Email Author Sarah Fenske

Awards

• 2011 - Investigative Reporters and Editors, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published March 11, 2010

  "Somebody Call a Doctor"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published June 17, 2010

  "Clean Elections and Its Hypocrites"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published June 24, 2010

  "Let Us Now Marry Famous Men"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 5, 2010

  "'Til Death Do Us Part"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 6, 2009

  "The Katies Connection"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published June 11, 2009

  "Good Cop, Bad Cop"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published January 29, 2009

  "Icy Wing and a Prayer"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 2, 2009

  "Mr. Clean Elections"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 21, 2009

  "Odd Woman Out"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 22, 2009

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 2, 2009

  "The Gal That Got Away"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published June 18, 2009

  "Church and State"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  SCA Scandal

• 2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published July 2, 2009

  "The Gal That Got Away"

• 2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published July 2, 2009

  "Oh, the Insanity"

• 2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published March 26, 2009

  "Justice, Maricopa County-Style"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published July 9, 2009

  "Mean Girls (and Boys)"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published August 27, 2009

  "Outfoxed"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published October 22, 2009

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 24, 2009

  "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 18, 2009

  "City Raids Pastor's Home"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 28, 2009

  "The MCSO & the Rape Victim"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published December 24, 2009

  "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published October 22, 2009

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 6, 2009

  "The Kaites Connection"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published July 16, 2009

  "Who's the Boss?"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published January 29, 2009

  "An Icy Wing and a Prayer"

• 2009 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published March 26, 2008

  "Free Bryant Wilkerson"

• 2009 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 24, 2008

  "The Wrong Driver"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 8, 2008

  "Sarah Fenske in Dogged Pursuit"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 24, 2008

  "The Pete Singer Conundrum"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 7, 2008

  "Globe High School"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 24, 2008

  "The Peter Singer Conundrum"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 8, 2008

  "Other Nature"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 28, 2008

  "The Autobiography of Andrew P. Thomas"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published January 17, 2008

  "Shattered Peace"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published September 4, 2008

  "Unfriendly Skies"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 21, 2008

  "Fraud Squad"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published June 5, 2008

  "Racketeering for Jesus"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published January 24, 2008

  "The Wrong Driver"

• 2008 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 9, 2007

  "Taken for a (Bus) Ride"

• 2008 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 23, 2007

  "Daddy's Little Girl"

• 2008 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published July 26, 2007

  "Immigrant Song"

• 2007 - Investigative Reporters and Editors

  "Cracked Houses"

• 2007 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Cracked Houses"

• 2007 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published June 29, 2006

  "Flunk'd"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 27, 2006

  "Meth Madness"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Cracked Houses"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 20, 2006

  "Off the Reservation"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 26, 2006

  "Suffer the Children"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 27, 2005

  "Ambulance Chasers"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 5, 2005

  "Head Games"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 27, 2005

  "Ambulance Chasers"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 26, 2005

  "The Rancher’s Revenge"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published January 13, 2005

  "Katie & Jordy’s Excellent Adventure"

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2008 Stories by Sarah Fenske

• Sarah Fenske’s in dogged pursuit of maternal instinct

  published May 8, 2008

  By the time my mother was my age, she'd already had three children. Me, I've yet to figure out how to keep a plant alive. This has been... More >>

• Prosecutors suggest charges for other driver in the Bryant Wilkerson case

  published May 1, 2008

  Guess who's still facing 21 years in prison? Yep, it's Bryant Wilkerson, the black driver who had the misfortune of colliding with... More >>

• Controversial philosopher Peter Singer to talk at ASU

  published April 24, 2008

  The baby was born with Down syndrome. The parents were in their 20s, so they hadn't bothered with the usual prenatal tests. It wasn't... More >>

• We're all destroying the earth, and buying an organic handbag ain't gonna help

  published April 17, 2008

  Last year, trees died so I could learn how to live "green." Doesn't seem quite right, does it? But anybody with a magazine jones like mine... More >>

• ADOT didn't just fire Cliff Young; it attempted to crucify him

  published April 10, 2008

  Cliff Young was a good employee. During the first 21 years of Young's career at the Arizona Department of Transportation, his performance... More >>

• Chief Justice Ruth McGregor is fighting the legacy of a judge's transgressions two decades ago

  published March 27, 2008

  Twenty years ago, Superior Court Judge Philip Marquardt got busted while attempting to sneak a smidgen of dope past customs officials after a... More >>

• It took less than one drink to get Shannon Wilcutt busted for felony DUI

  published March 20, 2008

  The businessman was meeting with clients for lunch at Mimi's Café when he noticed the woman. Sitting a few tables over with her 4-year-old... More >>

• A shocking court decision might free builders from responsibility for home defects

  published March 13, 2008

  This is just what you homeowners need. After all, home sales in parts of the Valley have slowed to a trickle. (Thought you could buy a new... More >>

• Embattled Congressman Rick Renzi's biggest victims may be the right-to-life groups he claimed to represent in Washington

  published March 6, 2008

  When Congressman Rick Renzi was indicted recently on 35 felonies, the surprise wasn't that the Arizona Republican was going down. Everybody who... More >>

• Andrew Thomas, Maricopa County's top prosecutor, burnishes his . . . Wikipedia page?

  published February 28, 2008

  Somewhere out there in cyberspace is a guy who thinks Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is great — and he's sharing his love with... More >>

• After just one year, ASU junked its scholarship program for illegal immigrants. Sarah Fenske wonders who will step up for them now

  published February 14, 2008

  Last year, when Proposition 300 went into effect and undocumented students were barred from getting in-state tuition rates at Arizona... More >>

• Globe High School censors its student newspaper

  published February 7, 2008

  Every morning, students at Globe High School are forced to watch TV. Sounds weird, I know, but it's not unusual. An estimated 6 million... More >>

• Guess which driver's facing 21 years in prison — the drunk , rich, white one or the sober, poor, black one?

  published January 24, 2008

  Two cars collided last year on Cinco de Mayo. Considering the date, you might assume that at least one of the drivers was drunk —... More >>

• Michael Salman wants to build a church in his backyard. His neighbors aren't buying it

  published January 17, 2008

  The man in the YouTube video is so passionate, he sounds almost angry. His face is just inches from the camera as he expounds for nearly six... More >>

• After John McCain's win in New Hampshire, Sarah Fenske puts dibs on a seat on the bandwagon

  published January 17, 2008

  There was a moment on the campaign trail last fall when I was reminded, suddenly, why John McCain was once the political crush of my... More >>

• Michael Nowakowski’s unlikely Phoenix City Council win puts him on Big Money’s radar

  published January 10, 2008

  In the weeks after Michael Nowakowski scored a major upset to win a seat on the Phoenix City Council, something curious happened. His... More >>