The KKK-wannabes over at ex-KIA dealer Rusty Childress’ United for a Sovereign America have really outdone themselves this time. Not only have they announced their intention to be at Sal Reza’s children’s march Friday in order to intimidate and likely harass Hispanic children. They have also posted a racist image…
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: Feathered Bastard: KFYI’s Barry Markson Eats Birthers for Breakfast, and Orly Taitz’s Online Law Degree Up on…
When an employee at a drive-through fast-food restaurant forgets to include the appropriate condiments in your go bag, you’re irked. If you’re a jerk, you ask to speak to the manager. But you’d have to have a screw loose to try to hit an employee with your car, which is what police…
At least one Valley resident’s been treated for salmonella poisoning linked to beef recalled yesterday by Beef Packer, Inc.Beef Packer Inc. recalled more than 800,000 pounds of tainted bovine after it was discovered that the meat contained strains of salmonella…
When the U.S. Green Building Council brings its 2009 Greenbuild Conference to Phoenix on November 11-13, Sheryl Crow will welcome the Hummer-hating hippies to the Valley with a concert at Chase Field, the group announced today.The Greenbuild Conference is one of the leading forums on all things “green,” and is…
Anybody willing to walk 97 miles through metro Phoenix in August has either a loose screw or a damn good reason.The walkers are members of Right to Marry: Arizona, an organization that seeks equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians. The plan is to walk about 15 miles a day for seven…
Remember when it took only a little weight training and a successful tryout to join your high school football team?Well, several Valley school districts have decided that raw talent alone is no longer enough to make the squad, and are charging “activity fees” for each sport. The fees aren’t small either.Several…
With KFYI 550 AM being the home of conservatard puddin’ head and “birfer” (yeah, I’m spellin’ it right) J.D. Hayworth, whodathunk it that KFYI would also prove to be the voice of reason in the birther debate? At least that was the deal when Phoenix legal beagle Barry Markson was sitting in…
Fire crews battling a blaze at the Covenant of Grace Christian Fellowship Church at the corner of 9th Avenue and Peoria Avenue found the body of a 46-year-old man in a church trash can early this morning. The body was so badly burned that, at first, police couldn’t determine if the…
The virtual world for Tweeters came to a near standstill this morning.Facebook and Twitter, two obscenely popular social networking Web sites, were attacked by a hacker about 6 a.m., which left the Twitter site down completely, and Facebook experiencing problems.Twitter’s status box says, “defending against a denial-of-service attack,” which means a hacker…
Arizona State Representative Doug Quelland filed a lawsuit in state court today to try to keep his seat in the Legislature. In May, the Clean Elections Commission voted 4-1 to give Quelland the boot after it claimed he spent $15,000 to hire a campaign adviser, and failed to report the expenditure on campaign reports…
As we reported Tuesday, when you’re the Arizona State Senate majority leader, and your state is in the midst of heated budget negotiations, taking a Caribbean cruise is probably not your best course of action. Apparently some members of the Republican caucus agree. In a closed door meeting of Senate…
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a talented team that has underachieved all season. Now, with less than a third of the season left to play, they are starting to play like a team with something to prove. Sure, it’s a case of “too little, too late,” but it’s . . …
A north Phoenix church has reached an agreement with city officials that will allow the church to continue serving meals to the homeless, after neighbors in the area complained about homeless people littering. The city’s researching whether or not the church is violating a zone ordinance…Many Valley high schools are…
ARIZONA’S SHAME Throw out the trash: I love Phoenix and Arizona, but we will forever be a second-rate city and an embarrassment until we clean up the political scene by throwing out the trash. [The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office’s] Joe Arpaio, Joel Fox, David Hendershott, and Lisa Allen, as well…
Why does El Tri act like pendejos every time the U.S. men’s national soccer team kicks their ass? They won’t even shake hands or exchange jerseys after the game and they always act like the U.S. got lucky with the win, even though the Americans have destroyed Mexico on the…
Something is rotten in the city of Glendale. That’s my conclusion after poring over bankruptcy files for the Phoenix Coyotes, reading hundreds of pages of municipal records, and getting an earful from some insiders. I can’t say for sure what’s happening — Glendale officials are using the specter of litigation…
It’s painfully early on a weekend morning in the ‘hood, and Phoenix graffiti artist DOSE and his homie FOES head south through streets filled with homeless crack- and meth-heads. The scene looks like something out of a Rob Zombie flick, with undead hookers and addicts plodding aimlessly from one side…
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: Feathered Bastard: Orly Taitz and KFYI’s J.D. Hayworth, Wacko Birthers of a Feather Up on the Sun:…
This is not good for Glendale.Two days after he pushed back the date of the auction of the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team, U.S. District Court Judge Redfield T. Baum ordered that the rescheduled auction will open to all bidders — not just those who plan on keeping the team (however…
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy If you require any further proof that the so-called birthers, the conservanut conspiracy tards who believe President Barack Obama is an illegal alien, are complete and utter wackos, look no further than California attorney Orly Taitz, her recent implosion…
Phoenix city officials have been going out of the way to assure residents that the whole “kidnapping capital of the world” thing is media hype — and that you, your family, and any tourists who want to visit town are absolutely safe here.Someone apparently forgot to get the message to…
