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"
2011 Stories by Ray Stern
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FEATURED STORY
Gun Sales Surge in Arizona Following Tucson's Mass Shooting
published Jan 11, 2011
r Gun sales in Arizona are surging in the aftermath of Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson. The Bloomberg news site is reporting that one-day gun sales in Arizona jumped 60 percent yesterday over t... More >>
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Arizona Lawmakers Introduce Firearms Bills to Further Loosen Restrictions
published Jan 11, 2011
rWhat kinds of firearms-related bills will Arizona lawmakers be working on in the aftermath of Saturday's mass shooting of 20 peopler Well, it's still early in the new legislative sess... More >>
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Peter King, GOP Rep From NY, Wants Guns Kept at Least 1,000 Feet From Government Officials
published Jan 11, 2011
rSaturday's mass shooting in Tucson has prompted another idea for gun-control legislation: Representative Peter King, a Republican from New York, says he plans to introduce legislatio... More >>
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Arizona and Guns Go Together: State Laws Give Firearms Owners Legal Cover
published Jan 10, 2011
r Arizona's gun laws are on national display following Saturday's shooting, but whether they're "weak" or "strong" depends on whom you ask. According to an article today in the Los Angeles Times, ... More >>
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High-Capacity Magazines (a.k.a. "Clips") for Firearms Targeted by Gun-Control Advocates Following Giffords Tragedy
published Jan 10, 2011
r Large-capacity magazines for firearms are becoming a focus for gun-control advocates following Saturday's shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others. The magazine -- als... More >>
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Matt Bunk Resigns as Managing Editor of Arizona Capitol Times
published Jan 10, 2011
The editor of the Arizona Capitol Times has resigned in what the Arizona Guardian news site calls a "shake-up" of the newspaper's management staff. Matt Bunk joined the Cap T... More >>
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Jared Loughner Web Site Started to Memorialize Tragedy; No Ads Accepted, Site Says
published Jan 10, 2011
r It's never too soon for a domain-name buy, apparently. With Jared Loughner's Glock still cooling, someone bought the URL www.jaredloughner.com on Saturday and began uploading content. A comp... More >>
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"Spontaneous Combustion," Locally Made Salsa, Suing Crazy Uncle Jester's of Ohio Over Brand Name
published Jan 07, 2011
rGet a rope. Not only is a company from the Midwest pretending to make salsa, but according to a federal lawsuit filed yesterday, it swiped the name for its swill from a... More >>
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Barnett Lotstein, Former Shill for Ex-County Attorney Andrew Thomas, Finds Work at Scottsdale Law Firm
published Jan 06, 2011
r Barnett Lotstein, the face of ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' legal baloney, has been hired at a Scottsdale law firm. Before he quit the job voters gave him in 2008, Thomas typica... More >>
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Applebee's Restaurants in Valley Need Good Scrubbing; Nearly Half Failed Recent Health Inspections
published Jan 06, 2011
rMore than one rotten Applebee's restaurant is spoiling the bunch. Health inspection reports show that some Applebee's facilities are clean, with well-trained employees. But we're t... More >>
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Larry Wendt, Former Top Sheriff's Official Praised by Republic for Restaurant-Running Skills, had Previous -- and Controversial -- Eatery Experience
published Jan 05, 2011
A recent Arizona Republic story about a former top sheriff's deputy running a restaurant should have been included in its commendable series on public pensions, it seemed to us. The story begi... More >>
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John Shadegg Named Senior Fellow at Goldwater Institute
published Jan 04, 2011
Outgoing Arizona Congressman John Shadegg has joined the ranks of conservative law professors, writers and policy analysts as a senior fellow at the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute.According to a p... More >>
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Marijuana Dispensary Promoter Says Backers of Prop 203 in Collusion with State to Toughen New Law
published Jan 04, 2011
Marijuana business marketer Al Sobol and local doctor Edgar Suter have teamed up to declare a war, of sorts, against the state and backers of Proposition 203, whom they accuse of plotting to toughen u... More >>
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"Border Trash" Web Site Launched by State to Emphasize Problem; Volunteers for Cleanups Sought
published Jan 03, 2011
rA new Web site launched by the state of Arizona emphasizes the problem of litter from illegal border crossers and seeks volunteers for cleanups. AzBorderTrash.gov was funded by&... More >>
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VA Hospital Confirms Water Leak on Surgery Patient, but Blacks Out "Quality Assurance" Documents
published Jan 03, 2011
The Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix has finally confirmed what an anonymous source told us back in October: Backed-up toilet water really did drip into the open surgical wound of a veter... More >>
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Proposed Rules on Medical Marijuana are Illegal, "Cruel and Unreasonable," Says Valley Doctor
published Jan 03, 2011
Proposed restrictions on Arizona's voter-approved medical marijuana law are worse than illegal, says one Valley doc -- they're "cruel and unreasonable." Edgar Suter, a Mesa doctor of nucle... More >>
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