Arizona is a state of cowardly little white men with handguns. They need their guns to prove their manhood. Without them, they have nothing but fear.This is one reason why Sand Land remains so benighted. Any illusions you may have had that we live in a civilized state should be…
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: Russell Pearce’s State-Funded Vigilante Force, and the Democrats Who Rolled Over for It Up on…
The Goldwater Institute announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals will review the decision of a lower court that put an end to matching funds for political candidates who run under Arizona’s publicly funded elections system.If you’re unfamiliar with matching funds, or Arizona’s Clean Elections Act, click here for…
Arizona’s Congressional beefcake, Jeff Flake, isn’t just a hit with the ladies, he’s the fan-favorite of the limited-government crowd, too.Members of the “economic freedom” group Club for Growth put Flake at the top of their list in the group’s Congressional power rankings.The power rankings reflect the group’s members’ opinions of…
The Centerpoint towers in Tempe were sold for $8 million in a foreclosure sale today to ML Manager LLC, the company representing the project’s investors. The 22- and 30-story towers on five acres of land at Sixth Street and Maple Avenue remain unfinished and upside-down on their mortgage, making for a couple of…
Dan Saban has dropped his lawsuit against the Republican Party, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and various players linked to the shady fund-raising club called the Sheriff’s Command Association. The suit, filed last year in the wake of revelations about the officials behind the SCA, alleged that the former candidate for sheriff’s reputation was damaged…
As you may have read in Feathered Bastard yesterday, the weather this weekend may be a little wet. Sure, the sun will be out, but a Glenn Beck tear storm is projected all day Saturday. Fox News’ resident cry-baby will be in Phoenix this weekend as part of his…
See update here.Local spin-doctor Jason Rose, who has represented Ellman over the years, said Mullany was not working for Ellman, but he would not give a direct answer to whether she had worked for him in the past. Gordon refused to comment on Mullany’s clients, saying questions should be directed to her. He wouldn’t…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio continues to rattle his political sabers (and keep the media foaming at the mouth), claiming now that he’s taking the next step in getting his name on the ballot for this year’s gubernatorial election.Arpaio, who has been stirring up rumors that he would run for…
A California fugitive caught after a years-long “cat-and-mouse hunt” had defrauded the IRS of millions of dollars in a high-tech refund-stealing scheme, federal authorities now say. The fugitive, Daniel Rigmaiden, 29, of Santa Clara, was caught in August 2008, but one of his alleged accomplices, Phoenix resident Ransom Marion Carter III, 43, is still on…
Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods wants to put an end to the latest dose of J.D. Hayworth buffoonery, but he may just be adding fuel to J.D.s paranoid fire.In an interview with Newsweek earlier this week, Woods joked: “Someone needs to drive a wooden stake through this guy’s heart.”…
State Senator Russell Pearce, along with his colleague state Senator Al Melvin, have added an amendment to a bill that creates an anti-immigrant vigilante force on the Arizona-Mexico border, and grants it $200,000 with which to do business.Melvin offered the hastily-drafted provision as part of a package forming an Arizona…
After the Arizona Mountaineering Club launched its Web site on a new domain name last year, www.amcaz.org, club officials figured it would be okay to let the old domain expire. Robert England, the club’s president, says he remembers discussing the issue with other members last summer. Nah, they figured, no…
Pardon the pun, but while we hate to beat a dead horse in regard to Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth’s recent comments that gay marriage could somehow lead to humans marrying horses, we tracked down a local “zoo-sexual” who takes offense at the former congressman’s comments for a completely different reason than…
After taking a one-year hiatus to sort through bankruptcy woes and trademark sales, the Arena Football League is back in action, and the Arizona Rattlers want to pack the stands at their home opener so badly, they’re giving away all the tickets to the game for free.”The Rattlers and our…
It’s over: Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan’s 23-game scoreless streak came to an end last night as the Yotes beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 in Glendale”It’s great for Doaner,” Coyotes goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov told reporters after the game. “He tries so hard. It’s so many games. We all felt bad…
Many Arizona Diamondbacks fans were probably scratching their heads when manager A.J. Hinch put Kelly Johnson in the leadoff spot for the game against the San Diego Padres instead of, say, Conor Jackson or Mark Reynolds. After all, the second baseman’s performance as a leadoff hitter has been fairly inconsistent…
Sticky-fingered Slovenian Goran Dragic made us forget about Steve Nash in the fourth quarter of the Phoenix Suns’ solid victory over the feared-and-loathed San Antonio Spurs last night. Almost. Nash did put up impressive numbers in the game at US Airways Center: 18 points and 12 assists in just 30 minutes. Point…
An East Valley real estate broker has been indicted for tax evasion. Sue Janice Taylor, who has residences in several Arizona cities, was charged with four counts of tax evasion for not reporting more than a million dollars in income from her real estate business, National Landbank. Taylor is scheduled…
It’s 1 p.m. on a blustery Sunday afternoon, and more than 100 music fans are lined up outside downtown Phoenix’s Modified Arts. The doors to the intimate venue don’t open for another hour — and the headliner, Courtney Marie Andrews, won’t take the stage for nine hours — but that…
STANDING UP Arpaio’s evil empire: Many have been harassed by the Third World tactics of Joe Arpaio and his henchmen. Arpaio obviously learned a lot working in Mexico with an openly corrupt government! He has taught a select group of his deputies that they are above the law, that they…
I know that Mexicans and pochos can be black, white, Asian, and indios, but I just got my United States census form. Figured you would be the best person to ask about question nine: Race. I know I’m not white, (I been pulled over too many times for BS reasons),…
