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"

More

2008 Stories by Stephen Lemons

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  New York Times Editorial Blog Names Joe Arpaio, "America's Worst Sheriff"

  published Dec 31, 2008

  Mirror, mirror on the wall...who's the worst sheriff of them allr Snort.Though this will come as no shock to denizens of cactus country, The New York Times' editorial blog -- The Board -- today dubbed... More >>

• Gaza Comes to Central Phoenix in Tuesday's Pro-Palestinian Demo

  published Dec 31, 2008

  Demonstrators marching at Thomas and Central in Phoenix. When I got word that End the War Coalition, Code Pink, Women in Black, and other lefty, peacenik groups would be holding a vigil at Thomas an... More >>

• Graffiti on the Light Railr Hey, I Told You So...

  published Dec 31, 2008

  If these two were around today in P-town, the knuckledraggin' KTAR-types'd shoot 'em on sight: Keith Haring (above) and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Ah, let the provincialism roll like a mighty wave of so... More >>

• Jan Brewer: Herbert Hoover in High Heels and a Pantsuit

  published Dec 30, 2008

  Separated at birthr According to economist Paul Krugman, it's possible. Will soon-to-be Arizona Governor Jan Brewer repeat the mistakes of Republicans in the midst of the Great Depression, specifi... More >>

• Why the Huffington Post Needs to Get Over Chip Saltsman and "Barack the Magic Negro"

  published Dec 29, 2008

  Is Barack really "the magic negro"r Considering the state of the economy, let's hope so. The liberal political correctness posse over at the Huffington Post is doing backflips of fake outrage over RN... More >>

• Media Matters Wants to Ban Ann Coulter from NBC, This Liberal Declares, "Let the Kook Speak!"

  published Dec 29, 2008

  Banish this conservanut harpy from NBCr Nay, I cry, nay! This a.m. I was greeted by an e-mail in my in box from the tres lefty org Media Matters asking me to join its campaign to keep wingnut pin-up ... More >>

• Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board Asks BOS to Terminate Joe Arpaio's 287(g) Agreement with ICE

  published Dec 27, 2008

  Though I won't be holding my breath for a snappy response from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board -- which is made up of volunteers appointed by the Gove... More >>

• Merry Christmas from State Democratic Chair Don Bivens, Have a Lump of Coal

  published Dec 26, 2008

  Will the AZ Dems learn from defeatr God, I hope so. This mass e-mail below from Arizona Democratic Party Chair Don Bivens announcing his intention to continue as State Chair "through the next electi... More >>

• Two New Dennis Gilman Videos on the MCSA/ACORN Arrests

  published Dec 23, 2008

  Yours truly is unavoidably engrossed in Christmas obligations at present, but here are two new Dennis Gilman videos on the arrests of MCSA/ACORN activists for applauding at a public meeting. Enjoy, an... More >>

• Renegade Santas Block Photo Enforcement Cameras in Tempe

  published Dec 22, 2008

  This is the best Xmas gift ever! This video is tailor made for the holiday blues: A secretive cadre of Kris Kringles who've labeled themselves "Santas Against 1984," are seen here "wrapping" phot... More >>

• Graffiti on Phoenix's Light Rail Could Be a Beautiful Thing

  published Dec 22, 2008

  SREK's work, for instance, would look impressive on the side of a light rail car.Keith Haring. Jean-Michel Basquiat. The creators of Arizona's petroglyphs. What do they all have in commonr They were... More >>

• MCSA Leader Raquel Teran Served with Bogus Summons by Sheriff's Deputies

  published Dec 19, 2008

  MCSA lead organizer Raquel Teran: Maricopa County's version of the KGB paid her a little visit today. Seems like Sheriff Joe's goons at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office can't go a day without abu... More >>

• Live from the Banana Republic: Video of People Being Arrested for Applauding

  published Dec 19, 2008

  Ever wanna see someone get arrested for clappingr Well, here you go. As a community service, I give you your government in action, folks: the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors allowing sheriff's ... More >>

