Email Author Stephen Lemons

Awards

• 2012 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 12, 2011

  "White Lies"

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published November 3, 2011

  "Sourpuss"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 3, 2011

  "Recalling Russell Pearce"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 14, 2011

  "His Own Worst Enemy"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 3, 2011

  "Kissing His Political Career Goodbye"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  Feathered Bastard

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Feathered Bastard

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Are Your Papers in Order?"

• 2010 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc.

  "Are Your Papers in Order?"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Feathered Bastard

• 2009 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  Feathered Bastard

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published April 7, 2005

  "Behind the Green Door"

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2007 Stories by Stephen Lemons

• Resident Evil: Supporters of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean show their true colors.

  published Sep 17, 2007

  Supporters of convicted Border Patrol Agents Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos and Jose Compean often tout the case as a miscarriage of justice, an instance where two true-blue BPAs ended up the victims of an ove... More >>

• Laurie Roberts, still the Queen of Mean; the devilish Dean Martin; and more on Virginia Gutierrez.

  published Sep 15, 2007

  El Diablo... Still wicked... The true victim... Is Laurie Roberts trying to sprout a consciencer Does she no longer wish to be the Repugnant's soccer-momish Queen of Meanr On Wednesday, she was ... More >>

• Goin' for the gold, man: Valley resident Fred Goldman on Oprah

  published Sep 14, 2007

  Fred Goldman on Oprah: If you spot him in the men's section at Nordstrom, don't ask to try on the size 12 Bruno Maglis... Anyone catch the Valley's most famous Nordstrom employee on Oprah yesterdayr... More >>

• Dean Martin's war on Hispanic students...

  published Sep 13, 2007

  Dean Martin's new song: Everybody hates somebody sometime... Immediately after AZ State Treasurer Dean Martin was informed by The Arizona Republic that ASU's Michael Crow was helping undocumented st... More >>

• Anti-Heroes

  published September 13, 2007

  Is it possible this nutty nightingale actually had fun at a nativist hoedown? Specifically one where half the crowd would've loved to tear this... More >>

• Wicked Bitch of the West: The Repugnant's Queen of Mean, Laurie Roberts

  published Sep 12, 2007

  Go back to Mexico, honors students! And take your little dog, Toto, too... I could envision Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts turning over Jews to the Gestapo. This is assuming she jumped in... More >>

• Yoda (aka, PHX's Pat Curley of Screw Loose Change) on Rob Breakenridge's The World Tonight

  published Sep 12, 2007

  Give 'em hell, Yoda... Just listened to the Yoda of 9/11, aka Pat Curley, on The World Tonight with Rob Breakenridge, an excellent radio talk-show out of Calgary. The subject, of course, is those wa... More >>

• Penn and Teller: Bullshit! on immigration...

  published Sep 10, 2007

  I love these guys. Need a break from all the anti-immigrant hate-mongers out there, the Terry Andersons, Lou Dobbses, Michael Savages and so on who make their livings spewing forth venom and bile on... More >>

• Triumph of the Swill: Local white supremacist J.T. Ready attends neo-Nazi rally in Omaha, NE

  published Sep 09, 2007

  From the Omaha Nazi rally, J.T.'s the second from the right. The Ernst Roehm of East Valley, former Mesa City Council candidate J.T. Ready has been lying low for a while, at least since I saw him ar... More >>

• Warrant issued for Virginia Gutierrez's arrest, forgery charges still pending.

  published Sep 07, 2007

  Virginia's North High School yearbook photo. Another yearbook photo, with Virginia on the left. A stunning development regarding the case of deported teen Virginia Gutierrez: Twelve days after Gut... More >>

• Peaceful rally for Virginia Gutierrez disrupted by bigoted rednecks.

  published Sep 06, 2007

  Two supporters of Virginia Gutierrez, shortly after Wednesday's rally. A peaceful rally on behalf of deported teen Virginia Gutierrez was disrupted Wednesday at the state capitol by an ugly mob of ... More >>

• Why E.J. Montini is a blithering idiot, and Phoenix is not a sanctuary city.

  published Sep 05, 2007

  Ipso Schmucko: The Repugnant's Muttonhead Montini, menace to local journalism. See the front page of The Arizona Republic todayr The article titled Feds Helping police nab more migrants, with the su... More >>

