Don Stapley’s County Office Searched by Deputies

Deputies served a search warrant on Thursday at the county office of Don Stapley, a county supervisor who stands accused of numerous counts of felony campaign-paperwork violations. The search was the latest in connection with the questionable investigation of Stapley by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas…

Anti-287(g) Chorus Grows with Justice Strategies’ Democracy on ICE

Hopefully, 2009 A.D. will be the year Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, starts to melt. You may recall a little essay I posted to this blog in December entitled, “A Modest Proposal: A World Without ICE,” in which I suggested “a total moratorium on all ICE activities, as preparation for the…

Sun Devils In Latest “Game Of The Year” Tonight in Seattle

After all is said and done in the regular college basketball season (that would be next weekend) and the Pac-10 conference tournament, the ASU Sun Devils and the Washington Huskies will find themselves playing somewhere in the Big Dance.  But all that seems so far away at the moment. At hand, in…

Violence Continues in Arizona Prisons; Inmate Possibly Stabbed

Less than a week after our report on the high number of 2008 inmate homicides in Arizona prisons, the state Department of Corrections is reporting another possible stabbing. Maybe this latest incident will help draw attention to the inmate-on-inmate violence in state prisons — which has apparently grown out of control. As…

On Words Betraying Political Beliefs and a Nagging Familia

I believe that the words people use to describe other people, intentionally or unintentionally, reflect their political values. But I want to give you the benefit of the doubt, so I write to you. You described César Chávez as hating “illegals” in a previous column, and as being ethnocentric early…

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 26, 2009

CAP, OUR ASS If David Stern could get away with it . . .: The story on the NBA supposedly imposing a tattoo cap made complete sense to me. Commissioner David Stern’s already instituted a dress code for NBA players — because he hates hip-hop fashion. I’m sure he hates…

Feb. 25 In Blogs: Shaq, Napolitano, No Doubt and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Impersonator Posts Funny Updates on Twitter Joe…

Take the Power Back: The Schedule for This Weekend’s Anti-Arpaio Activities

Below is the schedule for this weekend’s anti-Arpaio/anti-287(g) activities just released by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. Several high-ranking NDLON staff members have re-confirmed that Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha will attend Saturday’s march, so be there and be there early. Word is Phoenix’s anti-Hispanic nativist…