Inspiring Herbivoracious-ness 
Emerging Foodie, Blogger, And First-Time Author Michael Natkin Seeks To Neutralize Negative Perceptions Of Vegetarian Eats.
FAA Drone Rules: A Privacy Enigma
Although Predators and Reapers Are Getting The Most Attention, Other Types Will Have More Of An Impact Because Of Cost, Capability.
Climate Change: A Ball Of Confusion
Amid The Printing Of Contrary Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Articles This Week, One Scientist Delves Into Realities Of Public Perception.
The Sorry State of Gov. Brewer
Gov. Jan Brew-ha-ha, Perhaps The Nation’s Most Embarrassing Politician, Has Buried The Grand Canyon State In Shame Once Again.
The ‘Piracy’ Saga Of The Interwebs
Beyond The Rhetoric, The Industries And Political Operators That Support SOPA And PIPA Are Attempting To Forestall The Decentralization Of The Entertainment Industry.
Living Lessons From Heywood Suicides
Those Who Are At The Point Where They Consider Taking Their Own Lives Can Be Helped With Counseling And Care.
After N.H., Romney Has The Big Mo
After Wins In The First Two Presidential Nominating Contests, Romney Preps For Challenging Southern Swing.
Nation/World Prime Cuts 2011
Republican Presidential Race, Whitey Bulger And High Altitude Airships Top Our List Of This Year’s Stories.
How Ron Paul Can Save The Country
As Republican Presidential Candidates Fail To Seize The Nomination, Independent Texan Might Grab Early Win.
What Happened At ALEC’s Arizona Conference?
After The Corporations, Protesters and Legislators Have Gone Home, Little Is Known About The Latest Model Bills.
ALEC Brings Power, Protest To Scottsdale American Legislative Exchange Council Hosts Politicians, Corporations While Occupy Phoenix, Others, Plan Protests.
Hate Crimes Continue To Linger In U.S.
Amid All The Progress Made Over The Last Several Decades, Hate-Based Crime Refuses To Go Away.
Herman Cain Needs To Unfurl The Family
Republican Candidate Pleads With Media To Leave His Family Alone, But He Cannot Win Without Them.
A Veterans Day Salute
As Holidays Become More Generically Dismissed, Honoring Those Who Serve Should Mean More Than A Day Off.
Military Life, Part Three: Life After Service
Jobs And Healthcare Are The Main Concerns For Those Transitioning Out of Active Military Service.
Military Life, Part Two: Pay And Benefits
Paying Military Benefits Is The Country’s Price For Freedom.
Military Life, Part One: Training And Service
Active-Duty Military Personnel Face Constant Training, Danger, Extended Periods Away From Home.
Did High Altitude Airship Set World Record?
Despite The Worthiness Of The Public Relations Effort, Tandem Is Not Much Of An Achievement.
Who Are The 1 Percent?
CBO Report Identifies Not Only The Inequalities In Household Income But Who Benefits Most.
The Lure Of Herman Cain
Former Pillsbury Executive Turned Conservative Pundit Moves To The Front Of Republican Presidential Race.
The Dieting Dilemma
Health Experts Say Losing Pounds Is More About Sustainability And Avoiding Trendy Diet Plans.
Rick “Palooka” Perry Under Attack
With Rick Perry Cementing Support, Fringe Candidates Begin To Launch Haymakers.
Yuma Test Of Border Blimp Hits Snag
World Surveillance Group’s ‘Argus One’ High Altitude Airship Is Torn As Craft Is Moved Into Hanger.
Amnesty Or Deportation For Illegals?
The Obama White House Might Be Going On The Offensive Over Illegal Immigration.
Justice Fleeting In West Memphis Three Saga
Although Misskelley, Baldwin and Echols Are Free, The Killers Of The Three Cub Scouts Remain Unpunished.
Contenders: Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Bachmann
With Ames Poll Over, Three Contenders Rise Above The Pack In Nomination Fight Against Front-Runner Romney.
London Riots: Combing Through The Aftermath
.Riots And Looting Are Symptoms Of Deep Societal Problems, But What, Exactly, Is The Malady.
Ron Paul, Bachmann, Need Ames Win
The Three Viable Dark Horses Seek To Boost Relevancy In Absence of Romney.
HAA Summer: Surveilling Airships Put To Test
The Lockheed Martin Craft Is Brought Down After A Few Hours and World Surveillance Group Delays Arizona Tests.
GOP Discards Logic To Woo Tea Party
The Core Of The Republican Party Is Being Manipulated By Those Who Do Not Care About Them.
The Lure Of Ron Paul
Perhaps The Texas Congressman’s Appeal Is The Lesson Of Compromise.
Reagan Compromised, So Should GOP, Dems
Since Compromise Looks To Be A Relic In Washington, Politicians Gamble With The Future Of America.
Whitey Bulger, LSD And Alcatraz
Former Leader Of The Winter Hill Gang Was Part Of CIA’s LSD Experiments And An Inmate At Alcatraz.
Surveillance Airships Readied in Arizona, Ohio
World Surveillance Group and Lockheed Martin Are Leading The Pack In The Race For Persistent Surveillance For Border, Military Applications.
Weiner Scandal A Sexting Hand Grenade
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Social Media Interactions Earn Him National Scorn In The First Political Sexting Scandal.
Is Facebook Depressing?
Pediatric Journal Trumpets Warnings To Parents, But Is Facebook Really More Dangerous Than Real Life?
GOP White House Hopes Hinge On Romney
Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich Lead An Uninspiring Group As Romney Waits.
Gays In Pro Sport Debate Misses Mark
In The Wake Of Rick Welt’s Announcement And Big Time Fines To Kobe Bryant and Joachim Noah, Locker Rooms and Religion Are Not Being Discussed.
Getting OBL: Embracing Killing And Torture
Soon After Crowds Cheer The Death Of A Superstar Terrorist, Republicans Credit Torture And A Football Player Becomes A Lightning Rod.
The Impact Of Osama Bin Laden’s Death
Killing Or Capturing The Nefarious Leader Of Al Qaeda Was A Political Prerequisite For The Withdrawal Of Foreign Troops From Afghanistan And Changes The Domestic Political Landscape.
Dogma Bites Man Over Taxes
Or, how the trickle down theory has led to massive debts, a class of super rich and a weakening middle class.
Police Officers Are Not Above The Law?
The sentencing of two former New Orleans police officers for killing a man then covering it up in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a step in the right direction.
Who Wants To Be The GOP Nominee?
The list of potential candidates continues to grow, but expect the next republican president to sit this one out and let Romney get beat.
Wasting Time In America: On the Homefront
In the final installment of a three part series about how America loves to waste time, travel to the homefront, where wasting time has become the American way of life.
Wasting Time In America: Private Sector
In the second installment of a three part series about how America loves to waste time, we take a trip to the private sector where laziness and apathy reign supreme.
Wasting Time In America: Universities
In the first installment of a three part series about how America loves to waste time, take a trip to university where a tour of tedium awaits.
Days Of Divisiveness
As the Middle East begins to throw off the shackles of tyranny and unite, the United States, led by Wisconsin and Arizona, feed the divisiveness.
A New Face For Constitutionalists
Bryce Shonka of the Tenth Amendment Center discusses why limiting federal power is a good idea and why in order for the effort to succeed, a broad coalition must come together.
Rematch on Taxes Set for 2012
When 2012 arrives, expect Democrats to remind voters that Republicans raised the deficit by nearly $1 trillion after a positively political end to the tax deal.
Pass the Malaise
As the holiday season arrives, and the national consensus is things suck, is another intellectual, Democratic president presiding over yet another national crisis of confidence?
Third Party Roadmap
Although they have had little impact in past elections, the Libertarian, Green and Constitution parties hope to capitalize on disenfranchisement of the American electorate by making their marks in 2012.
Winds of Power
Wind farms have been popping up throughout the country over the past several years, and while it is a plus for the environment, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing. Depending on where they are sited, wind farms can create clutter on military, weather and air-traffic control radars.
Can a Giant Blimp Fix Border?
High Altitude Airships are gaining ever-increasing support from military, security and corporate interests. Why? They can potentially hover over an area for months and provide complete, rewind-able surveillance.
The Numbers Behind Bank Jobs
There is a good reason why it might seem every newscast across the country has at least one story every week about a bank job: Because there are about 10 each day in America.
The Iraq War is Over?
The U.S. has announced an end to all combat operations in Iraq. But unlike World War II, the enemy will not stop fighting anytime soon and the soldiers returning home will not get a ticker-tape parade.
The Anvil in the Desert
As is often the case, the U.S. Congress will not take on the job that the Constitution says is theirs alone: Fixing border issues and blunders. Photo by Thomas Castelazo.
Who’s to Blame for Gulf Spill?
Amid the dogpiling on BP as a result of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. legislators have pointed the blame away from themselves.
Law of Extreme Consequence
What if immigration laws were discarded or illegal immigrants were rounded up? A party for the extremists in a detention camp.
FAA Drone Rules: A Privacy Enigma
Climate Change: A Ball Of Confusion
The Sorry State of Gov. Brewer
The ‘Piracy’ Saga Of The Interwebs
Living Lessons From Heywood Suicides
After N.H., Romney Has The Big Mo
Nation/World Prime Cuts 2011
How Ron Paul Can Save The Country
What Happened At ALEC’s Arizona Conference?
ALEC Brings Power, Protest To Scottsdale American Legislative Exchange Council Hosts Politicians, Corporations While Occupy Phoenix, Others, Plan Protests.
Hate Crimes Continue To Linger In U.S.
Herman Cain Needs To Unfurl The Family
A Veterans Day Salute
Military Life, Part Three: Life After Service
Military Life, Part Two: Pay And Benefits
Military Life, Part One: Training And Service
Did High Altitude Airship Set World Record?
Who Are The 1 Percent?
The Lure Of Herman Cain
The Dieting Dilemma
Rick “Palooka” Perry Under Attack
Yuma Test Of Border Blimp Hits Snag
Amnesty Or Deportation For Illegals?
Justice Fleeting In West Memphis Three Saga
Contenders: Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Bachmann
London Riots: Combing Through The Aftermath
Ron Paul, Bachmann, Need Ames Win
HAA Summer: Surveilling Airships Put To Test
GOP Discards Logic To Woo Tea Party
The Core Of The Republican Party Is Being Manipulated By Those Who Do Not Care About Them.
The Lure Of Ron Paul
Perhaps The Texas Congressman’s Appeal Is The Lesson Of Compromise.
Reagan Compromised, So Should GOP, Dems
Since Compromise Looks To Be A Relic In Washington, Politicians Gamble With The Future Of America.
