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Bisbee A Pioneer For Arizona Civil Unions 
City Councilman Moves Forward With An Idea From A Constituent That Has Drawn Attention From Other Municipalities, Including Tempe, Jerome, Star Valley And Guadalupe.
Phoenix Metro To Join Global Monsanto, GMO Protests
More Than 2,000 Are Expected To Gather And March In Opposition To Biotechnology Giant Monsanto And Their Push For Genetically Modified Crops In Tempe May 25.
Consciousness Calendar May 17 to 30
Featured Is A Day-Long Public Hearing On The Potential Alignment Of The Long Maligned And Often Re-imagined Loop 202, South Mountain Freeway As Well As A March Against Monsanto And GMOs.
Border Wall Battles Nature, Immigration
Millions Of Migrants Make The Trip Across The U.S./Mexico Border Every Year So The Issue Of Border Walls And Immigration Enforcement Is Always At The Forefront Of Debate In Arizona.
Tour De Peace Stops In Phoenix Metro
Led By High Profile Anti-War Activist Cindy Sheehan, National Movement Has Taken To Bicycles To Promote A World That is Less Polluted And Safer.
Lawn Gnome Shakes Up Events Downtown Phoenix’s Underground, Independent Bookstore Will Replace Their Monday Night Open Mic Event With A Writer’s Workshop Series.
Building Hope Along U.S., Mexico Border
Those Wishing To See Tensions And Violence Reduced On Both Sides Of The Border Meet, March And Pray For Peace And Mutual Understanding in Naco, Ariz.
Drinks With Beverage Guru Mat Snapp
Beverage Director At Chic Restaurant Group Fox Restaurant Concepts Is More Than Just A Mixologist: His Formal Literature Training Makes Him A Heck Of Bartender.
Peggy Plews: Prison Abolitionist
A Fixture In The Phoenix Metro Activist Community, Peggy Plews Is A Tireless Champion For Prisoner Rights Who Dreams Of A World Where Prisons Are No Longer Necessary.
A Day In The Life Of Mexican Repatriation
Regularly Forgotten In The Discussion Over Immigration In The United States, Repatriated Undocumented Immigrants Offered Assistance, Discounted Transportation Back To Their Hometowns.
Talking Jamburritos: Behind The Culinary Creation
Jamburritos Cajun Grill Is Not Just A Great Hybrid Creation From Chef Michael Brown That Combines Southwest, Southern And Cajun Styles But Also Capitalizes On The Metropolitan Food Truck Craze.
Consciousness Calendar March 21 to April 4 Featured Is An ACLU Arizona Event On Digital Privacy, DREAMER Events, A March For Marriage Equality And A Planned Parenthood Luncheon.
GMO Debate Cropping Up In Arizona
On Phoenix Metro Stop Of His Information Tour, Author Jeffrey Smith And Several Local Experts Extoll on the Possible Dangers Of Foods That Have Been Genetically Enhanced As Labeling Bill Stalls In Legislature.
An Improvised Q&A With José Gonzalez
Co-Founder Of The Torch Theatre And A Fixture In The Phoenix Metro Improvisation Scene Discusses Intricacies Of The Art And His Own Inspirations.
Immigration Reform Has Only Just Begun
Despite The Fact That Immigration Reform Seems Inevitable, Arizona’s Immigrant Advocates Know The Details Mean Everything And Will Focus On Families To Capture Public Opinion.
Ariz. Accepting Petitions To Expand Medical Marijuana Those Wishing To Add New Eligible Conditions To The State's Medical Marijuana Program Must Submit Petitions To The ADHS by Jan. 31.
Phoenix MLK Day Turns Political At Festival Marking Civil Rights Leader, The August Battle For The South Phoenix City Council Seat Takes Center Stage With Warren Stewart In The Spotlight.
Arizona To Mark 20 Years Of Celebrating MLK Day
After Years Of Trials And Tribulations Attempting To Secure Holiday, State Will Mark Two Decades Of Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King.
Arizona Prime Cuts 2012
The Most Read And By Default Best Arizona Articles Of 2012 Include The State Fair, The World's Tallest Building, A Family Feud, Politics And Birther Shenanigans. Which Is No. 1?
Lawn Gnome Becoming The Front Lawn Of Phoenix
Founder Aaron Johnson Has Not Only Created A Unique Space That Offers Not Only Books And Music, But A Spot That Is Rapidly Becoming The Center Of Downtown Phoenix.
Consciousness Calendar Holiday Season Edition The Three-Week, Holiday-Season Edition Of The Consciousness Calendar Features Activities Commemorating The Tucson Shootings, A NAFTA Protest, And More.
Counting Arizona: Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics
As 2012 Wanes, Numerous Groups Release Nationwide Statistics. Where Does The Grand Canyon State And Its Cities Rank?
Consciousness Calendar Dec. 6 To 20 Featured Are A Series Of Public Meetings On A Power Line Right Of Way, Remembrances Of Pearl Harbor Bombing And A Freeport McMoRan Protest.
GoGreen Conference Pairs Profit With Sustainability Phoenix Event Gathers Corporate Executives And Political Leaders For An Idea Sharing Bonanza About Why And How Going Green Is Good For The Bottom Line.
Consciousness Calendar Nov. 28 To Dec. 11 Featured This Week Is A Conversation With Sandra Day O’Connor, Environmental Events and Members Of The Community Banding Together For Change.
WalMart Protests Spark In Phoenix
Although Outnumbered By Those Seeking Deals, Workers, Activists And Other Arizonans Spent Friday Railing Against Practices Of World’s Largest Retailer.
Consciousness Calendar Nov. 21 To Dec. 4 Featured This Week Are Protests At WalMart Locations, A Bradley Manning Half Marathon And A Bank of America Foreclosure Event.
Why Are Arizona Democrats Smiling?
The Forever Minority Party In The Grand Canyon State Might Not Control Any Major State Office, But After The 2012 Election, They Are More Relevant Than Ever.
Arizona Ballot Proposition Scorecard
Ballot Propositions Are A Hallmark Of The State’s Populist Constitution But In These Days Of Extreme Views, They Are Mostly Band-Aids And Ideological Exercises in Futility.
SlutWalk Tempe Raises Dialog On Rape
An Assemblage Of Men And Women Gathered In Tempe This Weekend To Decry The Stereotype That Victims Are To Blame For Sexual Violence.
Carmona A Politico Rambo In Battle With Flake
Former U.S. Surgeon General’s ‘Covert’ Campaign Gained Him An Early Foothold Into What Is Now A Highly Competitive Race For U.S. Senate.