• HIP-HOP WAR: Krazy Kid of 101.5 Jamz sues Power 98.3, alleges harassment, and faux KKK shenanigans.

  published Sep 04, 2007

  Kid (right) with Ruben (left) and LL Cool J (center). ***UPDATED WITH COMMENT FROM POWER VP NAT GALVIN BELOW*** Hip-hop radio employees slipping on KKK hoods to pay a visit to their rivalsr As incr... More >>

• Rally announced for deported teen Virginia Gutierrez at State Capitol.

  published Sep 01, 2007

  A photo of Virginia Gutierrez from her supporters. Just received the following announcement of a rally at the State Capitol this Wednesday on behalf of recently deported 18-year-old Virginia Gutierr... More >>

• Genesis P-Orridge, the post-Rogue interview...

  published Aug 31, 2007

  Back on the bus: Psychic TV's Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge. (from left) Lady Jaye, Genesis P-Orridge, and William "Fucking" Reed welcome the lunar eclipse. Under a blood red ... More >>

• PHX Kia-dealer Rusty Childress drummed out of his own bike clubr

  published Aug 30, 2007

  Rusty's new group. Rusty's old group. Rusty's thong. Kia-peddler and brown-basher Rusty Childress is a co-founder, along with this guy Danny Smith, of an anti-illegal immigrant bike group call... More >>

• Smell Test

  published August 30, 2007

  Know what Phoenix's mayoral contest conjures up? That South Park episode titled "Douche and Turd," a send-up of the 2004 presidential... More >>

• Genesis P-Orridge's pre-concert slam of Michele De LaFreniere...

  published Aug 28, 2007

  I know P-Orridge was feeling a lot more mellow after the show, but the following press release sent to me this morning via PTV spokesperson Howard Wuelfing reflects P-Orridge's frustration at that poi... More >>

• Mistaken identity at the Psychic TV show at the Rogue last night...

  published Aug 28, 2007

  This would almost be funny if the poor guy hadn't been freaked out by it. I got to the show late last night, as I was on deadline for my column till 11. I did get to hang out with the band afterwards,... More >>

• PSYCHIC TV CANCELLED @ THE SETS: MOVED TO THE ROGUE!

  published Aug 27, 2007

  Amazing! It never ends. Just got a call from William "Fucking" Reed. Seems Luckyman pulled out at the last minute, or something. The Psychic TV gig is no longer at The Sets, but will instead take plac... More >>

• Psychic TV's Genesis P-Orridge drops PR bomb on Tom Anderson.

  published Aug 27, 2007

  P-Orridge puts the smack down, right on Tom Anderson's skully. Genesis speaks! And Anderson takes it on the chin. What else can be saidr So let it be written, so let it be done...I love the line at ... More >>

• Nudist GOP camps for kidsr Sure, just keep your hands off my Horst Kraus.

  published Aug 27, 2007

  AZ GOPer Horst Kraus, just the way I want to remember him: Clothed! Just got this press release over the transom, and it's so good, I have to share. Seems the Phoenix Business Journal has also pick... More >>

• DMX the new Michael Vickr Don't be too quick to believe Sheriff Joke.

  published Aug 27, 2007

  Year of the dog, indeed: But in the case of DMX, it's Maricopa County's "Deputy Dawg." One thing we know about Sheriff Joe Arpaio: He loves publicity more than the truth, human rights, the U.S. Cons... More >>

• PSYCHIC TV SHOW BACK ON @ THE SETS! (Entry updated with press release from Genesis P-Orridge.)

  published Aug 25, 2007

  The power of P-Orridge compels you: Psychic TV icon Genesis P-Orridge plans to land the mothership in Tempe. Promoter William "Fucking" Reed has just announced that the Psychic TV show will go forwa... More >>

• PSYCHIC TV GIG CANCELLED AT ANDERSON'S FIFTH ESTATE; Tom Anderson cites fear of violence, protests; promoter hunts for new venue.

  published Aug 24, 2007

  Will rock band Psychic TV make it to the PHX this Mondayr If so, where will they playr A victory for local transgender activist Michele de LaFreniere, and a huge disappointment for fans: That's my i... More >>