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7:56 pm
May. 25, 2012
Pinal County Released A Mountain of Un-Redacted Public Records to a PCSO Detective Suing the County, And Now They Want it All Back
By Monica Alonzo
It appears that Pinal County released a mountain of public records to Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Goode -- about a years' worth of e-mails between Sheriff Paul Babeu and several members ... More >>

Valley Fever

5:23 pm
May. 25, 2012
Center for Arizona Policy Response to IRS Complaint (As Expected): The Atheists and Homosexuals Are Wrong
By Matthew Hendley
The Center for Arizona Policy has offered a response to the Internal Revenue Service complaint filed against it -- claiming the organization doesn't meet tax-exemption requirements -- and that res... More >>

Valley Fever

5:01 pm
May. 25, 2012
Lawyer Ed Moriarity Quits as Lisa Aubuchon's Pro-Bono Lawyer Because of Costs; Still Working for David Hendershott and Joel Fox
By Ray Stern
Ed Moriarity has quit as Lisa Aubuchon's pro-bono attorney, saying he and his law firm can no longer afford to work on her long-running case.The countrified, oft-combative Montana lawyer defended... More >>

Valley Fever

3:19 pm
May. 25, 2012
Paul Babeu's Favorability With Arizona Voters Hits the Toilet; Joe Arpaio's Support Split
By Matthew Hendley
Public Policy Polling released the last of the results from its probe of Arizona voters today, which show that if you're one of Arizona's two most-famous sheriff's, most people don't like you.More... More >>

Valley Fever

2:48 pm
May. 25, 2012
Joe Ricketts, Whose Family Owns the Chicago Cubs, Is Against Wasteful Government Spending ... Unless, Of Course, the Money is Going to the Family Team
By Monica Alonzo
Joe Ricketts -- whose family owns the Chicago Cubs -- is completely appalled at the government's frivolous waste of your hard-earned tax dollars. But, Ricketts' conviction to ending wasteful spen... More >>

Valley Fever

1:08 pm
May. 25, 2012
Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Called Out for Mismanagement, Overspending by Chairman of Pinal County Board of Supervisors
By Monica Alonzo
Pete Rios, chairman of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors, voiced his frustration with the county's embattled sheriff in a recent letter published in local newspapers. It addresses Babeu's r... More >>

Valley Fever

12:16 pm
May. 25, 2012
ABC15 News-Hounds Confront 81-Year-Old Woman About Eating Cats (Video)
By Matthew Hendley
Sometimes it's hard to ignore how adorable local TV reports are -- like the endless chupacabra chases from KPHO.This time around, it's ABC 15, which sent its reporters northwest to Wittmann to fi... More >>

Valley Fever

11:45 am
May. 25, 2012
Steven LaMar, Cave Creek Councilman, Dumped as Lawyer for Maricopa County Amid Criticism in Mary Rose Wilcox Claim
By Ray Stern
Maricopa County has dumped Cave Creek Councilman Steven LaMar following his failure to convince a federal judge that a $975,000 payment to Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox might need further authori... More >>

Valley Fever

11:40 am
May. 25, 2012
Atheists at Secular Coalition for Arizona File IRS Complaint Over Center for Arizona Policy's Lobbying
By Matthew Hendley
There's a source to the religulous bills in the Arizona Legislature every year, and that source is called the Center for Arizona Policy.The atheists over at the Secular Coalition for Arizona have ... More >>

Valley Fever

9:28 am
May. 25, 2012
Flashlight Bomber Possibly Responsible for Third Device, Donated to Phoenix Salvation Army
By Matthew Hendley
The dolt dropping off improvised explosive devices around Glendale in the form of flashlights may have delivered his third yesterday -- this time in Phoenix.Someone dropped a flashlight in the do... More >>

Valley Fever

8:19 am
May. 25, 2012
ASU Softball Team Up Against Wall In Super-Regionals; Must Win Two Tonight To Advance
By Paul Rubin
The defending national champion ASU Sun Devils softball team will have to beat tough Louisiana-Lafayette twice tonight to advance to the College World Series in Oklahoma City.That, after the Ragin... More >>

Valley Fever

7:54 am
May. 25, 2012
Judge Changes Mind In Marin "Burning Man" Case, Says We Can Sit In At Trial: UPDATE
By Paul Rubin
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen reversed field yesterday, ruling that I can sit in his courtroom and report on what's happening in the quirky arson case of State of Arizona v. Mic... More >>

Valley Fever

7:00 am
May. 25, 2012
Ben Arredondo Case: Will More Politicos Join Him With the Title of "Defendant"?
By Matthew Hendley
A filing submitted in federal court Wednesday in the bribery, fraud, attempted extortion and false statements case of state Representative Ben Arredondo explains that the feds don't want a bunch ... More >>

Valley Fever

4:14 pm
May. 24, 2012
Randy Parraz and Friends Try to Get a Trip to Hawaii Out of Joe Arpaio
By Matthew Hendley
The best way to respond to a publicity stunt is with another publicity stunt, so the news that taxpayers are funding a Maricopa County Deputy Sheriff's trip to Hawaii for "birther" purposes led ... More >>