Whitey Bulger, LSD And Alcatraz
Former Leader Of The Winter Hill Gang Was Part Of CIA’s LSD Experiments And An Inmate At Alcatraz.
Surveillance Airships Readied in Arizona, Ohio
World Surveillance Group and Lockheed Martin Are Leading The Pack In The Race For Persistent Surveillance For Border, Military Applications.
Weiner Scandal A Sexting Hand Grenade
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Social Media Interactions Earn Him National Scorn In The First Political Sexting Scandal.
Is Facebook Depressing?
Pediatric Journal Trumpets Warnings To Parents, But Is Facebook Really More Dangerous Than Real Life?
GOP White House Hopes Hinge On Romney
Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich Lead An Uninspiring Group As Romney Waits.
Gays In Pro Sport Debate Misses Mark
In The Wake Of Rick Welt’s Announcement And Big Time Fines To Kobe Bryant and Joachim Noah, Locker Rooms and Religion Are Not Being Discussed.
Getting OBL: Embracing Killing And Torture
Soon After Crowds Cheer The Death Of A Superstar Terrorist, Republicans Credit Torture And A Football Player Becomes A Lightning Rod.
The Impact Of Osama Bin Laden’s Death
Killing Or Capturing The Nefarious Leader Of Al Qaeda Was A Political Prerequisite For The Withdrawal Of Foreign Troops From Afghanistan And Changes The Domestic Political Landscape.
Dogma Bites Man Over Taxes
Or, how the trickle down theory has led to massive debts, a class of super rich and a weakening middle class.
Police Officers Are Not Above The Law?
The sentencing of two former New Orleans police officers for killing a man then covering it up in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a step in the right direction.
Who Wants To Be The GOP Nominee?
The list of potential candidates continues to grow, but expect the next republican president to sit this one out and let Romney get beat.
Wasting Time In America: On the Homefront
In the final installment of a three part series about how America loves to waste time, travel to the homefront, where wasting time has become the American way of life.
Wasting Time In America: Private Sector
In the second installment of a three part series about how America loves to waste time, we take a trip to the private sector where laziness and apathy reign supreme.
Wasting Time In America: Universities
In the first installment of a three part series about how America loves to waste time, take a trip to university where a tour of tedium awaits.
Days Of Divisiveness
As the Middle East begins to throw off the shackles of tyranny and unite, the United States, led by Wisconsin and Arizona, feed the divisiveness.
A New Face For Constitutionalists
Bryce Shonka of the Tenth Amendment Center discusses why limiting federal power is a good idea and why in order for the effort to succeed, a broad coalition must come together.
Rematch on Taxes Set for 2012
When 2012 arrives, expect Democrats to remind voters that Republicans raised the deficit by nearly $1 trillion after a positively political end to the tax deal.
Pass the Malaise
As the holiday season arrives, and the national consensus is things suck, is another intellectual, Democratic president presiding over yet another national crisis of confidence?
Third Party Roadmap
Although they have had little impact in past elections, the Libertarian, Green and Constitution parties hope to capitalize on disenfranchisement of the American electorate by making their marks in 2012.
Winds of Power
Wind farms have been popping up throughout the country over the past several years, and while it is a plus for the environment, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing. Depending on where they are sited, wind farms can create clutter on military, weather and air-traffic control radars.
Can a Giant Blimp Fix Border?
High Altitude Airships are gaining ever-increasing support from military, security and corporate interests. Why? They can potentially hover over an area for months and provide complete, rewind-able surveillance.
The Numbers Behind Bank Jobs
There is a good reason why it might seem every newscast across the country has at least one story every week about a bank job: Because there are about 10 each day in America.
The Iraq War is Over?
The U.S. has announced an end to all combat operations in Iraq. But unlike World War II, the enemy will not stop fighting anytime soon and the soldiers returning home will not get a ticker-tape parade.
The Anvil in the Desert
As is often the case, the U.S. Congress will not take on the job that the Constitution says is theirs alone: Fixing border issues and blunders. Photo by Thomas Castelazo.
Who’s to Blame for Gulf Spill?
Amid the dogpiling on BP as a result of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. legislators have pointed the blame away from themselves.
Law of Extreme Consequence
What if immigration laws were discarded or illegal immigrants were rounded up? A party for the extremists in a detention camp.
LIB Defines Partying With Purpose 
The Lucent Temple Of Consciousness At The Lightning In A Bottle Festival Inspires New Levels Of Dance And Spiritual Awakenings To Improve The World.
Phoenix Comicon Red Alert: Stewart Out, Wheaton In
Sir Patrick Stewart Cancels Headlining Appearance At Phoenix Comicon, But Wil Wheaton Steps In To Replace Him And Re-Energize Star Trek Roster.
2Pac Holopac Powered By Greed
Coachella Hologram Stunt Is A Capitalistic Travesty That Sullies The Reputations Of Snoop Dogg And Dr. Dre.
Farrellys Deserve Thanks For ‘Three Stooges’
Thanks To The Furiously Funny Minds of Bobby And Peter Farrelly, The World’s Youth Will Again Grow Up With The Three Stooges.
Margate Brings Punk, Work Ethic To Desert
With Help From El Hefe From NOFX, Steve Weil, Alex Helbig and Doug Mitchell of Margate Bring New Tracks To Arizona Before European Tour.
A Writer’s European Muse: Epilogue
At The End Of A Weeks-Long Jaunt Through The Old World, A Young American Writer Finds The Golden Calf.
A Writer’s European Muse, Part II
Can Viewing The United States From The Old World Bring The Love Affair With American Culture In Perspective For A Young Writer?
LIB 2012 To Get Thumping May 24
Bassnectar And The Glitch Mob Headline The Once Underground Music/Life/Earth Festival That Helped Launch Their Reputations.
A Danger-ous Look At Festival Of Flesh
Suspension Artist Dani Danger Provides An Inside Look At The Third Incarnation Of The Kink And Bondage Festival.
Dissecting The Walking Dead
The First (And Best) Zombie Television Series Delivers Thrills, Chills And Introspective Looks Inside Mankind.
In Search Of The Muse of Europe
Seeking Inspiration While Traipsing In The Footsteps Of Hemingway, Fitzgerald And Other Legendary Greats.
The Academy Awards Are A Joke
Today’s Corporate Hipsters Will Hit The Red Carpet Sunday Night But Will The Best Films Really Be Honored?
Pop-Punk Works Of Art
Geeking Out Over The Where’s The Band Tour Featuring Evan Weiss, Ace Enders, Chris Conley, Matt Pryor and Anthony Raneri.
Star Trek Warping To Phoenix Comicon
In Celebration Of The 25th Anniversary Of Star Trek: TNG, Local Comic Con Will Host Picard, Data, Troi and Worf.
It’s Always Nietzsche In Philadelphia
Is The Hilarity And Popularity Of The Hit FX Series It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Proof That Frederich Nietzsche Was Right And God Is Dead?
Phoenix Comicon 2012 KickOff This Week The Premier Comic Con Of The Southwest Will Announce New Guests And Exclusives Thursday At Phoenix Convention Center.
Mesa’s Riveras Create Subtle Music Storms
Thanks To The Newly-Found Approach To Live Performances And A Nod To Poetry, Local Band Builds Upon Their Layered, Emotive Style.
The Emerging Power of Michal Menert, PLM
DJ’s Supervision, Grammatik and Menert Showcase Some Of The Power of Pretty Lights Music.
Purveying Artistic Anarchy
Or, Removing The Labels, Restraints And Institutions That Limit The Output Of Our Collective Artistic Minds.
Ponzi Concert Promoter Gets Nine Years Miko Dion Wady, Who Claimed To Have Put On Concerts For U2, Jamie Foxx, Also Must Pay $30 Million.
Literature Is Not Created Equal
Defending The Classical, Introspective Literature of Camus Against The Invasion Of the Pop-Entertainment Canon Of Rowling.
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight and Arizona
Would The Wildly Popular Twilight Series Have Benefited From Being Based In The Grand Canyon State?
Evan Weiss Is An Unexpected Surprise
Phoenix Frank Turner Show Turns Into A Revelation Of The Power Of Punk And A Talented Chicagoan.
Arizona State Fair Concerts: Idol, Priest, Dogg
Snoop Dogg, Sublime With Rome, Bret Michaels, Judas Priest, Billy Idol And More Will Thump Madhouse On McDowell.
More Than A Black Box: Space 55
Downtown Phoenix Community Theatre Is Really A Family Of People With A Shared Love Of The Stage.
It Takes A Tiny Army
The Ever Expanding, Creative Assemblage Brings Artists Together To Share Ideas, Inspiration.
The Many Sides Of Daniel Davis
Valley-Based Creative Force Building A Company, Family And Arts Collective With Passion And Humility.
Punk/Folkie Frank Turner Bound For Phoenix
Englishman Crosses Pond To Bring Aggressive Acoustic Performances To The American Masses.
Say It Ain’t So Sequels
Hollywood Is Suffering From A Glut Of Formulaic Garbage That Is Hogging Movie Screens.
Atomic Comics Explodes
Founder Of Iconic Valley-Based Chain Claims The Economic Drop Was Too Steep To Overcome.
Way To Go, Amy Winehouse
As The World Moans The Loss Of Amy Winehouse, Hopefully Some Will Remember How They Felt Before She Died.
Bon Iver’s New Album Devoid Of Organic Power
The Sophomore Jinx Seems To Have Hit Justin Vernon As The Sounds On Bon Iver's Bon Iver Are Experimental And Distant.
When Lightning Strikes: LIB 2011
Experience Lightning In A Bottle From The Shoes Of A Spirit Named Domino.
Phoenix Comicon Growls, Grrrs And Entertains Amid the Myriad of Events and Games to Play, Some Of The Best Moments Came From The Colorful Characters Behind The Heroes.
Phoenix Comic Con Saves Memorial Day Weekend
Annual Event Will Bring Leonard Nimoy, Stan Lee And Some Of The Other Big Names In Comics And Science Fiction To The Phoenix Convention Center.
Lightning In A Bottle Festival Primed To Spark
The Do Lab’s Tenth Festival Breaks New Ground With Mind Blowing Visuals, Bands, Arts and Education.
The Anthrax Baby
Heavy Metal scion Scott Ian trumpets his first missed shows with Anthrax, but why?
Rocking the Violet Crown
SXSW 2011 will feature national acts such as Duran Duran, The Strokes, Gayngs and many others, but the nation’s premiere music conference also features a few notable Arizona bands.
OZ Works Musical Magic
The musician known as OZ comes to the States and finds the grooves he has been looking for on ‘Broken Pieces.’
