AltWeeklies Wire
Unequal Justicenew
Louie Arriaga faces a decade in prison for what started as an alleged traffic violation, while two Phoenix cops involved in attacking a prisoner didn't even have to show up in court.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
01-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Plundering the Faithfulnew
Arizona polygamists continue to pipe big money to fugitive prophet Warren Jeffs, even as their towns face financial ruin.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-04-2006 |
Religion
Forbidden Fruitnew
Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-04-2006 |
Science
Pass it Onnew
One music writer turns her personal soundtrack into the perfect holiday gift.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
12-29-2005 |
Music
The Crying Gamenew
Despite a celebrated history, Native American transgenders struggle to make ends meet in the modern world.
Phoenix New Times |
Joe Watson |
12-29-2005 |
LGBT
Receiver to Look Into Controversial School Board's Financesnew
Fundamentalist Mormons have lost control of the Colorado City Unified School District in Arizona and Utah.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-13-2005 |
Education
"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
Last Laughnew
A Palestinian filmmaker finds the humor in suicide bombing.
Phoenix New Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hany Abu-Assad, Paradise Now
Wisdom of the Ancestorsnew
A Hopi leader fought a lonely battle to stop a mining company from stealing water that helped build Phoenix. He succeeded--finally.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-09-2005 |
Race & Class
Founder of Program for Catholic Teens Bustednew
Monsignor Dale Fushek faces 10 misdemeanor counts of sexual misconduct with boys and young men.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
12-09-2005 |
Religion
A Judge Takes a Standnew
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office declared war on a respected judge after he called a prosecutor's actions racist.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Pavement, Repurposednew
Pavement always seemed a bit amateurish, childlike, and in constant danger of falling down. But they never did, and now they're deified American rock royalty.
Phoenix New Times |
Rob Harvilla |
11-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: California, jazz, Cyrus Chestnut, blues, Ali Jackson, Gold Sounds, James Carter, Pavement, Reginald Veal, Stockton
Saving Moms on Methnew
Methamphetamine is arguably the toughest addiction to kick, but research shows that mothers placed in long-term residential treatment along with their young child or children have the highest rate of recovery.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
11-29-2005 |
Science
Torturous Timesnew
Welcome to America, where our fearless leader's busy golfing and barely bothered by reports that the CIA's been hiding al-Qaeda prisoners in secret Eastern European jails formerly operated by the Soviet KGB.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
11-22-2005 |
Politics
