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Is Having a "Redneck Day" at School a Poor Choice?

Students at Queen Creek High School, with the apparent blessing of the school's administrators, had a "Redneck Day" at school this week for the purposes of "school spirit."As you can probably imagine, things went a little sour when one student showed up draped in a Confederate flag.See also:-"Rednec ... More >>

Arizona Republic Declares Joe Arpaio Recall Effort "Should Fail"

At this point in time, it would be nearly impossible to convince us that there wasn't a crystal meth smoke-a-thon at the Arizona Republic's editorial board meeting on Sunday night.The Republic editorial board has declared that the Arpaio recall "should fail," adding, "The recall is as much of an abu ... More >>

Medical Marijuana in Arizona a "Charade," and What's Wrong with That, Exactly?

See also: -Arizona Organix Steps Out as the State's First Authorized Medical-Marijuana Dispensary This is near-heresy to say in my current position as a scribe for an alternative publication, but when Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts writes that our state's medical marijuana program is a " ... More >>

Morning Poll: Who Do You Want to See as the Arizona Cardinals New QB?

Who's it gonna be?​The Arizona Cardinals are rumored to be considering four quarterbacks to hopefully fill the void left by Kurt Warner.Cardinals brass have discussed trade options with the Philadelphia Eagles for Kevin Kolb and with the Denver Broncos for Kyle Orton. According to Arizona Republic ... More >>

Arizona Republic Announces Fresh Round of Weeklong Furloughs

John Zidich, publisher of the Arizona Republic, announced today that most employees will be required to take an unpaid, weeklong furlough.​ Money problems have forced a fresh round of week-long furloughs at the Arizona Republic. Publisher John Zidich announced the mandatory, unpaid w ... More >>

Arizona Republic Fiesta Bowl Stories Now Come with Warning Labels; Republic Publisher John Zidich Still Has Feet in Both Camps

​Warning labels usually come with bad news, like "Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide," or "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer." Now the Arizona Republic has a new warning label for all of their coverage of the Fiesta Bowl fiasco:

March 31 In Blogs: NightFuse, Britney Spears, Cycle, and Meth

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Feb. 18 In Blogs: Pinatas, Mill Avenue, Arcade Fire, AZ Beer Week, and Tax Evasion

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Amount of Water Lost in Town Lake Draining is Just Fraction of Run-off This Year

Image: Ray SternSRP released 217 billion gallons of water through the Town Lake from January to May due to excessive rain and snowmelt​ This is a desert. Nobody likes to see a billion gallons of water flushed down a hole in the middle of summer, which is what happened July 20 after one Tempe T ... More >>

June 29 In Blogs: Pamela Gorman, First Friday, Blitzen Trapper, Maizie's, and Hispanics

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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 4/15 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. When will Mesa's Nile Theatre re-open? What do Martin Cizmar and Steve Chilton think of the movement to get indie ... More >>

East Valley Tribune Layoffs Follow Approval of Freedom Communications' Bankruptcy-Driven Sale of Paper

   â€‹The East Valley Tribune laid off about two dozen workers today, one day after a bankruptcy judge approved a plan to sell the struggling daily newspaper. As we reported yesterday, the Colorado-based Thirteenth Street Media plans to buy the paper and other Arizona holdings ... More >>

Denny's Free Breakfast and Heart Shaped Whoopie Pies in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ In the weirdest food news we've heard in a while, two men robbed a pizza delivery guy and were caught by the trail of pizza sauce and wings that led police right to them. Read the Arizona Republic's story here. W ... More >>

Local Record Store (Hoodlums) Fighting With Local Venue (Marquee) Over Ticket Prices

The owner of Hoodlums music store in Tempe is taking on the Marquee Theatre over ticket prices. Ticket price stories tend to make my eyes glaze over pretty fast (I'm a critic, I don't pay!) but Arizona Republic freelancer Serene Dominic did an interesting little piece on the matter. The debate ... More >>

Is U2 a Supergroup? The Arizona Republic Says So

Maybe it's just that we've run not one but two think pieces on the concept of and criteria for "supergroups" in the last month, but I became physically ill upon seeing the headline over The Arizona Republic's review of U2's show in Glendale last night."Supergroup U2 delivers in Glendale," it read.Th ... More >>

Valley Bars Scramble to Get Gun-Prohibiting Signs Before Concealed Weapon Law Takes Effect

www.art.com​Starting September 29th, Arizona citizens  will be allowed to bring concealed weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol (we still can't believe it, either), but bar owners aren't nearly as excited as Representative Jerry Weiers and the rest of the gun-toting legislators ... More >>

