For anyone who has ever seen Tim Robbins talk about, well, anything political, you probably find it hard to fathom that he would donate much more than a mean-spirited scowl at a extreme right-wing Republican candidate. Like us, you would be wrong.According to Federal Election Commission records dug up by the Daily…
In an administration filled with firsts, President Obama’s latest addition to his posse might be enough to have an uber-conservative radio host like Rush Limbaugh have an actual heart attack.The president announced today that Amanda Simpson — former deputy director in Advanced Technology Development at Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems –…
Deputy County Attorney Lisa Aubuchon — long considered Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ hatchet-woman for politically sensitive cases — is no longer handling the racketeering lawsuit that Thomas’ office filed against a host of county officials.Instead, the RICO suit will be now be handled by one of the few attorneys…
Several Ahwatukee residents have a bone to pick with some discourteous piggies they say are running amok in their neighborhoods.According to residents, javelinas have become a major problem — knocking over trash cans and destroying gardens.”They terrorize the neighborhoods,” resident Fred Freedle tells 92.3 (KTAR). “They come out in the…
Detroit Tigers staring catcher Gerald Laird and his younger brother, Yankees prospect, Brandon Laird, fought the law on New Year’s Eve, and the law may have won. The law — in this case — happened to be security guards at the US Airways Center in Phoenix. Gerald Laird, who calls Peoria his…
By kickoff time for the Cardinals 33-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers yesterday, the Redbirds knew their shot at a No. 2 playoff seed was not to be. The Minnesota Vikings beat down the Giants earlier in the day making the outcome of the Cards game meaningless — and they played accordingly. Many of the Cards’…
After its one-year anniversary, Metro Light Rail has opened bathrooms at the light-rail stop in Mesa. The $153,000 restrooms opened December 17 at the stop near Sycamore and Main Street, and are the only bathrooms available at any light-rail stop…A man who died in a motorcycle wreck early Sunday wasn’t…
Here’s a bit of Sheriff Joe under oath while being deposed in the Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit, a deposition I blogged about a couple of days ago. (A transcript of Joe’s depo is linked to therein.) Activist/videographer Dennis Gilman has posted a segment of the video, this part dealing…
Due to the efforts of local activists lead by Phoenix litigation support investigator Jameson Johnson, St. Mary’s Food Bank has suspended the use of off-duty sheriff’s deputies to help direct traffic at two of the charity’s facilities.St. Mary’s spokeswoman Beverly Damore confirmed that the organization’s President and CEO Terry Shannon…
Why in the hell does everything have to be in English and Spanish? I ride the bus/train to work (not because I must, but because it’s more efficient) and every time someone requests a stop, you hear “Stop Requested,” then this parrar bullshit! Not to mention the schools are packed…
It’s a warm November evening, and another First Friday is winding down at Portland’s Restaurant & Wine Bar on the edge of downtown Phoenix. The pulsing bass blaring from the art walk’s epicenter a few blocks away has faded, and the hordes have trickled to a few stragglers. Inside the…
MELLOW PINK The president isn’t the enemy here: I read your article about Barack Obama’s lack of impetuosity concerning Sheriff Arpaio’s heavy-handed administration. The article was well written, but I have some concerns. First, President Obama’s presence in the article seems superfluous. The article was mainly about Sheriff Joe’s unfair…
A cross between Ronald Reagan post-presidency and Sgt. Schultz from a Hogan’s Heroes rerun: That’s the impression Sheriff Joe Arpaio gave recently during a seven hour deposition under oath as part of the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial-profiling lawsuit now working its way through federal court.Under rigorous interrogation by David…
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: Up on the Sun: Top 10 Albums of 2009: Mike R. Meyer Top 5 Geeky Fashion Trends…
The following are 10 random things that, at the start of this weird decade, we never would have believed: 1. That the historically pathetic Arizona Cardinals would move out to bumfuck Egypt (a.k.a. Glendale, a.k.a. sweet deal), and then would (at the end of the decade) find themselves exactly one play…
There is a legitimate chance that the Arizona Cardinals could earn the No. 2 seed for the 2009 playoffs, but some things need to happen — a lot of things.First and foremost, the Cards need to beat Green Bay on Sunday. Given everything else that needs to happen — all…
A couple of weeks ago, we related how a top official with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office met with some rich guys during a fishing trip in Alaska three years ago. As we were told by the lawyer for the rich guys, Grant Woods, the Alaska trip — which was…
The Pro Bowl Committee is finally showing the Arizona Cardinals a little love this year by selecting 10 of the Redbirds to play as either starters or reserves in this year’s game.This is double the Cards presence on last year’s team, when five Arizona players — namely Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt…
For the first time in months, there is some reassuring news coming out of Glendale regarding the turbulent Phoenix Coyotes: people are actually going to games.The Coyotes have won their last 10 home games and are shaping up to be one of the better teams in the NHL.The Howlers are…
We wrote earlier this year about the media-friendly bust by the Arpaio/Thomas duet of Waterworld Safari, the venerable theme park out in Glendale that is now called (under new ownership) Wet `n’ Wild. County Attorney Thomas told the press after the 2008 bust that “a new chapter in the enforcement of immigration…
New Times is a lying, “insidious” publication that ABC News Nightline program should never have used in researching its recent report on Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office’s spokeswoman states in a new video made by the agency. (Scroll down for link to video). After that bold and unsubstantiated insult,…
Did ya feel it? We sure as hell didn’t.According to the United States Geological Survey, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked northwest Mexico about a 40 minutes ago, and claims of feeling the aftershocks in the Valley are coming in from everywhere.As may have been expected, many of the claims came in…