Fun + Music + Games = Arizona State Fair
The Equation Adds Up Every Year As Millions Head To Fairgrounds With Friends And Family To Walk The Midway From Oct. 12 to Nov. 4.
Protect The Peaks Benefit Concert Finds New Venue First Venue Became Untenable Thanks To Last Minute Enforcement Of City Codes By Tempe Police, So The Rusty Spoke Will Host Rescheduled Event.
Debate Thrives In Phoenix One Year After OWS
Critics May Declare The Occupy Movement A Failure, But 11 Months After Phoenix Joined The Party, Discussion Continues To Evolve.
Will S17 Reawaken The Occupy Movement?
One Year After Occupation In Zuccotti Park Began, Activities Once Again Are Planned Throughout The World, Including Phoenix.
Arizona Clean Elections Debate Schedule
There Will Be Nearly 20 Debates Sponsored By The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission In The 2012 General Election Season.
Arizona Birther Event Goes Bust
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Pat Boone And Others Won’t Hold Birtherpalooza Now That Low Ticket Sales Forces Cancellation.
The Battle For Arizona’s U.S. Senate Seat Begins Now
Richard Carmona Begins His TV Blitz As Jeff Flake Begins To Recover From His Bruising Primary Battle Against Wil Cardon
Consciousness Calendar Aug. 29 to Sept. 11 Featured Event Is A Gathering Of Hundreds Of High Level Corporate Executives Of Fortune 500 Companies At Wild Horse Pass Casino.
Cardon Lashes Out As His Candidacy Sinks
North Phoenix Tea Party Takes Offense At Rep. Jeff Flake’s Cancellation As Rival Wil Cardon Blasts Former Friend And Other Opponents.
Phoenix’s Not-So Secret Taco Heaven
In A Quest For Tacos Like Those Found On The Streets Of Mexico, One Need Go No Further Than A Trailer Just South Of Downtown Phoenix.
Consciousness Calendar Aug. 21 to Sept. 4 Featured Event Is Japan Dolphin Day Protests Including An Event In Downtown Tempe At 5:30 p.m. Sept. 1.
Dark Clouds Loom Over Arizona Marijuana Lottery Despite Several Legal Challenges, Some In County And State Law Enforcement Cast A Pall Over AMMA Dispensary Certificate Lottery.
MacAlpines Puts The Retro Into Retro-Chic Old Time Soda Fountain Shop Survives in the New Era, While Maintaining a Nostalgic, Old-Time Feel and Values.
Arizona Rejects New MMJ Petitions, Preps Lottery Awarding Dispensary Certificates Is The Next Step For The State As It Implements The Voter Approved Medical Marijuana Program.
Arizona Congressional Races To Watch In 2012 Some Of The Most Competitive Congressional Races In This Electoral Merry-Go-Round Will Be Decided In The Primary Contests.
Occupy Caravan To Stop In Phoenix On U.S. Tour Starting From Three Locations Along The West Coast, Occupy Caravan Will Traverse The Country, Ending With A July 4 Celebration in Philadelphia.
Busy Day For Medical Marijuana In Arizona Public Hearing To Add Migraines, PTSD, Depression And Anxiety Is Held On Deadline Day To Apply For A Dispensary Certificate.
Rural AZ Drives Marijuana Program Competition For Dispensary Certificates Is Strongest In Northern Arizona While Dense, Urban Areas Mostly Remain Up For Grabs.
World’s Tallest Structure Coming To Arizona Border? Clean Wind Energy Has Received Approval From San Luis’ Planning Commission, The First Step In Construction Of Two, 3,000-Foot High Downdraft Energy Towers.
Tempe Closes Activist Created Garden As Local Activists Attempt to Maintain Makeshift Park Space Created Along University Drive Sunday, Tempe Police Compel Them To Clear The Space.
Police Violence Mars Scottsdale May Day March Occupy-Influenced Gathering Descends On Scottsdale’s Downtown, But Despite Vitriolic Rhetoric From Otherwise Peaceful Protesters, Police Resort To Violence.
Activists Build A Park In Tempe Occupy-Influenced Gathering In Tempe Resists Police Attempts At Intimidation And Succeeds In Building A Park On Vacant Space Along University Drive.
Hundreds Expected To Rally In Phoenix Over SB 1070 A Wide Coalition Of Groups Will March Through Downtown In Opposition To SB 1070 As Supreme Court Begins To Hear Arguments.
Arizona May Day Targets Zuccotti Park Owners Local Committee Plans To Build A Park in An Abandoned Lot in Tempe Coincidentally Owned By Brookfield Asset Management.
Arizona Could Be First To OK Marijuana For Depression, Anxiety The Arizona Department Of Health Services Will Review Petitions To Add Four New Debilitating Conditions To Medical Marijuana Program.
Arizona Medical Marijuana Ready To Spark After More Than A Year Since It Was Slated To Begin, The Arizona Department Of Health Services Will Likely Award Certificates In August.
Protestors Target Phoenix BofA Occupy Phoenix And Living United For Change In Arizona, Or LUCHA, Begin Valley Participation In Occupy Our Homes Initiative.
Arizona Unions Fight Conservatism, Privatization Arizona AFL-CIO Executive Director Rebekah Friend Discusses The Unprecedented Attacks On Working People At State Legislature.
Occupy Phoenix Recaptures Magic Rally And March Against The American Legislative Exchange Council Brings Out Largest Crowds Since November.
Bookmans Video Contest Down To Three Arizona-Based Book Retailer Announces Cortez High School, Manzo Elementary and FALA Flagstaff As Finalists.
Occupy Phoenix Endures, Plans Feb. 29 Action Although No Longer Omnipresent At Cesar Chavez Plaza, The Valley’s Occupy Movement Joins National Action Against ALEC.
The Bill Johnsons Big Apple Family Feud Restaurant Group Ends Up In Bankruptcy Court As The Future Of A Valley Fixture For More Than 50 Years Hangs In The Balance.
Bookmans School Challenge Begins Minus A Finalist Apache Junction High School’s Gay Straight Alliance Club Withdraws, Leaving The $21,000 Contest Between Nine Schools.
Occupy Movement Coming To ASU Today Three Months After Occupy Phoenix Began, Arizona State University Incarnation Of National Movement Will Hold First General Assembly At 4 p.m.
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple Calls On Public For Support Iconic Valley Restaurant Group Heads For Bankruptcy Proceeding Tuesday Amid Family Squabble.
Judge Urges Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Maricopa County Judge J. Richard Gama Decides Dispensary Applicants Need Not Be Free From Bankruptcy, Child Support, Other Conditions.
