Email Author Ray Stern
Awards
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2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 8, 2010
"Gold Rush"
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2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 25, 2010
"Chronic Future"
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2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 15, 2009
"Concrete Bungle"
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2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards
SCA Scandal
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2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards
Valley Fever
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2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 19, 2007
"Money for Nothing"
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2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published May 31, 2007
"What Happened in Vegas..."
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2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 31, 2007
"What Happened in Vegas..."
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2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 8, 2007
"Gotcha!"
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2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 16, 2006
"ICE Meltdown"
2009 Stories by Ray Stern
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FEATURED STORY
Janet Napolitano's Dilemma: Lawmakers Poised to Give Arpaio His Immigration Money Back, But She Holds Federal Power Card
published Jan 30, 2009
Former Governor Janet Napolitano fled the state the second she got a better offer, leaving it in the hands of the Republicans she typically opposed. Now the legislature is offering her a symboli... More >>
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Hot Links: Lawmakers Nearly Done Filing Away Budget; Gang Membership Rises to One Million; See Video of APS Shredding Saguaros
published Jan 30, 2009
State lawmakers chop out programs and services from Arizona's budget, refusing to raise taxes or take on more debt to pay for them. If you've had your coffee yet, you can skim through the proposed sta... More >>
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FBR Open Catering Service had County Health Violations; Problems Corrected, but Record Spotty
published Jan 29, 2009
The catering service for the FBR Open had repeated health code violations during the most recent inspection of its kitchen back in November, as well as some earlier inspections, records show. Vio... More >>
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Police: Drug Dealer Sold Heroin to Gilbert Teens as Young as 15
published Jan 29, 2009
A Gilbert drug dealer admitted to police he sold heroin to kids as young as 15, police say. "He said he believes that someone has to make the money, so it may as well be him," says a news ... More >>
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Terry Goddard, State Attorney General, Says Proposed Budget Will "Endangers... Every Arizonan"
published Jan 29, 2009
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard says the state's proposed budget will force him to lay off half of his criminal division staff and "endangers the future of every Arizonan." These strong w... More >>
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Bible Study Banned From State DES Cafeteriar No Way, Says DES
published Jan 29, 2009
Contrary to a Tuesday report in the Sonoran Alliance blog, a spokesman with the state Department of Economic Security tells New Times that the agency has never prohibited Bible study in its... More >>
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Hot Links: State Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal; Search for Chandler Man Reveals No Clues on Disappearance; US Airways Posts Big Losses
published Jan 29, 2009
With one hand ready to catch a predicted windfall of federal cash and the other wielding a budgetary chain saw, Governor Jan Brewer prepares to stamp her approval on a new budget that wipes out t... More >>
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Maricopa County Departments Phone Menus: Press "O" and They Hang Up on You
published Jan 28, 2009
When a corporation or government office truly cares about the people who call, it will put a nice, little feature on its automated telephone menus in which -- if you really gotta talk to a live h... More >>
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Denver Residents Invited to Take Pictures With Scenes of Sunny Arizona
published Jan 28, 2009
The Arizona Office of Tourism wants Denver residents to think of sunny Arizona this winter by posing with cutouts of scenes from the state. Local marketing and advertising firm Moses Anshell... More >>
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Deputies Harass Members of Don Stapley Legal Expense Trust Fund
published Jan 28, 2009
Members of a trust fund set up to help pay legal expenses of embattled County Supervisor Don Stapley are being systematically harassed by deputies. Mark Flatten, (one of the few remaining reporte... More >>
