Email Author Tom Fitzpatrick

1989 Stories by Tom Fitzpatrick

• A Senator's Propaganda Campaign

  published December 27, 1989

  I browse through the Arizona Republic's editorial pages every morning. I feel obligated to undergo this test of concentration. The... More >>

• Forget the Cardinals

  published December 20, 1989

  Stately, plump Bill Bidwill moved in regal fashion past the food line in the press box at Sun Devil Stadium last Saturday. Mexican food... More >>

• Only A Hick Sports Town Would Mourn For Stallings

  published November 29, 1989

  The uproar over Gene Stallings' departure is just one more indication that Phoenix remains a hick sports town. As a coach, Stallings was... More >>

• McCain: The Most Reprehensible of the Keating Five

  published November 29, 1989

  You're John McCain, a fallen hero who wanted to become president so desperately that you sold yourself to Charlie Keating, the wealthy con man who... More >>

• Friedian Hypocrisy

  published November 15, 1989

  Bill Frieder clearly has a retarded person's view of modern communications. Frieder is too dense to realize those cute and self-serving... More >>

• In His Search for Gold, Bob Corbin Found Charles Keating

  published November 8, 1989

  Why does Bob Corbin, our clownish attorney general, lead such a charmed life? Five United States senators are currently battling against... More >>

• For The Very Sensitive

  published November 8, 1989

  If you are a young nurse in a big hospital, most days have a tedious sameness. But the tension never leaves. You learn to walk... More >>

• The Game That Breaks Your Heart

  published November 1, 1989

  A. Bartlett Giamatti, baseball's late commissioner, wrote the following words about the game while he was still teaching at Yale... More >>

• Face It, We Need A New Governor

  published November 1, 1989

  Arizona sinks deeper every day that Rose Mofford remains in the governor's office. In fairness to the voters of the state, Governor... More >>

• John McCain's "Checkers" Speech

  published October 25, 1989

  It was the kind of press conference reporters show up for even when they're not working. They put on their best suits and get their shoes... More >>

• The Fat Boys Stink It Up Against The Chargers

  published October 4, 1989

  William V. Bidwill seemed lost. The Phoenix Cardinals' owner strolled forlornly about the shiny new press box at Sun Devil Stadium. He... More >>

• Mecham's Final Strategy: Attack! Attack! Attack!

  published September 27, 1989

  I was driving to Evan Mecham's Supreme Court hearing. A newscaster's voice on the radio said: "The scene at St. Croix after Hurricane... More >>

• In Arizona the Imagination Fails to Take Root

  published September 20, 1989

  This is about the passage of time. Here in Arizona, we live in a dream world created by our own imagination. We are, of... More >>

• A Break from the Valley's Madness

  published September 13, 1989

  Christina the lawyer had a great idea. It would turn an uneventful trip to the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado into a small... More >>

• The Regents' Secret Deal

  published September 13, 1989

  It's so obvious. The Arizona Board of Regents' decision to drag out its court battle with the local daily newspapers is... More >>

• The First Game's a Benefit at the Prison

  published September 13, 1989

  Bill Frieder, Arizona State University's new basketball coach, sits in an aisle seat on the flight from Durango, Colorado, to... More >>

• Only the Little People Go to Prison

  published September 6, 1989

  These days Marvin Cooley keeps working the black-metal gripper with his left hand. Cooley is trying desperately to strengthen... More >>

• There Is Yet More to Casualties of War

  published August 30, 1989

  A few rare films stun the senses. They send you reeling from the theatre. They set you brooding about them for days. This is... More >>

• Peg Millett: Jail Is Temporary, Her Cause Isn't

  published July 12, 1989

  We sat on the stone steps outside the Durango women's jail. It was late afternoon. Mike Black, the attorney, kept looking through his... More >>

• Christina Doesn't Care That I Hate B&B's

  published July 12, 1989

  We were driving Route 101 south along the Oregon coast. A light rain was falling on the windshield of the rented car. It is an area... More >>

• They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

  published July 12, 1989

  Here are thirty reasons Charles Keating deserves to be drawn and quartered at a public ceremony in Patriots Square. 1) Keating's Lincoln... More >>

• Haunting Memories Of Tiananmen Square

  published June 28, 1989

  Michael Goldman will always be haunted by the faces of the students he met in Tiananmen Square. Goldman, twenty, a graduate of Phoenix... More >>

• The Bartel Cocaine Case Keeps Expanding

  published June 28, 1989

  Dr. William Bartel has already pleaded guilty and faces ten years in prison. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents found 81 pounds of... More >>

• A "Good Son," A "Terrible Mistake"

  published June 28, 1989

  After last week's column about Dr. William Bartel, the Paradise Valley dentist, there were some interesting phone calls. Dr.... More >>

• Finally, Some Class On KFYI

  published June 21, 1989

  Some things surprise us. We never expect talk-show hosts to behave with class or to display genuine insight into human behavior. That's... More >>