Hot Links: Illinois Governor Arrested; Gay Rights Supporters Plan Boycott of Work; Chandler Woman Possibly Kidnapped

Big catch: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is arrested by the FBI on corruption charges. Gay rights supporters urge people to call in sick to work on Wednesday to protest the California (and don't forget Arizona) ban on same-sex marriages -- despite massive job layoffs around the country. Lots of news...

By Ray Stern

December 9, 2008

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Big catch: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is arrested by the FBI on corruption charges. Gay rights supporters urge people to call in sick to work on Wednesday to protest the California (and don't forget Arizona) ban on same-sex marriages -- despite massive job layoffs around the country. Lots of news locally today: A Chandler woman disappears after a burglary. Resigning Avondale councilman is goin' to California. Arpaio offers $5,000 reward for info on fugitive rapper DMX. Bad grades for Snowbowl and state emergency care. Foreclosures drop, extra fuel charges stay in place and a Tempe high-rise's bank accounts are frozen.

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich arrested by FBI

Gay rights supporters plan to "call in gay" to work on Wednesday

Chandler woman missing after burglary

Avondale councilman Charles Wolf resigns

Sheriff's office seeks rapper DMX on animal cruelty charges

Snowbowl ski resort gets F grade from environmental group

State emergency care gets D-plus from physicians group

Number of Valley foreclosures drops

Businesses continue "fuel surcharges" after gas prices fall

Centerpoint condo project bank accounts frozen

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Ray Stern is the former news editor of Phoenix New Times. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Arizona for more than two decades. He's won numerous awards for his reporting, including the Arizona Press Club's Don Bolles Award for Investigative Journalism.