As I’ve discussed in previous columns — and as is obvious to anyone capable of doing third-grade math — former Scottsdale Police Lieutenant Mike Stauffer’s inept Independent bid for office makes it far more likely that Sheriff Joe Arpaio will win an unprecedented sixth term in office. Why does Stauffer…
Edilia Gonzales attends Mass every Sunday. She gives communion to fellow Catholics, sick and elderly, who are unable to leave their homes. She believes that life is sacred, including the life of a child still developing in the womb. And she believes that undocumented immigrants who’ve made their way to…
JUSTICE UNSERVED Nothing more than a façade: We all know the old saying: A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich. Why? Because grand juries do exactly what prosecutors tell them to do. The reality here is that the federal prosecutors investigating [Maricopa County Sheriff Joe] Arpaio’s horrible misdeeds were…
Editor’s note: Due to a technical glitch, a passage in this story that was supposed to appear in italics did not. It’s been corrected in this version; New Times regrets the error. Mormons place a premium on obedience — something Republicans are counting on as Election Day approaches. Leaders of…
See also: Jon Kyl’s Lies “Not Intended to be Factual Statement” Attention Senator Jon Kyl’s press secretary: please re-send the statement clarifying that the senator’s words are “not intended to be a factual statement.” Kyl’s getting attention now because he told a group of reporters that a press release put…
See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff’s Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer’s Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Joe Arpaio Stooge Mike Stauffer a “Republican Candidate,” Writes West Kenyon, Campaign Manager See also: Joe Arpaio-Wannabe Mike Stauffer Flips Out, Calls Non-Threat…
See also: Bath Salts: Our Told-Ya-So Moments on “Ban” ContinueSee also: Naked Men in Tempe High on Bath Salts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 It appears that Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk may have found a way to ban the sale of all the synthetic drugs known as…
Although he was defeated in the primary election, Congressman Ben Quayle still has a few months left in Congress.After keeping quiet for a while after his loss in the primary, Quayle’s back in mid-season form with a reminder that he still thinks President Obama’s doing a crap job…
See also: Sheriff Joe buffaloes readers with bogus yarns in his book Joe’s Law See also: Arpaio denies writing, reading or agreeing with his book “JOE’S LAW” See also: Joe Arpaio’s Early Christmas Gift from President Obama and the U.S. Attorney’s Office See also: The Feds Proved Themselves a Cage…
See also: Rob Koebel Was Allegedly Peeing Outside an Apple StoreSee also: Boob’s Tube See also: The Devil’s in the Details See also: Below the Belt Former KNXV-TV Channel 15 reporter and Sheriff Joe Arpaio suck-up Rob Koebel finally gave some comment to local media after being arrested for allegedly…
See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Officially Suck, Lose Yet Another Series to San Diego See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Beat San Francisco GiantsIan Kennedy brought it in a big, bad way on the mound last night at Chase Field. The red-haired right-hander engaged in a stellar pitcher’s duel with all-star ace Clayton…
See also: Jan Brewer Asked to Ditch Family Research Council Event Over Its Anti-Gay Obsession The Southern Poverty Law Center asked Governor Jan Brewer and others to skip out on an event hosted by the Family Research Council because of the group’s persistent “demonization” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
See also: Joe Arpaio-Wannabe Mike Stauffer Flips Out, Calls Non-Threat “Vaguely Threatening” See also: Joe Arpaio, DeeDee Blase, and Her Shrill Attacks on Paul Penzone See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff’s Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer’s Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office…
See also: Gila River Indian Community Attacks Sister Tribe With Federal Lawsuit See also: Glendale Officials Ordered to Pay Tohono O’odham Nation’s Legal Fees See also: Wanna Bet? The Tohono O’odham Want to Build a West Valley Casino Glendale officials should start baking cookies to walk over to their soon-to-be…
See also: Top ATF Officials in Phoenix Replaced in Wake of “Gunwalking” Scandal See also: “Fast and Furious” Guns Tracked to More Violent Crimes in Arizona A trio of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives managers formerly in the Phoenix office are reportedly being singled out for blame in…
See also: Obama Winning Arizona: Not as Dumb of an Idea as People ThoughtSee also: Obama Winning Arizona Sounds Like a Dumb Idea Again There was a poll that showed the race between President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor a “toss up” in Arizona — once. That was also in…
The Southern Poverty Law Center has asked Governor Jan Brewer and others to skip out on an event hosted by the Family Research Council because of the group’s persistent “demonization” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.Brewer’s office says that’s not happening…
A whole lot of websites hosted by Scottsdale-based GoDaddy.com were inaccessible yesterday, and a self-proclaimed “leader” of the hacking collective Anonymous claimed credit for the outage.Go Daddy’s interim CEO says nobody “hacked” a damn thing, and it was actually the company’s fault. (They’re sorry about that.)…
See also: Max Shacknai Was Killed, According to Independent ExpertsSee also: Rebecca Zahau’s Death Ruled Suicide; Max Shacknai’s Death an Accident See also: Jonah Shaknai’s Son Pronounced Dead Just Days After Girlfriend’s Death Although independent investigators concluded Max Shacknai died from an assault, police in Coronado, California will not reopen…
See also: Kevin Kolb Temporarily Replaces Tim Tebow as Football Jesus; Cardinals Win The Arizona Cardinals are undefeated in the 2012 season, and the big reason for that is because they’ve played just one game.Starting quarterback John Skelton may be sitting out a couple weeks after spraining his ankle, so…
Not-guilty pleas have been entered in what seems to be the first student-teacher sex case of the 2012 school year.Paradise Valley High School teacher Jordan Doneskey, 26, is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student — with approval from the girl’s mother…
Dan Whitehead, the former Brophy College Preparatory instructor who was fired from the Jesuit school in November for alleged sexual misconduct with students, was arrested this weekend on sexual-assault and sexual-abuse charges.Whitehead, 71, was canned after two ex-students told school officials that Whitehead had molested them in the ’80s, but…