Citizens United Foes Launch Amendment Battle Advocacy Group Common Cause Begins State-Level Initiative Drive For 2012 That Might Include Arizona.
Occupy Phoenix Begins “Free University” Rally And Slate Of Workshops In Support Of Public Education Begin At Noon Saturday.
Arizona Prime Cuts 2011 Stem Cells, Uranium, Occupy Phoenix, and Russell Pearce’s Recall: Which Was The Top Arizona Story Of 2011?
Occupy Phoenix Plans Tie-Dye Protests Local Movement, Undeterred By Thursday Night Rousing By Phoenix Police, Plans Colorful Weekend.
National Coalition Visits Phoenix, Endorses Occupy ‘We Are One’ National Coalition Of Unions Ends Phoenix Meeting With A Visit To Occupy Phoenix.
Jesse Jackson Energizes Occupy Phoenix Local Movement Revels In Presence Of Legendary Civil Rights, Political Leader When He Visits For A Day.
ALEC Protesters Invade North Phoenix An Amalgam Of Groups, People, Converge On Posh North Valley Resort, Police Use Pepper Spray.
Mathis To Helm Re-formed AIRC Tuesday With Colleen Mathis Back As Chairman, Independent Redistricting Commission Restarts Process.
Eight Arrested At Occupy Phoenix ‘Sleep In’ Supporters Of Local Movement Give Themselves Up For Arrest To Protest Sleeping Ban.
Occupy Phoenix Engages City, Light Rail Supporters Of Local Movement Address Phoenix City Council, Talk To Light Rail Commuters, Plan Direct Action Friday.
Occupy Phoenix Plans Two Days Of Action Local Movement Announces Occupation Of Light Rail Thursday And A Rally Friday.
Occupy Phoenix To Host Military Teach-ins Local Movement Will Have Several Experts Available Saturday To Help Inform On Military And Veterans Issues.
Occupy Phoenix Delays Grievances Local Movement Cannot Find Consensus On Proposed List Of Grievances, Discussion Heads Back To Committee.
Occupy Phoenix Aims To List Grievances Valley Based Version Of National Movement Is Hosting Brainstorming Sessions This Week With Hopes Of Getting Consensus Saturday.
Occupy Phoenix Defends Non-Violent Stance In Wake Of An Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center Letter, Local Movement Highlights Good Intentions.
Occupy Phoenix Arrives In Court Most Of Those Arrested At Margaret T. Hance Park Nearly Two Weeks Ago Have Court Hearing Wednesday.
Occupy Phoenix Readies For Party Local Movement Started Like A Wildfire, Was Snuffed By Police, Now Smolders Into One Week Party At Chavez Plaza.
City OKs Occupy Phoenix, But Bans Sleep City Hall Allows Protesters 24/7 Access To Cesar Chavez Plaza, Tells Group They Might Eventually Lift Sleeping Ban.
Occupy Phoenix Announces Petition, Reoccupation Local Movement Seeks To Reoccupy This Saturday and To Waive Or Suspend City Ordinances On Trespassing.
Occupy Phoenix Refuses To Quit A Day After Being Removed By Police From Margaret Hance Park, Movement Regroups To Chavez Plaza, Gets Removed Again.
Occupy Phoenix Busted Up By Police Omnipresent Throughout the Day’s Events, Phoenix Police Clear Protesters From Margaret T. Hance Park At Midnight.
Occupy Phoenix Prelude March Draws Hundreds Friday’s March, The Kickoff To Saturday’s Start Of The Occupation, Reveals Dedicated And Energized Support.
Occupy Phoenix Continues To Grow Nearly 2,400 Have Indicated Via Facebook That They Will Be Attending The Saturday Event.
Thousands Expected To Occupy Phoenix Oct. 15 Grassroots Protest Has Spring Up In Valley Of The Sun, Spurred Through Facebook, Twitter.
Russell Pearce, Jerry Lewis To Wrangle Oct. 6 The Two Conservative Candidates Will Spar In Mesa As The Recall Battle Enters The Final Month.
Arizona Robber Takes 10 Banks In Two Months The FBI Recycles “Can You Hear Me Now? Bandit” Label For Man Who Has Targeted East Valley Banks.
Arizonan Guilty In Stem Cell Smuggling Arizona Woman, Fredda Branyon, Pleads Guilty To Making Adult Derived Stem Cells And Selling Them For $300,000.
Arizona Business Groups Host Green Summit The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Others Will Present Their Upcoming Plans.
Medical Marijuana Supporters To Rally At Arizona Capitol June 20 Rally Will Be First Held After Gov. Jan Brewer And Attorney General Tom Horne Suspended The Program.
Medical Marijuana Rules Released Highlights of the final rules issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services include barring out-of-state operators, and $150,000 in capital for would-be dispensary owners.
SB 1433 Creates Foggy Future As Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce’s bill fails, then reportedly passes, then fails again, the state appears to have skirted a possible Constitutional crisis.
Managing Medical Marijuana Now that the absolute prohibition of marijuana has ended, the Arizona Department of Health Services is tasked with wrangling all of the stakeholders in order to develop rules for dispensaries and patients.
‘Tenthers’ Come to AZ American patriots Thomas Jefferson and James Madison are credited as the historical foundation for the tenther movement during the NullifyNow! tour in Phoenix.
Community is the Key With the immense amount of inward migration, Arizona has developed quickly but without any deep ties between individual and community. In the first installment of the BEYOND 100 series, Lattie Coor discusses how recent polls and studies indicate there is much work to be done.
A Gold Star Inspiration When Valley resident Goldie Murphy lost her son in 2007, it changed her life in ways unimaginable. Three years later, she has not only triumphed over tragedy, but has worked to make the road easier for those who follow.
Gay Marriage and Abortion Debate Flare in Phoenix Protesters greeted about 250 supporters of the Manhattan Declaration — a new call for Christians to tackle head-on gay marriage and abortion — at a conference in downtown Phoenix Oct. 16.
Phoenix Metro To Join Global Monsanto, GMO Protests
Consciousness Calendar May 17 to 30
Border Wall Battles Nature, Immigration
Tour De Peace Stops In Phoenix Metro
Lawn Gnome Shakes Up Events Downtown Phoenix’s Underground, Independent Bookstore Will Replace Their Monday Night Open Mic Event With A Writer’s Workshop Series.
Building Hope Along U.S., Mexico Border
Drinks With Beverage Guru Mat Snapp
Peggy Plews: Prison Abolitionist
A Day In The Life Of Mexican Repatriation
Talking Jamburritos: Behind The Culinary Creation
Consciousness Calendar March 21 to April 4
GMO Debate Cropping Up In Arizona
An Improvised Q&A With José Gonzalez
Immigration Reform Has Only Just Begun
Ariz. Accepting Petitions To Expand Medical Marijuana Those Wishing To Add New Eligible Conditions To The State's Medical Marijuana Program Must Submit Petitions To The ADHS by Jan. 31.
