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Remembering Marty Atencio, the Latest Fatality in Joe Arpaio's Jail

Elsa Lynch, Former Paradise Valley Judge, Sentenced to One Year of Probation for Theft of Federal Benefits

​ Elsa Lynch, a longtime judge and court administrator in Paradise Valley who abruptly retired last summer, has received a sentence of one year's probation for theft of government benefits. As we reported in January, Lynch was indicted by a federal grand jury a few weeks after "reti ... More >>

Former Paradise Valley Judge, Elsa Lynch, Pleads Guilty to Theft; 18-Year Employee Helped Pioneer Photo Enforcement

We had no idea that Paradise Valley's veteran judge, Elsa Lynch, was in a peck of legal trouble when she told us in July about her upcoming retirement. Forgive us for momentarily losing our suspicious mind. A few weeks after our chat, it turns out, Lynch was indicted by a federal grand jur ... More >>

Hot Links: SRP Expenses, Code Talkers, and Veteran's Affairs

​The top two leaders at utility company Salt River Project have come under scrutiny after it was revealed they spent nearly $81,000 on travel expenses and dinners, even as the company raises rates and cuts jobs. SRP President John Williams Jr. and Vice President David Rousseau, who make $180,000 a ... More >>

John McCain's Fame is Based on His POW Status, But He Has Abandoned Fellow Veterans

​The top two leaders at utility company Salt River Project have come under scrutiny after it was revealed they spent nearly $81,000 on travel expenses and dinners, even as the company raises rates and cuts jobs. SRP President John Williams Jr. and Vice President David Rousseau, who make $180,000 a ... More >>

Suzi Dodt’s on a mission to return the nameless dead to their loved ones

​The top two leaders at utility company Salt River Project have come under scrutiny after it was revealed they spent nearly $81,000 on travel expenses and dinners, even as the company raises rates and cuts jobs. SRP President John Williams Jr. and Vice President David Rousseau, who make $180,000 a ... More >>

Cash Cabal

Powerful developers must be stopped from sullying scenic Papago Park with another Valley resort

Stupor Man

Harvey Pekar wears no costume, but he's a comic-book hero nonetheless

Marine Life

Letters from the week of December 5, 2002

Welcome Back Warrior

The government was supposed to take care of mentally disabled Marine combat veteran Brian Callan. It didn't.

Fighting Bullies

No one likes a bully. So why are Rose Mofford, Janet Napolitano and MTV distancing themselves from Arizona's Safe Schools, Safe Students program?

Parting Shot

Forced out of the military over refusal to take part in a controversial anthrax immunization program, an ex-serviceman finds his protest was in vein

Committing the Truth

After years of retaliation because she was a whistleblower, a leading Alzheimer's researcher can vouch for how poorly Arizona law protects university employees who report waste or fraud

Flashes

Week of March 30, 2000

Under Fire

Longtime director of state's veterans' agency suddenly retires

ComCare Didn't Care

State probe finds that agency's "failure to comply" with regulations contributed to veteran's death

THE VET OFFENSIVE

AN EX-SOLDIER SAYS HARASSMENT DROVE HIM FROM HIS JOB. HIS FORMER EMPLOYER CITES "BIZARRE BEHAVIOR" ROOTED IN VIETNAM.

THE GRIM RED LINE

MINORITIES ARE REFUSED MORTGAGES. BANKS WON'T LEND IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S CALLED REDLINING, AND IT'S STILL THRIVING IN PHOENIX.

HEART TIMES

FUELED BY SELFLESS-----AND SELFISH-----PASSIONS, ERIC ADAM BATTLED A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND RESCUED A BOSNIAN RUNNER HE SAW ON TV

MALIGN NEGLECT

FUELED BY SELFLESS-----AND SELFISH-----PASSIONS, ERIC ADAM BATTLED A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND RESCUED A BOSNIAN RUNNER HE SAW ON TV

A DEATH ON THE WARDHOMER TOWNSEND WANTS TO KNOW HOW HIS WIFE SUCCEEDED IN KILLING HERSELF INSIDE A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

FUELED BY SELFLESS-----AND SELFISH-----PASSIONS, ERIC ADAM BATTLED A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND RESCUED A BOSNIAN RUNNER HE SAW ON TV