The Led Zep, Kubrick Connection
Synchronizations might have gotten their start with “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wizard of Oz,” but that has nothing on Led Zeppelin and “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Can Bon Iver Repeat Past Success?
From nowhere to everywhere: What will happen to Bon Iver and Jason Vernon now that he has hung out with Kanye West?
Bridges Prospers with Virtue
True Grit star reigns supreme over the box office by filling the void caused by a vapid Hollywood culture.
‘Super Sad’ Future
Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story reveals a world that trades love for status, prestige, youth and credit score.
What’s Wrong With Chuck Palahniuk?
After a succession of superior works, Chuck Palahniuk, infamous author of “Fight Club,” has begun to churn out more cliche than substance.
Novelist Rock Star
Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom," sparkles with prose that is the embodiment of prozac, ritalin and autism nation.
KISS and Tell
Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley and Peter Criss replacements Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer stopped in Phoenix Sept. 24 nearing the end of a long tour. Though nearing 60, Stanley and Simmons still set the stage on fire.
This Is My Suitcase has a Bag of Tricks
Ohio-based This Is My Suitcase might not be taking the country by storm, but their music has a unique sound thanks to songwriter Joseph Anthony Camerlengo and the ability to seem like regular folks with talent.
Saying Goodbye to Dio
Freelancer Julie Mills takes a personal look at the memorial celebration for heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio -- rock God and founding father of the head-bang.
Phoenix Comicon Red Alert: Stewart Out, Wheaton In
2Pac Holopac Powered By Greed
Farrellys Deserve Thanks For ‘Three Stooges’
Margate Brings Punk, Work Ethic To Desert
A Writer’s European Muse: Epilogue
A Writer’s European Muse, Part II
LIB 2012 To Get Thumping May 24
A Danger-ous Look At Festival Of Flesh
Dissecting The Walking Dead
In Search Of The Muse of Europe
The Academy Awards Are A Joke
Pop-Punk Works Of Art
Star Trek Warping To Phoenix Comicon
It’s Always Nietzsche In Philadelphia
Phoenix Comicon 2012 KickOff This Week The Premier Comic Con Of The Southwest Will Announce New Guests And Exclusives Thursday At Phoenix Convention Center.
Mesa’s Riveras Create Subtle Music Storms
The Emerging Power of Michal Menert, PLM
Purveying Artistic Anarchy
Ponzi Concert Promoter Gets Nine Years Miko Dion Wady, Who Claimed To Have Put On Concerts For U2, Jamie Foxx, Also Must Pay $30 Million.
Literature Is Not Created Equal
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight and Arizona
Evan Weiss Is An Unexpected Surprise
Arizona State Fair Concerts: Idol, Priest, Dogg
More Than A Black Box: Space 55
It Takes A Tiny Army
The Many Sides Of Daniel Davis
Punk/Folkie Frank Turner Bound For Phoenix
Say It Ain’t So Sequels
Atomic Comics Explodes
Way To Go, Amy Winehouse
Bon Iver’s New Album Devoid Of Organic Power
When Lightning Strikes: LIB 2011
Phoenix Comicon Growls, Grrrs And Entertains
Phoenix Comic Con Saves Memorial Day Weekend
Lightning In A Bottle Festival Primed To Spark
The Anthrax Baby
Heavy Metal scion Scott Ian trumpets his first missed shows with Anthrax, but why?
Rocking the Violet Crown
SXSW 2011 will feature national acts such as Duran Duran, The Strokes, Gayngs and many others, but the nation’s premiere music conference also features a few notable Arizona bands.
OZ Works Musical Magic
The Led Zep, Kubrick Connection
Can Bon Iver Repeat Past Success?
From nowhere to everywhere: What will happen to Bon Iver and Jason Vernon now that he has hung out with Kanye West?
Bridges Prospers with Virtue
True Grit star reigns supreme over the box office by filling the void caused by a vapid Hollywood culture.
‘Super Sad’ Future
Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story reveals a world that trades love for status, prestige, youth and credit score.
What’s Wrong With Chuck Palahniuk?
After a succession of superior works, Chuck Palahniuk, infamous author of “Fight Club,” has begun to churn out more cliche than substance.
Novelist Rock Star
Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom," sparkles with prose that is the embodiment of prozac, ritalin and autism nation.
KISS and Tell
Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley and Peter Criss replacements Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer stopped in Phoenix Sept. 24 nearing the end of a long tour. Though nearing 60, Stanley and Simmons still set the stage on fire.
This Is My Suitcase has a Bag of Tricks
Ohio-based This Is My Suitcase might not be taking the country by storm, but their music has a unique sound thanks to songwriter Joseph Anthony Camerlengo and the ability to seem like regular folks with talent.
Saying Goodbye to Dio
Freelancer Julie Mills takes a personal look at the memorial celebration for heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio -- rock God and founding father of the head-bang.
Rural AZ Drives Marijuana Program Competition For Dispensary Certificates Is Strongest In Northern Arizona While Dense, Urban Areas Mostly Remain Up For Grabs.
World’s Tallest Structure Coming To Arizona Border?
Clean Wind Energy Has Received Approval From San Luis’ Planning Commission, The First Step In Construction Of Two, 3,000-Foot High Downdraft Energy Towers.
Tempe Closes Activist Created Garden As Local Activists Attempt to Maintain Makeshift Park Space Created Along University Drive Sunday, Tempe Police Compel Them To Clear The Space.
Police Violence Mars Scottsdale May Day March
Occupy-Influenced Gathering Descends On Scottsdale’s Downtown, But Despite Vitriolic Rhetoric From Otherwise Peaceful Protesters, Police Resort To Violence.
Activists Build A Park In Tempe
Occupy-Influenced Gathering In Tempe Resists Police Attempts At Intimidation And Succeeds In Building A Park On Vacant Space Along University Drive.
Hundreds Expected To Rally In Phoenix Over SB 1070 
A Wide Coalition Of Groups Will March Through Downtown In Opposition To SB 1070 As Supreme Court Begins To Hear Arguments.
Arizona May Day Targets Zuccotti Park Owners
Local Committee Plans To Build A Park in An Abandoned Lot in Tempe Coincidentally Owned By Brookfield Asset Management.
Arizona Could Be First To OK Marijuana For Depression, Anxiety The Arizona Department Of Health Services Will Review Petitions To Add Four New Debilitating Conditions To Medical Marijuana Program.
Arizona Medical Marijuana Ready To Spark
After More Than A Year Since It Was Slated To Begin, The Arizona Department Of Health Services Will Likely Award Certificates In August.
Russell Pearce Rises From Political Grave
The Once-Recalled, Former Arizona Senate President Announces He Will Challenge Sky Mall Founder Bob Worsley For Republican Nomination.
Protestors Target Phoenix BofA Occupy Phoenix And Living United For Change In Arizona, Or LUCHA, Begin Valley Participation In Occupy Our Homes Initiative.
Arizona Unions Fight Conservatism, Privatization
Arizona AFL-CIO Executive Director Rebekah Friend Discusses The Unprecedented Attacks On Working People At State Legislature.
Occupy Phoenix Recaptures Magic
Rally And March Against The American Legislative Exchange Council Brings Out Largest Crowds Since November.
Bookmans Video Contest Down To Three
Arizona-Based Book Retailer Announces Cortez High School, Manzo Elementary and FALA Flagstaff As Finalists.
Occupy Phoenix Endures, Plans Feb. 29 Action
Although No Longer Omnipresent At Cesar Chavez Plaza, The Valley’s Occupy Movement Joins National Action Against ALEC.
The Bill Johnsons Big Apple Family Feud
Restaurant Group Ends Up In Bankruptcy Court As The Future Of A Valley Fixture For More Than 50 Years Hangs In The Balance.
Bookmans School Challenge Begins Minus A Finalist Apache Junction High School’s Gay Straight Alliance Club Withdraws, Leaving The $21,000 Contest Between Nine Schools.
Occupy Movement Coming To ASU Today Three Months After Occupy Phoenix Began, Arizona State University Incarnation Of National Movement Will Hold First General Assembly At 4 p.m.
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple Calls On Public For Support Iconic Valley Restaurant Group Heads For Bankruptcy Proceeding Tuesday Amid Family Squabble.
Joe Arpaio: ‘Nuevo-Fascist’
By Using The Classical Definition, Sheriff Joe Is Not A Fascist, But He Just Might Be A New Breed Of Political Operator: A Nuevo Fascist.
Judge Urges Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Maricopa County Judge J. Richard Gama Decides Dispensary Applicants Need Not Be Free From Bankruptcy, Child Support, Other Conditions.
Citizens United Foes Launch Amendment Battle
Advocacy Group Common Cause Begins State-Level Initiative Drive For 2012 That Might Include Arizona.
Occupy Phoenix Begins “Free University” Rally And Slate Of Workshops In Support Of Public Education Begin At Noon Saturday.
Arizona Prime Cuts 2011
Stem Cells, Uranium, Occupy Phoenix, and Russell Pearce’s Recall: Which Was The Top Arizona Story Of 2011?
Occupy Phoenix Plans Tie-Dye Protests Local Movement, Undeterred By Thursday Night Rousing By Phoenix Police, Plans Colorful Weekend.
Arizona Redistricting Battle Is ‘Scripted Theatre’ Partisan Representatives Of The Arizona Legislature Appear Before Polarized, Independent Commission.
National Coalition Visits Phoenix, Endorses Occupy
‘We Are One’ National Coalition Of Unions Ends Phoenix Meeting With A Visit To Occupy Phoenix.
Jesse Jackson Energizes Occupy Phoenix
Local Movement Revels In Presence Of Legendary Civil Rights, Political Leader When He Visits For A Day.
ALEC Protesters Invade North Phoenix
An Amalgam Of Groups, People, Converge On Posh North Valley Resort, Police Use Pepper Spray.
Mathis To Helm Re-formed AIRC Tuesday With Colleen Mathis Back As Chairman, Independent Redistricting Commission Restarts Process.
Eight Arrested At Occupy Phoenix ‘Sleep In’
Supporters Of Local Movement Give Themselves Up For Arrest To Protest Sleeping Ban.
Occupy Phoenix Engages City, Light Rail Supporters Of Local Movement Address Phoenix City Council, Talk To Light Rail Commuters, Plan Direct Action Friday.
Border Corruption Continues Unabated
As The National Focus Drifts Away From The U.S./Mexico Border, It Is Business As Usual For Smugglers.
Occupy Phoenix Plans Two Days Of Action Local Movement Announces Occupation Of Light Rail Thursday And A Rally Friday.