Phoenix MLK Day Turns Political At Festival Marking Civil Rights Leader, The August Battle For The South Phoenix City Council Seat Takes Center Stage With Warren Stewart In The Spotlight.
Arizona To Mark 20 Years Of Celebrating MLK Day
Arizona Prime Cuts 2012
Lawn Gnome Becoming The Front Lawn Of Phoenix
Consciousness Calendar Holiday Season Edition
Counting Arizona: Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics
Consciousness Calendar Dec. 6 To 20 Featured Are A Series Of Public Meetings On A Power Line Right Of Way, Remembrances Of Pearl Harbor Bombing And A Freeport McMoRan Protest.
GoGreen Conference Pairs Profit With Sustainability Phoenix Event Gathers Corporate Executives And Political Leaders For An Idea Sharing Bonanza About Why And How Going Green Is Good For The Bottom Line.
Consciousness Calendar Nov. 28 To Dec. 11 Featured This Week Is A Conversation With Sandra Day O’Connor, Environmental Events and Members Of The Community Banding Together For Change.
WalMart Protests Spark In Phoenix
Consciousness Calendar Nov. 21 To Dec. 4
Why Are Arizona Democrats Smiling?
Arizona Ballot Proposition Scorecard
SlutWalk Tempe Raises Dialog On Rape
Carmona A Politico Rambo In Battle With Flake
Fun + Music + Games = Arizona State Fair
Protect The Peaks Benefit Concert Finds New Venue First Venue Became Untenable Thanks To Last Minute Enforcement Of City Codes By Tempe Police, So The Rusty Spoke Will Host Rescheduled Event.
Debate Thrives In Phoenix One Year After OWS
Will S17 Reawaken The Occupy Movement?
Arizona Clean Elections Debate Schedule
Arizona Birther Event Goes Bust
The Battle For Arizona’s U.S. Senate Seat Begins Now
Consciousness Calendar Aug. 29 to Sept. 11
Cardon Lashes Out As His Candidacy Sinks
Phoenix’s Not-So Secret Taco Heaven
Consciousness Calendar Aug. 21 to Sept. 4 Featured Event Is Japan Dolphin Day Protests Including An Event In Downtown Tempe At 5:30 p.m. Sept. 1.
Dark Clouds Loom Over Arizona Marijuana Lottery Despite Several Legal Challenges, Some In County And State Law Enforcement Cast A Pall Over AMMA Dispensary Certificate Lottery.
MacAlpines Puts The Retro Into Retro-Chic Old Time Soda Fountain Shop Survives in the New Era, While Maintaining a Nostalgic, Old-Time Feel and Values.
Arizona Rejects New MMJ Petitions, Preps Lottery Awarding Dispensary Certificates Is The Next Step For The State As It Implements The Voter Approved Medical Marijuana Program.
Arizona Congressional Races To Watch In 2012 Some Of The Most Competitive Congressional Races In This Electoral Merry-Go-Round Will Be Decided In The Primary Contests.
Occupy Caravan To Stop In Phoenix On U.S. Tour Starting From Three Locations Along The West Coast, Occupy Caravan Will Traverse The Country, Ending With A July 4 Celebration in Philadelphia.
Busy Day For Medical Marijuana In Arizona Public Hearing To Add Migraines, PTSD, Depression And Anxiety Is Held On Deadline Day To Apply For A Dispensary Certificate.
Rural AZ Drives Marijuana Program Competition For Dispensary Certificates Is Strongest In Northern Arizona While Dense, Urban Areas Mostly Remain Up For Grabs.
World’s Tallest Structure Coming To Arizona Border? Clean Wind Energy Has Received Approval From San Luis’ Planning Commission, The First Step In Construction Of Two, 3,000-Foot High Downdraft Energy Towers.
Tempe Closes Activist Created Garden As Local Activists Attempt to Maintain Makeshift Park Space Created Along University Drive Sunday, Tempe Police Compel Them To Clear The Space.
Police Violence Mars Scottsdale May Day March Occupy-Influenced Gathering Descends On Scottsdale’s Downtown, But Despite Vitriolic Rhetoric From Otherwise Peaceful Protesters, Police Resort To Violence.
Activists Build A Park In Tempe Occupy-Influenced Gathering In Tempe Resists Police Attempts At Intimidation And Succeeds In Building A Park On Vacant Space Along University Drive.
Hundreds Expected To Rally In Phoenix Over SB 1070 A Wide Coalition Of Groups Will March Through Downtown In Opposition To SB 1070 As Supreme Court Begins To Hear Arguments.
Arizona May Day Targets Zuccotti Park Owners Local Committee Plans To Build A Park in An Abandoned Lot in Tempe Coincidentally Owned By Brookfield Asset Management.
Arizona Could Be First To OK Marijuana For Depression, Anxiety The Arizona Department Of Health Services Will Review Petitions To Add Four New Debilitating Conditions To Medical Marijuana Program.
Arizona Medical Marijuana Ready To Spark After More Than A Year Since It Was Slated To Begin, The Arizona Department Of Health Services Will Likely Award Certificates In August.
Protestors Target Phoenix BofA Occupy Phoenix And Living United For Change In Arizona, Or LUCHA, Begin Valley Participation In Occupy Our Homes Initiative.
Arizona Unions Fight Conservatism, Privatization Arizona AFL-CIO Executive Director Rebekah Friend Discusses The Unprecedented Attacks On Working People At State Legislature.
Occupy Phoenix Recaptures Magic Rally And March Against The American Legislative Exchange Council Brings Out Largest Crowds Since November.
Bookmans Video Contest Down To Three Arizona-Based Book Retailer Announces Cortez High School, Manzo Elementary and FALA Flagstaff As Finalists.
Occupy Phoenix Endures, Plans Feb. 29 Action Although No Longer Omnipresent At Cesar Chavez Plaza, The Valley’s Occupy Movement Joins National Action Against ALEC.
The Bill Johnsons Big Apple Family Feud Restaurant Group Ends Up In Bankruptcy Court As The Future Of A Valley Fixture For More Than 50 Years Hangs In The Balance.
Bookmans School Challenge Begins Minus A Finalist Apache Junction High School’s Gay Straight Alliance Club Withdraws, Leaving The $21,000 Contest Between Nine Schools.
