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"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  Feathered Bastard

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Feathered Bastard

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

  "Are Your Papers in Order?"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "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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2009 Stories by Stephen Lemons

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  Sean Hannity, Oliver North, Charlie Daniels and Assorted Redneck Musicians Invade Glendale

  published Jan 26, 2009

  A dental student's worst nightmare. That's what you can expect come August in Glendale as a snaggle-toothed horde of trailer park refugees descends on the Jobing.com Arena for Freedom Concert '09, a b... More >>

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  Eckerstrom Upsets Bivens for Dem Party Chair; Pullen Beats Back James Challenge for GOP Spot

  published Jan 24, 2009

  Today saw a stunning political upset of an incumbent state party chair. And no it wasn't AZ GOP Chairman Randy Pullen, who handily defeated rival Lisa James, 521 to 474 at the Republican reorganizatio... More >>

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  Where's Seth Rogen When You Need Himr Photo Enforcement Tickets Tossed in Tucson Because Process Server Flaked

  published Jan 23, 2009

  You may recall the Bird item I did a few weeks back that involved a process server who dressed up like a UPS delivery guy to serve a Redflex ticket. The situation brought to mind Seth Rogen's stoner/p... More >>

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  KTAR Lip-Flapper Darrell Ankarlo: Photo Enforcement Scofflaw and "Illegal"

  published Jan 23, 2009

  Wonder if Ankarlo's new "speed camera mask" matches his 'tarded helmetrLook, life is short. Too short to pay any more attention than necessary to wing-nut saliva jockey Darrell Ankkkarlo on KTAR 92.3 ... More >>

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  Waiting for the Auditor General's Report on David Hendershott, the RICO Money, and Hendy's Honduran Project

  published Jan 22, 2009

  Jabba the Hendershott, shortly after devouring Honduras.Will we ever find out for certain what Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott and his MCSO flunkies were doing down in Honduras in 2007 and... More >>

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  Do as We Say, Not as We Do: County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Hypocrisy Over Public Records

  published Jan 21, 2009

  Does he always look like he needs a PepcidrTalk about your coinkydinks.I just get finished writing a lil' ditty about Barack Obama, FOIAs, and how MCSO flacks have a history of dragging their jackboot... More >>

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  Barack Obama, a FOIA's Best Friend; Joe Arpaio, a Reporter's Worst Enemy

  published Jan 21, 2009

  B-Rock, friend to FOIA and the First Amendment, able to leap tall buildings, and hopefully one day soon will be kickin' Arpaio's ass.I was in a special kind of hell this morning, in a waiting room at ... More >>

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  Endorsements Stack Up for Lisa James vs. Randy Pullen as GOP State Chair Race Ignites

  published Jan 20, 2009

    Fresh and forward looking Lisa James (top), or whithered old nativist prune-face Randy Pullenr AZ GOPers will soon get to decide... I'll say one thing for Arizona Republicans, when they want ... More >>

• The Wily Warbler Visits Ciria Lopez-Pacheco and Courtney Bisbee Behind Bars

  published January 22, 2009

  SADIST'S DELIGHT This tweeter's been spending a lot of time behind bars lately. And no, he... More >>

• Barack Obama's Promise, and Ciria Lopez-Pacheco's Removal to Mexico

  published Jan 20, 2009

  The nativists can howl at the moon in victory. As of today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody of Ciria Lopez-Pacheco, the mother torn from her children January 9 by a ski-masked MCSO de... More >>

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  ATS Drops Complaint Against Redflex with AZ DOA; Federal Suit Still On Like Donkey Kong

  published Jan 19, 2009

  So far, this is still our fave way to fight Redflex's robotic photo enforcement sentinels. Aussie photo enforcement firm Redflex is crowing like a stud rooster today, issuing a press release from Re... More >>

• Mother's Day: My Visit with Ciria Lopez-Pacheco in Maricopa County's Estrella Jail

  published Jan 19, 2009

  Already, Lopez-Pacheco looks a few pounds lighter than in this January 9, MCSO mugshot.Ciria Lopez-Pacheco looks longingly at children in the Estrella Jail visitation room who have been brought in to ... More >>

