AltWeeklies Wire
University Prez Curbs Free Speech to Please Donornew
Be it to keep the Commission on Presidential Debates at bay, cower to a donor who also happens to be a George W. Bush elector in the Electoral College, or coddle members of the Mormon church, Arizona State University's president is trying to scare a campus of 55,000 into submission.
Phoenix New Times |
Joe Watson |
11-24-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Dance-Punk Gods Try Fame on Their Own Termsnew
The Faint's typical live audience is comprised of "goth kids and hardcore kids and regular adults that look like they just got off work," says keyboardist Jacob Thiele. "It's like this melting pot of weirdoes."
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
11-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Faint
No More "Kumbaya" Candidatesnew
Democrats have been extremely slow learners. They must take a cue from the balls-out Karl Rove before the midterm elections in 2006 -- or the religious right will be ruling our lives in the Theocratic States of America.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-15-2004 |
Commentary
Con Artist Gets Free Pass from Justice Systemnew
Grifter Bob Owens has seemingly rendered himself untouchable from prosecution for his well-documented and financially lucrative crimes. He has done so, in part, by compromising factions inside the criminal-justice system, including the cops and the defense bar.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
11-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Happy Endingsnew
With its cohesive flow and strong hooks, The Necronauts' new self-titled CD is a better representation of the band than any earlier release.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
11-09-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Arizona's Fossil Creek to Be Revivednew
Nearly 90 percent of Arizona's native riparian stream systems have been lost, and more than half of its native fish species are endangered. But business leaders and environmentalists are working together to restore Fossil Creek.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-09-2004 |
Environment
No Easy Solution to Illegal Immigrationnew
On Nov. 2, Arizonans passed Proposition 200, designed to further limit public benefits to non-citizens. The consequences on both illegal immigration and the economy are hotly debated but still unknown.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
11-09-2004 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrants, Immigration, crime, border, D.C., construction, nanny, coyotes, cheap labor, day laborers, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California-San Diego, emergency room, federal immigration laws, nannies, Pro-Prop 200 leader Russell Pearce, Prop 200 opposition leader Alfredo Gutierrez, Sonoran Desert, Steve Camarota, U.S. Border Patrol, Wayne Cornelius
Legal Tornado Swirls Around "Toughest Sheriff in America"new
Taxpayers have spent more than $500 million to get two new jails built in Phoenix, but now they can't open because not enough qualified guards wants to work for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
10-26-2004 |
Politics
Tastes Like Teen Spiritnew
When Stefan Pruett and John O'Keefe started a band last summer, the notion seemed like a total joke to them. Except they didn't expect the real punch line: success.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mother Couragenew
Hanif Kureishi's new drama is an excellent film -- one that feels like life, sharpened to its finest points.
Phoenix New Times |
Melissa Levine |
10-19-2004 |
Reviews
Seeing Futuresnew
Drummer Zach Lind says the band's fifth album is representative of what they've done in the past but with a bit more seriousness.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
10-19-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Election Eve Nightmare at Arizona's Maricopa Countynew
Phoenix New Times found ample evidence that the Maricopa County Elections Department is covering up serious shortfalls in its ability to accurately count early mailed-in ballots.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
Blood on Their Handsnew
Shortly after a doctor at Maricopa Medical Center released Rodney Aviles from the psychiatric ward, he bludgeoned his mother and 7-year-old niece to death. Five years later, his criminal case remains unresolved.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-19-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Arizona Governor Missed Chance to Oppose Polygamy in Utahnew
The governor, known as a champion of women and children, had a rare opportunity during a historic meeting with the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to demand they take a proactive role in helping the victims of polygamy. She punted.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
10-13-2004 |
Religion
Art Exhibit Watered Down to Appear Nonpartisannew
After word got out that an exhibit at the Arizona State University Art Museum,"Democracy in America," had some anti-Dubya, anti-war art, art considered anti-Bush was cut and work considered anti-Kerry was put in.
Phoenix New Times |
Rick Barrs |
10-13-2004 |
Art
