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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2009 Stories by Stephen Lemons

• MCSO's Final Tally for the Two-Day West Valley Anti-Immigrant Sweep

  published Jan 12, 2009

  MCSO spokesman Aaron Douglas, mugging for the camera during this weekend's operation. Is he SGMr  According to the latest numbers released by the MCSO, there were a total of 52 suspects tak... More >>

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  Masked MCSO Deputy Takes Away Children's Mother During West Valley Sweep (w/2 UPDATES)

  published Jan 10, 2009

  (NOTE: Please see below for update and mugshot of the mother.)This disturbing video was taken last night by Phoenix civil rights activist Sal Reza during Sheriff Joe Arpaio's latest anti-immigrant swe... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio's Circus Comes to Buckeye: Assault Rifles, Body Armor, Ski Masks and Traffic Stops

  published Jan 10, 2009

  "Every life is precious," Joe kept saying of murder victims. Who is he tryin' to kidrThe citizens of Buckeye and Avondale can rest easy tonight knowing that sheriff's deputies with assault rifles, bod... More >>

• Arpaio's Office Stonewalls on MCSO Deputies Used for Fox Reality Show

  published Jan 09, 2009

    As I noted back on December 12, and as you can see from the photo above, numerous sheriff's deputies were involved in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's star turn on the three episode Fox Reality pilot,... More >>

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  Arpaio's First Racial Profiling Sweep of the New Year Starts Tomorrow

  published Jan 08, 2009

  Arpayaso harasses brown folk again, this time near Buckeye. Hot off his trip to NYC where he made an ass of himself on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's starting his first Hisp... More >>

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  Did Conan O'Brien Go Gay for Sheriff Joe Arpaior Well, Not Exactly (Update: Video Link Added)

  published Jan 08, 2009

  Fortunately, things didn't get quite this bad. At least they kept their clothes on...UPDATE 1/9/09: If you missed it, and are a glutton for punishment, you can watch Arpaio's appearance on O'Brien's s... More >>

• Something Wicked This Way Comes: Guadalupe Ends Its Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio

  published Jan 07, 2009

  Has the Town of Guadalupe cut a deal with Sheriff Joe Arpaior And is another anti-immigrant sweep of the city coming down the piker Could be, on both counts. According to court records, as of January ... More >>

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  Conan O'Brien Pulls Out the Knee Pads for Joe Arpaio Wednesday Night

  published Jan 06, 2009

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• The Bird Trumpets Redflex’s Demise in Pinal County and Tweets About Nova M’s Move Left on the Dial

  published January 8, 2009

  LOCAL HERO This wacky warbler has but one wish for the New Year. No, not peace on Earth. Not for a... More >>

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  The "Death of Democracy" and a Gavel-Pass at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

  published Jan 05, 2009

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• New York Times Slams Arpaio's Dumb New Reality Show

  published Jan 05, 2009

  I'm on the run this a.m., but I would be remiss if I did not point your attention to this excellent article by David Carr in Sunday's New York Times online concerning our clown of a sheriff, "A Star T... More >>

• Sheriff Paul Babeu Ends Pinal County's Contract with Redflex

  published Jan 02, 2009

  There's a new sheriff in Pinal County, and he's ridin' Redflex out on a hot rail... CameraFraud.com's reporting that Pinal County's newly elected Sheriff Paul Babeu has ended Pinal's photo enforceme... More >>

• Joe Arpaio Rubs Shoulders with Minuteman Chris Simcox, and Alleged Trespasser Anna Gaines

  published Jan 02, 2009

  Joe and the nativists, the love that never dies... You judge a man, sometimes, by the company he keeps. So what does it say of Sheriff Joe that he recently spoke at the Arizona American Italian Club ... More >>