Hot TopicsNuclear and U
Editorial StaffMay 1, 2012
From uranium mining at the Grand Canyon to the country’s largest nuclear plant, Arizona is ground zero for controversial atomic issues.
Hot TopicsIncarceration, Inc.
Editorial StaffMarch 1, 2012
Private prisons profit from government contracts while touting taxpayer savings, secure facilities and superior services.
Hot TopicsTopographical Error?
Editorial StaffFebruary 1, 2012
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission draws new voting district maps – and a lot of legislative ire.
Hot TopicsPopped Culture
Editorial StaffFebruary 1, 2012
Arizona boasts some of the toughest DUI laws in the nation. But how tough is too tough?
Hot TopicsSheriff Joe Q&A
Editorial StaffJanuary 1, 2012
Outtake from our Hot Topics interview with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Russell Pearce-recall-architect Randy Parraz.
Randy Parraz, Citizens for a Better Arizona
What was the initial reaction when you announced that Citizens for a Better Arizona were pursuing a recall against Russell Pearce?
“For the most part, people said this was not possible, that we were going to embolden him when we lost, that recalls are not successful in Arizona. They thought it was a knee-jerk reaction, and I was trying to explain that this was a very well though-out strategy. Very few people had the imagination or the openness to even embrace it.”
Hot TopicsTotal Recall
Editorial StaffJanuary 1, 2012
The dust-up in District 18 and the historic recall of Russell Pearce belie Arizona’s image as a “red state,” and present voters with a new political weapon.
Hot TopicsFiesta Forever?
Editorial StaffDecember 1, 2011
In the wake of a massive scandal, the Fiesta Bowl is under new management and feeling better about itself. But is it better?
Hot TopicsMeth Revisited
Editorial StaffOctober 1, 2011
The Arizona Meth Project tackled meth use with a hardcore ad campaign several years ago, but did it work? Is the coast crystal clear, or did Arizonans simply find a new drug of choice?
Hot TopicsSports Team Showdown
Editorial StaffSeptember 1, 2011
It sounds like the subject of a beer-bellied bar dispute: Who’s the best sports franchise in town? ESPN says the Coyotes, some swear by the Suns, but it depends who you ask.