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1994 Stories by Tom Fitzpatrick

• PLANET PHOENIX

  published March 30, 1994

  Martha Spears has made what she says is an irrevocable decision about Governor J. Fife Symington III. "The man's a jerk," Martha says. "Fife... More >>

• IS THIS THE PARTY TO WHOM I AM SPEAKING?

  published March 30, 1994

  I had a long telephone conversation with Byron "Bud" Brown, the Scottsdale real estate man, the other day. Brown, 65, was belligerent... More >>

• PLANET PHOENIX

  published March 30, 1994

  Martha Spears has made what she says is an irrevocable decision about Governor J. Fife Symington III. "The man's a jerk," Martha says. "Fife... More >>

• ONLY THE ROTTEN SMELL IS REAL

  published March 23, 1994

  J. Fife Symington III will go down in state history as a hypocrite of outrageous proportions. He is a sanctimonious charlatan, an absurd... More >>

• SHAQ'S FLACKS ARE WAY OFF TRACK

  published March 16, 1994

  Last Sunday, Marv Albert, the television announcer with the lamentable toupee, pronounced the collapse of Charles Barkley as an NBA force even... More >>

• SHAQ'S FLACKS ARE WAY OFF TRACK

  published March 16, 1994

  Last Sunday, Marv Albert, the television announcer with the lamentable toupee, pronounced the collapse of Charles Barkley as an NBA force even... More >>

• DARK DAYS FOR THE SUNS

  published March 2, 1994

  The electricity is gone. At this time a year ago, all they had to do at America West Arena was turn down the lights and put the spotlight on the... More >>

• DARK DAYS FOR THE SUNS

  published March 2, 1994

  The electricity is gone. At this time a year ago, all they had to do at America West Arena was turn down the lights and put the spotlight on the... More >>

• FIFE PICKS THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB

  published March 2, 1994

  Within the hour, Howard Hantman, 50, had been sworn in as a Pima County Superior Court judge. Now the lightly bearded Hantman, looking more like a... More >>

• FIFE PICKS THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB

  published March 2, 1994

  Within the hour, Howard Hantman, 50, had been sworn in as a Pima County Superior Court judge. Now the lightly bearded Hantman, looking more like a... More >>

• THE R&G SHOULD PLAY BALL

  published February 23, 1994

  Here's some advice for Louis A. (Chip) Weil III: Dear Chip, As publisher of the Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Gazette, you can emerge... More >>

• IN THE NAME OF HER FATHER

  published February 9, 1994

  The moment had arrived. For days Robin Morris had been growing increasingly apprehensive about the role she must play on this night. Her part... More >>

• THE SUNS' EXTERMINATING ANGEL

  published February 9, 1994

  Kevin Johnson talks like a choirboy. His intentions are always innocent. At least that's what he always insists later. But never doubt that KJ... More >>

• THE TIMES THEY ARE NOT A-CHANGIN'

  published February 2, 1994

  They bid adieu to Robert Morris, the remarkable law professor, in a simple, elegant service in a downtown Phoenix church recently. Morris, 65,... More >>

• SYMINGTON'S VAST CARELESSNESS

  published February 2, 1994

  The politician doesn't grow more human with age. In the end, he becomes a wharf rat. --Henry David... More >>

• UNEARNED INCOME

  published January 26, 1994

  You can take this year's Super Bowl and shove it. Once again, the National Football League is giving us the Buffalo Bills and the hateful Dallas... More >>

• UNEARNED INCOME

  published January 26, 1994

  You can take this year's Super Bowl and shove it. Once again, the National Football League is giving us the Buffalo Bills and the hateful Dallas... More >>

• UNEARNED INCOME

  published January 26, 1994

  Stick up a Circle K and take $50 and they'll ship you down to Florence. Loot a savings and loan of millions and they'll offer you a membership in... More >>

• UNEARNED INCOME

  published January 26, 1994

  Stick up a Circle K and take $50 and they'll ship you down to Florence. Loot a savings and loan of millions and they'll offer you a membership in... More >>

• UNEARNED INCOME

  published January 26, 1994

  You can take this year's Super Bowl and shove it. Once again, the National Football League is giving us the Buffalo Bills and the hateful Dallas... More >>

• UNEARNED INCOME

  published January 26, 1994

  Stick up a Circle K and take $50 and they'll ship you down to Florence. Loot a savings and loan of millions and they'll offer you a membership in... More >>

• THE REAL DAVID BROCK. YECCH.

  published January 20, 1994

  :First, David Brock wrote a devastating profile of Anita Hill, the law professor who testified against Clarence Thomas. Then he took on Hillary... More >>

• A PORTRAIT OF KJ AS A SELFISH CHILD

  published January 20, 1994

  This is amazing. An entire week has passed without the sports pages of the daily newspapers decrying the fact that Kevin Johnson has been snubbed... More >>

• BOTTOM OF THE NINTH

  published January 12, 1994

  At the Arcadia Funeral Home on 48th Street and Indian School, Dick Dozer's casket was flanked by two large easels. Carefully attached to them were... More >>