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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2012 Stories by Stephen Lemons

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Victim Deborah Braillard: Seven Figure Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit, ABC 15 Reports

  published Oct 04, 2012

  Wednesday's report from Biscobing... Kudos to ABC 15 and its reporter Dave Biscobing for the yeomanlike work they've done in bringing to Phoenix viewers the civil trial in Pinal County over the MCSO... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio Begs for Votes, and Devin Fleenor's Anti-Arpaio Ad Hits TV

  published Oct 04, 2012

  Joe practically begs viewers to let him keep his job in this new ad Sheriff Joe looks like a worried old man in his new TV commercial, the latest in a series of pricey ads that his re-election campai... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Tom Horne's Snakepit, Bill Montgomery's Dirty Money, and the Problem with Carmen Chenal

  published Oct 03, 2012

  The media's been hot for Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's head over allegations that during the 2010 campaign he was improperly involved in supporter-turned-staffer Kathleen Winn's independent e... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Paul Penzone Can Beat Arpaio, If He Turns Up the Heat

  published October 4, 2012

  Former Phoenix police sergeant and onetime Silent Witness frontman Paul Penzone rarely shows any doubt that he will be successful in his bid to... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Tom Horne's Alleged Hit-and-Run at an Address Listed for Carmen Chenal (w/UPDATE)

  published Oct 01, 2012

  Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery's big press conference this morning alleged illegal coordination between Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and an independent expenditure committee during h... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Shame: KPHO Interviews Rape Victim Sabrina Morrison

  published Sep 28, 2012

  CBS 5 - KPHO See also: -Joe Arpaio's Deputy Told to Work Fraud Cases Instead of Child Rape Crime -Joe Arpaio's Sex Crimes Debacle Eviscerated in New Video by Devin Fleenor -Joe Arpaio's Replacement,... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio, Chad Willems, E.J. Montini and the $8 Million Whopper

  published Sep 28, 2012

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign guru Chad Willems is as shameless as you'd expect a guy to be who's funneling suckers' campaign contributions through the bank account of his company, Summit Consulting... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Russell Pearce's Bro Lester Pearce Faces Ethics Charges

  published Sep 27, 2012

  I've rarely read a legal document so delightful. The one I've just received from the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct indicates that Lester Pearce, former Justice of the Peace and brother of ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Pink Underwear Torn to Shreds in Hilarious New Video from CPLE

  published Sep 27, 2012

  CPLE scores with this animated skewering of Sheriff Joe Citizens for Professional Law Enforcement, the bi-partisan group headed by Democratic Arizona state Representative Ruben Gallego and Republican... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Latest Insulting Ad: Rape a Dog, Go to Jail; Rape a Kid, Go Free

  published Sep 26, 2012

  Joe's latest: he loves dogs, kiddies can go pound sand, though Sorry to ruin your breakfast, your lunch and your day, but this is the most recent commercial from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's re-election camp... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane's New Joe Arpaio-Squashin' Superhero: Paul Penzone

  published Sep 25, 2012

  When I heard Spawn creator Todd McFarlane was doing some art for sheriff's candidate Paul Penzone to raffle off as a fundraiser, I didn't realize he was working on a piece featuring Penzone as a Cap... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Foes in Adios Arpaio Endorse Paul Penzone for Sheriff

  published Sep 25, 2012

  With the kind of spirited cheering and clapping you might hear at a high school basketball game, about 100 mostly Hispanic students from the Adios Arpaio movement declared their endorsement of forme... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Sex Crimes Debacle Eviscerated in New Video by Devin Fleenor

  published Sep 24, 2012

  Why didn't Arpaio do somethingr He was too busy kibbutzing with the birther idiots Devin Fleenor, Phoenix musician and longtime activist against the tyrannical rule of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has produce... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  DREAM Activist Erika Andiola Says Mom Was Racially-Profiled, Mesa PD Denies Claim

  published Sep 23, 2012

  Video of a Mesa PD stop of Andiola's mom, recently posted to YouTube Well-known Arizona DREAM Activist Erika Andiola claims her mom was racially-profiled last night by the Mesa Police Department, res... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's Doom: "Adios Arpaio" Claims 20,000 Anti-Joe Voters Added to the Rolls (w/Update)

  published Sep 21, 2012

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been frittering away his remaining days on this planet by glomming onto the birther idiocy for publicity and chasing dishwashers and gardeners while dangerous sex offenders ro... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio-Foe Paul Penzone Blasts Sheriff's Hypocritical New Ad

  published Sep 21, 2012

  Speaking before a crowd of seniors in Sun City Wednesday morning, Democratic sheriff's candidate Paul Penzone took aim at a new campaign ad for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, one in which Arpaio asserts that T... More >>

• Arpaio Snuggles Up to an Ex-Inmate in His Cynical Bid for a Sixth Term

  published September 20, 2012

  How stupid does Sheriff Joe Arpaio think the citizens of Maricopa County are? At least as stupid as "Randall," a supposed former meth... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio-Stooge Mike Stauffer Is "Olivia Cortes on Steroids," Says Randy Parraz

  published Sep 18, 2012

  See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Is Mike Stauffer Joe Arpaio's Stooger (Answ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jeff Flake-Foe Rich Carmona on Taxes, the Deficit, and Immigration

  published Sep 17, 2012

  Democrat for U.S. Senate Rich Carmona speaking to supporters on Saturday Former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona, the Democrat currently locked in a neck-and-neck race with Republican Congressman Je... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mike Stauffer-Supporter DeeDee Blase's Sick, Twisted Lies

  published Sep 15, 2012

  See also: -Mike Stauffer's Biggest Supporter Is a Wrecking Ball in Sheriff's Race -Joe Arpaio, DeeDee Blase, and Her Shrill Attacks on Paul Penzone -Joe Arpaio on the Run from Paul Penzone, Mike St... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mike Stauffer's Hack West Kenyon: Idiot or Joe Arpaio Toolr

  published Sep 13, 2012

  See also: Joe Arpaio on the Run from Paul Penzone, Mike Stauffer the Goat in New Poll (w/Update) See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wh... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio on the Run from Paul Penzone, Mike Stauffer the Goat in New Poll (w/Update)

  published Sep 12, 2012

  See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Joe Arpaio Stooge Mike Stauffer a "Republ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio "Kidnapped"r Ex-DEA Honcho Phil Jordan Cries Foul

  published Sep 12, 2012

  See also: Sheriff Joe buffaloes readers with bogus yarns in his book Joe's Law See also: Arpaio denies writing, reading or agreeing with his book "JOE'S LAW" See also: Joe Arpaio's Early Christmas G... More >>

• Mike Stauffer's Biggest Supporter Is a Wrecking Ball in Sheriff's Race

  published September 13, 2012

  As I've discussed in previous columns — and as is obvious to anyone capable of doing third-grade math — former Scottsdale Police... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio Stooge Mike Stauffer a "Republican Candidate," Writes West Kenyon, Campaign Manager (w/Update)

  published Sep 11, 2012

  See also: Joe Arpaio-Wannabe Mike Stauffer Flips Out, Calls Non-Threat "Vaguely Threatening" See also: Joe Arpaio, DeeDee Blase, and Her Shrill Attacks on Paul Penzone See also: Stauffer Must Exit S... More >>