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Candidate for Maricopa County Attorney Says He Wouldn’t Prosecute Potheads or Prostitutes; Conservative Morality Cops Gotta Love This Guy

By James KingSeptember 20, 2010

While former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas would prosecute…well…just about anybody, a little-known candidate in this year’s election for Andy’s old office tells New Times he’d take a slightly different approach.Michael Kielsky, the Libertarian for Maricopa County Attorney, says he wouldn’t prosecute prostitutes, people who hire prostitutes, or people who smoke…

Drunk Woman Goes Berserk On Cops and Hospital Staff Because She Didn’t Want to Turn Down Stereo; Zapped Twice With Taser Before Punching Nurse in Face

By James KingSeptember 20, 2010

www.davidnasser.blogspot.com A Mesa woman went a little nuts-o outside of her apartment building this morning after she was asked politely by cops to turn down her stereo. Rather than simply turning down the music — and probably avoiding any serious criminal charges — she threw a beer bottle, screamed at…

Nearly Four Months After Murder, Still No Arrest in Kyleigh Sousa Case

By Bill RichardsonSeptember 20, 2010

Kyleigh Sousa ”Heartache all day, up all night, non-stop tears, sick to my stomach…only to start all over again the next day. Day in and day out. The pain grows worse…, the tears don’t stop, and the only thoughts in my mind every second of the day are of my…

John McCain’s Shame: Blocking the Dream Act

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 20, 2010

I stopped by DREAM Army headquarters last night to watch Michael Nazario put his wannabe-U.S. troops through the paces.See, Nazario and other members of the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition have been camped out since last week near U.S. Senator John McCain’s Phoenix office, at the corner of 16th Street and…

Arizona Cardinals Crushed by Atlanta Falcons; Derek Anderson Looked Leinart-y in Loss

By James KingSeptember 20, 2010

www.azcardinals.com Quarterback Derek Anderson had another rough day yesterday. To say the Arizona Cardinals played badly yesterday in the team’s 41-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons would be polite. To say the team flat-out sucked would be a more accurate description of the game. “The reason we lost the…

Arizona Diamondbacks Swept By Pittsburgh Pirates (A.K.A. the Worst Team In Baseball). Next Up: The Colorado Rockies Come to Town

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 20, 2010

In a season that’s been filled with low points and inauspicious occasions, the Arizona Diamondbacks plumbed new depths this past weekend: They got their asses swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates, currently the team with the worst record in Major League Baseball. The National League’s biggest zeroes looked like absolute heroes…

Morning Poll: Do You Miss Kurt Warner Yet?

By James KingSeptember 20, 2010

Just like last week, the Arizona Cardinals looked atrocious in yesterday’s 41-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Unlike last week, the Cards’ worst wasn’t enough to eke out a win.The Cards’ new quarterback, Derek Anderson, wasn’t the clutch performer to which Cardinals fans had grown accustomed during the Kurt Warner…

Joe Arpaio and Nativist Nutbars Terrorize Elementary School

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 20, 2010

Gilman dogs Arpaio at a Joe show on the west sideHere’s the latest from the people’s videographer, Dennis Gilman: An account of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s September 16 appearance at a block watch meeting at Manzanita Elementary School on Phoenix’s west side.As you can see from the video, the neighborhood didn’t…

Joe Arpaio Knows All, and David Hendershott’s His Lackey, Say Former Staffers and Critics

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 17, 2010

Many of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s ex-aides and critics agree on one thing: Despite Deputy Chief Frank Munnell’s recent memo portraying Arpaio as a hapless figurehead (a memo you can read, here) it’s the sheriff who rules the MCSO. As I discussed in a blog item earlier today, this narrative depicting Chief…

Sept. 17 In Blogs: Lisa Aubuchon, Amazing Ink, Kanye West, Hawg ‘n Dawg, and Ann Kirkpatrick

By Jonathan McNamaraSeptember 17, 2010

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:…

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Takes Reins of MCSO Investigation, Says David Hendershott Should be Put on Leave; What About Arpaio?

