The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Arizona State Snubs Obama thedailyshow.com Daily ShowFull Episodes Economic Crisis Political HumorIn case you haven’t seen this, it’s a must… Why did Arizona State University snub President Barack Obama on a worthless, honorary sheepskin that they’ve given in…
We heard from Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Paul Chagolla following our post this afternoon about his office’s request of public records from the county: He takes issue with our quip about him wanting the media to rally behind its request.”I wasn’t looking for anybody’s support,” Chagolla says of his…
An Arizona prosecutor considered a “pioneer of asset forfeiture” will brief U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today about efforts to target smugglers of illegal immigrants.Cameron “Kip” Holmes, a longtime prosecutor with the state Attorney General’s office, was recently profiled on a Web site for the Association for Certified Asset Forfeiture…
To cop a line from Scarface’s Tony Montana, every canine has its day. Every kitty cat, too. I’ve been busier than blue tick hound with a briar patch full of brer rabbits, so I didn’t get to blog about this last week when it happened, but ACORN’s doggies and kitties…
Last week, New Times featured an in-depth look at the hype surrounding the “Craigslist Killings.” Much of the controversy and opposition centered on the “Erotic Services” section of the Web site. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Sheriff Thomas Dart of Cook County, Illinois both wanted it removed. But Craigslist was…
Paul Chagolla a champion of Arizona’s public records law? Please! Chagolla was a former top flak for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and we had to laugh after reading his comments following an opinion column by the Arizona Republic. The column suggests Arpaio should “scale back” his large records request…
Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio says fellow Councilman Mike Nowakowski committed an “illegal act” by suggesting to a city official that the police chief be fired.Nowakowski has responded by calling DiCiccio a “liar.”The Arizona Republic’s Scott Wong covers the city soap opera today in an article that suggests Nowakowski could…
We signed up for the Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s new e-mail bulletin service about a month ago and received our first “alert” today: A new Rasmussen poll shows that 58 percent of voters believe Arpaio’s had a positive impact on the state. Not only do a majority of Republicans…
[jump] Anderson, named to the newspaper’s second team of 20 winners, is a veteran intern at TGen in Phoenix: Anderson, who also has worked in research projects at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, will remain at ASU one more year to complete dual majors in Bioengineering and Medicinal Biochemistry. He…
President Barack Obama’s arrival in Tempe today will tie up streets and disrupt light-rail service, but it’ll be another momentous event for his fans. His 7 p.m. commencement speech at Arizona State University is a sold-out show expected to be witnessed by a crowd of 71,000 at the aging Sun Devil Stadium. A pre-graduation-ceremony show…
A local pastor left bloodied after refusing to submit to a search at the Interstate 8 Border Patrol checkpoint near Yuma has posted a video of the incident that shows him being Tasered in his car. The video, posted on YouTube by Steven Anderson, shows Anderson arguing with an Arizona Department of Public…
Things seemed to get a little personal during the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night at Chase Field. For proof, look no further than the nice-size bruise that Ryan Roberts is probably sporting on his left arm this morning.The contusion came via an 86-mile-per-hour fastball…
The governing board of the Gilbert Unified School District approved an increase in athletic fees for Gilbert high schools Tuesday night. Parents will now pay almost double for their kids to participate in sports — up to $100 per sport from the current fee of $55…A Valley pastor named Steve…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ office has withdrawn a court demand to stop county leaders from setting up their own civil lawsuit department. That much you knew, if you read yesterday’s blog post on the subject. We later learned, thanks to an irate phone call last night by Thomas’ special…
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: Up on the Sun: New Release Tuesday: Maxïmo Park New Meat Puppets album hits stores…
Jim Jeselun, a reserve deputy for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, thought something was odd about a man he saw walking into a Scottsdale bank on Monday. For one thing, he was wearing a “big Afro wig.” When the man came out of the First Fidelity Bank at 7401 E. Camelback…
We scanned last Thursday’s Danny Seo column in the Arizona Republic for more signs that the Guru of Green was pushing products for his own gain, but didn’t spot any. Plant native species in your yard. Recycle your old magazines. Clean your windows with a towel instead of paper products…
With all of the uncertainty surrounding the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes ice-hockey team, organizers of a rally in support of keeping the NHL team in Glendale are begging hockey fans to come out en masse Saturday. Just not to the Westgate City Center — anymore. Contrary to previous reports, the “White…
One of baseball’s best traditions is batting practice, because not many things in sports are sweeter than watching a Major League ballplayer cranking moon shots into the outfield and over the fence. If you love BP and the Cincinnati Reds are your fave, then you probably experienced the best time…
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 53 illegal immigrants on the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation Friday, while a separate incident lead to the discovery of a smuggling tunnel, fifty feet north of the border in Nogales. The tunnel is the 11th tunnel near the border to be discovered since October 2008…30…
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: Feathered Bastard: Rob Haney, Maricopa County GOP Chair, and His Anti-Mexican Rant to the Catholic…
Light rail trains will not be allowed to run past Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday because of President Obama’s commencement speech. Metro Light Rail says shuttle buses will serve as a “bridge” around the service gap.On top of that, thousands of…