Occupy Phoenix To Host Military Teach-ins Local Movement Will Have Several Experts Available Saturday To Help Inform On Military And Veterans Issues.
Jerry Lewis Makes History, Thumps Russell Pearce
The Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Battle Against Fellow Mesa Republican.
Occupy Phoenix Delays Grievances
Local Movement Cannot Find Consensus On Proposed List Of Grievances, Discussion Heads Back To Committee.
Arizona Redistricting Scandal Is A Horror Show
State Republican Leaders Remove Chairman Colleen Mathis After Months Of Attacks And Derision.
Occupy Phoenix Aims To List Grievances Valley Based Version Of National Movement Is Hosting Brainstorming Sessions This Week With Hopes Of Getting Consensus Saturday.
Occupy Phoenix Defends Non-Violent Stance In Wake Of An Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center Letter, Local Movement Highlights Good Intentions.
Occupy Phoenix Arrives In Court
Most Of Those Arrested At Margaret T. Hance Park Nearly Two Weeks Ago Have Court Hearing Wednesday.
Occupy Phoenix: GA Is Everything
As The Local Movement Near Wrap Of Second Week, Participation, Understanding Wanes.
Occupy Phoenix Readies For One Week Party
Local Movement Started Like A Wildfire, Was Snuffed By Police, Now Smolders Into One Week Party At Chavez Plaza.
City OKs Occupy Phoenix, But Bans Sleep City Hall Allows Protesters 24/7 Access To Cesar Chavez Plaza, Tells Group They Might Eventually Lift Sleeping Ban.
Occupy Phoenix Announces Petition, Reoccupation Local Movement Seeks To Reoccupy This Saturday and To Waive Or Suspend City Ordinances On Trespassing.
Occupy Phoenix: People, Not Products
One Man’s Address To The Crowd Went Beyond Slogans And Directly To The Core Of The Movement.
Occupy Phoenix Refuses To Quit
A Day After Being Removed By Police From Margaret Hance Park, Movement Regroups To Chavez Plaza, Gets Removed Again.
Occupy Phoenix Busted Up By Police
Omnipresent Throughout the Day’s Events, Phoenix Police Clear Protesters From Margaret T. Hance Park At Midnight.
Occupy Phoenix Prelude March Draws Hundreds
Friday’s March, The Kickoff To Saturday’s Start Of The Occupation, Reveals Dedicated And Energized Support.
Occupy Phoenix Continues To Grow
Nearly 2,400 Have Indicated Via Facebook That They Will Be Attending The Saturday Event.
Thousands Expected To Occupy Phoenix Oct. 15 Grassroots Protest Has Spring Up In Valley Of The Sun, Spurred Through Facebook, Twitter.
Cortes Scandal Exposes Stench of Russell Pearce, Tea Party Although ‘Political Neophyte’ Olivia Cortes Will Remain On The Ballot, Suit Has Exposed The Political ‘Sham.’
Arizona Robber Takes 10 Banks In Two Months
The FBI Recycles “Can You Hear Me Now? Bandit” Label For Man Who Has Targeted East Valley Banks.
Civility In A Network World Gone Wild
As The Line Between News And Reality-Shows Blurs, NCoC Keynote Dialog In Arizona Becomes A Blame Game.
Russell Pearce, Jerry Lewis To Wrangle Oct. 6
The Two Conservative Candidates Will Spar In Mesa As The Recall Battle Enters The Final Month.
Civility Coming To Arizona National Conference Comes To Battleground Arizona After 65 years in Washington D.C.
Jerry Lewis Fights Back Against Pearce Challenger For Senate President Russell Pearce’s District 18 Seat Slams Pearce Over Moral Issues Of Immigration.
SB 1070 Boycott Ends: Why Now?
The National Council Of La Raza Calls Off Boycott As The Supreme Court Weighs The Law’s Fate.
Arizona Threatens, GOP Caves
Arizona’s Bad Reputation Intimidates The National GOP To Award A Presidential Debate.
Defending Katt Williams
As The Comedian Is Lambasted For His Remarks In Arizona, Few Pause To Understand His Argument.
Arizonan Guilty In Stem Cell Smuggling
Arizona Woman, Fredda Branyon, Pleads Guilty To Making Adult Derived Stem Cells And Selling Them For $300,000.
Phoenix TSA Bomb ‘Probe’ Confounds In A State Known For Strangeness, The Somali Immigrant Fake Bomb Event At Sky Harbor, Takes The ‘Cake.’
Stars Align For Lewis In Pearce Recall
In Battle To Unseat Pearce, Challenger Jerry Lewis Has Credentials To Thump The Arizona Senate President.
Arizona Business Groups Host Green Summit The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Others Will Present Their Upcoming Plans.
Serial Killer Zamastil Down, Many More To Go
The Conviction Of A Serial Killer Is Great, But Thousands Of Unsolved Murders Remain In Arizona, U.S.
The Battle Over Arizona’s Public Political Funding
The Supreme Court Knocks Down Matching Funds In The Second Battle, But Defining Moment Will Come In 2012.
Arizona’s All-Star Game Hoopla
Arizona Will Seem Like The Center Of The Universe July 12 As Sport Collides With Politics.
Hacktivists Target Arizona Over SB1070
Going It Alone On Immigration Matters Has Cost State Millions In Revenue And Has Now Made State A Target.
Why Redistricting Matters More Than Gaga
Although Few Fans Of The Pop Music Icon Even Know What Redistricting Is, Here Are The Top Reasons Why The Process Must Go Gaga.
Grand Canyon Gets Reprieve From Uranium Mining
Secretary Of Interior Ken Salazar Announces A Six-Month Stay, In Anticipation Of A 20 Year Ban.
Medical Marijuana Supporters To Rally At Arizona Capitol June 20
Rally Will Be First Held After Gov. Jan Brewer And Attorney General Tom Horne Suspended The Program.
Who Will Run Against Pearce?
No One Has Stepped Up To Challenge Arizona’s Senate President, An Ominous Sign For Those Looking To Recall Him.
In Praise of Brewer For Jobless Stance
The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Brouhaha A Political Ploy
Gov. Brewer’s Court Action On Marijuana Might Cement Federal Legalization.
Honoring The Fallen
Remembering A Gold Star Mom And Her Son On Memorial Day.
Fiesta Bowl Is A Guilty Patsy
The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Border Patrol Bribery Sentencing Exposes Corruption Scourge
Former Agent Provided Drug Cartels Lists Of Sensor Locations, Maps and Aid In Transporting.
Gov. Brewhaha Still Fighting For SB1070
Arizona Governor Skips Ninth Circuit Court Appeal And Takes Immigrant Legislation Directly To The Supreme Court.
The Grand Canyon’s Uranium Question
As the battle continues over uranium mining at the Grand Canyon, most Arizonans are unaware that a big decision is looming.
Arizona DHS Warns Of Federal Marijuana Laws
Arizona Department of Health Services Director and U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Dennis K. Burke are reminding everyone that participating in the state’s medical marijuana program is a violation of federal law.
Palo Verde Set For 20 More Years
The risk/reward factor of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is an all or nothing proposition so let’s hope we can have it all.
Arizona’s Earth Day Activities Were a Passe Exercise
The biggest event in the Phoenix metropolitan area was rife with waste and commercialism.
SB1070 Leaves Behind A Trail Of Losers
Gov. Brewhaha and Senate President Russell Pearce claim victory on the first anniversary of SB 1070, but like Arizona businesses, they are facing the repercussions of a failed policy.
More Than Cookies: Girl Scouts Fight Prostitution
The Girl Scouts of America’s Arizona Pine-Cactus Council was recently honored by FBI Director Robert Mueller for its work in combatting minor sexual exploitation.
Dogma Defeats Pragmatism
Conservative dogma on tax cuts compels Arizona legislature, governor to cut the heart out of Arizona in order to balance the budget.
Medical Marijuana Rules Released
Highlights of the final rules issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services include barring out-of-state operators, and $150,000 in capital for would-be dispensary owners.
All Star Impact On Arizona Senate?
Did the impending MLB All Star game in Phoenix have an impact on the Arizona business community’s attempt to stymie immigration bills?
Census: Arizona Obscured By Numbers
The really important stories to come from initial release of Census data are two new Congressional seats and housing issues, not that Maricopa grew by more than 4,000 percent.
SB 1433 Creates Foggy Future
As Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce’s bill fails, then reportedly passes, then fails again, the state appears to have skirted a possible Constitutional crisis.
Managing Medical Marijuana
Now that the absolute prohibition of marijuana has ended, the Arizona Department of Health Services is tasked with wrangling all of the stakeholders in order to develop rules for dispensaries and patients.
Run, Joe, Run
In a metaphysical convergence of the political kind, Sheriff Joe Arpaio might get the most support for his potential Senate campaign from those who dislike him.
Master Puppeteer Kyl to Retire
After More than 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Jon Kyl’s tenure has shown he cares more about party than the people of his state.
‘Tenthers’ Come to AZ
American patriots Thomas Jefferson and James Madison are credited as the historical foundation for the tenther movement during the NullifyNow! tour in Phoenix.
Ominous Forecast for Capitol
The big numbers in the state budget fiasco obscures the fact that too many tax cuts have bankrupted the state. Image by Ken Lund.
Tragedy in Tucson
In the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the country should begin forging consensus and preparing for the future.
Resolving Arizona’s Resolutions
With the arrival of 2011, it is resolution time. Modern Time Magazine offers resolutions for the state including solving the immigrant debate with an arm wrestling match.
Community is the Key
With the immense amount of inward migration, Arizona has developed quickly but without any deep ties between individual and community. In the first installment of the BEYOND 100 series, Lattie Coor discusses how recent polls and studies indicate there is much work to be done.
Beyond the First 100 Years
As the Arizona Centennial approaches, the time is ripe for looking back to see forward in order to forge a brighter future for the Grand Canyon State.
Pearcing the Term Limits Bubble
Since Arizona passed its term limits referendum in 1992 with an eye to getting entrenched politicians out of office, the state legislature has definitely gotten kookier.
A Gold Star Inspiration
When Valley resident Goldie Murphy lost her son in 2007, it changed her life in ways unimaginable. Three years later, she has not only triumphed over tragedy, but has worked to make the road easier for those who follow.
Gay Marriage and Abortion Debate Flare in Phoenix
Protesters greeted about 250 supporters of the Manhattan Declaration — a new call for Christians to tackle head-on gay marriage and abortion — at a conference in downtown Phoenix Oct. 16.
The Invincible Gov. BrewHaHa
Arizona has long been known as one of the more bewildering electorates, but the state has now entered the Twilight Zone. Proof is as easy as the fact that Gov. Jan Brewer is still trouncing Terry Goddard — even after one of worst debate flubs ever.