Occupy Movement Coming To ASU Today Three Months After Occupy Phoenix Began, Arizona State University Incarnation Of National Movement Will Hold First General Assembly At 4 p.m.
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple Calls On Public For Support Iconic Valley Restaurant Group Heads For Bankruptcy Proceeding Tuesday Amid Family Squabble.
Judge Urges Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Maricopa County Judge J. Richard Gama Decides Dispensary Applicants Need Not Be Free From Bankruptcy, Child Support, Other Conditions.
Citizens United Foes Launch Amendment Battle Advocacy Group Common Cause Begins State-Level Initiative Drive For 2012 That Might Include Arizona.
Occupy Phoenix Begins “Free University” Rally And Slate Of Workshops In Support Of Public Education Begin At Noon Saturday.
Arizona Prime Cuts 2011 Stem Cells, Uranium, Occupy Phoenix, and Russell Pearce’s Recall: Which Was The Top Arizona Story Of 2011?
Occupy Phoenix Plans Tie-Dye Protests Local Movement, Undeterred By Thursday Night Rousing By Phoenix Police, Plans Colorful Weekend.
National Coalition Visits Phoenix, Endorses Occupy ‘We Are One’ National Coalition Of Unions Ends Phoenix Meeting With A Visit To Occupy Phoenix.
Jesse Jackson Energizes Occupy Phoenix Local Movement Revels In Presence Of Legendary Civil Rights, Political Leader When He Visits For A Day.
ALEC Protesters Invade North Phoenix An Amalgam Of Groups, People, Converge On Posh North Valley Resort, Police Use Pepper Spray.
Mathis To Helm Re-formed AIRC Tuesday With Colleen Mathis Back As Chairman, Independent Redistricting Commission Restarts Process.
Eight Arrested At Occupy Phoenix ‘Sleep In’ Supporters Of Local Movement Give Themselves Up For Arrest To Protest Sleeping Ban.
Occupy Phoenix Engages City, Light Rail Supporters Of Local Movement Address Phoenix City Council, Talk To Light Rail Commuters, Plan Direct Action Friday.
Occupy Phoenix Plans Two Days Of Action Local Movement Announces Occupation Of Light Rail Thursday And A Rally Friday.
Occupy Phoenix To Host Military Teach-ins Local Movement Will Have Several Experts Available Saturday To Help Inform On Military And Veterans Issues.
Occupy Phoenix Delays Grievances Local Movement Cannot Find Consensus On Proposed List Of Grievances, Discussion Heads Back To Committee.
Occupy Phoenix Aims To List Grievances Valley Based Version Of National Movement Is Hosting Brainstorming Sessions This Week With Hopes Of Getting Consensus Saturday.
Occupy Phoenix Defends Non-Violent Stance In Wake Of An Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center Letter, Local Movement Highlights Good Intentions.
Occupy Phoenix Arrives In Court Most Of Those Arrested At Margaret T. Hance Park Nearly Two Weeks Ago Have Court Hearing Wednesday.
Occupy Phoenix Readies For Party Local Movement Started Like A Wildfire, Was Snuffed By Police, Now Smolders Into One Week Party At Chavez Plaza.
City OKs Occupy Phoenix, But Bans Sleep City Hall Allows Protesters 24/7 Access To Cesar Chavez Plaza, Tells Group They Might Eventually Lift Sleeping Ban.
Occupy Phoenix Announces Petition, Reoccupation Local Movement Seeks To Reoccupy This Saturday and To Waive Or Suspend City Ordinances On Trespassing.
Occupy Phoenix Refuses To Quit A Day After Being Removed By Police From Margaret Hance Park, Movement Regroups To Chavez Plaza, Gets Removed Again.
Occupy Phoenix Busted Up By Police Omnipresent Throughout the Day’s Events, Phoenix Police Clear Protesters From Margaret T. Hance Park At Midnight.
Occupy Phoenix Prelude March Draws Hundreds Friday’s March, The Kickoff To Saturday’s Start Of The Occupation, Reveals Dedicated And Energized Support.
Occupy Phoenix Continues To Grow Nearly 2,400 Have Indicated Via Facebook That They Will Be Attending The Saturday Event.
Thousands Expected To Occupy Phoenix Oct. 15 Grassroots Protest Has Spring Up In Valley Of The Sun, Spurred Through Facebook, Twitter.
Russell Pearce, Jerry Lewis To Wrangle Oct. 6 The Two Conservative Candidates Will Spar In Mesa As The Recall Battle Enters The Final Month.
Arizona Robber Takes 10 Banks In Two Months The FBI Recycles “Can You Hear Me Now? Bandit” Label For Man Who Has Targeted East Valley Banks.
Arizonan Guilty In Stem Cell Smuggling Arizona Woman, Fredda Branyon, Pleads Guilty To Making Adult Derived Stem Cells And Selling Them For $300,000.
Arizona Business Groups Host Green Summit The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Others Will Present Their Upcoming Plans.
Medical Marijuana Supporters To Rally At Arizona Capitol June 20 Rally Will Be First Held After Gov. Jan Brewer And Attorney General Tom Horne Suspended The Program.
Medical Marijuana Rules Released Highlights of the final rules issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services include barring out-of-state operators, and $150,000 in capital for would-be dispensary owners.
SB 1433 Creates Foggy Future As Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce’s bill fails, then reportedly passes, then fails again, the state appears to have skirted a possible Constitutional crisis.
Managing Medical Marijuana Now that the absolute prohibition of marijuana has ended, the Arizona Department of Health Services is tasked with wrangling all of the stakeholders in order to develop rules for dispensaries and patients.
‘Tenthers’ Come to AZ American patriots Thomas Jefferson and James Madison are credited as the historical foundation for the tenther movement during the NullifyNow! tour in Phoenix.
Community is the Key With the immense amount of inward migration, Arizona has developed quickly but without any deep ties between individual and community. In the first installment of the BEYOND 100 series, Lattie Coor discusses how recent polls and studies indicate there is much work to be done.
A Gold Star Inspiration When Valley resident Goldie Murphy lost her son in 2007, it changed her life in ways unimaginable. Three years later, she has not only triumphed over tragedy, but has worked to make the road easier for those who follow.
Gay Marriage and Abortion Debate Flare in Phoenix Protesters greeted about 250 supporters of the Manhattan Declaration — a new call for Christians to tackle head-on gay marriage and abortion — at a conference in downtown Phoenix Oct. 16.
Scottsdale’s Maya Day And Night Club Is All Wet Beach/Pool Clubs — While Great Ideas On Paper — Are Disconnected From Reality Since Alcohol, Dancing, Water And Several Hundred College Kids Is A Recipe For Disaster.
