieto Sr. and Velia Meraz By Ray Stern A recording of a 911 call obtained by New Times reveals that some kind of altercation did, in fact, occur last spring between deputie... More >>

• Sonoran Alliance Blog Cries Conspiracy Over "Involvement" Between Tim Nelson, Arizona Republic and Republic's Lawyer

  published Oct 15, 2008

  By Ray Stern The local political blog Sonoran Alliance posted an article today that claims the Arizona Republic is "censoring news" about one of its lawyers, David Bodney, (pictured), who was also ... More >>

• Ex-Lawmaker Debra Brimhall Back as Debra Pearson in College Board Election

  published Oct 14, 2008

  By Ray Stern The typical voting dilemma: Do you vote for the devil you know, or the devil you don't knowr In the case of Debra Pearson, it might be both. Before she was married on December 31, 200... More >>

• DPS Asks News Media to Back Off in Story About Medic Killed by Chopper

  published Oct 14, 2008

  By Ray Stern News media interest in Monday's death of an Arizona Department of Public Safety medic shouldn't surprise anyone. Bruce Harrolle (pictured) was the first DPS officer to die in the line... More >>

• Arizona Republic a Weak Alternative to Doomed Scottsdale Tribune, Says Poynter Journalism Site

  published Oct 14, 2008

  By Ray Stern As reported last week, the East Valley Tribune (it's called the Scottsdale Tribune in Scottsdale) plans to lay off nearly half of its work force in January, publish just four days a we... More >>

• Silent Witness Program Now Making Videos For YouTube

  published Oct 13, 2008

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