Are Speed-Cams Gone Forever?
Now that only police officers will be issuing tickets on state highways, how long it will last with no prospects for a permanent ban? Image by banspy
World’s Tallest Structure Coming To Arizona Border?
Tempe Closes Activist Created Garden As Local Activists Attempt to Maintain Makeshift Park Space Created Along University Drive Sunday, Tempe Police Compel Them To Clear The Space.
Police Violence Mars Scottsdale May Day March
Activists Build A Park In Tempe
Hundreds Expected To Rally In Phoenix Over SB 1070
Arizona May Day Targets Zuccotti Park Owners
Arizona Could Be First To OK Marijuana For Depression, Anxiety The Arizona Department Of Health Services Will Review Petitions To Add Four New Debilitating Conditions To Medical Marijuana Program.
Arizona Medical Marijuana Ready To Spark
Russell Pearce Rises From Political Grave
Protestors Target Phoenix BofA Occupy Phoenix And Living United For Change In Arizona, Or LUCHA, Begin Valley Participation In Occupy Our Homes Initiative.
Arizona Unions Fight Conservatism, Privatization
Occupy Phoenix Recaptures Magic
Bookmans Video Contest Down To Three
Occupy Phoenix Endures, Plans Feb. 29 Action
The Bill Johnsons Big Apple Family Feud
Bookmans School Challenge Begins Minus A Finalist
Occupy Movement Coming To ASU Today Three Months After Occupy Phoenix Began, Arizona State University Incarnation Of National Movement Will Hold First General Assembly At 4 p.m.
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple Calls On Public For Support Iconic Valley Restaurant Group Heads For Bankruptcy Proceeding Tuesday Amid Family Squabble.
Joe Arpaio: ‘Nuevo-Fascist’
Judge Urges Marijuana Dispensary Lottery
Citizens United Foes Launch Amendment Battle
Occupy Phoenix Begins “Free University” Rally And Slate Of Workshops In Support Of Public Education Begin At Noon Saturday.
Arizona Prime Cuts 2011
Occupy Phoenix Plans Tie-Dye Protests Local Movement, Undeterred By Thursday Night Rousing By Phoenix Police, Plans Colorful Weekend.
Arizona Redistricting Battle Is ‘Scripted Theatre’ Partisan Representatives Of The Arizona Legislature Appear Before Polarized, Independent Commission.
National Coalition Visits Phoenix, Endorses Occupy
Jesse Jackson Energizes Occupy Phoenix
ALEC Protesters Invade North Phoenix
Mathis To Helm Re-formed AIRC Tuesday With Colleen Mathis Back As Chairman, Independent Redistricting Commission Restarts Process.
Eight Arrested At Occupy Phoenix ‘Sleep In’
Occupy Phoenix Engages City, Light Rail Supporters Of Local Movement Address Phoenix City Council, Talk To Light Rail Commuters, Plan Direct Action Friday.
Border Corruption Continues Unabated
Occupy Phoenix Plans Two Days Of Action Local Movement Announces Occupation Of Light Rail Thursday And A Rally Friday.
Occupy Phoenix To Host Military Teach-ins Local Movement Will Have Several Experts Available Saturday To Help Inform On Military And Veterans Issues.
Jerry Lewis Makes History, Thumps Russell Pearce
Occupy Phoenix Delays Grievances
Arizona Redistricting Scandal Is A Horror Show
Occupy Phoenix Aims To List Grievances Valley Based Version Of National Movement Is Hosting Brainstorming Sessions This Week With Hopes Of Getting Consensus Saturday.
Occupy Phoenix Defends Non-Violent Stance In Wake Of An Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center Letter, Local Movement Highlights Good Intentions.
Occupy Phoenix Arrives In Court
Occupy Phoenix: GA Is Everything
Occupy Phoenix Readies For One Week Party
City OKs Occupy Phoenix, But Bans Sleep City Hall Allows Protesters 24/7 Access To Cesar Chavez Plaza, Tells Group They Might Eventually Lift Sleeping Ban.
Occupy Phoenix Announces Petition, Reoccupation Local Movement Seeks To Reoccupy This Saturday and To Waive Or Suspend City Ordinances On Trespassing.
Occupy Phoenix: People, Not Products
Occupy Phoenix Refuses To Quit
Occupy Phoenix Busted Up By Police
Occupy Phoenix Prelude March Draws Hundreds
Occupy Phoenix Continues To Grow
Thousands Expected To Occupy Phoenix Oct. 15 Grassroots Protest Has Spring Up In Valley Of The Sun, Spurred Through Facebook, Twitter.
Cortes Scandal Exposes Stench of Russell Pearce, Tea Party Although ‘Political Neophyte’ Olivia Cortes Will Remain On The Ballot, Suit Has Exposed The Political ‘Sham.’
Arizona Robber Takes 10 Banks In Two Months
Civility In A Network World Gone Wild
Russell Pearce, Jerry Lewis To Wrangle Oct. 6
Civility Coming To Arizona National Conference Comes To Battleground Arizona After 65 years in Washington D.C.
Jerry Lewis Fights Back Against Pearce Challenger For Senate President Russell Pearce’s District 18 Seat Slams Pearce Over Moral Issues Of Immigration.
SB 1070 Boycott Ends: Why Now?
Arizona Threatens, GOP Caves
Defending Katt Williams
Arizonan Guilty In Stem Cell Smuggling
Phoenix TSA Bomb ‘Probe’ Confounds In A State Known For Strangeness, The Somali Immigrant Fake Bomb Event At Sky Harbor, Takes The ‘Cake.’
Stars Align For Lewis In Pearce Recall
Arizona Business Groups Host Green Summit The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Others Will Present Their Upcoming Plans.
Serial Killer Zamastil Down, Many More To Go
The Battle Over Arizona’s Public Political Funding
The Supreme Court Knocks Down Matching Funds In The Second Battle, But Defining Moment Will Come In 2012.
Arizona’s All-Star Game Hoopla
Arizona Will Seem Like The Center Of The Universe July 12 As Sport Collides With Politics.
Hacktivists Target Arizona Over SB1070
Going It Alone On Immigration Matters Has Cost State Millions In Revenue And Has Now Made State A Target.
Why Redistricting Matters More Than Gaga
Although Few Fans Of The Pop Music Icon Even Know What Redistricting Is, Here Are The Top Reasons Why The Process Must Go Gaga.
Grand Canyon Gets Reprieve From Uranium Mining
Secretary Of Interior Ken Salazar Announces A Six-Month Stay, In Anticipation Of A 20 Year Ban.
Medical Marijuana Supporters To Rally At Arizona Capitol June 20
Rally Will Be First Held After Gov. Jan Brewer And Attorney General Tom Horne Suspended The Program.
Who Will Run Against Pearce?
No One Has Stepped Up To Challenge Arizona’s Senate President, An Ominous Sign For Those Looking To Recall Him.
In Praise of Brewer For Jobless Stance
The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Brouhaha A Political Ploy
Gov. Brewer’s Court Action On Marijuana Might Cement Federal Legalization.
Honoring The Fallen
Remembering A Gold Star Mom And Her Son On Memorial Day.
Fiesta Bowl Is A Guilty Patsy
The Culture of College Football Has Never Before Been Seen As So Transparently Broken, And John Junker and the Fiesta Bowl are Rightly Taking The Heat.
Border Patrol Bribery Sentencing Exposes Corruption Scourge
Former Agent Provided Drug Cartels Lists Of Sensor Locations, Maps and Aid In Transporting.
Gov. Brewhaha Still Fighting For SB1070
Arizona Governor Skips Ninth Circuit Court Appeal And Takes Immigrant Legislation Directly To The Supreme Court.
The Grand Canyon’s Uranium Question
As the battle continues over uranium mining at the Grand Canyon, most Arizonans are unaware that a big decision is looming.
Arizona DHS Warns Of Federal Marijuana Laws
Arizona Department of Health Services Director and U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Dennis K. Burke are reminding everyone that participating in the state’s medical marijuana program is a violation of federal law.
Palo Verde Set For 20 More Years
The risk/reward factor of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is an all or nothing proposition so let’s hope we can have it all.
Arizona’s Earth Day Activities Were a Passe Exercise
The biggest event in the Phoenix metropolitan area was rife with waste and commercialism.
SB1070 Leaves Behind A Trail Of Losers
Gov. Brewhaha and Senate President Russell Pearce claim victory on the first anniversary of SB 1070, but like Arizona businesses, they are facing the repercussions of a failed policy.
More Than Cookies: Girl Scouts Fight Prostitution
The Girl Scouts of America’s Arizona Pine-Cactus Council was recently honored by FBI Director Robert Mueller for its work in combatting minor sexual exploitation.
Dogma Defeats Pragmatism
Conservative dogma on tax cuts compels Arizona legislature, governor to cut the heart out of Arizona in order to balance the budget.
Medical Marijuana Rules Released
Highlights of the final rules issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services include barring out-of-state operators, and $150,000 in capital for would-be dispensary owners.
All Star Impact On Arizona Senate?
Did the impending MLB All Star game in Phoenix have an impact on the Arizona business community’s attempt to stymie immigration bills?
Census: Arizona Obscured By Numbers
The really important stories to come from initial release of Census data are two new Congressional seats and housing issues, not that Maricopa grew by more than 4,000 percent.
SB 1433 Creates Foggy Future
As Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce’s bill fails, then reportedly passes, then fails again, the state appears to have skirted a possible Constitutional crisis.
Managing Medical Marijuana
Now that the absolute prohibition of marijuana has ended, the Arizona Department of Health Services is tasked with wrangling all of the stakeholders in order to develop rules for dispensaries and patients.
Run, Joe, Run
In a metaphysical convergence of the political kind, Sheriff Joe Arpaio might get the most support for his potential Senate campaign from those who dislike him.
Master Puppeteer Kyl to Retire
After More than 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Jon Kyl’s tenure has shown he cares more about party than the people of his state.
‘Tenthers’ Come to AZ
American patriots Thomas Jefferson and James Madison are credited as the historical foundation for the tenther movement during the NullifyNow! tour in Phoenix.
Ominous Forecast for Capitol
The big numbers in the state budget fiasco obscures the fact that too many tax cuts have bankrupted the state. Image by Ken Lund.
Tragedy in Tucson
In the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the country should begin forging consensus and preparing for the future.
Resolving Arizona’s Resolutions
With the arrival of 2011, it is resolution time. Modern Time Magazine offers resolutions for the state including solving the immigrant debate with an arm wrestling match.
