Subject: Richard Wexler

• Letters

  July 15, 1999

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 23, 2006

  November 23, 2006

• In Dependency Court, a Judge Comes Face to Face with the Biggest Threat to Children – Their Moms and Dads

  January 22, 2009

• Silence of the Lambs

  CPS would rather shut up than deal with scrutiny

  September 27, 2007

• Public Enemy Number One

  She went after CPS -- but now the state may be coming after her

  March 22, 2007

• Suffer the Children

  Governor Napolitano made CPS reform a top priority. But it's been a tough four years

  October 26, 2006

• Ice, Ice, Baby

  Arizona moms are abusing meth more than any other drug. Want to get them clean, save the family and save tax dollars? Try dangling their kids as the carrot

  November 24, 2005

• Child Support

  Letters from the week of March 20, 2003

  March 20, 2003

• 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?

  February 27, 2003

• THE FAMILY TRAP

  UNDER ITS "REUNIFICATION-FIRST" POSICY, THE STATE OF ARIZONA ROUTINELY FORCES CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH PARENTS WHO ARE UNFIT GUARDIANS BY ANY DEFINITION

  May 11, 1994

• Arizona Leads the Way (No Really!) in Child Welfare Vouchers

  Joe Forkan​Arizona, kicking ass? We really couldn't believe it either.Yet that's the word from Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, who's long been an outspoken critic of Child Protective Services here. We've gotten to know Wexler in the course of reporting some pieces about CPS overreach -- and suffice to say, he's not usually the guy we turn to when we need a soundbyte about how great the current system is. Which is why we were delig

  August 3, 2009