AltWeeklies Wire
The New Methnew
When it comes to preventing -- and treating -- crystal meth addiction, Arizona may be getting a clue.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
04-04-2006 |
Science
Tags: crystalmeth
Soiled Handsnew
It's no surprise that builders take shortcuts to make money -- what might shock you is that government officials do little to stop them.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
03-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Cracked Housesnew
Homes all over Arizona are falling apart because of the bad soil -- and the lousy construction.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
03-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
After Shocknew
Howard Stern's switch to satellite means a whole new world for Phoenix radio.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
01-31-2006 |
Media
Tags: SIRIUS, satellite radio
"The Perfect Drug"new
AltWeeklies Award - Drugs Reporting
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
12-13-2005 |
Media
Getting Treatment for Meth Addictionnew
Meth addiction isn't impossible to beat -- but the treatment's not cheap, and it's difficult to find.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
12-13-2005 |
Science
Ambulance Chasersnew
Winning ambulance contracts? Pat Cantelme is learning that it's all about who you know. (Unless it's about the dirt they've got on you.)
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
11-01-2005 |
Business & Labor
Bible Study Case Goes Back to Square Onenew
A jury ruled a family-owned restaurant could fire a manager who held Bible study for her employees, but a U.S. district judge has thrown that verdict out.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
09-21-2005 |
Religion
The Vagina Dialoguesnew
Sex between two women isn't taboo anymore. Instead, it's become so trendy that it's changing the way we understand feminism, gay rights, and even human sexuality itself.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
09-21-2005 |
The War on Women
Der Furornew
When vice president of the World YWCA compared Israelis to Hitler in a company newsletter, one Phoenix YWCA became a war zone.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
08-15-2005 |
International
Tags: Maricopa County, YWCA
The Last Suppernew
When a restaurant manager breaks company rules for religious reasons and gets fired, the path to God is paved with lawsuits.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
07-25-2005 |
Religion
Rancher Turns the Tables on Environmentalistsnew
The Center for Biological Diversity tried to make Jim Chilton a bad guy. He sued -- a switch, given that the Center is normally the one filing the lawsuits -- and won one of the biggest punitive damage awards Arizona is likely to see this year.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
06-02-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Sleeping on Back Gives Some Babies Misshapen Headsnew
To avoid Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, pediatricians have said babies should sleep on their backs. An unintended and sometimes harmful consequence is that more children are developing flattened skulls.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-11-2005 |
Science
Artist Wants to Build Holocaust Memorial in Phoenixnew
Landscape architect Bill Tonnesen believes his true purpose in life is to build a Jewish Holocaust memorial of worldwide stature. Critics scoff that his greatest talent is self-promotion.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
03-22-2005 |
Art
How Two Tempe Women Found Scott Peterson's Missing Cementnew
A photo Genna McCallie took of a bag of cement in Scott Peterson's driveway drew her and her friend Kathy Monkman into a murder case they'd only intended to comment on online.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
01-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
