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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2013 Stories by Stephen Lemons

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  Arizona Immigration Reform Requirement: Nix Six Month Wait

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Arizona has a different reality for the undocumented than in most parts of the country. So there are different demands the pro-immigrant community should make on the U.S. Congress in regards to com... More >>

• Brewer Flips Off 600,000 Military Vets in Arizona by Axing Colonel Joey Strickland

  published April 11, 2013

  The only thing surprising about how Governor Jan Brewer's flunkies forced Colonel Joey Strickland to resign from his post as director of the... More >>

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  Russell Pearce's Nephew Talmage Pearce Appointed to Mesa's Human Relations Advisory Board

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Here's an oddity: Talmage Pearce, nephew of recalled ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce and a stalwart defender of the Pearce clan, has been appointed to sit on the City of Mesa's Human Relati... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Recall Boasts 169,283 Valid Signatures, 166,034 More Needed by May 30

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Close to 1,000 people jammed the Painter's Union Hall in Phoenix Thursday to hear the news that the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio so far has scored more than half the signatures required to force a r... More >>

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  Voting Rights Under Siege by Republicans in The Third Reconstruction

  published Apr 04, 2013

  A brilliant little gem from the makers of 9500 Liberty Believe it or not, once upon a time, Republicans were the ones fighting for the expansion of voting rights. Okay, so that was more than a cen... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Recall Has "Less Than 200,000" Signatures to Gather, with 56 Days Left

  published Apr 04, 2013

  As a tease to an event tonight, Respect Arizona, the group seeking to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office, has announced that it has fewer than 200,000 valid signatures left to score, with less th... More >>

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  Goldwater Institute Feeds from Tax-Exempt Trough While Decrying Cost of Medicaid Expansion

  published Apr 03, 2013

  When the Goldwater Institute isn't "lending" $1.9 million to some fatcat on its board or suing the state government over a fish-foot-sucking cosmetic practice, it's arguing against the evils of expa... More >>

• Republican Blogger Jeff Vath Fought for Sanity in the AZ GOP

  published April 4, 2013

  I don't expect a lot of Arizona Democrats to understand why I'm making such a big deal of the untimely passing of Jeff Vath, chief blogger and... More >>

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  Second Amendment Follies at Sand Land's Capitol, Courtesy of Dennis Gilman

  published Apr 01, 2013

  Gilman and I get to know some of our fellow Sand Land-ers and reconnect with old pals like Buffalo Rick... There's nothing more fun on a mild, sunny day in Arizona than getting out and about and talk... More >>

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  Jim Carrey, Right on Gun Nuts, Fox News, Emma Stone...

  published Mar 31, 2013

  Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey from Jim Carrey I've lived in New York, Los Angeles and a few places in between, but only in Arizona have I ever felt like I actually might need a gun. Not to p... More >>

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  Cesar Chavez Day Raffle: Play and Support La LUCHA

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Cesar Chavez Day is upon us, and one way of honoring the spirit of the famed labor leader locally is by helping the organization LUCHA, Living United for Change in Arizona, by participating in its C... More >>

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  Eddie Farnsworth's Flaccid Rationale For Not Closing Child Prostitution Loophole

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Courtesy of the conservative Western Free Press, we finally have state Representative Eddie Farnsworth's lame attempt to justify not allowing a bill that would have cracked down on pimps selling tee... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery and the Latino Community: Time for a Divorce

  published Mar 28, 2013

  Imagine my surprise, when checking the website of the venerable Valley organization Chicanos por la Causa, to see a photo of a beaming Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery on a page advertising ... More >>

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  Politico Mafioso's Jeff Vath, the GOP's "Badass Blogger," Dies following Ulcer Surgery

  published Mar 27, 2013

  One of Arizona's most influential bloggers, Jeff Vath, the man behind the widely-read, GOP-centric Politico Mafioso blog, passed away Tuesday night at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Deer Valley. He was... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Pal Ron Ludders Trains Recall Blockers Tonight

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Speaking of shenanigans, you may remember Tea Party generalissimo Ron Ludders for his escapades during the 2011 recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce, and during Pearce's ill-fated come... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Shill Chad Willems' Bogus Pro-Joe "Petition" (w/Update)

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Shenanigans. Republicans wouldn't be Republicans without them. And the effort under way to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the perfect occasion for pro-Joe Rs to roll out their usual dirty tricks and m... More >>

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  Cesar Chavez Dinner Protested by Sal Reza, Barrio Defense Committees

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Videographer Dennis Gilman's account of the protest outside the Sheraton on Thursday Here's something you don't see everyday: A local Latino group protesting a Cesar Chavez Dinner. See also: -Joe A... More >>

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  Russell Pearce's Pal Constantin Querard Pimps Medical Marijuana Industry

  published Mar 25, 2013

  As Mr. Zimmerman once crooned long ago, the times they are a changin', and though progress has generally leap-frogged our benighted state, there are odd signs that Arizona is slouching toward the 21... More >>

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  Jan Brewer's Bigoted Policy Denying Driver's Licenses to DREAMers in Federal Judge's Hands

  published Mar 23, 2013

  Few public acts by Governor Jan Brewer have been so odious, so hateful and so obviously unfair as her executive order denying driver's licenses to those young men and women, brought here as children... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Recall: A Chance to Prove the Pundits Wrong

  published Mar 22, 2013

  What was the most fun for me as a columnist during the recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce -- other than watching Pearce crash and burnr That nearly all the pundits in Arizona ended ... More >>

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  Michelle Ugenti's Anti-Colorado City Bill Gets No Love from State Senate

  published Mar 20, 2013

  If more than two-thirds of the state House votes in favor of a bill that would rein in corruption in local police forces, you would anticipate that the proposed legislation at least would receive a ... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery Screws Up Tom Horne Complaint, Judge Recommends Dismissal

  published Mar 19, 2013

  There is one thing to keep in mind while reading about Administrative Law Judge Tammy Eigenheer's recommended dismissal of the civil case involving allegations of campaign-finance impropriety by Ari... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Recall's Naysayers Laurie Roberts and Mario Diaz, and Why We Fight

  published Mar 19, 2013

  I like Arizona Republic scribe Laurie Roberts. She's a smart, classy lady. And I believe she means well. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite Lack of Support from (Some) Deep-Pocket Demo... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery's Shame: Mom Risks Deportation Because of MCAO Felony

  published Mar 18, 2013

  In this video by Puente, Ivon's goodness should be self-evident to all but those with the meanest of spirits Let's be honest, Anglos in Arizona would starve if there were no undocumented persons her... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite Lack of Support from (Some) Deep-Pocket Democrats (w/Correction)

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Please see correction below. Respect Arizona, the group spearheading the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, is suspending its paid signature-gathering campaign due to lacks of funds. See also: -Joe Arp... More >>