Some say she’s too soft to run Arizona’s troubled prison system, while others say she’s an unflinching ramrod with the grit to get things done. Time will determine her legacy, but already, Dora Schriro has successfully managed the longest hostage crisis in U.S. history – and in the process, became the [...]
In 1945, the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing tens of thousands of Japanese civilians. Seven years later, it start-ed dropping bombs in Nevada, indirectly killing untold numbers of American civilians. No one knows for sure how many Arizonans have died from the fallout, but in Kingman, they’re still [...]
YOUR VOTE COUNTS For men, the right to vote has always been there. For women, it came after a long hard battle. Whichever you are, come November, exercise that right. […]
GIMME SHELTER Mimicking a model that’s worked in Philadelphia, Phoenix is on a mission to not only curb homelessness, but end it altogether. […]
OUT ON A LIMB Well, the next time you’re out there, feeling down and ready to give up, remember what Winston Churchill said: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” […]
FIXIN’ UP DOWNTOWN There was a time when you could shoot a canon down the streets of Downtown and not hit a single thing. Not anymore. It still has a long way to go, but things are definitely looking up. […]
How in the hell did this happen? They called him the “snaggletooth killer,” insisting he left his bite mark on the breast of his beautiful victim. And it was on that bite alone that they convicted him – not once, but twice – and sent him to Arizona’s Death Row. [...]
You’d think that a company that counts its profits in the billions would be able to pay its employees enough to keep them off of welfare. Not so. In Arizona, Walmart has at least 404 families collecting benefits from the state. […]
The Mormon Church renounced poly-gamy more than I00 years ago, but in Northern Arizona, a fundamentalist sect of “believers” is still playing by the old rules – men are taking two or three “wives,” fathering dozens of children and collecting millions in welfare. It’s been going on for decades, without [...]
In the 10 years since his death, Arizona native Cesar Chavez has been honored with a postage stamp and the respect of Senator John McCain. More importantly, his message is now being used to educate children. […]