AltWeeklies Wire
Wanted: Armed and Dangerousnew
As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-16-2005 |
Religion
Senior Momentnew
This Flemish film about a hit man with a conscience and the cop who's always a step or two behind him as they pursue the same villains is full of familiar Hollywood reference points.
Phoenix New Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-08-2005 |
Reviews
Brother of Fugitive Fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Arrestednew
Seth Steed Jeffs, 32, was carrying at least $142,000 in cash when he was arrested, police claim, and has been charged with concealing his older brother, polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, from arrest.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Meth Is Rising Cause of Violent Death in Phoenixnew
A significant number of murder victims in Phoenix had methamphetamine in their blood when they died, as did all eight of the people shot by Phoenix police in the first six months of this year.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Mexican Meth Labs Supply Arizonanew
In the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Michoacan, big, high-tech labs create a methamphetamine that lands on the streets of Phoenix as a more powerful and cheaper drug than ever.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson and Joe Watson |
11-07-2005 |
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
Celebrated Capital Murder Case Reconsiderednew
Questions remain about whether a death row prisoner acted alone in the 1988 murder of heiress Jeanne Tovrea.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Postcards from the U.S.-Mexican Bordernew
Three friends passed out a few hundred disposable cameras and persuaded migrants to take pictures of their adventure crossing the desert. They hope to exhibit the results in art galleries.
Phoenix New Times |
Jimmy Magahern |
10-25-2005 |
Immigration
Mold Attacks!new
If school officials in Gilbert, Arizona had played straight, Mesquite Junior High kids and teachers would have run for their lives. Numerous students, teachers and maintenance workers believe they were made ill by mold in the building.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
10-18-2005 |
Science
Played for Foolsnew
The film offers such a pretty story of the 1913 United States Open, and one that's completely bogus.
Phoenix New Times |
Bill Gallo |
10-04-2005 |
Reviews
Mystery of Chief Financial Officer's Death Deepensnew
Phoenix CFO Kevin Keogh didn't dive to his death off his moving Mercedes because of a brain parasite, as city officials previously contended.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
10-04-2005 |
Politics
For Evacuees, Phoenix Looks Like the Promised Landnew
After sitting on a freeway bridge for three days with no food, evacuees of New Orleans are grateful to be in Arizona.
Phoenix New Times |
Jimmy Magahern |
09-27-2005 |
Disasters
Members of Polygamous Sect Barricade Their Homesnew
The head of a breakaway Mormon sect is in hiding, and his followers on the Arizona-Utah border appear to be steeling themselves against law enforcement agencies.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
09-27-2005 |
Religion
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