AltWeeklies Wire
Drug Trafficking and Crime Plague the Bordernew
The siege of the Chiricahuas can best be described as a low-level guerilla war, intermittent but always simmering, the scenes of trouble shifting regularly.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
09-12-2008 |
Immigration
Chimp Owner Faces Criminal Chargesnew
Arizona Game and Fish officials claim that Kristy Pruett, a severely diabetic woman, illegally imported her "service animal": a chimp named Joey.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
08-26-2008 |
Science
Postmodern John McCain: The Presidential Candidate Some Arizonans Know ... and Loathenew
I've been a writer and editor at New Times for 15 years. For much of that time, I wrote about Arizona politics, which is to say that I wrote about John McCain. It's still odd to see the guy in the spotlight, because for quite a while, I was pretty much the only one covering him.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
08-12-2008 |
Politics
Twenty Years of Supersuckersnew
Some time around Thanksgiving, Rontrose and crew will celebrate their 20th anniversary as punk's answer to hedonistic, cowboy-hat wearing, meat-and-potatoes American rock 'n' roll.
Shepherd Express |
Joe Uchill |
08-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Arizona Pols Play Politics with the State's Disabled Studentsnew
Governor Janet Napolitano signed off on scholarships for disabled and foster kids -- only to give them the ax two years later.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
07-22-2008 |
Education
Mesa Police Chief George Gascon Stares Down Sheriff Joe Arpaionew
Gascon squashed Arpaio's attempts to round up votes by rounding up illegal immigrants.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
07-16-2008 |
Immigration
Tempe's Mayor Isn't Afraid to Step on a Few Toes as He Waltzes Into Second Termnew
In a city that's long enjoyed genial, nonpartisan politics, the recently re-elected Hugh Hallman is something different: Both crusader and gadfly, he doesn't see the point in making nice when something isn't nice. Nor does he care whether he comes off as holier than thou -- or whether his campaigns are too aggressive for the Kiwanis Club crowd.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
07-08-2008 |
Politics
The Feds Want You to Think They're Controlling the Border. Think Againnew
Nothing on the border is what it seems, and the pedestrian fence is another illusion. If you ask most Americans about it, they'll say its intent is to stop people from crossing the border. It isn't. Even Border Patrol admits it only slows them down.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
06-19-2008 |
Immigration
Secure Borders? Try Fenced Innew
With $860 million spending sprees, high-tech surveillance towers that don't work and Operation Streamline show trials, it's still the same old catch-and-release game.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
06-13-2008 |
Immigration
Recent Raid Shows Sheriff Joe Arpaio is Racially Profilingnew
A sweep of overwhelmingly Hispanic municipality Guadalupe shows "America's Toughest Sheriff" is down on anybody brown. What happened there seemed so odious that it earned Arpaio's sweeps condemnation from a broad political spectrum.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
06-03-2008 |
Race & Class
Real Estate 'Guru' Mark Bosworth is in Crash Modenew
Anybody reading a recent Better Business Bureau report can sum up Mark Bosworth pretty quickly: a big shot with baggage. The report lists him as the CEO of Mark Bosworth and Associates LLC. It states he also does business as Property Masters of America, Home America Property Management, GoRenter.com, and other LLCs. And it lists 52 complaints against him and his companies in the past three years.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
05-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
Environmentalists Want a New Wilderness Area on the Bordernew
But opponents say the plan has potentially profound implications for the country. They charge that it will create a ready-made pathway into the United States, a straight shot for drug smugglers and illegal aliens beginning at the Mexican border and running north about 30 miles,
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-01-2008 |
Immigration
Are Immigrant-Rights Activists Back in the Crosshairs of Federal Agents?new
A volunteer with the Samaritans immigrant-aid group, Kathryn Ferguson, finds herself in federal court after being handcuffed and cited by a Bureau of Land Management agent in the tough hills along the border. That January encounter was followed by at least two more run-ins with BLM and Fish and Wildlife Service agents a few weeks later.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-24-2008 |
Immigration
Arizona's Homeopathic Board: The Second Chance for Doctors Who May Not Deserve Onenew
For a few hundred dollars, some extra training, and a test on the principles of homeopathy, an M.D. who can't secure another medical license can get a license to practice homeopathic medicine here. You'll be banned from some procedures, but for the most part, you can go back to practicing medicine -- diagnosing patients, prescribing drugs, even performing minor surgeries.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dickerson |
04-15-2008 |
Science
Conman.com: Robert Paisola and His Online Version of Three Card Montenew
With a rap sheet including convictions for insurance fraud and possession of kiddie porn, Robert Paisola finds it tough to land real work. So he's created a special new hustle: a game of endlessly multiplying websites and his own form of electronic extortion against those who try to shut him down.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
05-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
