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Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Endorsed by Mesa Mayor Scott Smith

The campaign of Legislative District 25 state Senate hopeful Bob Worsley today announced a major endorsement, that of Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, a GOPer many consider a future contender for Governor of Sand Land."I have known Bob Worsley for over 30 years," Smith states in the press release, which ... More >>

Larry Dever Is a Real Arizona Sheriff

The campaign of Legislative District 25 state Senate hopeful Bob Worsley today announced a major endorsement, that of Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, a GOPer many consider a future contender for Governor of Sand Land."I have known Bob Worsley for over 30 years," Smith states in the press release, which ... More >>

Russell Pearce's New Nemesis: Republican Robert Worsley (w/Update)

Recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce has just encountered his first major obstacle in his revenge campaign for state Senate from Legislative District 25: Republican businessman Robert Worsley.Today, the wealthy Mesa executive has announced that he'll be Pearce's rival in the Republican pri ... More >>

Angela Ellsworth on Being Gay, the Mormon Church, and Her Increasing Artistic Success

Recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce has just encountered his first major obstacle in his revenge campaign for state Senate from Legislative District 25: Republican businessman Robert Worsley.Today, the wealthy Mesa executive has announced that he'll be Pearce's rival in the Republican pri ... More >>

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has No Conflict in County Attorney Replacement Pick, Supes Say

Good to go: County Supervisors decide they have no conflict in deciding who will replace former County Attorney Andrew Thomas.​ We thought it was possible the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors had a conflict of interest in picking a new county attorney, with two of the five having be ... More >>

Maricopa Superior Court Getting New Presiding Judge in July; Appointee Isn't Named in Thomas/Arpaio Racketeering Lawsuit -- Yet

Barbara Mundell will step down as presiding judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court this summer, but it has nothing to do with being deemed a criminal conspirator by our local sheriff and county attorney. Mundell took the five-year post on July 1, 2005, so her ... More >>

ASU Men's Basketball vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff

Barbara Mundell will step down as presiding judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court this summer, but it has nothing to do with being deemed a criminal conspirator by our local sheriff and county attorney. Mundell took the five-year post on July 1, 2005, so her ... More >>

Rapper Greydon Square Is an Atheist Icon

Barbara Mundell will step down as presiding judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court this summer, but it has nothing to do with being deemed a criminal conspirator by our local sheriff and county attorney. Mundell took the five-year post on July 1, 2005, so her ... More >>

Omar Call Preaches Atheism on Tempe's Mill Avenue

Barbara Mundell will step down as presiding judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court this summer, but it has nothing to do with being deemed a criminal conspirator by our local sheriff and county attorney. Mundell took the five-year post on July 1, 2005, so her ... More >>

Key Prosecution Witness Finally Finishes Testifying In Mormon Murder Case

Jenna Stradling -- the 18-year-old stepdaughter of murder defendant Doug Grant (the smiling guy in the photo) and a key prosecution witness in the high-profile case -- finally finished testifying a few hours ago after several tense days on the stand. The Brigham Young University freshman ... More >>

Key Witness at Mormon Murder Trial Still on Stand

Jenna Stradling, the daughter of alleged victim Faylene Grant, returns to the witness stand later this morning as testimony continues in the wacky and tragic Doug Grant murder case. Stradling, an 18-year-old student at Brigham Young University, faced a barrage of questions from prosecutor Juan Mart ... More >>

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Jenna Stradling, the daughter of alleged victim Faylene Grant, returns to the witness stand later this morning as testimony continues in the wacky and tragic Doug Grant murder case. Stradling, an 18-year-old student at Brigham Young University, faced a barrage of questions from prosecutor Juan Mart ... More >>

Charmed

Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance novels made a Mormon mom an international sensation

Now Watch This

Coming soon to an air-conditioned theater near you

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Step inside

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, June 8, 2006

Step inside

It Practices What They Preach

Cast into the spotlight by fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, the mainstream Mormon Church's trying to distance itself from its infamous cousin

Authorities Swarm Polygamists

State and federal law enforcement launches a multifaceted campaign against fugitive fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Warren Jeffs and his followers

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 24, 2005

State and federal law enforcement launches a multifaceted campaign against fugitive fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Warren Jeffs and his followers

Derail Polygamy's Money Train

A bill before the Legislature would allow the state to begin reforming a society that steals public money and abuses underage girls

Commentary

Letters

Letters from the week of March 31, 2005

Religious Wrong

A state lawmaker's assault on the campus press is trickle-down from Dubya's White House

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A state lawmaker's assault on the campus press is trickle-down from Dubya's White House

Quid Pro Crow

ASU's president puts the squeeze on freedom of speech to please his biggest donor

Janet's Missed Opportunity

Governor Napolitano went to Utah, and all we got was some lousy ring kissing.

Sa-Weet!

Dorks rock in Napoleon Dynamite

Double Exposure

Arizona's finally followed Utah's lead and launched serious action to stop abuses by polygamists

Letters

Letters from the week of October 23, 2003

Politics Over Principle

Napolitano and Goddard exhibit cowardly conduct in the polygamy probe

Eyes Wide Shut

From Governor Janet Napolitano down, Arizona authorities have protected polygamous sexual predators with their indifference

When He Was Cruel

Neil LaBute tries

to be nice but comes off very savage

Fornicating for God

As the case of a snatched Mormon girl from Salt Lake City unfolds, polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border face legal scrutiny

Polygamy's Odyssey

A brief history of the Mormon tenet

A Bone to Pick

Lunch with a paleontologist

Think Tank Warfare

Barry Goldwater's widow says the conservative institute that bears his name is twisting his legacy

Vittle Italy

Barry Goldwater's widow says the conservative institute that bears his name is twisting his legacy

Night & Day

March 11 - 17, 1999

He Shot the Sheriff

March 11 - 17, 1999

A People Betrayed

Recently discovered documents indicate that the lawyer who represented the Hopi Tribe in crucial negotiations with Peabody Western Coal Company was working for the mining company at the same time

What's Wrong With This Picture?

State Senator Russell Bowers is best known for his archconservatism, his assault on environmental regulations and . . . his fine art?

Russell Mania

Legislator's art is suddenly in high demand

Pic Hits for the week

Legislator's art is suddenly in high demand

Second Helpings

Legislator's art is suddenly in high demand

Tori, Tori

Legislator's art is suddenly in high demand

Mall Americans

A fledgling indoor-football league is a steppingstone -- for some, to the future; for others, to the past

Pic Hits for the week

A fledgling indoor-football league is a steppingstone -- for some, to the future; for others, to the past

SCARY MONSTERSTHATCHER'S HOME TO THE ONLY UNBEATEN COLLEGE HOOP TEAM IN THE NATION

A fledgling indoor-football league is a steppingstone -- for some, to the future; for others, to the past

UNEQUAL RITESA MORMON WRITER'S FORBIDDEN ACCOUNT OF HER TEMPLE MARRIAGE

A fledgling indoor-football league is a steppingstone -- for some, to the future; for others, to the past

THE PRODIGAL SONWHEN YOU'RE CHAIRMAN OF GAME AND FISH AND YOUR FAMILY IS IN THE TIMBER BUSINESS THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL

A fledgling indoor-football league is a steppingstone -- for some, to the future; for others, to the past

OUT WITH MARMIE, IN WITH RICHARD NIXON

A fledgling indoor-football league is a steppingstone -- for some, to the future; for others, to the past