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Scientology's Newly Purchased "Ideal Org" Building in Phoenix Will Become a Recruiting Tool -- Once the Last of Its Tenants Gets Kicked Out

Sean Snelling at Primebar

Sean Snelling ​There are few things more attractive than a good accent -- the more masculine and foreign-sounding, the better. Sean Snelling, a native of Australia, has one of the best around. Having successfully managed Merc Bar in Phoenix, Snelling recently returned from a four-month hiatu ... More >>

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

Sean Snelling ​There are few things more attractive than a good accent -- the more masculine and foreign-sounding, the better. Sean Snelling, a native of Australia, has one of the best around. Having successfully managed Merc Bar in Phoenix, Snelling recently returned from a four-month hiatu ... More >>

Speed Queens

Peoria teen sisters are racing toward success on the track and off

Survival

When the captain brought the journalist along on the whale hunt, the elders predicted trouble. The elders were right. The whale tried to kill them all.

She's Got Bette Davis Ties

Fasten your seat belts as Valley writer Elizabeth Fuller relives her bumpy month with Hollywood's houseguest from hell.

From Russia With Glove

Vassiliy Jirov has answered every challenge in the boxing ring. But his weight division and Russian background may keep him from ever getting the recognition he deserves.

Lawsuit on Board

Fired AutoNation worker sues company for pregnancy discrimination

Suspended Animation

When Pearse Cullinane left Dublin to work for Fox Animation Studios in Phoenix, he hadn't counted on losing his rights in a right-to-work state. These days the only line he's drawing is in the sand.

Bordering on Exploitation

A couple hours from Phoenix, tens of thousands of Mexicans work on maquiladora assembly lines for $1 an hour, making the toys and tools of American convenience. Critics say the maquila system lets U.S. corporations maximize profits on the backs of Third W

Rummy Dearest

Oscar and Lucinda is one gambol that doesn't pay off

Eruv Awakening

An imaginary line around north central Phoenix would grant Orthodox Jews more freedom on the Sabbath

Where There's Smoke

There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

A COP EXONERATED

COUNTY ATTORNEY'S CYBERPORN CASE CRASHES AFTER GRAND JURY REFUSES TO INDICT FORMER DPS OFFICER

PROSECUTION OF AN INFORMATION HIGHWAY PATROLMAN

AS A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, LORNE SHANTZ WENT BY THE BOOK. BUT WHEN EXPLICIT IMAGES SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARD HE OPERATED AS A HOBBY, HIS COLLEAGUES THREW THE BOOK AT HIM.

LEMON PLEDGE

EVAN DANDO PUTS A SHINE IN THE ALTERNATIVE MUSIC SCENE