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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2009 Stories by Ray Stern

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  Dave Pratt Missed by Fans; Reasons for KMLE Departure Still Unclear (But He Got His Taxes Paid)

  published Jan 20, 2009

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• Hot Links: Arizonans Travel to DC to Witness Obama Inauguration; Eagles Player's Lawn Vandalized; Clear Channel to Eliminate 1,500 Jobs

  published Jan 20, 2009

  Arizonans travel to Washington D.C. for the inauguration. Philadelphia Eagles player Donovan McNabb's Chandler home has a beautiful lawn -- a vandal burned "Go Cards" in it. More media jobs lost: Clea... More >>

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  Arizona Cardinals Photos For Sale -- (Not Cheap) -- in Arizona Republic Bid to Make Quick Buck

  published Jan 19, 2009

  The Arizona Republic's parent company, Gannett, is starting to look like the Black Knight in Monty Python's Holy Grail, losing an arm here, a leg there --- except no one's claiming these are just fl... More >>

• Hot Links: Cardinals Headed for Super Bowl; Dutch Man Wants $400,000 in Javelina Attack; Tucson Citizen to be Shut Down if No Buyers

  published Jan 19, 2009

  Super Bowl-bound: The Arizona Cardinals redeem themselves in a nerve-wracking championship game, sealing this year's season as the finest since the franchise moved to the state in '87. That's not o... More >>

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  Conjoined Twins Separated by Surgical Team at Phoenix Children's Hospital

  published Jan 16, 2009

  A team of surgeons and nurses at Phoenix Children's Hospital early this morning finished a 17-hour operation to separate conjoined twins. The hospital staff released these photos this afternoon to t... More >>

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  Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Red-Light Violation Video

  published Jan 16, 2009

  Window-cleaning news blogger Pete Kosednar recently had his records request fulfilled for the video of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon running a red light in August, which we pass along to you for the... More >>

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  Phoenix Light Rail Platform Graffiti Vandals Sought by Police

  published Jan 16, 2009

  In the negative-growth, Blade-Runner-like depressed future that may befall Phoenix, the Valley's light rail trains may one day look like the Rome subway car seen below. But for now -- despite whatev... More >>

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  Arizona Cardinals' Winning 1947 Game Recalled as Newest Match-Up Draws Near

  published Jan 16, 2009

  1947. It was the year of flying saucers, breaking the sound barrier and the first televised state-of-the-union speech. And it was the last year the Cardinals won a championship game. As Cardinals f... More >>

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  Gentleman's Beer Run: Mesa Robbery a Casual Affair for Curious Criminal

  published Jan 16, 2009

  If only all robberies were this easy. A guy walked into the Circle K at University and Dobson early this morning at about 3 a.m. and chatted up the clerk on the subject of Arizona's 2 a.m. alco... More >>

• Hot Links: Arizona Senators Differ on Approval of TARP Funds; Phoenix Police Say Girl Forced to Eat Off Floor; State Employee Unionization Upgrade Halted

  published Jan 16, 2009

  Senatorial differences: John McCain opposes giving bailout funds to the guy who stomped him in the presidential election. But Jon Kyl, who holds no such bias, says it's "too risky" to hold back on th... More >>

• Hot Links: Arizona's Budget Deficit Soaring; Napolitano Headed for "Easy" Confirmation; Virtual Doctors to Cure Real Ills

  published Jan 15, 2009

  Ask not what your state can do for you: Arizona just keep's digging deeper into a financial black hole. Janet Napolitano's headed for an "easy" confirmation, despite the fact that she's been soft on i... More >>

• Steve Berman, Gilbert Mayor, Squeaks Out of Charges in Domestic Violence Allegations

  published Jan 14, 2009

  Michelle Berman once claimed her husband, Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman, punched and bit her during domestic disputes. She also claimed he threatened to kill her father.But relationships can be a funny ... More >>

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  Arizona Republic and Channel 12 News Employees Forced to Take an Unpaid Week Off

  published Jan 14, 2009

  Gannett employees, including those at the Arizona Republic and Channel 12 News (KPNX), are being forced to take a mandatory week of unpaid leave between now and March in an effort to cut costs and av... More >>

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  Photo Enforcement Ban Proposed by State Lawmakers

  published Jan 14, 2009

  Is photo enforcement on Arizona's highways and freeways coming to an endr On the heels of the launch of a citizens initiative to ban the cameras that have been multiplying like coyotes on local stree... More >>

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  Jack Dykinga, Pulitzer-Winning Photographer, at Phoenix Library Tonight; We Pick His Brain for Photo Tips

  published Jan 14, 2009

  If you try to do a "drive by" shooting of something as majestic as the Grand Canyon and expect to get a picture anyone else will want to look at, "I think you'll fail," says... More >>

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  Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Andrew Thomas Program to Prosecute Illegal Immigrants for Smuggling Themselves

  published Jan 14, 2009

  Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio have won another round in their fight to bust illegal immigrants for smuggling themselves into the country. As New Times reported previously, Thomas' interpretation of t... More >>

• Hot Links: Napolitano Failed to Complete State Anti-Terrorist Plan; ASU Fined in Memorial Union Asbestos Mishandling; Chandler Preschool Worker Accused of Killing Kid

  published Jan 14, 2009

  The proposed new chief of America's Homeland Security never completed an anti-terrorist plan in her own state -- maybe she just needs a bigger challenge. Asbestos fibers may have been released into... More >>

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  CPS Took Sick Child From Home Unfairly, Says Mom; Takes Fight to Internet

  published Jan 13, 2009

  A Valley woman is using YouTube and a Web site to accuse local doctors and hospitals of fraud and of CPS of wrongly removing her child from her home.Leanna Roberson-Smith writes on her site that CPS o... More >>

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  Customs Programs' "Trust Betrayed" by Participants; Security Breaches Possible

  published Jan 13, 2009

  Go figure.The U.S. Customs and Border Protection grants some foreign companies the right to less frequent random inspections at the border, and some of those companies seem to be abusing the privileg... More >>

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  Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Strikes Up to 20 Percent of Black Women; Higher STD Rates for Everyone Found by CDC

  published Jan 13, 2009

  About 10 percent of black women were reported to have chlamydia in 2007, but officials believe that only represents about half of the actual cases among that demographic group.The data comes from a n... More >>

• Hot Links: Arpaio's Filthy Jails Lose Accreditation; Fewer Murders in 2008; Speed Camera Foes Launch Petition Drive

  published Jan 13, 2009

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  Janet Napolitano's Last State-of-the-State Address: Did the Governor Cryr

  published Jan 12, 2009

  Big girls don't cry, as the song goes. But Janet Napolitano came close on Monday during what was surely her last state-of-the-state speech as governor. On the verge of leaving ... More >>

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  Jack Harris, Phil Gordon are Registered Sex Offenders

  published Jan 12, 2009

  It's a fact: Jack Harris and Phil Gordon are registered sex offenders. Oh, wait a minute -- you thought we meant our Jack Harris and Phil Gordonr The police chief and mayor of Phoenixr Actually, the... More >>

• Arizona Republic Disses Cops for Releasing Public Records

  published Jan 12, 2009

  Reporters use public records to keep the public informed about the community around them, so naturally many journalists in town -- us included -- were dismayed when Phoenix police decided to blow a ho... More >>

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  Thermage: Microwaving Your Ass and Other Body Parts "To Achieve Optimal Body Tightening"

  published Jan 12, 2009

  Butt cheeks saggingr Zap them with the new Thermage 16.0 "laser," says a local skin doctor. It seems people will do just about anything for the chance of looking a few years, or even months, younger ... More >>