Column
News
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Loan Sharks -
December 28, 2006
The governor's chosen loan authority is determined to keep its monopoly -
Rage Against His Bowling Shirts -
December 21, 2006
A former moveon.org vol shows up wearing slogans deemed anti-American and is forced to move on from his bowling team and alley -
Hey Diddle Diddle -
December 14, 2006
Abortion doctor Brian Finkel will remain in prison for at least 20 more years, after a recent appellate court loss -
Death Watch -
December 14, 2006
The latest report on child fatalities is in — and it's even worse than you thought -
Bonds. Big Bonds. -
November 16, 2006
It's officially a nonprofit, but the company Governor Napolitano picked to handle millions in student loans is making big bucks for one of its original founders -
Turf War -
November 16, 2006
The Arizona Racing Department wants commissioners to shut down Turf Paradise — but will the racing commission chairman's friendship with Turf Paradise owner Jeremy Simms stand in the way? -
Emergency Brake -
November 9, 2006
The state tries to halt out-of-control ambulance contracts — but cities might have the last word -
Bonds. Big Bonds. -
November 9, 2006
It's officially a nonprofit, but the company Governor Napolitano picked to handle millions in student loans is making big bucks for one of its original founders -
Turf War -
November 9, 2006
The Arizona Racing Department wants commissioners to shut down Turf Paradise — but will the racing commission chairman’s friendship with Turf Paradise owner Jeremy Simms stand in the way? -
Head Rolls Finally -
October 19, 2006
A Valley Metro Rail manager's fired after New Times confronts the agency about ignoring complaints that she'd pressured contractors to hire a particular firm -
Deal Breaker -
October 12, 2006
Congressman Rick Renzi and the very strange coincidence -
Dead Man Talkin' -
October 5, 2006
A murderer tells New Times that he wants desperately to die, but a U.S. appeals court won't let the state kill him -
Career Death -
September 28, 2006
The consequences for a DPS officer who bucked his bosses' dismissal of a righteous speeding ticket, got fired, and won a $190,000 jury award for wrongful termination -
Campus Strife -
September 21, 2006
A free-speech battle at ASU centers on enormous posters of aborted fetuses - John Dougherty Resigns - August 24, 2006
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House Arrest -
August 24, 2006
A Sun City couple beat Del Webb in court. So why is their house still a mess? -
Toy Box Killing -
August 10, 2006
A dad whose child suffocated inside a toy chest is indicted on felony child abuse charges here and arrested in Michigan -
Remains of the Day -
July 20, 2006
More than a dozen Indian burials have been discovered during light-rail construction -
Rail Against the Machine -
July 20, 2006
A long-hidden allegation of impropriety is finally about to be investigated -
Panic Attack -
July 13, 2006
County Attorney Andrew Thomas may have pulled the trigger too quickly on Ajo Al's -
Roadkill -
June 22, 2006
Now the Arizona Department of Transportation is being attacked on affirmative action -
Dougherty Honored -
June 22, 2006
New Times staff writer wins national award -
Awards of the State -
May 11, 2006
Rubin wins the Arizona Press Club's top honor for the third time. And the rest of the staff did pretty well, too -
Black and White -- and Over -
April 27, 2006
A state panel again supports a judge's right to speak his mind -
Yo Mama -
April 6, 2006
Amaré Stoudemire's troubled mother walks out of a rehab center again. A judge allows her to return again, but she faces probable prison time -
The Cost of Cruelty -
March 30, 2006
A federal jury returned a $9 million verdict against Maricopa County in still another jailhouse death -
The New Meth -
March 30, 2006
When it comes to preventing -- and treating -- crystal meth addiction, Arizona may be getting a clue -
FBI Raids Polygs -
January 26, 2006
Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served
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