Stars Back in Alignment in Arizona Republic's Astrology Column

Image: Wikimedia Commons​ Arizona Republic readers can rest easy: The paper's astrology column is back to publishing one-to-four-star advance reviews of the type of day they can expect. After the paper canceled one syndicated horoscope and picked up another last month, readers noticed that th ... More >>

Happy Campers and Hikers: State Parks Open After Employees Told to Report to Work Despite Lack of Budget

Image: Wikimedia Commons The state parks department sent out the following news release this morning, announcing that "closed" signs were being taken down at state parks. The Arizona Republic's Casey Newton reports that some campers had already been evicted as a state government shutdown loomed. But ... More >>

State Senate Press Room Heading for Extinction; Media Eviction Scheduled for End of Session

The State Senate still intends to boot reporters out of rooms at the State Capitol that they've worked in for more than three decades -- it'll happen at the end of this legislative session, staffers say. So, in the interest of preserving a (somewhat moldy) slice of history, here is a picture of wha ... More >>

Disgraced Journalist Julie Amparano, Former Arizona Republic Columnist, has Play in Production

Image: www.wavemag.com Julie Amparano knows something about creative writing. The former Arizona Republic writer was fired in 1999 after her bosses accused her of inventing people to quote in her columns. Now her byline's back -- this time on a play being featured this Sunday at the Arizona Women's ... More >>

Roger Clyne Needs To Do Some Peace-Making?

See that guy in the black hat? Not anymore you won't.It's rare we have a juicy update on good time guy Roger Clyne, and rarer still we have a local music scoop from the Arizona Republic, but, while trying to figure out who Richard Ruelas (guest DJing on The Blaze this week) is last night I came acro ... More >>

March 23 In Blogs: The Killers, Phoenix Symphony, Bikini Lounge and More

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Light Rail Collision Nets Bus Driver a Ticket for Running Red Light

Contrary to speculation in several media outlets, including ABC-15 News (KNXV) and the Arizona Republic, the driver of a bus that hit a light rail train yesterday did not have a green light, police said. The Orbit bus driver received a citation today for running a red light at Lemon a ... More >>

Hot Links: Cards Fans Going Frugally to Florida; Business Owners Protest Light Rail Fare Hike; W Scottsdale in Foreclosure

No luxury resort for these Cards fans: The Arizona Republic covers Valley residents traveling to the Super Bowl on the cheap. After suffering the effects of years of light rail construction, business owners protest an increase in fare that could reduce casual shopping traffic. ... More >>

Jan. 2 In Blogs: Larry Fitzgerald, Irish Breakfast, Cream Stereo Lounge and More

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Dec. 8 In Blogs: Fate, Napolitano, Phooson and the Largest Uterus Ever Removed

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Dec. 5 In Blogs: How to Beat a Ticket, Paula Abdul, Schreiner's Fine Sausage and Travis Munroe

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Sources: Scottsdale Republic Going From Five to Four Days a Week; Editor Roles Shifting

The latest shake-up at the Arizona Republic that resulted in numerous layoffs this week also includes the elimination of one day of publication for the six-year-old Scottsdale Republic insert, sources tell New Times. The insert, originally designed to better compete with the Eas ... More >>

Wallace & Ladmo Birthday Celebration at Changing Hands

Slaughter in the Newsroom

Letters

Letters from the issue of Thursday, August 18, 2005

News From Home

A look at the state of the world – and Alice Cooper

Sex, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll

Letters from the week of September 12, 2002

Republic Rants

Letters from the week of August 22, 2002

Doppelgang Bang

2000 Maniacs

If He Only Had a Brain Next: CPS Case Workers See the Darndest ThingsBut Strangely, There Was No "I WAS GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY'S IDIOT OF THE MONTH" Sticker Urine LuckSoul on IceAscent of a Woman?Lawn OrderCrime in a BottleSo That's What They

Invisible Scourge

While society frets over the threat of school massacres, a more insidious and lethal rampage mounts on the streets, unacknowledged

Flashes 12-09-99

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Gilbert's One-Man War on Crime

Flashes

Death of a Circle K

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Who Pooped on the Scoop?

A debate rages over a new corporate-sponsored animal-adoption program. As usual, the Arizona Republic prefers to be muzzled.

Letters

Fear and Loafing

The Arizona Republic's fealty to Symington isn't just bad for journalism, it's bad for business

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