Would Arpaio Recall Make A Difference?
The Only Way To Guarantee The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Never Again Devolves Into Its Current State Is Not To Recall Arpaio, But To Change The Power Of The Office.
Tasty Tidbits From Devoured Phoenix
The Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic Brought Out Some Of The Best Restaurants, Breweries and Other Food-Related Businesses, Reaffirming The Phoenix Metro’s Foodie Emergence.
Arizona Legislature Preps For Battle In 2013
DREAM Act Kids Driver’s License Battle Comes To The Fore As What Promises To Be Another Wild And Wooly Legislative Session Gets Underway.
Occupy Phoenix Builds Community In 2012
A Little More Than A Year After First Appearing On The Local Scene, Occupy Phoenix Continues To Strive Toward Becoming The Common Front In The Battle For Change.
Arizona Erects Bill Of Rights Monument
Monument To The First Ten Amendments Of The U.S. Constitution Draws A Disparate Group Of Individuals In Support Of Freedoms.
Phoenix Police And The Community Response Squad
Shenanigans Within The Squad That Reaches Out To The Phoenix Metro Area Community Reveals That Law Enforcement Officials Are As Flawed As The Rest Of Us.
Jan Brewer Opts Out Of Obamacare, Reality
Arizona Governor Declines Participation In The PPACA Even Though It Would Allow Her To Fulfill The Will Of Voters And Provide Care For Those Living In Poverty.
Is Penzone Truly Different From Arpaio?
The Defeat Of Joe Arpaio Would Undoubtedly Be A Time Of Victory For The Sheriff’s Foes, But Paul Penzone Would Retain The Use Of Tent City, Deportations.
A Saturday Fighting GMOs Leads To Zombieland
The Fight Against Genetically Modified Crops Is Alive In The Valley And Being Fought By A Handful Of Activists Because We Can Do Better.
Will Crowley Quip Sink Carmona?
Republican Spin Machine Finally Gets Something To Stick On Dr. Richard Carmona In Arizona’s U.S. Senate Race, But Is It Sticky Enough To Stop His Momentum?
Take Arpaio’s Prisoners Away? Instead Trying To Defeat Sheriff Joe At The Ballot Box, Should Opposition Unite To Stop Cities From Using County Jail Services?
Handicapping Arizona’s Congressional Races
Amid The Skewed Races That Lean To One Party Or The Other Is Arizona’s District No. 9 That Will Undoubtedly Break New Ground.
Arizona After The Housing Bubble
Experts Opine About The Recovering National And Local Real Estate Markets, Yet Few In The Industry Realize The Boom Was Fool’s Gold.
SB 1070 Ruling Doesn't End Immigration Debate
Even After The U.S. Supreme Court Rules, The Immigration Debate Rages And Awaits An Unwilling Congress.
Andrew Thomas’ Big Stick Gave Him Brain Damage
According To Sources Close To The Disbarred Attorney, An Accidental Thumping From The Piece of Lumber Began His Road To Lunacy.
Why Did Phoenix Drop Occupy Charges?
In Their Motion To Dismiss, The City Of Phoenix Tacitly Supports Occupiers Yet Defends Police Actions To Arrest Them On Oct. 15.
Russell Pearce Rises From Political Grave
The Once-Recalled, Former Arizona Senate President Announces He Will Challenge Sky Mall Founder Bob Worsley For Republican Nomination.
Joe Arpaio: ‘Nuevo-Fascist’ By Using The Classical Definition, Sheriff Joe Is Not A Fascist, But He Just Might Be A New Breed Of Political Operator: A Nuevo Fascist.
Arizona Redistricting Battle Is ‘Scripted Theatre’ Partisan Representatives Of The Arizona Legislature Appear Before Polarized, Independent Commission.
Border Corruption Continues Unabated As The National Focus Drifts Away From The U.S./Mexico Border, It Is Business As Usual For Smugglers.
Jerry Lewis Makes History, Thumps Russell Pearce The Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Battle Against Fellow Mesa Republican.
Arizona Redistricting Scandal Is A Horror Show State Republican Leaders Remove Chairman Colleen Mathis After Months Of Attacks And Derision.
Occupy Phoenix: GA Is Everything As The Local Movement Near Wrap Of Second Week, Participation, Understanding Wanes.
Occupy Phoenix: People, Not Products One Man’s Address To The Crowd Went Beyond Slogans And Directly To The Core Of The Movement.
Cortes Scandal Exposes Stench of Russell Pearce, Tea Party Although ‘Political Neophyte’ Olivia Cortes Will Remain On The Ballot, Suit Has Exposed The Political ‘Sham.’
Civility In A Network World Gone Wild As The Line Between News And Reality-Shows Blurs, NCoC Keynote Dialog In Arizona Becomes A Blame Game.
Civility Coming To Arizona National Conference Comes To Battleground Arizona After 65 years in Washington D.C.
Jerry Lewis Fights Back Against Pearce Challenger For Senate President Russell Pearce’s District 18 Seat Slams Pearce Over Moral Issues Of Immigration.
SB 1070 Boycott Ends: Why Now? The National Council Of La Raza Calls Off Boycott As The Supreme Court Weighs The Law’s Fate.
Arizona Threatens, GOP Caves Arizona’s Bad Reputation Intimidates The National GOP To Award A Presidential Debate.
Defending Katt Williams As The Comedian Is Lambasted For His Remarks In Arizona, Few Pause To Understand His Argument.
Phoenix TSA Bomb ‘Probe’ Confounds In A State Known For Strangeness, The Somali Immigrant Fake Bomb Event At Sky Harbor, Takes The ‘Cake.’
Stars Align For Lewis In Pearce Recall In Battle To Unseat Pearce, Challenger Jerry Lewis Has Credentials To Thump The Arizona Senate President.
Serial Killer Zamastil Down, Many More To Go The Conviction Of A Serial Killer Is Great, But Thousands Of Unsolved Murders Remain In Arizona, U.S.
The Battle Over Arizona’s Public Political Funding The Supreme Court Knocks Down Matching Funds In The Second Battle, But Defining Moment Will Come In 2012.
Arizona’s All-Star Game Hoopla Arizona Will Seem Like The Center Of The Universe July 12 As Sport Collides With Politics.
Hacktivists Target Arizona Over SB1070 Going It Alone On Immigration Matters Has Cost State Millions In Revenue And Has Now Made State A Target.
Why Redistricting Matters More Than Gaga Although Few Fans Of The Pop Music Icon Even Know What Redistricting Is, Here Are The Top Reasons Why The Process Must Go Gaga.
