nba.com/suns Fans went home with a consolation victory over the hated Spurs. The Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs to close out their season on Fan Appreciation Night, 106-103, but in true 2010 Suns fashion, almost blew the game. Los Suns unleashed a 43-27 shellacking on the San Antonio…
Senator Jon Kyl had some non-“factual statements” about Planned Parenthood that he spouted off on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week, notably that 90 percent of the services the federally funded organization provides are abortions — which is a lie. As Politifact was quick to point out, only 3…
I grant you a magic wand; now, tell me how do we right the wrongs of Sam Houston and Manifest Destiny? Is it to correct his legacy and call out the crimes and recognize the victims? Or should the land be given back? What is it, my fellow American? U.S…
YOUNGEST PROFESSIONALS Deceiving the government: That these advocacy groups pony up phony statistics supporting their moralistic views to get funding is an outrage. Your story is a real service to the sane in our society, whatever your motivations (“Weird Science,” Nick Pinto, March 24). And who are they fooling? Well,…
On Thursday, April 14, the Arizona Department of Health Services will begin accepting applications for medical marijuana patient and caregiver cards. The ADHS will review and approve or deny each application within 10 business days. So, in just a couple of weeks, some Arizonans will be able to legally possess…
ARROGANCE UNDER SIEGE State Senate President Russell Pearce dwells in a bubble the size of the Biosphere, one insulated by his own arrogance, pride, and self-delusion. What was Pearce’s response to the recent decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a lower court’s injunction of the most…
An Arizona soldier sent threatening messages and went AWOL after returning from Afghanistan. The Army didn’t tell anyone until it was too late. Two of Specialist Brandon Barrett’s fellow Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers were killed and more than 20 wounded in three major firefights and suicide bombings the 5th Stryker…
This is the story of how love aided and abetted a criminal conspiracy. Larry Black and Joel Fox both are high-ranking lawmen with more than 20 years at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Along with Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s number two, Chief Deputy David Hendershott, Deputy Chief Black is a part…
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They don’t call Arizona the “meth lab of Democracy” for nothing — where else could a lack of foreskin prove citizenship?The Arizona Senate formally passed the “Birther Bill” today, but not in its original version. Apparently, requiring presidential candidates to provide a long-form birth certificate before allowing their names on…
Larry Black, one of Sheriff Arpaio’s most trusted aides, is one of three people who almost certainly will be be fired based on the Munnell Memo findings, Channel 5 (KPHO-TV) reported today. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn’t want the public to read an investigative report into the alleged crimes…
College students: Lock and load. A bill allowing guns on the grounds of Arizona’s public universities and community colleges is awaiting a signature from Governor Jan Brewer, so if you’re a college student hip to Arizona’s lunatic gun culture, you might want to gear up with a new piece. Of…
We’ve come to realize that you should never think the Brock family sex scandal couldn’t get any more bizarre. Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock’s wife, Susan, is heading to the big house for 13 years, of course, for sexually abusing the same teen boy with whom her daughter is accused of having…
The long-awaited report on the so-called Munnell Memo investigation is complete, but public release of the findings will have to wait, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says. The PCSO feels that releasing the report immediately may be prohibited by law, said Sheriff Paul Babeu’s spokesman, Tim Gaffney, who’s…
Yahoo! Sports Mickolio can expect more of these in the future. The Arizona Diamondbacks have demoted Kam Mickolio to the minor leagues and recalled Esmerling Vazquez from Triple-A Reno, a move that comes one day after Mickolio almost blew a four-run lead in .2 innings of work. Mickolio beat Vazquez…
Renowned commercial trial attorney Daryl M. Williams has no problem telling you exactly where he stands on the subject of illegal immigration and how it intersects with his faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During the summation of his recent hour-long lecture on the topic before a…
As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio crows this morning about how his agency busted a total of six illegal immigrants for using fake IDs so they could work at a Mesa dry cleaner, county budget officials unveiled the results of a six-month investigation into how his office is misspending your…
Imagine getting crushed by a giant Clif bar — now you’ve got an idea how a small, Tempe fitness firm must feel. Luna Fitness, on the corner of Elliot and Rural roads, has been sued in federal court by the national energy-bar powerhouse over alleged trademark infringement. The Tempe company’s name, crescent-moon design in its logo, and…
Attorneys for snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray have requested a mistrial in the “self-help guru’s” manslaughter trial because they say prosecutors failed for more than a year to turn over an e-mail that could help exonerate their client.Ray pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter stemming from the October…
A traffic stop near State Highways 347 and 84 on Saturday resulted in the apprehension of 12 suspected illegal immigrants, including a 10-year-old girl. Seven others got away. The undocumented travelers were in a caravan of three vehicles all going 75 miles per hour in a 55-mph-zone, says a write-up of the incident…
Stephen Colbert, the late-night dispenser of all things “truthiness,” is continuing to wage war against Arizona Senator Jon Kyl over lies the senator told on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week, and his flabbergasting response after getting called on his BS.To keep the heat on the lying fact-challenged U.S…
The Arizona Diamondbacks got into a slugfest at Chase Field last night, and even though the St. Louis Cardinals got a few good shots in, the D’Backs managed to take the win, 13-8. Just about everyone in the Diamondbacks’ lineup had a great game, with Justin Upton, Chris Young, and…
