Fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks was asked by Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. on Monday night to answer questions about a constitutional balanced budget amendment.”I’ll take a shot at that,” Franks responded.Franks’ “shot” was a little off — he responded with a rant about abortion and Nazis. Political Correction snagged the…
We watched yesterday as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had pink panties thrown at him by female Tent City inmates as he — and an Elvis impersonator — belted out Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” in celebration of the makeshift jail’s 18th year.It was astonishing — for anyone unfamiliar with the…
When I was in high school, my social studies teacher and the leader of our high school MEChA club had deep resentment toward the Spaniards/conquistadors that killed hundred — probably thousands — of Aztecs. He went so far as to deny that his own heritage comes partly from Spain and…
GIMME SHELTON When I went to pick up last week’s issue of New Times, the first thing to catch my eye were the words “mental illness.” My heart sank because I find those words rarely appear in conjunction with anything positive. I was so thrilled with what I read inside!…
At first glance, the dark green leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree look no more remarkable than mint leaves. They’re large, somewhat oval in shape, and smooth to the touch. The trees are indigenous to Southeast Asia, and their leaves, known as kratom, have been used as a traditional medicine…
You’d better not dare speak a word of English in Ana Contreras’ kindergarten classroom. On a warm day in late October, students line up outside the door. MacBook in hand, Contreras greets her charges as they enter: “Hola, señor! Hola, señora!” Everybody giggles as the dozen-plus kids take their places…
They came out in droves in the triple-digit heat to help the man who would topple the most powerful politician in Arizona. Republican Jerry Lewis, the main challenger to state Senate President Russell Pearce in the upcoming November 8 recall election in Legislative District 18, stood beneath a tarp in…
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs.Today’s entries:…
Congressional hopeful Matt Salmon didn’t just accept the endorsement of a sheriff he doesn’t like, he doesn’t respect, he doesn’t think is “playing with a full deck,” and he compares to Barney Fife, he actually sought it.That’s what Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio tells New Times, anyway. America’s self-proclaimed “toughest…
Shucks, seems I’m doing my bit to help state Senate President Russell Pearce beat back the recall, too. Albeit, inadvertently.See, the anti-recall committee “Patriots for Pearce,” chaired by Jesse Hernandez, a staffer for Republican Arizona Congressman David Schweikert, has been circulating a new e-mail that pimps an August 17 fundraiser for…
The San Francisco Giants have just beaten the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 8-1 to move back into first place in the NL West. We love running this graphic–good memories! But the resurgent D-Backs proved in winning two of three games in the critical Bay Area series that…
Bombing around Scottsdale boozed up on “two glasses” of scotch, former Arizona Diamondbacks ballplayer Mark Grace was busted by Scottsdale Police with a BAC of .128, according to court documents obtained by New Times. The famed former ballplayer, who played four seasons with the D-Backs starting in 2000, was arrested…
It appears that Arizona State University students are just drunk enough to somewhat impress the folks at the Princeton Review.ASU ranked number 17 this year in the publication’s list of top party schools in the nation, which is an improvement from last year’s ranking of… oh wait, the Sun Devils…
If you’d told us last week that one day we’d be sweatin’ it out in a makeshift, outdoor jail in the Arizona desert as the 79-year-old sheriff of one of the largest counties in the country sang a duet with an Elvis impersonator — as female inmates threw pink panties…
Poor Newt Gingrich won’t be sitting in the Oval Office anytime soon.The former Speaker of the House boasted about his 1.3 million followers on twitter, but was quickly exposed by a former staffer for hiring a firm to create fake accounts to make it look like he was far more…
Congressional candidate Matt Salmon picked up the endorsement of South Dakota Senator John Thune yesterday, but he still won’t explain his recent about-face in regards to how he feels about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Last month, Arpaio endorsed the former congressman in his bid to become the GOP nominee for…
At “high noon,” Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will host his latest publicity stunt at his infamous Tent City Jail in honor of the jail’s 18th birthday.To celebrate, Arpaio has a “big party planned: cake, Elvis, Arpaio, and ‘hundreds of Sheriff Joe Fans.'”Joe’s “fans” are inmates, and “Elvis” will be…
It’s safe to say that the past two days have been the biggest in Paul Goldschmidt’s young life. On Monday, the 23-year-old made his major league debut after getting called up from the minors by the Arizona Diamondbacks for their current series against the San Francisco Giants. He made an…
“Bubble-Butt” Bree Olson, porn star/former Charlie Sheen “goddess,” just wrapped up filming a reality TV show that recently made a stop in Scottsdale. It’s about a rock band comprised of porn stars who apparently just get shit-faced and fight people. It’s described as “a cross between Jersey Shore and Spinal…
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs.Today’s entries:…
Kenny Griest, the man who hopes he’s the biological father of Ame Deal, the 10-year-old girl murdered by members of her own “family” last month, has provided New Times with some new photos of the young girl. As you can see, she was pretty friggin’ cute.Read more on Ame –…
San Tan resident Raelynne Simonin called Pinal County sheriff’s deputies last week claiming to be a witness to her husband’s murder.Turns out, police think she had something to do with it.Simonin was arrested this morning for accessory to murder after the fact by Pinal County sheriff’s deputies and is awaiting…