Grand Canyon Gets Reprieve From Uranium Mining Secretary Of Interior Ken Salazar Announces A Six-Month Stay, In Anticipation Of A 20 Year Ban.
Who Will Run Against Pearce? No One Has Stepped Up To Challenge Arizona’s Senate President, An Ominous Sign For Those Looking To Recall Him.
In Praise of Brewer For Jobless Stance The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Brouhaha A Political Ploy Gov. Brewer’s Court Action On Marijuana Might Cement Federal Legalization.
Honoring The Fallen Remembering A Gold Star Mom And Her Son On Memorial Day.
Fiesta Bowl Is A Guilty Patsy The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Border Patrol Bribery Sentencing Exposes Corruption Scourge Former Agent Provided Drug Cartels Lists Of Sensor Locations, Maps and Aid In Transporting.
Gov. Brewhaha Still Fighting For SB1070 Arizona Governor Skips Ninth Circuit Court Appeal And Takes Immigrant Legislation Directly To The Supreme Court.
The Grand Canyon’s Uranium Question As the battle continues over uranium mining at the Grand Canyon, most Arizonans are unaware that a big decision is looming.
Arizona DHS Warns Of Federal Marijuana Laws Arizona Department of Health Services Director and U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Dennis K. Burke are reminding everyone that participating in the state’s medical marijuana program is a violation of federal law.
Palo Verde Set For 20 More Years The risk/reward factor of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is an all or nothing proposition so let’s hope we can have it all.
Arizona’s Earth Day Activities Were a Passe Exercise The biggest event in the Phoenix metropolitan area was rife with waste and commercialism.
SB1070 Leaves Behind A Trail Of Losers Gov. Brewhaha and Senate President Russell Pearce claim victory on the first anniversary of SB 1070, but like Arizona businesses, they are facing the repercussions of a failed policy.
More Than Cookies: Girl Scouts Fight Prostitution The Girl Scouts of America’s Arizona Pine-Cactus Council was recently honored by FBI Director Robert Mueller for its work in combatting minor sexual exploitation.
Dogma Defeats Pragmatism Conservative dogma on tax cuts compels Arizona legislature, governor to cut the heart out of Arizona in order to balance the budget.
All Star Impact On Arizona Senate? Did the impending MLB All Star game in Phoenix have an impact on the Arizona business community’s attempt to stymie immigration bills?
Census: Arizona Obscured By Numbers The really important stories to come from initial release of Census data are two new Congressional seats and housing issues, not that Maricopa grew by more than 4,000 percent.
Run, Joe, Run In a metaphysical convergence of the political kind, Sheriff Joe Arpaio might get the most support for his potential Senate campaign from those who dislike him.
Master Puppeteer Kyl to Retire After More than 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Jon Kyl’s tenure has shown he cares more about party than the people of his state.
Ominous Forecast for Capitol The big numbers in the state budget fiasco obscures the fact that too many tax cuts have bankrupted the state. Image by Ken Lund.
Tragedy in Tucson In the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the country should begin forging consensus and preparing for the future.
Resolving Arizona’s Resolutions With the arrival of 2011, it is resolution time. Modern Time Magazine offers resolutions for the state including solving the immigrant debate with an arm wrestling match.
Beyond the First 100 Years As the Arizona Centennial approaches, the time is ripe for looking back to see forward in order to forge a brighter future for the Grand Canyon State.
Pearcing the Term Limits Bubble Since Arizona passed its term limits referendum in 1992 with an eye to getting entrenched politicians out of office, the state legislature has definitely gotten kookier.
The Invincible Gov. BrewHaHa Arizona has long been known as one of the more bewildering electorates, but the state has now entered the Twilight Zone. Proof is as easy as the fact that Gov. Jan Brewer is still trouncing Terry Goddard — even after one of worst debate flubs ever.
McCain Schools Hayworth
Sen. John McCain has shown JD Hayworth how a real politician rolls. There is no longer any doubt he will prevail in the Aug. 24 primary. The only thing left to wonder is if he will run again in 2016.
Are Speed-Cams Gone Forever?
Now that only police officers will be issuing tickets on state highways, how long it will last with no prospects for a permanent ban? Image by banspy
The SB 1070 Smokescreen Despite media and pundit reports to the contrary, the tangible piece of SB 1070 will impact Arizona's day labor centers most of all.
Mesa’s Plan for Cubs is All Wet
The Valley’s second largest city decides the sale of a water farm is OK to help the Chicago Cubs pay for a Spring Training complex when services have declined and debt is rising.
Here Comes the Show
If the Department of Justice brings charges against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, expect the brouhaha of the century.
Would Arpaio Recall Make A Difference?
Tasty Tidbits From Devoured Phoenix
Arizona Legislature Preps For Battle In 2013
Occupy Phoenix Builds Community In 2012
Arizona Erects Bill Of Rights Monument
Phoenix Police And The Community Response Squad
Jan Brewer Opts Out Of Obamacare, Reality
Is Penzone Truly Different From Arpaio?
A Saturday Fighting GMOs Leads To Zombieland
Will Crowley Quip Sink Carmona?
Take Arpaio’s Prisoners Away?
Handicapping Arizona’s Congressional Races
Arizona After The Housing Bubble
SB 1070 Ruling Doesn't End Immigration Debate
Andrew Thomas’ Big Stick Gave Him Brain Damage
Why Did Phoenix Drop Occupy Charges?
Russell Pearce Rises From Political Grave
Joe Arpaio: ‘Nuevo-Fascist’ By Using The Classical Definition, Sheriff Joe Is Not A Fascist, But He Just Might Be A New Breed Of Political Operator: A Nuevo Fascist.
Arizona Redistricting Battle Is ‘Scripted Theatre’ Partisan Representatives Of The Arizona Legislature Appear Before Polarized, Independent Commission.
Border Corruption Continues Unabated As The National Focus Drifts Away From The U.S./Mexico Border, It Is Business As Usual For Smugglers.
Jerry Lewis Makes History, Thumps Russell Pearce The Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Battle Against Fellow Mesa Republican.
Arizona Redistricting Scandal Is A Horror Show State Republican Leaders Remove Chairman Colleen Mathis After Months Of Attacks And Derision.
Occupy Phoenix: GA Is Everything As The Local Movement Near Wrap Of Second Week, Participation, Understanding Wanes.
Occupy Phoenix: People, Not Products One Man’s Address To The Crowd Went Beyond Slogans And Directly To The Core Of The Movement.
Cortes Scandal Exposes Stench of Russell Pearce, Tea Party Although ‘Political Neophyte’ Olivia Cortes Will Remain On The Ballot, Suit Has Exposed The Political ‘Sham.’