Community is the Key
With the immense amount of inward migration, Arizona has developed quickly but without any deep ties between individual and community. In the first installment of the BEYOND 100 series, Lattie Coor discusses how recent polls and studies indicate there is much work to be done.
Beyond the First 100 Years
As the Arizona Centennial approaches, the time is ripe for looking back to see forward in order to forge a brighter future for the Grand Canyon State.
Pearcing the Term Limits Bubble
Since Arizona passed its term limits referendum in 1992 with an eye to getting entrenched politicians out of office, the state legislature has definitely gotten kookier.
A Gold Star Inspiration
When Valley resident Goldie Murphy lost her son in 2007, it changed her life in ways unimaginable. Three years later, she has not only triumphed over tragedy, but has worked to make the road easier for those who follow.
Gay Marriage and Abortion Debate Flare in Phoenix
Protesters greeted about 250 supporters of the Manhattan Declaration — a new call for Christians to tackle head-on gay marriage and abortion — at a conference in downtown Phoenix Oct. 16.
The Invincible Gov. BrewHaHa
Arizona has long been known as one of the more bewildering electorates, but the state has now entered the Twilight Zone. Proof is as easy as the fact that Gov. Jan Brewer is still trouncing Terry Goddard — even after one of worst debate flubs ever.
Are Speed-Cams Gone Forever?
Now that only police officers will be issuing tickets on state highways, how long it will last with no prospects for a permanent ban? Image by banspy
Horizon Rising 
Episode One: “Unexpected Answers” — Juan Sebastian mills about in the quaint, pre-industrial town of Miller, fawning over his love, Virginia Page when he is surprised by an unexpected answer.
Shooters: Crime, Sports and Sex
Episode 21: “It Never Goes Away” — In the epilogue to this novella, no one seems to remember those who have passed except for he that might be most responsible, Tommy Berlini.
People Love A Christmas Story, Right?
Dedicated to Dad’s everywhere who teach their kids that there are more important things in life than stuff.
A Thanksgiving Prayer
In Tribute To William S. Burroughs And Dedicated To The People Of The United States Of America.
Sleep
Eden Is Having Trouble Sleeping And For Some Reason, She Finds Herself Losing Grip On Reality. Mature Audiences Only.
The Map is the Territory
Episode Six “Infinitely Multidimensional” — Popular contemporary quantum physicists hem and haw grandly regarding metaphysics, because the topic is compelling to the laity of both scientific and philosophical communities.
Pizza Noir: Book 2
Chapter 24, “On The Bright Side” — In the finale of Book No.2, Thompson's girlfriends 'come out' to him as fewolves. Mature Audiences Only.
Chris Christie: The Presidential Blimp
New Jersey Governor Urged To Enter The Presidential Race, But Critics Fear He Might Eat Washington.
Phoenix Haboob Caused By Mexican Infiltrators
Border Groups Claim Mexican Crime Groups Have Perfected Weather Technology To Hide Shipments.
Judgment Day May Have Happened
Although Some Think Judgment Day Did Not Occur As Predicted, Reports Have Been Pouring In About Strange Sightings In The Sky And On The Streets.
Path To Pottersville
New information reveals that the working title for the Path To Prosperity was The Path To Pottersville, the nightmarish world from It’s a Wonderful Life.
Gmail Motion Is Not A Gag
The unveiling of Gmail Motion was ruined by the inattentiveness of a entry level webmaster at Google, when a 21-year-old employee suffering from a hangover inadvertently linked the new feature to a prank window intended for the real gag.
Japan Waits for Godzilla
The protector of the land of the Rising Sun was called upon by the Japanese government to end the nuclear crisis, but the legendary beast is being attacked by Mothra and others.
The Problem With the Benjamins
The U.S. Treasury Dept. has delayed the release of redesigned $100 bills. While the official story says it was because of a creasing issue, confidential information points to the use of the bills as bling.
J’lem UFO Sparks Fervor
Jews, Christians and Muslims disagree on what the sightings mean, but they all think that they are No. 1.
America Freaks Out Over Horoscopes
Despite the fact that the 'new' horoscopes are not new, instructor who started the hubbub is mobbed, trapped in office.
Let Moms Get Their Freak On!
With the proliferation of older females having sex with underage boys, maybe it is time to rescind all criminal penalties.
How to Play Duck, Duck, Goose With Two People
As a mother spends the morning taking care of her son and dealing with the daily necessities, her thoughts naturally float to the greater questions of existence. But sometimes, playing duck, duck, goose is all the chicken soup a soul needs.
WikiLeaks’ Next Target: Santa Claus
WikiLeaks Editor-In-Chief Julian Assange promises to blow the lid on the myths of the jolly old fellows' methods if the world's governments don't back-off.
Voting Booths Sob on Election Day
Unofficial reports say voting booths throughout the nation were sobbing on election day. Both the extreme right and left are wondering why and blame the other side.
Hayden Raises a Ruckus at Democratic Seance
The renowned 'Silent Senator’ and scion of Arizona politics, Carl Hayden makes a lot of noise about the current state of the Arizona Democratic party when leadership searches for answers at a seance.
A Pre-Crime Modest Proposal
Thanks to the sophistication of today's snooping methods and the need for us all to work for the common good, perhaps President Obama should consult President Dimitri Medvedev about adopting more Soviet era pre-crime tactics.
Deadly Inspiration
The conclusion of this exclusive fiction feature -- Wilbur and Mortimer have been pillars of the community for years. Now, they think they can best help their community by committing murder.
Raves Wobble Capitol Dome
State's budget deficit maneuver backfires as one buyer, according to anonymous sources, holds raves on the weekends in state buildings.
From Immigrants to Underwear
State Sen. Russell Pearce, the sponsor of SB 1070, is getting behind a new initiative designed for the public good: underwear outside the pants.
Shooters: Crime, Sports and Sex
People Love A Christmas Story, Right?
A Thanksgiving Prayer
Sleep
The Map is the Territory
Pizza Noir: Book 2
Chris Christie: The Presidential Blimp
Phoenix Haboob Caused By Mexican Infiltrators
Judgment Day May Have Happened
Path To Pottersville
Gmail Motion Is Not A Gag
Japan Waits for Godzilla
The Problem With the Benjamins
The U.S. Treasury Dept. has delayed the release of redesigned $100 bills. While the official story says it was because of a creasing issue, confidential information points to the use of the bills as bling.
J’lem UFO Sparks Fervor
Jews, Christians and Muslims disagree on what the sightings mean, but they all think that they are No. 1.
America Freaks Out Over Horoscopes
Despite the fact that the 'new' horoscopes are not new, instructor who started the hubbub is mobbed, trapped in office.
Let Moms Get Their Freak On!
How to Play Duck, Duck, Goose With Two People
As a mother spends the morning taking care of her son and dealing with the daily necessities, her thoughts naturally float to the greater questions of existence. But sometimes, playing duck, duck, goose is all the chicken soup a soul needs.
WikiLeaks’ Next Target: Santa Claus
WikiLeaks Editor-In-Chief Julian Assange promises to blow the lid on the myths of the jolly old fellows' methods if the world's governments don't back-off.
Voting Booths Sob on Election Day
Unofficial reports say voting booths throughout the nation were sobbing on election day. Both the extreme right and left are wondering why and blame the other side.
Hayden Raises a Ruckus at Democratic Seance
The renowned 'Silent Senator’ and scion of Arizona politics, Carl Hayden makes a lot of noise about the current state of the Arizona Democratic party when leadership searches for answers at a seance.
A Pre-Crime Modest Proposal
Thanks to the sophistication of today's snooping methods and the need for us all to work for the common good, perhaps President Obama should consult President Dimitri Medvedev about adopting more Soviet era pre-crime tactics.
Deadly Inspiration
The conclusion of this exclusive fiction feature -- Wilbur and Mortimer have been pillars of the community for years. Now, they think they can best help their community by committing murder.
Raves Wobble Capitol Dome
State's budget deficit maneuver backfires as one buyer, according to anonymous sources, holds raves on the weekends in state buildings.
From Immigrants to Underwear
State Sen. Russell Pearce, the sponsor of SB 1070, is getting behind a new initiative designed for the public good: underwear outside the pants.
A Tale Of Two Absurd Alberts 
The Work Of Albert Camus, A Literary Icon of the 20th Century, Might Be The Penultimate Explanation For the Offensive Futility of Albert Pujols in 2012.
D-backs Skip Past April Setbacks
Despite The Loss Of Chris Young And Daniel Hudson (And The Struggles of Justin Upton’s Thumb) Kirk Gibson’s Club Is Still In The Hunt.
Phoenix Suns Overachieved in 2012
Even Though The Purple Gang Came Up Short In Their Playoff Run, The Strike Shortened Season Provided Ample Entertainment.
Chris Young Is Early Hero For D-backs
Arizona Diamondbacks Show Glimpses of Past Teams Early In 2012, But The Magic In The NL West Might Be With The Los Angeles Dodgers.
Redd, Phoenix Suns Peaking For Playoff Run
Former All-Star And Olympian Michael Redd Is Capturing His Former Magic As Suns Begin To Gel, But Can They Make The Playoffs?
Will Slipper Fit Cinderella D-backs In 2012?
Despite Predictions, Prognostications, And The Well Intentioned Plans of Teams Everywhere, Injury And Ineffectiveness Can Ruin Any Season.
Wherefore Art Thou, Peyton Manning?
As The Football World Awaits The Decision Of The Four-Time MVP, Cities, Organizations Gush Like Love-Sick Teenagers.
Fútbol Trumps Football For Violence
American Football Might Trump Fútbol In On-The-Field Violence, But Isn’t Watching Men Beat On Each Other Better Than Drunken Riots?
Phoenix Suns Stuck In Neutral About Halfway Through The 2012 Season, The Valley’s NBA Franchise Is Mired In Mediocrity, Chasing A Playoff Spot.
Jeremy Lin, Steve Nash And The Phoenix Suns
Thanks To The Emergence Of 'Lin-derella' in New York, The Future Of The Valley's NBA Franchise Might Have Become Clearer.
Did Moreno Mastermind The Pujols Deal?
Might It Be Possible That The Owner Of The Los Angeles Angels Passed On Free Agents In A Half Decade Gamble To Land ‘The Machine’?
It's (Still) Dumb To Trade Steve Nash
Despite Ranting Critics And The Dreams Of Other NBA Franchises, Trading Captain Canada Remains A Bad Move For The Phoenix Suns.
Dbacks Chasing World Series Dreams
Defending NL West Champs Have Added Even More Pitching, Another Outfield Bat In An Effort To Repeat.