By Ray SternSeptember 17, 2010

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu recommends paid leave for Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s chief deputy, David Hendershott, while he investigates allegations of corruption in Arpaio’s office. In a news release e-mailed this evening, Babeu brushes off the claim today by supervisors Mary Rose Wilcox and Don Stapley that he’s not the right…

MCSO Deputy’s Damning Memo Fleshes Out SCA Scandal; Joel Fox, David Hendershott Accused of Crimes

By Ray SternSeptember 17, 2010

David Hendershott was the main guy behind the SCA political money-laundering scam. Joel Fox lied to cover for Hendershott, Larry Black, Steve Ellman, and others involved in the scandal. SCA contributors knew from the beginning that funds collected by the SCA would be used to help Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 2008 re-election campaign, not…

Gila River Indian Community Attacks Sister Tribe With Federal Lawsuit; Hopes to Block Creation of Tohono O’odham Nation Reservation in W. Valley

By Monica AlonzoSeptember 17, 2010

The Gila River Indian Community filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Interior, challenging the department’s decision to turn about 50 acres of land in the West Valley into a reservation for the Tohono O’odham Nation.It’s part of an ongoing fight between the sister tribes that started last…

Take Two for Derek Anderson; Arizona Cardinals Head to Atlanta Sunday

By James KingSeptember 17, 2010

The Arizona Cardinals are 1-0 after an ugly (really, really ugly) win against the Rams last week in St. Louis. With the exception of a few players — namely Steve Breaston — offensively, the Cardinals played like crap across the board.The Cards head to Atlanta this weekend to take on…

Ben Quayle’s “Busy Day” Video Latest Offensive in Debate Over Debates

By James KingSeptember 17, 2010

There’s a debate over debates waging in an Arizona Congressional race, and it just got ugly.If you’re unfamiliar with the term, a debate over debates is what happens when an underdog in a political race challenges the front-runner to a series of debates. The front runner doesn’t immediately respond to…

Don Stapley, Mary Rose Wilcox Call for FBI Investigation of Chief Deputy David Hendershott; Ask Feds to Consider Taking Over Sheriff’s Office

By Ray SternSeptember 17, 2010

Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox have asked the feds to consider taking control of the Sheriff’s Office in light of allegations revealed in a top deputy’s memo. The supervisors, two chief targets of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s politically motivated attacks, addressed the memo by Deputy Chief Frank Munnell…

Why Medical Marijuana is Awful — Compliments of Keep AZ Drug Free

By James KingSeptember 17, 2010

Prescription pot has become a hot topic in Arizona lately because of Proposition 203.Prop 203 would allow people suffering from various ailments to be prescribed marijuana by a doctor. It will appear on the ballot in November.A lot of people don’t like it, but it’s not just conservative party-poopers who…

Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick Wants a Pay Cut — And She Wants Everyone Else in Congress to Get One, Too

By James KingSeptember 17, 2010

Big ups to Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, who reaffirmed her commitment to a Congressional pay cut today by writing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter demanding a floor vote on a resolution she introduced in March.The United States government is $13.5 trillion in the hole, unemployment looms around 10 percent, and even…

Rabbi Cleared of Rape Charges Speaks Out About Ordeal

By James KingSeptember 17, 2010

Rabbi Bryan Bramly’s had a nightmarish few months. Since March, he was suspected of raping a 7-year-old girl, publicly asked by his temple to resign, and considered by many to be just another religious leader to have a thing for little kids.On Wednesday, Rabbi Bramly was vindicated. The rape charge…

Former Female Bank Teller Arrested for String of Bank Robberies

By James KingSeptember 17, 2010

We hear stories about bank robberies almost every day in the Valley, but it’s not too often that the suspect in the robberies is a former bank teller. Almost as infrequently is the suspect a woman.Danyelle Gerrie, 25, allegedly is the exception to the apparent rule.Gerrie was arrested yesterday for a string of…

Arizona Diamondbacks Split Series With Cincinnati Reds, Take On Pittsburgh Pirates This Weekend

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 17, 2010

nly two weeks remain in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2010 season, and the games can’t seem to fly by fast enough. While the team is heading toward one of their worst finishes (having lost seven of the last 10), they’ve managed to salvage a few victories here and there. That includes taking…

Morning Poll: Is Medical Marijuana a “Danger to Our Communities?”

By James KingSeptember 17, 2010

The Arizona Cardinals got political yesterday and gave $10,000 to an organization devoted to defeating Prop 203.Prop 203 will be on the November ballot and would allow chronically ill or severe-pain patients to buy marijuana from state-licensed clinics with a doctor’s approval.The group to which the Cards gave the money…

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