Explore the Phoenix Roots of L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology

Moviegoers will gain insight into an L. Ron Hubbard-like cult leader in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master — scheduled for release here on September 14 — but the wild beliefs taught by the real Hubbard go beyond any fictional version. Hubbard’s Scientology is based on revelations by the science-fiction…

Paul Babeu and Ex-Boyfriend Jose Orozco Won’t Be Charged With Crimes Related to Messy Break-Up

See also: Sheriff Paul Babeu “Pleaded” With Ex-Boyfriend to Keep Silent About Relationship, AG’s Investigators RevealSee also: Paul Babeu’s Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff’s Attorney Threatened Him With Deportation See also: Demands Grow for Full Investigation into Allegations Against Sheriff Paul Babeu Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s office  announced today that it…

Mitt Romney Promises to Create Jobs, Says Obama “Attacks Success”

Mitt Romney promised on Thursday night to put Americans back to work and help give the country the rewards it deserves. Following speeches by Clint Eastwood and others at the Republican National Convention from Tampa, Florida, Romney touted his business credentials and Mormon faith as qualities that would guide him…

Allan Sobol: Arizona’s Medical-Pot Martyr?

The small crowd of courtroom observers grows hushed as the Reverend Allan Sobol takes the stand. Sobol’s mostly bald, with a graying goatee and mustache. He’s dressed in a black suit, with a black shirt and no tie. After he’s sworn in, Phoenix attorney Paul Conant asks him a few…

Tom Horne: Arizona Medical Marijuana Act Preempted by Federal Law, in Part; Cardholders OK, Dispensaries Could be Nixed by Court

See also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Coming Tuesday, and Will Be Streamed Live Online Arizona should not authorize medical-marijuana dispensaries as voters intended because they would violate federal law, says state Attorney General Tom Horne. But the state’s 2010 medical-marijuana law isn’t preempted by federal law in decriminalizing pot possession…

Sheriff Scott Mascher’s Letter to Governor Jan Brewer Contains Discredited Info on US Attorney’s Intentions; Same as Sheila Polk’s

See Also: Sheila Polk’s Letter to Brewer Misstates AZ U.S. Attorney’s Position on Medical Marijuana See Also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Coming Tuesday, and Will Be Streamed Live Online A letter about medical marijuana to Governor Jan Brewer by Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher, and signed by other sheriffs, contains…