Modern Times Prime Cuts 2011: Sports
Most Frequently Read Sports Story Of 2011 Proves That The Phoenix Area's Longest Tenured Franchise Still Reigns Supreme.
Phoenix Suns Seeing Redd After A Lackluster Start To The Season, Planet Orange Turns Redd In Pursuit Of Points.
Todd Graham A Great Fit For ASU Football
Down-Home Approach To Football Might Just Be What Is Needed In Aftermath Of The Erickson Era.
Arizona Cardinals Building A Tenacious D
Left For Dead Weeks Ago, Ken Whisenhunt’s Squad Is Surging Thanks To A Physical, Smart Defense.
NBA Peace Brings Gift To Phoenix Suns
A Gift Of Perhaps Steve Nash’s Last Ride Into The NBA Playoffs Depends On New Faces.
Devils, Cardinals Have Opposing Weaknesses
The Valley’s Two Bastions Of Football Disappoint In Two Rivalry Games That Rip Fans’ Hearts Out.
NBA Players Should Start New League
In The Battle Over Basketball Related Income, Superstar Players Should Create More Leverage, Legacy.
No Duh: Kirk Gibson Is NL Manager Of The Year
The Former MVP And World Series Champion Adds First Trophy As A Manager In First Year At Helm Of Dbacks.
A Blue Christmas: No Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns Can ASU Fill The Void Left By Striking NBA Players And The Owners That Locked Them Out?
Despite NLCS Loss, Diamondbacks Won With The Game Five Loss A Mere Week In The Past, Expectations For Next Year Are Already Growing.
Diamondbacks Down, Not Out In NLDS Experts Sharpen Their Claws As Gibby’s Grinders Face Elimination.
Why The Lockout Is Good For Steve Nash, Suns An Upcoming NBA Season Of About 50 Games Might Keep Captain Canada Fresh For A Playoff Run.
Arizona Diamondbacks Top 5 Magical Events of 2011 As The Regular Season Gives Way To The Postseason, A Look Back Reveals Some Key Performances.
Baseball Gods Smiling On Arizona Diamondbacks
Paying Homage To The Historical Lessons Of The Game Bring Gibby’s Grinders A Division Title.
Ian Kennedy and the Cy Young Award
Statistics Aside, The Diamondbacks Hurler Is The Underdog Because Of Low Expectations.
Randy Johnson Defines Dbacks History
Disregard The Hype: The Big Unit, Star Attraction Of The 2001 Reunion, Will Forever Be A Diamondback.
Hopes Rising for Cardinals, Sun Devils
The Valley Representatives Of The Pac-12 And NFL Have Sights Set On Division Titles.
We Believe: The 2011 DBacks
Arizona Diamondbacks Dominate The NL West Despite Being Tabbed As One Of The League’s Worst.
Dear Steve Nash: Please Save The NBA
The Phoenix Suns Star Could Do A Lot To Help Spur Owners To Make A Deal.
Let Mark Grace Win Legends Race
Is It Possible That The Rush To Disgrace ‘Gracie’ Is Backfiring On The Team’s Karma?
Johnson Trade A No-Brainer For Dbacks
By Posting More Than 132 Strikeouts In 2011, Kelly Johnson Became A Drag On The Lineup.
Dbacks Are Tiring, But Keep Grinding
The Long Season Is Wearing On The Young Squad, But The Giants Are Not Faring Much Better.
Leave Vontaze Burfict Alone
Talented Linebacker Is A Target Of Critics and Fans Alike But Is It Warranted?
New Faces, Big Questions For Arizona Cardinals
With The NFC West Wide Open, Arizona Cardinals Reboot The Roster With An Eye To The Future.
Arizona Dbacks Thriving Despite Loss Of Drew
As Stephen Drew Is Lost For The Season, Justin Upton Heats Up Again And Top Pick Trevor Bauer Signs.
Street League Has Skateboarding At Crossroads
Street League Skateboarding Might Be The Beginning Of A New Landscape For American Skaters.
Hernandez For Reynolds A Steal For Dbacks
Although Many Lamented The Loss Of Slugging Third Baseman Mark Reynolds, So Far The Deal Has Been A Big Win For Arizona.
Dbacks Fans Show Swagger With Home Run Derby Boos
Can The Long Held Opinion That Valley Fans are Complacent And Apathetic Now Be Put To Rest?
Street League Skaters Ollie Into Arizona
Rob Dyrdek’s Street League Skateboarding Brings Some Of The World’s Best To Glendale’s Jobing.com Arena.
Dbacks Respond To Towers’ Roster Tweaks
The Bullpen Struggled And The June Swoon Was Engulfing The Team, General Manager Reaches For Veteran Help.
Has Phoenix Seen The Last Of Steve Nash?
Everyone States That Steve Nash Will Not Be Traded, But If Next Season Is Cancelled, He Might Be A Free Agent.
Rolling Thunder
The women of the Arizona Roller Derby bring spirit, passion, to a re-emerging sport.
Justin Upton Carrying Arizona Diamondbacks
The 23-Year-Old Phenom Might Have Carried Team Past Their June Swoon.
Phoenix Suns Miss On Jimmer, Add Morris
With The 13th Pick In The NBA Draft, The Purple Gang Goes Safe With A Ho-Hum Pick Based On Need.
Dbacks Battle Giants For NL West
The Battered and Bruised Defending World Series Champions Have Not Had Much Luck So Far in 2011.
Jimmer Mania On Hold In Phoenix
The Top Secret Draft Process Leaves Fans Wishing and Hoping For Jimmer To Join The Purple Gang.
Dbacks See Lincecum In Trevor Bauer
Barring Injury, The Drafting Of Trevor Bauer And Archie Bradley Provides A Bevy Of Quality Starting Pitching Prospects.
Phoenix Suns Draft Hinges on Nash, Jimmer
With The Utah Jazz Drafting Just Before The Phoenix Suns, The Team’s Front Office Is Apparently Eyeing Moving Up In The Draft.
Why Not The Arizona Diamondbacks?
Towers and Gibson Deserve The Credit, But Winning Baseball In 2011 Is An Indictment On The Ineptitude Of Jeffrey Moorad and Josh Byrnes.
Diamondbacks Resurrection
Kevin Towers, Kirk Gibson And The Rest Of The Front Office Deserve Much Of The Credit For Team’s Hustle, Play, Success.
Can Jimmer Jive With Steve Nash?
The Collegiate Star From Brigham Young Just Might Fall Into The Laps Of The Phoenix Suns, But Can He Co-Exist With Captain Canada?
Bulls, Heat Reigniting NBA
The Miami Heat (The NBA’s Version Of A Boy Band) and The Traditionally Formulated Chicago Bulls Are A Breath Of Fresh Air.
The Kurt Warner Effect: Build a Running Game
Ken Whisenhunt, Rod Graves And The Rest Of The Arizona Cardinals’ Front Office Tabs ‘Play Makers’ In Draft With Hints That They Have A Secret About The Future.
Ian Kennedy Masterful As Diamondbacks Enter Crucial Stretch
As May peeks around the corner and the Dbacks beat Cliff Lee, the season reaches critical mass.
Why Won’t The Steve Nash Trade Rumors Die?
Every one involved with the team patently denies Steve Nash will be traded, but the rumor mill has more to do with media hype than reality.
Sun Devil Spin On Uniforms
The new Arizona State University branding effort generates a lot of buzz, but just like recent football seasons, the hype did not exactly match the build-up.
Kirk Gibson Has Dbacks In Swagger Mode
Amid dire predictions to start the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks are competing and surprising.
Why Trading Steve Nash is Moronic
Yes, trading Captain Canada would be a bad idea, and hopefully Robert Sarver knows Amare Stoudemire is still playing like an All-Star.
Fact Or Fiction: 2011 Dbacks
As the time to open the roof at Chase Field and play nine innings approaches, experts are not impressed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. But according to the legends of the game, anything is possible in baseball.
Can Frye, Nash Lead Suns To Playoffs?
If the new dynamic duo of Channing Frye and Steve Nash can manage to stay healthy, they just might have a chance. Maybe.
NFL Shadow Games
As the NFL’s labor woes escalate, when will Arizona Cardinals and NFL fans sober up to the realities of pro sport?
Aaron Heilman Rejects Reliever Label
Eschewing success from out of the bullpen, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Aaron Heilman takes another stab at being a starter.
Dragic Deal Foretells Nash’s Future
Many may have yawned when Goran Dragic was traded to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks, but the move may be a strong signal that the team will try to resign Steve Nash.
Swagger Seeking Snakes
After two of the worst seasons in franchise history, Arizona Diamondbacks management seeks to instill a mindset primed for success.
Gortat Through Polish Eyes
The Phoenix Suns’ newest sensation as seen through the eyes of Polish journalist Lukasz Ceglinski.
When Nash Was Dragic
Once upon a time, former All-Star Steve Nash had a career path that looked an awful lot like that of Goran Dragic.
Arms Aplenty for Dbacks
Kevin Towers has transformed Diamondbacks spring training competition into a different kind of pitchers duel.
Suns, Knicks Rivalry is Getting Interesting
The re-emergence of bad blood between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks has nearly elevated their meetings into epic matchups worthy of Roman numerals.
Blue Skies Rising Over Chase Field
Things just might be looking better for the Arizona Diamondbacks now that they have overhauled the bullpen and rebuilt the bench. When you are at the bottom the only way to go is up, after all.
Babby, Blanks Remake Suns
After inheriting an unbalanced team this Summer, Lon Babby and Lance Blanks have put their first stamp on the Phoenix Suns by trading for Gortat, Carter and Pietrus.
D-backs Whiff on Trades
As the off-season unfolded, new Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said he wanted to cut down on the team’s strikeouts, then he went out and swung for the fences on trading Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton.
Shooting Suns
As Phoenix fans have learned in the past, a team full of shooters means plenty of fun and firepower. But more importantly, a team that shoots from the outside and has no interior presence must keep turnovers to a minimum to stay competitive.
Where Have You Gone, Kurt Warner?
The longing for the days when Arizona Cardinals fans were treated to performances of a future hall-of-famer are beginning to ebb as the team struggles. At the midpoint, it is becoming clear that although the Super Bowl won’t happen this year, a chase at the playoffs might.
The Unknown Phoenix Suns
As the 2010-2011 season unfolds, the Phoenix Suns are a mystery wrapped in an enigma. There are new players, a new front office and a new outlook. And, for the first time in eight years, it is unclear when the franchise will again compete for a championship.
