I can’t help thinking of Mexico as a Tea Party paradise. Mexican taxes are very low. There are few regulations, and environmentalists, socialists, and liberals are few and far between. There is no Obamacare, and Mexico is the home of Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, a tribute to Mexican…
New Times has an immediate opening for a music editor who can oversee coverage of Phoenix’s music scene. The ideal candidate has a strong writing voice, sharp line-editing skills, a wide range of musical interests, and a passion for the local music scene. Responsibilities include: overseeing Up on the Sun,…
WHITE LIES Enemies of the Tucson Unified School District’s ethnic studies program would have the public believe that a cabal of commie educators are teaching revolution in TUSD’s classrooms. The reality is not quite as sexy as this vision of young Patty Hearsts, Huey Newtons, and Bernardine Dohrns getting groomed…
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:…
As first reported by New Times, there are rumors that the Tea Party’s number-one ding-bat, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is considering a run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl — and according to a recently released poll, if she does run, there’s a pretty good…
Assuming Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doesn’t miraculously run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is the most popular among any other potential Democratic candidates, according to a recent poll conducted by left-leaning Public Policy Polling.What does this tell us? Arizona’s got weak-ass…
Will I miss having state Senate President Russell Pearce to kick around once he’s been recalled, his career ended in disgrace?Yes and no. Of course, I want to see this menace to humanity flattened (metaphorically) like a Looney Toons character crushed by a cartoon anvil. But, I must admit that…
Meghan McCain, the well-endowed, outspoken daughter of Senator John McCain, dropped her top for a new PSA regarding an issue that hits close to home for the 26-year-old Daily Beast columnist: skin cancer.McCain joins several pseudo-celebs in the ad, including singer Brandy, former “Boy Meets World” actress Danielle Fishel, and…
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced this morning that a man has been arrested in connection to three sexual assaults dating back to November.Dajuan Donaldson, 18, was nabbed this morning in connection with the attacks on three young girls as they walked to school.The first attack happened on November 22,…
We get the occasional e-mail or phone call from a variety of folks wondering what happened to the criminal case against Michael Marin. He’s the onetime financial analyst, art collector and author who stands accused of torching his sprawling Biltmore Estates mansion in the summer of 2009. In two words, not much. Marin…
If you caught Arizona Republic columnist Robert Robb’s column about rule of law run amok at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, you might think you were reading something in New Times. It’s pretty scathing — and spot on.The piece is titled “Arpaio’s Audacious Not-My-Fault Card” and in no uncertain terms,…
As I type this, Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and a number of local activist groups are having a press conference calling on Sheriff Joe Arpaio to resign and for the feds to take the sheriff’s office and the jails into receivership.Of course, I support that call, but I…
By now, you’ve probably heard that Governor Jan Brewer is having someone write writing her memoirs to be released by Harper Collins this fall. What you probably haven’t heard is that she’s having someone who did “important work” on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s book help out.The book is titled…
Arizona Legislative District 11 Republicans hosted a mayoral forum last night, and former Councilman Greg Stanton didn’t get an invite.Former Councilwoman Peggy Neely, Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullet, and the newest candidate in the race for Phoenix mayor, attorney Jennifer Wright, showed up to share their Republican philosophies with the Republican…
Illinois Senator Richard Durbin will re-introduce the DREAM Act later this morning. Durbin’s move is the second step in the Democratic Party’s kabuki courtship of Latino voters ahead of the 2012 elections, which began with Barack Obama’s bogus immigration speech yesterday. The DREAM Act, if passed, would allow undocumented youth…
Some baseball games are just fun to watch, no matter what team you follow or how seriously you enjoy the sport. San Francisco Giants’ ace Tim Lincecum and Arizona Diamondbacks’ number one starter Ian Kennedy exchanged zeroes for eight innings in a remarkable pitching duel last night before the Diamondbacks’…
-year-old Matthew Keller became — by all accounts — the first person to be arrested in Arizona for possession of “Spice,” a synthetic form of marijuana outlawed in the Grand Canyon State in February. He was charged with a felony.After getting pulled over by a Yavapai County sheriff’s deputy last…
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:…
Ben Bethel, owner of the Clarendon Hotel, has withdrawn his name as a would-be candidate for the Phoenix City Council’s District 7, blaming our blog post from yesterday about his 1996 drug convictions. “I’ve decided that sensational journalism will win out over my efforts to make this a better city,…
Money problems have forced a fresh round of week-long furloughs at the Arizona Republic. Publisher John Zidich announced the mandatory, unpaid week off for most employees in an e-mail today published on Gannett Blog: “This decision was extremely difficult but made necessary by a challenging second quarter,” Zidich wrote. “In April, a limited…
Dancing naked in a cemetery in the middle of the night might seem like some sort of necromancy or part of a satanic ritual. But naked cemetery dancing at 11 a.m. on a weekday — like what 24-year-old Kara Rene Mitchell was allegedly doing — that’s what the cops call…
Here’s a tip: Next time you go moose hunting in Alaska, you have to fill out your “hunting report card” whether you manage to snag a moose or not.Unfortunately for 57-year-old Phoenix resident Peter Amador, he didn’t know that — and he’s now charged with failing to report a permit…