• Huffington Post Picks Up on Plight of Immigrant Mom Torn from Children by Joe Arpaio's Goons

  published Jan 16, 2009

  When, I wonder, will Ciria Lopez-Pacheco finally be reunited with her childrenr The extremely well-read site Huffington Post just picked up on the plight of undocumented mom Ciria Lopez-Pacheco,... More >>

• Tag You're It: The First Pics of Phoenix Light Rail Graffiti

  published Jan 16, 2009

  This tagger ain't no Basquiat, but then again, it's only a tag... As was recently mentioned in a report by my colleague Ray Stern, the Phoenix PD has released images of some of the first ... More >>

• Janet Napolitano at DHS Equals Russell Pearce with Skunk Hair and Shoulder Pads

  published Jan 16, 2009

  Embedded video from CNN Video What's the difference between neo-Nazi hugger, and forwarder of white supremacist e-mail, state Senator Russell Pearce and Gov. Janet Napolitano on immigrationr Well, to... More >>

• Is Anti-Illegal Immigrant Uberbabe Michelle Dallacroce Back on the Haterader

  published Jan 15, 2009

  Seems like Michelle D. just can't stay away from the fray.Could it ber Is she backr And if so, will she finally let me paint her toenails as we debate the finer points of U.S. immigration policyr I'm ... More >>

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  Dennis Gilman Godsmacks the MCSO; Plus, the B.S. in Joe Arpaio's Latest Presser

  published Jan 15, 2009

  The latest Dennis Gilman video is a doozy. It covers the MCSO sweep in the west Valley, and shows some of the ski-masked deputies involved. Having MCSO deputies pulling over cars for traffic stops in ... More >>

• New York Times Blogs Video of Kids Traumatized by MCSO; and I'm Blocked from Latest Arpaio Presser

  published Jan 14, 2009

  "Frankie the Snitch" groveling before the Board of Supervisors in September. I had a funny feeling the MCSO might block yours truly if I headed down to the love-in between Guadalupe Mayor Franki... More >>

• Guadalupe's Betrayal: Mayor Frankie Montiel Meets with Sheriff Joe Arpaio Today, Presser at 3 p.m.

  published Jan 14, 2009

  I really hate being right in this town. But here in a brief e-mail announcement from the MCSO is the outcome of what I wrote about on January 7 in the blog post "Something Wicked This Way Comes," and ... More >>

• Ever Wonder What They Read in Those DPS Photo Enforcement Vansr

  published Jan 14, 2009

  These pics were sent to me by a photo enforcement foe. Does this mean we have a mole on the insider Heh, could be... Everything looks normal from the rear. But from the front, hey, what's that on... More >>

• Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker" Updated for Sheriff Joe Arpaio by "dude"

  published Jan 13, 2009

  See the new lyrics for this song by "dude" below -- after the jump, if you're in the abridged version. Once in a long while, a commenter emerges from this blog who befuddles other blogilla gori... More >>

• The Bird Dogs Joe Arpaio About Conan O’Brien and His Actions in the West Valley

  published January 15, 2009

  SHERIFF SPENDTHRIFT Even if you're one of those gap-toothed hillbillies who hate illegal... More >>

• Holy Crap! I Agree with Neo-Nazi Hugger Russell Pearce on Photo Radarr

  published Jan 13, 2009

  Ah, happy days...Mesa neo-Nazi J.T. Ready (left) and state legislator Russell Pearce, get frisky with each other in June of 2007. Hey, you know you have a rock-hard coalition when you have a two-fiste... More >>

• One of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Detention Officers Popped for (Alleged) Sexual Conduct w/Daughter

  published Jan 12, 2009

  When it rains it pours, people. Needless to say, it's late, but I just caught this errant ball from the MCSO's list of recent press releases. I think it pretty much speaks for itself. Perhaps She... More >>

• SHERIFF LAWBREAKER: Joe Arpaio's Jails Lose Accreditation Again, and Again, and Again

  published Jan 12, 2009

  How much is this egomaniac gonna cost us in the longrunr The county'll have bupkis before it's all over with. Who shot down the sheriff (metaphorically speaking), and for the second time, no lessr Th... More >>