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Same Old Songnew
A kindly teacher wins over his wayward students in this syrupy, hackneyed French film.
Phoenix New Times |
Melissa Levine |
02-01-2005 |
Reviews
Divorce Mediator Was Not the Lawyer He Claimed to Benew
Gary Karpin operates what he says is a booming one-man mediation business called "Divorce With Dignity." Two clients say he preyed on vulnerable divorcees, both romantically and financially.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
02-01-2005 |
Children & Families
Complicated, Addictive, Riotous Rocknew
The liner notes of Batter the Drag's self-released debut EP reference "the Higley Ranch 'incident' of May 2003." Was it a farm machinery mishap? Cattle stampede? Turns out it was more like a riot -- appropriate for a band that rocks.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
01-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Trend-Spotting in Music News of 2004new
Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction, Bruce Springsteen's Vote for Change tour and the Pixies' successful comeback are among 2004's top music stories.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Hepola |
01-04-2005 |
Music
Sheriff Accused of Using Police Powers to Protect Palsnew
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is doling out promotions to his supporters in this fall's election and allows favored inmates to serve their sentences in a facility dubbed as the Mesa Hilton, detractors say.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-28-2004 |
Politics
Drought Spurs More Mexicans to Cross Bordernew
The smuggling organizations that last year helped more than half a million Mexicans cross the border near Phoenix are now larger, more sophisticated and more violent than ever before, U.S. immigration enforcement officials say.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
12-28-2004 |
Immigration
Must Seanew
The indie rock threesome Asleep in the Sea has only been around since April, but it's opened for some outstanding national touring acts. Drummer Eli Kuner says he has trouble handling the flattery that follows performances.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
12-21-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Asleep in the Sea
Rick Romley Sets Sights on Arizona Governor's Officenew
Richard M. Romley, who lost his legs in Vietnam, is regarded as successful, gutsy and temperamental. Instead of seeking a fifth term as Maricopa County Attorney, he's considering running for governor.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-21-2004 |
Politics
Arizona Water Issue Doesn't Restrain Urban Sprawlnew
Central Arizona has enough renewable surface water to build and sustain a metropolis of at least 10 million people. But planners should discourage sprawl by restoring the dried-up Salt River.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-14-2004 |
Environment
The Man Behind the Man Behind the Moog Synthesizernew
By the end of this documentary, you realize that although electronic music has been pegged as distant, impersonal or even alien -- because of unique sounds generated by the Moog -- the deeply spiritual man behind the machine sees his creation as nothing less than a device to channel human emotions.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
12-06-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hans Fjellestad, Moog
Hope I Die Before I Get Oldnew
Arizona has the power to make nursing homes provide good care. Too bad it doesn't use it.
Phoenix New Times |
Bruce Rushton |
12-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Polygamous Prophet Plays Role in School District Fiasconew
In October, payroll checks started bouncing at the Colorado City Unified School District. New Times has uncovered evidence that Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had a hand in the district?s financial ruin.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-30-2004 |
Education
Tags: Education
Up the Down Staircasenew
When they had their third child with Down Syndrome, a Mormon family decided Santa Claus would be coming to their home forever.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
11-30-2004 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Peter Panachenew
In adapting Allan Knee's play The Man Who Was Peter Pan, Forster indulges in broad, maudlin melodrama via his favorite topics (lost children, family wreckage), but gradually, to his credit, he rises from the plentiful syrup to deliver touching poetry.
Phoenix New Times |
Gregory Weinkauf |
11-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
