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Why Do Hot Chicks Always Play Bass and Why Do I Love Them So?new
I have a fetish for hot-chick bassists, a low-grade obsession that traces back to my early teens. In the mid-'80s, I remember feeling vaguely scandalized (and excited) the first time I saw the Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth lay down that throbbing arterial bass line on "Psycho Killer." That was just the beginning.
  
    Phoenix New Times  |  
    Craig Outhier  |  
    12-08-2009  | 
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  In Dogged Pursuit of Maternal Instinctnew
A dog may sound like a small step to a woman who raised five kids without complaining. But for this frazzled career girl, it's giant-leap time. Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I'm off to PetSmart.
  
    Phoenix New Times  |  
    Sarah Fenske  |  
    05-13-2008  | 
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  Is Phoenix So Bad?new
The fifth-largest city in the United States has an inferiority complex. It's totally camp to hate Phoenix.
  
    Phoenix New Times  |  
    Amy Silverman  |  
    05-17-2005  | 
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  Outraged Citizens Hold Mexican Church-Goers Hostagenew
In a hunt for illegal immigrants, three off-duty baggage inspectors held an entire South Phoenix church congregation at gunpoint. The Maricopa county attorney's failure to prosecute the inspectors puts him on the fringe.
  
    Phoenix New Times  |  
    Michael Lacey  |  
    05-11-2005  | 
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  Polygamy's Money Train Should Be Derailednew
The Arizona Legislature has a rare opportunity to strike a blow to a fundamentalist Mormon cult by seizing control of its communities' school district.
  
    Phoenix New Times  |  
    John Dougherty  |  
    04-11-2005  | 
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