• Rotting from the Head Down: Joe Arpaio's Barack Obama Dis and an MCSO Deputy's Wish for "the JFK Syndrome"

  published Dec 18, 2008

  Let's just hope the MCSO never has to help protect President-elect Obama. By now, many of you have already read about our corrupt top constable Sheriff Joe Arpaio's flipping the verbal bird to Pr... More >>

• Four MCSA/ACORN Members Freed after Being Arrested for Applauding

  published Dec 18, 2008

  The four activists arrested by the MCSO Wednesday for applauding: from left, Jason Odhner, Kristy Theilen, Monica Sandschafer, and Joel Nelson.After spending about 12 hours in jail, four members of AC... More >>

• Another Day in the Police State: Four Activists Arrested for Applauding at Supervisors Meeting

  published Dec 17, 2008

  While the rest of the civilized world is preparing for Christmas, here in Maricopa County, the Board of Supervisors is in complete meltdown, and members of the public are being arrested for applauding... More >>

• A Modest Proposal: A World Without ICE

  published Dec 17, 2008

  Sorry, ICE, but it's time for you to go...Let me be the first to propose a total moratorium on all ICE activities, as preparation for the agency's ultimate demise. Whyr The explanation is simple. U.S.... More >>

• Andrew Thomas Cuts a Plea Deal with a Neo-Nazi, County Democrats Reorganize, and a Phony UPS Guy Delivers Redflex Ticket

  published December 18, 2008

  PASTOR'S SON Sympathy for a racist skinhead? Has The Bird gone bonkers? Maybe. But as this avian... More >>

• Four MCSA Demonstrators Arrested Outside County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Dressed as Pets

  published Dec 15, 2008

  A chicken (activist Chris Fleischman) is interrogated by plainclothes po-po.According to witnesses and a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, four members of Maricopa Citizens fo... More >>

• Doug MacEachern, aka, "Mr. Provincial," Takes a Swipe at His Betters at The New York Times

  published Dec 15, 2008

  Is it just me, or is MacEachern looking more and more like the old dood from Family Guy these daysrHere's a big surprise, the Republic's lead curmudgeon Doug "Mossback" MacEachern doesn't like it that... More >>

• The Gay Community and the Left's Persistent Delusions Regarding Janet Napolitano

  published Dec 12, 2008

  Obviously, Sen. Larry Craig's private preferences did not make him a friend to the GLBT community.  Regarding Arizona Governor and soon-to-be Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, some in... More >>

• Joe Arpaio's New Reality Show: Smile, We're Flushing Your Tax Dollars Down the Toilet

  published Dec 12, 2008

  Just a few of the undercover deputies used on "Smile...You're Under Arrest!"L.A. publicists are wonderful folks. As I blogged a while back, a PR flack for the firm 5W PR contacted me in November and h... More >>

• FIRE Catches ICE with Pants Down, Delivers "Notice of Deportation" to Stunned Agents

  published Dec 11, 2008

  FIRE's video of its December 4 "ICE raid."Check the graphic at the end. FIRE melts ICE, get itr Well, here's a man bites dog story, if there ever was one. Seems that on December 4, several orange ju... More >>

• Nativist Roy Warden Storms the Arizona Supreme Court, Kinda-Sorta

  published Dec 11, 2008

  Roy Warden addresses the troops, all six of 'em...I confess, I'm drawn to the deep and abiding weirdness of the nativist movement for the same reason I watch televangelists, bird-dog neo-Nazis, and li... More >>

• Rod Blagojevich, President-Elect Barack Obama, and a Preview of Tomorrow's Wing-Nut Radio

  published Dec 09, 2008

  What did Blago get from Obamar Not even a cigar after the show...It's a tad late here at New Times' offices, but I want you to read the following excerpts from the federal criminal complaint filed aga... More >>