The new but not-so-improved East Valley Tribune began the year with only about half of its staff, but it’s the layoffs in the Web department that are most obvious to the online reader. You could definitely say the Trib’s new home page is, ahem, well red:…
Carolina Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams The Arizona Cardinals are 0-5 this season in the Eastern Time zone, and some of the defeats went like this: 56-36 at the New York Jets, 48-20 at the Philadelphia Eagles, and 27-23 at the Carolina Panthers on October 26. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. Let’s…
What’s the one thing the Phoenix Suns learned during their spirit-crushing Christmas Day defeat by the San Antonio Spurs? That they still have heaps of trouble with the Western Conference’s elite. (They also have problems with getting clipped at the buzzer. See Wednesday night’s gut-wrenching defeat against the Pacers.) Another…
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: Arpaio Blames Media for Underplaying Homicides While His Own Web…
Sam Wercinski sees the writing on the State Capitol wall.Wercinski, the state’s Real Estate Commissioner, today announced his intent to resign when Governor Janet Napolitano leaves for her new job as Homeland Security secretary.Wercinski served two years, having been appointed by Napolitano in January of 2007. Click here for his…
In a Yet the news release was sent only to a select few in the media — New Times obtained it only by other means. Despite being under court order to post his news releases on his Web site when he sends them to his favored bunch, this information –…
We were scared even before lunch. The state’s economy’s in freefall, and, as she heads to Washington, D.C. in hopes of becoming the nation’s Homeland Security honcho, Governor Janet Napolitano leaves behind a giant budget deficit. But after attending the annual Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…
Remember the hubbub in 2007 when Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bad boys tossed our owners, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, into jail for having written about the agency’s Banana Republic-like “investigation” into us for publishing the old guy’s home address on the Internet? Now, seems Joe’s threatened Joe by publishing his address on the…
Arpayaso harasses brown folk again, this time near Buckeye. Hot off his trip to NYC where he made an ass of himself on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s starting his first Hispanic-hunting foray of the season, as you can see from the press release below. The anti-brown dragnet…
When the Arizona Cardinals celebrated a safety against the Atlanta Falcons during the game on January 3, they probably didn’t think it was going to become one of the funniest sports moments on video Web site YouTube.
We snuck onto the SkySong construction project today to check out those gigantic tee-pees they’re putting up. Probably should have worn a hardhat. We waved at some workers before taking these shots — they didn’t seem to mind. Though somewhat garish, like an Indian casino suspended by steel cables, the…
In a belated Christmas present, the Arizona Department of Public Safety announces it will raise the trigger of photo enforcement units by one mile per hour. Until now, DPS had its Valley cameras giving people tickets if they sped 10 mph over the posted limit — now, it will be…
How do folks do it these days? You know, run a small business, keep a stable of thugs in line, figure out which home to invade next and still save energy for Saturday night’s big cockfighting event? Just thinking about all the work that police say went into operating a…
The Arizona Guardian, a Web site begun this week by former East Valley Tribune reporters, is already running into trouble with its plan to cover State Capitol news. The site reported yesterday that its reporters have been banned from working in the Capitol press room, which is in the Senate building, because they…
Ths Suns lost 113-110 at the buzzer to the Indiana Pacers, the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference. But who’s fault was it? When Phoenix lost by a point on Christmas Day to the hated San Antonio Spurs, one of the best teams in the Western Conference, it was newly acquired guard Jason…
All that abstinence education, and no abstinence: Arizona teen birth rates are skyrocketing. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio appears on Late Night With Conan O’Brien to market a Fox reality show — news reports focused on the “sign of the apocalypse” quote by O’Brien, but the interview was lightweight and…
Fortunately, things didn’t get quite this bad. At least they kept their clothes on…UPDATE 1/9/09: If you missed it, and are a glutton for punishment, you can watch Arpaio’s appearance on O’Brien’s show, here. Arpaio’s segment starts about 28:38 in, or if you hit the “Chapters” button below the video,…
STREET FIGHTING MAN All-or-nothing Omar: That was an interesting read about Omar Call (“Performance Athiest,” Niki D’Andrea, December 25). It’s unfortunate that he’s an all-or-nothing kind of guy. At one point, he was a 100 percent Christ-believing Mormon. Then he becomes a 100 percent atheist who wants to convert small…
In the world of Arizonans dealing with developmental disabilities, Jon Hinz is a rock star. Sounds funny, I know, but he’s been one of the community’s strongest advocates for three decades. Hinz’s 30-year-old daughter, Missy, was born with Down syndrome. Rather than let her condition embarrass him, or accept the…
I’m a Spanish teacher, and I’ve been hearing my students say a phrase that I am unsure what it means (if it truly means anything, which they swear it does). They say it’s a Mexican saying: Tiki tu madre. I don’t know what “tiki” means. So, I was wondering if…
LOCAL HERO This wacky warbler has but one wish for the New Year. No, not peace on Earth. Not for a gazillion-dollar Powerball win. Not even to awaken one day on a tropical island next to a bikini-clad Kate Winslet and a nearby shipwreck full of the good ganja. Nah,…
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: Greedy West Valley Political Kingmaker Jack Rose’s Unpaid Bills Phoenix…
