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Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman isn’t afraid to step on a few toes as he waltzes into his second termBy Sarah FenskeThursday, July 03Hugh Hallman and Sandra Day O'Connor are dancing. It is not exactly elegant — not yet. This is only their first rehearsal, and... More >> -
Sheriff Joe buffaloes readers with bogus yarns in his book Joe's LawBy Stephen LemonsThursday, June 26It was all love from the mostly alter kocker crowd of Sheriff Joe supporters at the Barnes & Noble near Pima and Shea in Scottsdale, with... More >> -
Agwa, a new liqueur made from coca leaves, is giving Valley barflies a boostBy Niki D'AndreaThursday, June 26It's a muggy Sunday night in mid-June, and Robyn Milton is celebrating her 30th birthday (for the eighth time) with a party in the backyard of a... More >> -
Former Korn guitarist Brian Welch finds JesusBy John DickersonThursday, June 19Brian "Head" Welch, former lead guitarist and founding member of the band Korn, was standing in the murky waters of the Jordan River, waiting to... More >> -
There's no good proof the real Medium, Allison DuBois, has ever cracked a case, but her fans don't careBy Megan IrwinThursday, June 12In the summer of 2006, metropolitan Phoenix was under siege. Two serial killers stalked the streets — one a violent rapist, the other a... More >>
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Sexual Healing
Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales from Florida's last sexual surrogate
By Michael J. Mooney
Part of him wanted to lay her down on the bed and hold her and make passionate love to her the... More >>
Cleveland
The child of a secret underground adoption goes hunting for her past
By Rebecca Meiser
Out there, in her little house on the mountain, the days passed slowly for Debbie Boursier... More >>
Dallas
Bless Us, Oh Lard
Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.
By Robb Walsh
The soft cheese taco I got with the "Special Mexican Dinner" at El Fenix on McKinney Avenue in... More >>
Denver
Gospel Journey Teens Dare 2 Share
Greg Stier is raising an army of adolescents to help save your soul.
By Jessica Centers
Nearly 5,000 Christian teens are screaming in anticipation of the Rapture. "Jesus is coming... More >>
Houston
Temples of Tex-Mex: A Diner's Guide to the State's Oldest Mexican Restaurants
We took a pilgrimage in search of old-fashioned tamales, chili con carne and cheese enchiladas
By Robb Walsh
The recipe for chile con queso at Felix Mexican Restaurant predated processed cheese. Before... More >>
Kansas City
How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the “Sonic guys”
By Justin Kendall
The assignment was a throwaway: Shoot a rah-rah video for Barkley's biggest client —... More >>
Miami
Florida's Last Sexual Surrogate
Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales.
By Michael J. Mooney
Part of him wanted to lay her down on the bed and hold her and make passionate love to her the... More >>
Minneapolis
Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer
It's not just Alliant Techsystems. Hundreds of small Minnesota companies are cashing in on America's defense industry.
By Jeff Severns Guntzel
Retired Army Officer Louise Morgan stands at a podium, flanked by six flags: one each for... More >>
San Francisco
Nonconformity Still Reigns!
The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.
By Lauren Smiley
In the beginning of our city's love affair with odd ducks, there was Emperor Norton. A... More >>
St. Louis
Princess Diaries: From across the country they came, all hoping to be crowned a Dream Girl USA
By Jennifer Silverberg
Descending two sets of escalators into the bowels of the Millennium Hotel, one is confronted by... More >>
Blog
Valley Fever
Scottsdale vegan dad convicted on lesser child-abuse charges
Thu Jul 3, 4:21 PM
By Ray Stern Blair Parker has escaped the 30-year minimum mandatory sentence his wife received last year for starving their three children on a strict vegan diet. Blair Parker The jury in Parker's case returned a verdict of two counts... More >>
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The Bird revels in Sheriff Joe's decline, slams Mark Spencer's false hysteria, and explains why "illegals" ain't criminals
Thursday, July 03MR. PITIFUL Why, The Bird's never seen Sheriff Joe Arpaio lookin' so used up and beat as he appeared at the Barnes & Noble in Surprise during a... More>>
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Letters from the issue of Thursday, July 3, 2008
Thursday, July 03RAY OF HOPE Who else can they victimize?: New Times' coverage of this latest public-records outrage by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and... More>>
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The Mexican on César Chávez and gabacho grammar rules
Thursday, July 03Whenever I have an immigration debate with my Chicano hermanos who support open borders and get angry at any type of immigration control, they... More>>
Letters
Letters from the issue of Thursday, July 3, 2008
Thursday, July 03
RAY OF HOPE
Who else can they victimize?: New Times' coverage of this latest public-records outrage by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and... More >>
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