Civility In A Network World Gone Wild As The Line Between News And Reality-Shows Blurs, NCoC Keynote Dialog In Arizona Becomes A Blame Game.
Civility Coming To Arizona National Conference Comes To Battleground Arizona After 65 years in Washington D.C.
Jerry Lewis Fights Back Against Pearce Challenger For Senate President Russell Pearce’s District 18 Seat Slams Pearce Over Moral Issues Of Immigration.
SB 1070 Boycott Ends: Why Now? The National Council Of La Raza Calls Off Boycott As The Supreme Court Weighs The Law’s Fate.
Arizona Threatens, GOP Caves Arizona’s Bad Reputation Intimidates The National GOP To Award A Presidential Debate.
Defending Katt Williams As The Comedian Is Lambasted For His Remarks In Arizona, Few Pause To Understand His Argument.
Phoenix TSA Bomb ‘Probe’ Confounds In A State Known For Strangeness, The Somali Immigrant Fake Bomb Event At Sky Harbor, Takes The ‘Cake.’
Stars Align For Lewis In Pearce Recall In Battle To Unseat Pearce, Challenger Jerry Lewis Has Credentials To Thump The Arizona Senate President.
Serial Killer Zamastil Down, Many More To Go The Conviction Of A Serial Killer Is Great, But Thousands Of Unsolved Murders Remain In Arizona, U.S.
The Battle Over Arizona’s Public Political Funding The Supreme Court Knocks Down Matching Funds In The Second Battle, But Defining Moment Will Come In 2012.
Arizona’s All-Star Game Hoopla Arizona Will Seem Like The Center Of The Universe July 12 As Sport Collides With Politics.
Hacktivists Target Arizona Over SB1070 Going It Alone On Immigration Matters Has Cost State Millions In Revenue And Has Now Made State A Target.
Why Redistricting Matters More Than Gaga Although Few Fans Of The Pop Music Icon Even Know What Redistricting Is, Here Are The Top Reasons Why The Process Must Go Gaga.
Grand Canyon Gets Reprieve From Uranium Mining Secretary Of Interior Ken Salazar Announces A Six-Month Stay, In Anticipation Of A 20 Year Ban.
Who Will Run Against Pearce? No One Has Stepped Up To Challenge Arizona’s Senate President, An Ominous Sign For Those Looking To Recall Him.
In Praise of Brewer For Jobless Stance The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Brouhaha A Political Ploy Gov. Brewer’s Court Action On Marijuana Might Cement Federal Legalization.
Honoring The Fallen Remembering A Gold Star Mom And Her Son On Memorial Day.
Fiesta Bowl Is A Guilty Patsy The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Border Patrol Bribery Sentencing Exposes Corruption Scourge Former Agent Provided Drug Cartels Lists Of Sensor Locations, Maps and Aid In Transporting.
Gov. Brewhaha Still Fighting For SB1070 Arizona Governor Skips Ninth Circuit Court Appeal And Takes Immigrant Legislation Directly To The Supreme Court.
The Grand Canyon’s Uranium Question As the battle continues over uranium mining at the Grand Canyon, most Arizonans are unaware that a big decision is looming.
Arizona DHS Warns Of Federal Marijuana Laws Arizona Department of Health Services Director and U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Dennis K. Burke are reminding everyone that participating in the state’s medical marijuana program is a violation of federal law.
Palo Verde Set For 20 More Years The risk/reward factor of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is an all or nothing proposition so let’s hope we can have it all.
Arizona’s Earth Day Activities Were a Passe Exercise The biggest event in the Phoenix metropolitan area was rife with waste and commercialism.
SB1070 Leaves Behind A Trail Of Losers Gov. Brewhaha and Senate President Russell Pearce claim victory on the first anniversary of SB 1070, but like Arizona businesses, they are facing the repercussions of a failed policy.
More Than Cookies: Girl Scouts Fight Prostitution The Girl Scouts of America’s Arizona Pine-Cactus Council was recently honored by FBI Director Robert Mueller for its work in combatting minor sexual exploitation.
Dogma Defeats Pragmatism Conservative dogma on tax cuts compels Arizona legislature, governor to cut the heart out of Arizona in order to balance the budget.
All Star Impact On Arizona Senate? Did the impending MLB All Star game in Phoenix have an impact on the Arizona business community’s attempt to stymie immigration bills?
Census: Arizona Obscured By Numbers The really important stories to come from initial release of Census data are two new Congressional seats and housing issues, not that Maricopa grew by more than 4,000 percent.
Run, Joe, Run In a metaphysical convergence of the political kind, Sheriff Joe Arpaio might get the most support for his potential Senate campaign from those who dislike him.
Master Puppeteer Kyl to Retire After More than 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Jon Kyl’s tenure has shown he cares more about party than the people of his state.
Ominous Forecast for Capitol The big numbers in the state budget fiasco obscures the fact that too many tax cuts have bankrupted the state. Image by Ken Lund.
Tragedy in Tucson In the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the country should begin forging consensus and preparing for the future.
Resolving Arizona’s Resolutions With the arrival of 2011, it is resolution time. Modern Time Magazine offers resolutions for the state including solving the immigrant debate with an arm wrestling match.
Beyond the First 100 Years As the Arizona Centennial approaches, the time is ripe for looking back to see forward in order to forge a brighter future for the Grand Canyon State.
Pearcing the Term Limits Bubble Since Arizona passed its term limits referendum in 1992 with an eye to getting entrenched politicians out of office, the state legislature has definitely gotten kookier.
The Invincible Gov. BrewHaHa Arizona has long been known as one of the more bewildering electorates, but the state has now entered the Twilight Zone. Proof is as easy as the fact that Gov. Jan Brewer is still trouncing Terry Goddard — even after one of worst debate flubs ever.
McCain Schools Hayworth
Sen. John McCain has shown JD Hayworth how a real politician rolls. There is no longer any doubt he will prevail in the Aug. 24 primary. The only thing left to wonder is if he will run again in 2016.
Are Speed-Cams Gone Forever?
Now that only police officers will be issuing tickets on state highways, how long it will last with no prospects for a permanent ban? Image by banspy
The SB 1070 Smokescreen Despite media and pundit reports to the contrary, the tangible piece of SB 1070 will impact Arizona's day labor centers most of all.
Mesa’s Plan for Cubs is All Wet
The Valley’s second largest city decides the sale of a water farm is OK to help the Chicago Cubs pay for a Spring Training complex when services have declined and debt is rising.
Here Comes the Show
If the Department of Justice brings charges against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, expect the brouhaha of the century.