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Janet Napolitano's Former Spokeswoman, Jeanine L'Ecuyer, Lands At Public Affairs Firm
published Jan 28, 2009
Jeanine L'Ecuyer, former Governor Janet Napolitano's spokeswoman, has been hired at at a local lobbying and public affairs firm that represents mining interests, Magellan Health S... More >>
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PETA to Put on Sexy "Human Barbeque" at Phoenix Convention Center
published Jan 28, 2009
A female PETA volunteer will strip to almost nothing but body paint and lie on a pretend barbecue grill on Thursday for a protest at the cattle industry's Phoenix convention. PETA seem... More >>
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Hot Links: West Valley JP Challenges Photo Enforcement; News Chopper Crash Findings to be Released; Trapeze Artist has Fatal Fall in Scottsdale
published Jan 28, 2009
A West Valley Justice of the Peace says he issued a court order declaring photo enforcement invalid because the fines are much lower than a regular speeding ticket. It's doubtful he'd love the system ... More >>
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Border Patrol Agents Who Blew Whistle on Suspicionless Stops Reinstated to Jobs
published Jan 27, 2009
Two whistle-blowing Tucson sector Border Patrol agents got their jobs back last week thanks to efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union.After Juan Curbelo and William Leafstone revealed the prac... More >>
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Cockfighting, Home-Invading, Kidnapping and Robbery Charges Still Pending in Phoenix Tire Store Case, Police Say
published Jan 27, 2009
This tire shop at 10th Street and Broadway Road still appeared to be open for business when we drove by a couple of weeks ago, despite the heavy criminal charges police say are still pending against ... More >>
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Arpaio's Nameless Defender: Sheriff "Cannot Be Blamed" For Jail Accreditation Loss
published Jan 27, 2009
Things have been a little out of whack at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's public information office since just after the election, when Paul Chagolla was moved out. Still, we were amused by the ... More >>
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Arizona Photo Enforcement: How to Beat It Mailbag
published Jan 27, 2009
The wicked flash of a photo enforcement unit sears to the bone, sending out a beam of emotion -- indignation, denial, anger, guilt -- as it lights up the picture they'll use to prosecute you.Then... More >>
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Hot Links: Obama Reaches Out to Muslims on Arab TV; Brewer Hires Budget Director; Mobster Paul Schiro Sentenced
published Jan 27, 2009
Obama goes on Arabic TV with a message to Muslims, calling Al-Qaeda's ideas "bankrupt," and later sending his special envoy, George Mitchell, to the Middle East for a "listening tour." Eternal peace c... More >>
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Pat-Downs of Passengers by Police Approved by U.S. Supreme Court
published Jan 26, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today that, based on an Arizona case, cops who pull vehicles over in traffic stops can pat down passengers for weapons without any suspicion of wrongdoing. You... More >>
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"We Care Clinic" Didn't Care Whether Its Patients Saw a Real Doctor, AG Says
published Jan 26, 2009
Have you ever been treated at the "We Care Clinic" in Phoenix, at 3620 West Bethany Home Roadr If so, you may want to get a second opinion on, well -- everything. The place ... More >>
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Tucson Cop Pleads Guilty to Gambling Away $560,000 in RICO Funds
published Jan 26, 2009
Irony of the Day: A Tucson police lieutenant stole $560,000 in money seized from criminals under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act over the course of four y... More >>
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Amanda Ormond, of Alt-Fuel Fiasco Fame, Featured in Current Arizona Woman Mag
published Jan 26, 2009
Governor Jane Hull and most Arizona lawmakers in 2000 were responsible for one of the state's grandest screw-ups, the so-called "Alt Fuels Fiasco." But it was Tempe resident Amanda ... More >>
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Do Murder-Suicides Ever Go "Rightr"
published Jan 26, 2009
This story about a domestic violence incident in Phoenix on Sunday is tragic, but we were also stunned by t... More >>
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Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa
published Jan 26, 2009
An estimated 1,800 fans turned out at Sky Harbor airport this morning to give the Arizona Cardinals a rousing send-off on their way to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl. The enthusiastic Ca... More >>
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Hot Links: Burglars Steal Dead Kids' Donation Money; Home Depot to Cut 7,000 Jobs; Phoenix Leaves Lights On
published Jan 25, 2009
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