Barrett Marson, spokesman for outgoing Arizona House Speaker Jim Weiers, says in an e-mailed farewell that he’ll look back fondly on his four years dealing with the “jackals” in the media, some of whom he may have even enjoyed getting to know. Friends and acquaintances of Marson’s know he’s just joshing…
How’s this for ironic: Just days after Health magazine reports that Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is America’s “Healthiest” airport, local Channel 15 (KNXV) broadcasts a report on how the airport’s restaurants have been cited for numerous health code violations since 2006. We’re big fans of these Maricopa County health inspector…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio couldn’t make a misdemeanor case against Jarrett Maupin II stick, but Arpaio says another agency’s considering more serious charges against the Phoenix Union High School Board District member and former mayoral candidate. This according to a Arizona Republic story today. We couldn’t get Arpaio on the phone, but really,…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio gave perhaps his shortest comment on record in his 16 years in office in response to a reporter’s question about the massive fine levied against one of his employee’s for a campaign violation: “No knowledge. No comment.” Arpaio seems so unconcerned that the “Sheriff’s Command…
98-119. 115-122. 106-98. 124-130. 92-105. Alas, these are not Steve Kerr’s winning lottery numbers. They’re actually grim statistics reflecting an alarming trend: the full-on revival of the Los Angeles Lakers as a major pain in the Phoenix Suns’ butt. And they may be an even bigger pain in the posterior…
It was his first 30-point game since March 9, 2007 when he was with the Miami Heat. In fact, 36-year-old Shaquille O’Neal scored 35 points against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night to lead the Suns to a 125-110 victory, the team’s largest point total of the year. We’d say this was a return to the…
County news doesn’t get more interesting: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Captain Joel Fox is fined $315,000 for a dirty donation made to the Republican Party. Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley is booked and released on suspicion of failing to disclose some real estate transactions on his campaign forms. In a form…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Jan Brewer’s Transition Team Includes a Photo Enforcement Bigshot Cloned…
What did Blago get from Obama? Not even a cigar after the show…It’s a tad late here at New Times’ offices, but I want you to read the following excerpts from the federal criminal complaint filed against Illinois Governor and Serbian-American wild-man Rod Blagojevich. This, of course, regards Blago’s alleged…
Ipso schmucko can’t fathom why the hoi polloi hate the photo enforcement cameras.The Arizona Republic’s smug, smarmy scribbler E.J. Montini is clueless (yet, again) as to why so many of the Republic’s online readers are so pissed off by the Department of Public Safety’s photo enforcement cameras. You can almost…
Accused animal abuser Earl Simmons, a.k.a. rapper DMX, was arrested in Florida today following yesterday’s news that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was offering $5,000 for information on his whereabouts. The rapper, who was arrested at his Cave Creek home in May on animal cruelty charges, was found at the mansion of record producer Scott Storch,…
Seal skin makes great coats and waterproof shoes, but first you have to catch a cute little marine mammal and make some red snow. “Save the seals” isn’t just a cliche — the Humane Society of the United States continues the call first sounded in the 1970s with a three-year-old…
“Synchronizing” is a tough word to spell, even if you aren’t high from the ton of marijuana you’re trying to smuggle. But you’d think after going to all the trouble of creating this UPS lookalike, the smugglers would invest some of their profit in a dictionary. The truck, which was…
David Modeer, director of the Phoenix water department, has been tapped to become the next general manager of the Central Arizona Project. The 336-mile long system of pipelines and canals helps bring water to 80 percent of the state’s population. In a Tucson Citizen article, Modeer explains that the Central Arizona Water…
For all you Republicans out there hoping that a new governor means the end of Janet Napolitano’s highly irritating plot to balance the state budget by putting photo enforcement cameras everywhere, we have a little warning for you: Don’t get your hopes up. We couldn’t help but notice that, like…
Greg Maddux, one of our favorite pitchers ever, retired yesterday after winning 355 games, more than all but seven other men in the history of the game. We especially loved the guy, seen throwing with the Cubs above, because he threw about as hard as, say, a middling high-school pitcher. But, man, he…
Andrew Bogut and the Milwaukee Bucks come to town We’re always trying to find trends with our hometown sports teams. For example, our genius minds figured out that the ASU Sun Devils football team sucked all season long. Same with the Phoenix Mercury and the Coyotes, thus far. So imagine…
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…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Local Docs Enter Record Books With Largest Uterus Ever Removed…
Jill McCutcheon, executive director of Sedona Recycles, says the current state of recycling is the biggest Catch-22 she’s ever seen. The non-profit northern Arizona company’s education division did a stellar job convincing state residents to drop off cardboard goods at 13 sites around the Verde Valley. Now, literally tons of…
Arizonans and local companies have donated nearly $2.5 million for a long-awaited restoration of the USS Arizona Memorial’s visitor center in Honolulu, Hawaii, the tourist attraction that showcases the sunken tomb for the sailors trapped inside the 93-year-old battleship. Yet the fundraising has fallen short of the $3 million goal set three years ago, even as the cost…
Two local doctors will be named in the Guiness Book of World Records for the biggest uterus removal ever. The November 30, 2007 procedure at Tempe St. Luke’s is a big deal in the world of minimally invasive surgical techniques, which are far easier on patients than surgeries that involve large incisions. Using…
