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Is Manslaughter Appropriate for "Honor Killing" Suspect Faleh Almaleki?

"Honor Killing" Trial Features Dramatic Testimony By Surviving Victim

Amal Khalaf, the woman who survived after being crushed by a Jeep Cherokee driven by accused murderer Faleh Almaleki, took the witness stand late this morning in downtown Phoenix.   Murder defendant Faleh Almaleki ​Speaking through an Arabic translator, Ms. Khalaf testified dramatica ... More >>

Pop Art: For Some Local Artists, the Bad Economy Is Good News

Amal Khalaf, the woman who survived after being crushed by a Jeep Cherokee driven by accused murderer Faleh Almaleki, took the witness stand late this morning in downtown Phoenix.   Murder defendant Faleh Almaleki ​Speaking through an Arabic translator, Ms. Khalaf testified dramatica ... More >>

Sonoran Alliance Story on Banned Bible Study Changes Departments

Seems the anonymous "Chewie" over at Sonoran Alliance blog doesn't know his DES from his DOR.As we reported yesterday, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Economic Security told us that, despite what Chewie had reported, her cafeteria was Bible-thumper accessible. (She didn't use that exact ph ... More >>

One mom's struggle to keep her son alive in the state's care highlights the challenges of supporting the developmentally disabled

Seems the anonymous "Chewie" over at Sonoran Alliance blog doesn't know his DES from his DOR.As we reported yesterday, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Economic Security told us that, despite what Chewie had reported, her cafeteria was Bible-thumper accessible. (She didn't use that exact ph ... More >>

Gotcha!

Corporations and governments can legally ignore photo tickets in the Valley, while the rest of us are expected to pay up -- or else

Broken

The system that serves tiny children with disabilities is nowhere near fixed, after years of trying on the governor's watch

Forbidden Fruit

Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children

Double Exposure

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

Heaven Help The Child

Arizona's child welfare system is perpetually in disarray. Now, Governor Janet Napolitano wants to save the children. But can anyone sort out this political and financial mess?

Cover-Up (Arizona Attorney General internal memo)

Arizona faces a "Waco-level" threat from Mormon fundamentalists.

Sculpt Friction

Modern-art patron envisions 500-acre desert sculpture garden -- in McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Modern-art patron envisions 500-acre desert sculpture garden -- in McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Death Camp

Modern-art patron envisions 500-acre desert sculpture garden -- in McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Business Az Usual

A gruesome death has cost Arizona's multimillion-dollar teen rehabilitation industry a bundle. But it's not because the state is determined to stop the abuse.

No Place Like Home?

A gruesome death has cost Arizona's multimillion-dollar teen rehabilitation industry a bundle. But it's not because the state is determined to stop the abuse.

The Price of Welfare Reform

A gruesome death has cost Arizona's multimillion-dollar teen rehabilitation industry a bundle. But it's not because the state is determined to stop the abuse.

Decease and Exist

State letter to dead woman cancels her food-stamp benefits, suggests she reapply

This Ombudsman's for You

Retired Army colonel sets up office to resolve citizen complaints about state government

Another Thing Arizona's Last In

Feds query state about abysmal voter registration among welfare applicants

Letters

Feds query state about abysmal voter registration among welfare applicants

When Revolution Meets Reality

Governor Symington says his massive tax cuts have brought prosperity to Arizona. Actually, they are bringing on a fiscal train wreck that could damage the state for decades.

Welfare That Doesn't Work

Governor Symington has spoken of helping needy kids and improving the welfare system. His welfare agency, the Department of Economic Security, is famous for astonishing incompetence and children who die.

THE WELFARE REFORM TRAP

Governor Symington has spoken of helping needy kids and improving the welfare system. His welfare agency, the Department of Economic Security, is famous for astonishing incompetence and children who die.

WHEN HARD WORK DOESN'T PAYTHIS SINGLE MOTHER'S CASE SHOWS WHY IT'S EASIER TO BE ON WELFARE

Governor Symington has spoken of helping needy kids and improving the welfare system. His welfare agency, the Department of Economic Security, is famous for astonishing incompetence and children who die.

LAND OF THE FREE-FOR-ALL

WITH PROPOSITION 300--THE PRIVATE-PROPERTY-RIGHTS MEASURE--ARIZONA ONCE AGAIN BECOMES A BATTLEGROUND FOR A NATIONAL RIGHT-WING CRUSADE

DEATH BY LETHAL REJECTION

TAJUANA DAVIDSON'S NEW PARENTS HAD A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE TOWARD CHILDREN. FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE STATE PLACED HER WITH THEM, SHE WAS DEAD.

THE TRAGEDY OF ERIC TAYLOR

THE BASKETBALL STAR HAD ESCAPED HIS GHETTO PAST. BUT HE COULDN'T ESCAPE HIS INNER TORMENT.

SEX EDUCATION

TWO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS HIRED A CHILD MOLESTER WHO CALLED MOLESTER WHO CALLED HIMSELF "THE GOD OF A'S AND F'S." IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES

HUNDREDS OF VALLEY MOTHERS PUT THEIR TRUST IN A COLLECTION AGENCY THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A SCAM. THEY AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE THE LOSERS

A Family That Gambled On Dreams Together

Winning the lottery