An acclaimed Tucson drug-treatment program went suddenly, mysteriouly bankrupt. Administrators blame the board of directors. But others are questioning the administrators and their history at the notorious drug-treatment empire known as Synanon.
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Valley Fever:
Scottsdale Community College Journalism Director Declares Victory in Student Newspaper Flap
Swine Flu Arizona -- Nothing Yet Reported in State or Sonora, Mexico
Feathered Bastard:
Zack de la Rocha Talks 287(g); and a Desperate Letter from Inside Estrella Jail
Sheriff
Shawna Forde, MAD-woman, Tea Partier, alleged murderer...
A Petri dish of right wing insanity and goofiness. That was my impression of the April 15 Tea Party that took place on the grounds of the Arizona state capitol and drew thousands in a mass fit of anti-Obama rage. Sure, not everyone there was a complete moon-howling loon. (After all, I was there.) But I would say that a good 70 to 80 percent of those present were about a nut short of a PayDay bar.
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