Forgotten Pitching Brilliance
For three seasons from 2006 to 2008, Brandon Webb was one of the best pitchers in baseball. He says the shoulder is now healthy, but after two years on the shelf, no one will simply believe him. He will probably face this trial with another club, but he gave Arizona fans three great years that will be hard to duplicate.
Thanks for the Memories, Amare
Since becoming a member of the Phoenix Suns in 2002, Amare Stoudemire has been the center of attention. The guy brought instant credibility with thunderous dunks and blossomed before our eyes. Good luck, big guy. Image by Keith Allison
The Return of the Cardiac Cards
The 2010 season has not been a period of extreme dominance for the Arizona Cardinals. They have won some games — some might say they were lucky — and they at least provide some entertainment. Surviving the rest of the season, though, might just mean a trip to the cardiologist.
The Dbacks Bullpen Fiasco
The Dbacks front office must accept blame for destroying a bullpen that won in 2007 with irresponsible trades of Jose Valverde and a handful of others.
D-backs Skip Past April Setbacks
Phoenix Suns Overachieved in 2012
Chris Young Is Early Hero For D-backs
Redd, Phoenix Suns Peaking For Playoff Run
Will Slipper Fit Cinderella D-backs In 2012?
Wherefore Art Thou, Peyton Manning?
Fútbol Trumps Football For Violence
Phoenix Suns Stuck In Neutral
Jeremy Lin, Steve Nash And The Phoenix Suns
Did Moreno Mastermind The Pujols Deal?
It's (Still) Dumb To Trade Steve Nash
Dbacks Chasing World Series Dreams
Modern Times Prime Cuts 2011: Sports
Phoenix Suns Seeing Redd
Todd Graham A Great Fit For ASU Football
Arizona Cardinals Building A Tenacious D
NBA Peace Brings Gift To Phoenix Suns
Devils, Cardinals Have Opposing Weaknesses
NBA Players Should Start New League
No Duh: Kirk Gibson Is NL Manager Of The Year
A Blue Christmas: No Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
Despite NLCS Loss, Diamondbacks Won
Diamondbacks Down, Not Out In NLDS Experts Sharpen Their Claws As Gibby’s Grinders Face Elimination.
Why The Lockout Is Good For Steve Nash, Suns
Arizona Diamondbacks Top 5 Magical Events of 2011 As The Regular Season Gives Way To The Postseason, A Look Back Reveals Some Key Performances.
Baseball Gods Smiling On Arizona Diamondbacks
Ian Kennedy and the Cy Young Award
Randy Johnson Defines Dbacks History
Hopes Rising for Cardinals, Sun Devils
We Believe: The 2011 DBacks
Dear Steve Nash: Please Save The NBA
Let Mark Grace Win Legends Race
Johnson Trade A No-Brainer For Dbacks
Dbacks Are Tiring, But Keep Grinding
Leave Vontaze Burfict Alone
New Faces, Big Questions For Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Dbacks Thriving Despite Loss Of Drew
As Stephen Drew Is Lost For The Season, Justin Upton Heats Up Again And Top Pick Trevor Bauer Signs.
Street League Has Skateboarding At Crossroads
Street League Skateboarding Might Be The Beginning Of A New Landscape For American Skaters.
Hernandez For Reynolds A Steal For Dbacks
Although Many Lamented The Loss Of Slugging Third Baseman Mark Reynolds, So Far The Deal Has Been A Big Win For Arizona.
Dbacks Fans Show Swagger With Home Run Derby Boos
Can The Long Held Opinion That Valley Fans are Complacent And Apathetic Now Be Put To Rest?
Street League Skaters Ollie Into Arizona
Rob Dyrdek’s Street League Skateboarding Brings Some Of The World’s Best To Glendale’s Jobing.com Arena.
Dbacks Respond To Towers’ Roster Tweaks
The Bullpen Struggled And The June Swoon Was Engulfing The Team, General Manager Reaches For Veteran Help.
Has Phoenix Seen The Last Of Steve Nash?
Everyone States That Steve Nash Will Not Be Traded, But If Next Season Is Cancelled, He Might Be A Free Agent.
Rolling Thunder
The women of the Arizona Roller Derby bring spirit, passion, to a re-emerging sport.
Justin Upton Carrying Arizona Diamondbacks
The 23-Year-Old Phenom Might Have Carried Team Past Their June Swoon.
Phoenix Suns Miss On Jimmer, Add Morris
With The 13th Pick In The NBA Draft, The Purple Gang Goes Safe With A Ho-Hum Pick Based On Need.
Dbacks Battle Giants For NL West
The Battered and Bruised Defending World Series Champions Have Not Had Much Luck So Far in 2011.
Jimmer Mania On Hold In Phoenix
The Top Secret Draft Process Leaves Fans Wishing and Hoping For Jimmer To Join The Purple Gang.
Dbacks See Lincecum In Trevor Bauer
Barring Injury, The Drafting Of Trevor Bauer And Archie Bradley Provides A Bevy Of Quality Starting Pitching Prospects.
Phoenix Suns Draft Hinges on Nash, Jimmer
With The Utah Jazz Drafting Just Before The Phoenix Suns, The Team’s Front Office Is Apparently Eyeing Moving Up In The Draft.
Why Not The Arizona Diamondbacks?
Towers and Gibson Deserve The Credit, But Winning Baseball In 2011 Is An Indictment On The Ineptitude Of Jeffrey Moorad and Josh Byrnes.
Diamondbacks Resurrection
Kevin Towers, Kirk Gibson And The Rest Of The Front Office Deserve Much Of The Credit For Team’s Hustle, Play, Success.
Can Jimmer Jive With Steve Nash?
The Collegiate Star From Brigham Young Just Might Fall Into The Laps Of The Phoenix Suns, But Can He Co-Exist With Captain Canada?
Bulls, Heat Reigniting NBA
The Miami Heat (The NBA’s Version Of A Boy Band) and The Traditionally Formulated Chicago Bulls Are A Breath Of Fresh Air.
The Kurt Warner Effect: Build a Running Game
Ken Whisenhunt, Rod Graves And The Rest Of The Arizona Cardinals’ Front Office Tabs ‘Play Makers’ In Draft With Hints That They Have A Secret About The Future.
Ian Kennedy Masterful As Diamondbacks Enter Crucial Stretch
As May peeks around the corner and the Dbacks beat Cliff Lee, the season reaches critical mass.
Why Won’t The Steve Nash Trade Rumors Die?
Every one involved with the team patently denies Steve Nash will be traded, but the rumor mill has more to do with media hype than reality.
Sun Devil Spin On Uniforms
The new Arizona State University branding effort generates a lot of buzz, but just like recent football seasons, the hype did not exactly match the build-up.
Kirk Gibson Has Dbacks In Swagger Mode
Amid dire predictions to start the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks are competing and surprising.
Why Trading Steve Nash is Moronic
Yes, trading Captain Canada would be a bad idea, and hopefully Robert Sarver knows Amare Stoudemire is still playing like an All-Star.
Fact Or Fiction: 2011 Dbacks
As the time to open the roof at Chase Field and play nine innings approaches, experts are not impressed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. But according to the legends of the game, anything is possible in baseball.
Can Frye, Nash Lead Suns To Playoffs?
If the new dynamic duo of Channing Frye and Steve Nash can manage to stay healthy, they just might have a chance. Maybe.
NFL Shadow Games
As the NFL’s labor woes escalate, when will Arizona Cardinals and NFL fans sober up to the realities of pro sport?
Aaron Heilman Rejects Reliever Label
Eschewing success from out of the bullpen, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Aaron Heilman takes another stab at being a starter.
Dragic Deal Foretells Nash’s Future
Many may have yawned when Goran Dragic was traded to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks, but the move may be a strong signal that the team will try to resign Steve Nash.
Swagger Seeking Snakes
After two of the worst seasons in franchise history, Arizona Diamondbacks management seeks to instill a mindset primed for success.
Gortat Through Polish Eyes
The Phoenix Suns’ newest sensation as seen through the eyes of Polish journalist Lukasz Ceglinski.
When Nash Was Dragic
Once upon a time, former All-Star Steve Nash had a career path that looked an awful lot like that of Goran Dragic.
Arms Aplenty for Dbacks
Kevin Towers has transformed Diamondbacks spring training competition into a different kind of pitchers duel.
Suns, Knicks Rivalry is Getting Interesting
The re-emergence of bad blood between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks has nearly elevated their meetings into epic matchups worthy of Roman numerals.
Blue Skies Rising Over Chase Field
Things just might be looking better for the Arizona Diamondbacks now that they have overhauled the bullpen and rebuilt the bench. When you are at the bottom the only way to go is up, after all.
Babby, Blanks Remake Suns
After inheriting an unbalanced team this Summer, Lon Babby and Lance Blanks have put their first stamp on the Phoenix Suns by trading for Gortat, Carter and Pietrus.
D-backs Whiff on Trades
As the off-season unfolded, new Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said he wanted to cut down on the team’s strikeouts, then he went out and swung for the fences on trading Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton.
Shooting Suns
As Phoenix fans have learned in the past, a team full of shooters means plenty of fun and firepower. But more importantly, a team that shoots from the outside and has no interior presence must keep turnovers to a minimum to stay competitive.
Where Have You Gone, Kurt Warner?
The longing for the days when Arizona Cardinals fans were treated to performances of a future hall-of-famer are beginning to ebb as the team struggles. At the midpoint, it is becoming clear that although the Super Bowl won’t happen this year, a chase at the playoffs might.
The Unknown Phoenix Suns
As the 2010-2011 season unfolds, the Phoenix Suns are a mystery wrapped in an enigma. There are new players, a new front office and a new outlook. And, for the first time in eight years, it is unclear when the franchise will again compete for a championship.
Forgotten Pitching Brilliance
For three seasons from 2006 to 2008, Brandon Webb was one of the best pitchers in baseball. He says the shoulder is now healthy, but after two years on the shelf, no one will simply believe him. He will probably face this trial with another club, but he gave Arizona fans three great years that will be hard to duplicate.
Thanks for the Memories, Amare
Since becoming a member of the Phoenix Suns in 2002, Amare Stoudemire has been the center of attention. The guy brought instant credibility with thunderous dunks and blossomed before our eyes. Good luck, big guy. Image by Keith Allison
The Return of the Cardiac Cards
The 2010 season has not been a period of extreme dominance for the Arizona Cardinals. They have won some games — some might say they were lucky — and they at least provide some entertainment. Surviving the rest of the season, though, might just mean a trip to the cardiologist.
The Dbacks Bullpen Fiasco
The Dbacks front office must accept blame for destroying a bullpen that won in 2007 with irresponsible trades of Jose Valverde and a handful of others.
