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Nation’s Oldest Death Row Inmate Will Never Be ExecutedBy Paul RubinThursday, December 04A few weeks ago, an elderly gentleman named Viva Leroy Nash wrote to New Times about the death penalty. "Now that our stubborn President Bush is... More >> -
Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security SecretaryBy Michael LaceyThursday, November 27Consorting with anti-immigrant enforcers, indulging rank opportunism, and adhering to failed policies seem an unlikely recipe for change we can... More >> -
Can Maynard James Keenan Put Arizona Wine on the Map?By Michele LaudigThursday, November 20Early-afternoon sun shines intensely on the sleepy vineyard, where row after row of grape-laden vines run down the slope of the valley, like deep... More >> -
Deadly SanctuarySylvia Nobel dreamt of a movie version of her Kendall O'Dell mysteries — until the money disappeared.By Sarah FenskeThursday, November 13It has all the ingredients of a good mystery novel. An elderly widow who donates $1 million, hoping to turn a beloved book into a movie. A... More >> -
Mixed Martial Arts’ Unsung Pioneer: “Grapple Girl” Michelle FarrowBy Niki D'AndreaThursday, November 06Michelle Farrow stands in one corner of an octagonal fighting cage, glaring at her opponent in the opposite corner. The 5-foot-7, 143-pound... More >>
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Broward - Palm Beach
Broke Ballin'
To hell with the economy! South Florida's lawless exotic-rental-car industry keeps rolling.
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Raul Regalado, the wide-eyed, 25-year-old son of a Venezuelan textile executive, turns to a... More >>
Dallas
With Dallas Republicans in Pain, One Local Leader Believes He Has the Cure
How County Chair Jonathan Neerman Plans to Ease the Dallas GOP's Woes
By Sam Merten
Just an hour remains before the polls close on Election Day, but Dallas County Republican Party... More >>
Denver
Sharles Johnson is a hero to his children -- and the arch-enemy of Jefferson County.
By Jessica Centers
Sharles Johnson was on the phone with his mother when the doorbell rang at his home in... More >>
Houston
Crime Doesn’t Pay(back): A Houston Press Special Report on Court-Ordered Restitutions in Texas
More than 90 percent of Texas parolees walk away without paying off what the state ordered them to.
By Chris Vogel
$120. That's what crack dealer Gregory "Little Greg" Stewart was trying to collect as he... More >>
Kansas City
Merriam-based Lee Jeans is a proud maker of “mom jeans”
By Jen Chen
Lee Jeans' biggest day of the year was finally here.
On the first Friday in October, Lee... More >>
Miami
Budget Ballin'
To hell with the economy! South Florida's lawless exotic rental car industry keeps rolling.
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Raul Regalado, the wide-eyed 25-year-old son of a Venezuelan textile executive, turns to a... More >>
Minneapolis
Minneapolis hip-hop heavies Heiruspecs end their hiatus
Band set to jam once again with new album
By Andrea Swensson
You wouldn't know it from looking at the outside of the building, but inside an old warehouse... More >>
San Francisco
Car Alarm
After saying for decades that treated "shredder waste" from junked cars and old appliances was safe, state regulators now admit it isn't.
By Matt Smith
Standing across the highway from the Altamont Landfill, which receives more than 80 percent of... More >>
St. Louis
Prized Fighter: Boxing in St. Louis will never die — not as long as Kenny Loehr has a kid in the ring
By Kristen Hinman
You heard of Pruitt-Igoe? Yeah, the projects. I was down there twelve years, at the DeSoto... More >>
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Valley Fever
Dec. 4 In Blogs: Speed Cameras, Elton John, Billy Joel, Wineburgers, Roy Warden and More
Fri Dec 5, 8:15 PM
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever:... More >>
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Columns
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Walloping Janet Napolitano for Her Prop 102 Stance, The Word-Wrangling Wren Looks to Harvey Milk for Inspiration
Thursday, December 04BENEDICT NAPOLITANO This nutty nightingale was tooling down the road the other day in his fabulous Thunderbird, scanning the FM dial, when the... More>>
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CityNorth: We’re Giving Away $97 Million for This?
Thursday, December 04I went shopping last week. I've been trying to spend less money — if this country's really about to enter its next Great Depression, I... More>>
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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 4, 2008
Thursday, December 04NO TO JANET Attacking the juggernaut: Just read your great article ("Nope," Michael Lacey, November 27). I found it telling, interesting, and... More>>
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On Racist Remarks and Furry Creatures
Thursday, December 04Why is it that those of us who oppose illegal immigration are called racist by many Mexicans? Personally, I think Hispanic people are beautiful... More>>
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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 4, 2008
Thursday, December 04
NO TO JANET
Attacking the juggernaut: Just read your great article ("Nope," Michael Lacey, November 27). I found it telling, interesting, and... More >>
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