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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2013 Stories by Stephen Lemons

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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 >>

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  Eddie Farnsworth Blocked Hearing for Anti-Child-Sex-Trafficking Bill, Time Running Out for Striker

  published Mar 16, 2013

  Pimps selling child prostitutes and the johns who buy them can rest easy knowing that Republican Eddie Farnsworth is chair of the state House Judiciary Committee. See also: -Why Eddie "Little Lord"... More >>

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  Goldwater Institute "Lends" $1.9 Million to Rich Guy on Its Board

  published Mar 15, 2013

  The eyebrow-raising part of the newly-released "Reporter's Guide to the Goldwater Institute," isn't that GI's executives make lavish six-figure salaries working for a non-profit 501c3, or that the G... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Flunky John Kavanagh Defends Retroactive, Unconstitutional Recall Bill

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Kavanagh's bull starts flying about 2:16 in Republican state Representative John Kavanagh and a pig's intestine share one significant characteristic, and, no, it's not elasticity. Rather, they're b... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio's Nemesis Rebecca Jimenez Leads in Guadalupe Mayoral Race, Run-Off Certain for May 21 (w/Update)

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Note: Please see update at the end of this post. Despite a last-minute smear campaign by her detractors and a surprise endorsement of the incumbent by Congressman Ed Pastor, one-time thorn in the s... More >>

• Why Eddie "Little Lord" Farnsworth and Fellow GOPers Need to Suppress the Latino Vote

  published March 14, 2013

  It's not everyday that you see the chair of a state house committee mock a blind man in public, but, then, that's just the kind of guy state... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery Skewered in Puente March, SANE Defends Monty

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery took it on the chin Monday, as about 120 demonstrators protesting Monty's discriminatory policies toward undocumented workers marched more than 3.5 miles fro... More >>

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  Steve Smith's "Save Joe Arpaio's Ass Bill" Passes State House, and, Oh, It's Unconstitutional

  published Mar 08, 2013

  Here's yet another sign worshippers at the font of all things Sheriff Joe know that their boy is doomed by the current recall effort: Their willingness to resort to futile, unconstitutional trickery... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery Blasted By Hispanic Bar Association over Apartheid Policies

  published Mar 08, 2013

  The pressure is building on Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to end his apartheid policies when it comes to the over-charging of undocumented workers, resulting in moms and dads being held n... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio's Nemesis Rebecca Jimenez, Guadalupe's Once and Perhaps Future Mayor

  published Mar 07, 2013

  Rebecca Jimenez's campaign video, produced by Dennis Gilman Sheriff Joe Arpaio may have one foot in the grave (we hope) due to his "broken arm," but one of his enemies from not too long ago is alive ... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery and ICE, Partners in Crime, To Be Protested in Monday March

  published Mar 07, 2013

  Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery and his partners at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will feel the heat of Latino and pro-immigrant rage this Monday when the Phoenix human rights gr... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery Believes Law He's Enforcing Against Tom Horne Is Unconstitutional

  published Mar 07, 2013

  It's not every day that an elected law enforcement official, who has sworn an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States, confesses that he or she is enforcing an unconstitutional law. S... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Recall Scores 120K Valid Signatures: 85 Days Left, a Little Over 215K More to Go

  published Mar 06, 2013

  With Sheriff Joe Arpaio still out of commission from his "broken arm," and with Respect Arizona's announcement today that they have 120,000 valid signatures demanding his recall, Arpaio's best caree... More >>

• The MCAO Follows ICE's Blueprint for Separating Immigrant Families

  published March 7, 2013

  This is what stands for progress in Arizona: The mere fact that Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery feels the need to rationalize the way... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery's Victims in New Video and the Indictment of the SANE Plan

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:14 Watching Dennis Gilman's new video of Wednesday's protest against Maricopa County ... More >>

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  Bill Montgomery's Victims Plead Not Guilty En Masse as Their Children Weep

  published Feb 28, 2013

  The cattle call began a little after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday for the unfortunates arrested in the MCSO's Sportex Apparel raid in Tempe the first week of February. See also: -Bill Montgomery Is No Immi... More >>

• In the Legislature, Five Reps Did One Man's Bidding

  published February 28, 2013

  If you're political-sleaze maestro Constantin Querard, the Arizona Legislature practically is your own personal Downton... More >>

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  Kyrsten Sinema Uses Sequestration Fears to Raise Cash for Re-Election Campaign

  published Feb 26, 2013

  The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Wanna stop the sky from fallingr Then give and give generously to Arizona Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema's re-election fund. Yep, that's the appeal from Sinem... More >>

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  Constantin Querard's Taxpayer-Paid Bootlickers David Gowan, Steve Montenegro, Carl Seel, Steve Smith, and Kelly Townsend Do Their Master's Bidding

  published Feb 26, 2013

  If you're political sleaze maestro Constantin Querard, the Arizona Legislature is practically your own personal Downton Abbey. Querard's team of taxpayer-funded butlers, bootblacks, and maids is ex... More >>

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  Charles Ryan, ADC Director, Reports 640 Staff Arrests in last 4 1/2 Years

  published Feb 23, 2013

  Arizona prisons are notorious reservoirs of criminal behavior, and apparently that's just the staff. No joke. Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan admits as much in a recent po... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio's Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army about the "Blocking Campaign" and the End of GOP Rule in Maricopa County

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Willems pumps up the alter kockers with his doomsday scenario, talk of spies in the other camp, and a plan to "block" voters from signing the recall petition As promised in this week's column, above ... More >>

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  Joe Arpaio's Pal Michael Nowakowski on Blast in Dennis Gilman's New Video "Negotiating with the Devil"

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Gilman's latest rakes Nowakowski over the coals for his parley with El Diablo Which side are you onr The recall effort is underway, and even Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign guru Chad Willems has ackno... More >>