Valley Fever

2:03 pm
May. 24, 2012
Ben Arredondo Isn't the Only One the Feds Are Looking At
By Matthew Hendley
If you're doing shady stuff at the City of Tempe or the Arizona Legislature, go buy a shredder, or book a ticket to Morocco or something.A filing submitted in federal court yesterday in the bribe... More >>

Valley Fever

12:36 pm
May. 24, 2012
Yuma Farmers Sally Nakasawa and Robert Nickerson Sue Over $12 Million Worth of Poppies Destroyed by the DEA
By Ray Stern
Yuma farmers Sally Nakasawa and Robert Nickerson have been major growers of poppies for years, selling them for use in floral decorations.Their flowers could be seen by the public off U.S. High... More >>

Valley Fever

11:08 am
May. 24, 2012
Tae Kwon Do Instructor Jonathan Knight Off to the Slammer for Penis-Related Antics
By Matthew Hendley
Jonathan Knight -- who taught Tae Kwon Do to children in Gilbert -- will be updating his address to a prison cell for sending pictures of his penis to a 12-year-old former student of his.Knight ... More >>

Valley Fever

10:09 am
May. 24, 2012
Sarah Walker Urges Any Victims of Lee Lubonne to Come Forward; Talks About Experience
By Matthew Hendley
Sarah Walker's doing a rare and brave thing -- going public as an alleged victim of a sexual assault.Walker wants any people who believe they're also victims of Lee Lubonne -- the self-described ... More >>

Valley Fever

8:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Trent Franks, "Mayor" of Washington D.C., Doesn't Hang Out With New "Constituents"
By Matthew Hendley
Congressman Trent Franks -- the "self-appointed Mayor" of Washington D.C., as an area advocacy group calls him -- didn't really want to meet with his new-found "constituents."As you may recall, ... More >>

Valley Fever

7:41 am
May. 24, 2012
Arizona Diamondbacks Figure Out Offense, Beat Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4
By Matthew Hendley
Everyone on the Arizona Diamondbacks had a float in the hit parade last night at Chase Field, as the Snakes drowned the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4.Sure, 36-year-old Ted Lilly was on... More >>

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Marijuana Is Real Medicine for a Long List of Ills Marijuana Is Real Medicine for a Long List of Ills
By Ray Stern

Marijuana keeps Craig Rodgers alive. With his muscular physique and energetic, fast-talking personality, the 36-year-old Las Vegas resident seems the epitome of health — except for the banana-size scar on the… More >>

Ken Bennett's "Birther" Request Shows the Insanity of Arizona's GOP Ken Bennett's "Birther" Request Shows the Insanity of Arizona's GOP
By Stephen Lemons

If you need an explanation as to why birtherism is alive and well in Arizona, just spend a little time with the alter kocker kooks who regularly attend meetings of… More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 24

GUILT BY ASSOCIATION If the shoe fits, Russell . . .: The connections between [recalled Arizona Senate President] Russell Pearce and mass-murderer J.T. Ready cannot be understated ("Ready to Kill," Stephen… More >>

Ask a Mexican on Why Mexicans in Chicago Are Meaner
By Gustavo Arellano

I was wondering why Mexicans in Chicago are meaner than Mexicans in California? I love my Mexican brothers and sisters in California (I'm from Cali) but they are the biggest… More >>

Paul Babeu Turns Distortion of Truth Into an Art Form Paul Babeu Turns Distortion of Truth Into an Art Form
By Monica Alonzo

It was a breezy recent evening in Florence as Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu walked to the podium in his crisp, dark uniform, which included a Smokey hat replete with… More >>

Miracle on Ice: Can the Coyotes Go All the Way? Miracle on Ice: Can the Coyotes Go All the Way?
By Hendley, Matthew

As Sunday's game between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings began, fans belted out the same refrain they'd left Jobing.com Arena with six days earlier — when the… More >>

Ask a Mexican on California DREAMing and Mexican Nombres
By Gustavo Arellano

I usually don't allow anyone to hijack this columna, but an exception must be made for California State Assemblymember Gil Cedillo. He's been fighting the good fight for decades, recently… More >>

Why Authorities Could've Prevented J.T. Ready's Murder Spree Why Authorities Could've Prevented J.T. Ready's Murder Spree
By Stephen Lemons

If Jason Todd Ready had been a run-of-the-mill, delusional, Holocaust-denying racist neo-Nazi who liked to play with guns, I suppose we could could spare an ounce of surprise that, according… More >>

Insurance Scammers Revealed by <i>New Times</i> Go to Trial Insurance Scammers Revealed by New Times Go to Trial
By Paul Rubin

Nine years ago, New Times exposed a massive and macabre insurance-fraud scam involving medically unnecessary surgeries and grossly overpriced procedures. Now, four key players in the monumental scheme are about to… More >>

Ask a Mexican on Bilingualism and Catholic Culture
By Gustavo Arellano

I'm getting sick and tired of all these dirty, stupid Mexicans running around. The first part is easy: As Mr. Dix says in David Copperfield, when asked what to do… More >>

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