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February 2010 Times Publications Cover
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What's going on in the entire Valley.
 
What do you have to look forward to this month? The Valley's most popular Astrologer tells all…..
 
Renowned restaurant critics' suggested Valley eats.
This month's top stories from the Valley's most popular newspaper - The Zany Press
 
A closer look into the private workspaces of some of the Valley's high-profile personalities.
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Read The Times most recent Arizona Press Club award-winning stories, the most revered awards in Arizona journalism.
Surgical Roulette
Peñasco Fiasco
Operative Fate
Walking Tall
Guilty
Frozen Assets
The Vanity Tax
Addicted Youth
Silicone Valley
Fatal Lapse

Made For Each Other

Thomas Chappell doesn’t look like he’s had some of his life’s highest highs and lowest lows in the past few months. He doesn’t look like an activist, or a decorated hero, or an organ donor. He looks, at first glance, like his job title would describe him—a veteran taxi driver.

But Chappell, who has tried for much of his life to see the stories behind first appearances, turns out to have a hefty one of his own.

Before it all started, Chappell, 56, of Phoenix, was doing fine. His job as a cab driver for VIP Taxi Service kept him busy for up to 18 hours a day, and he almost always found his way to charges’ locations with no problem. But he was missing something, and not just the occasional turn. Read Full Story...


Fleeced

Staying popular with the public is one thing. How do some of the Valley’s most likable personalities remain lovable at home?

Playing Mr. Wonderful for one day every February is something most married men manage to do. Given the excuse of Valentine’s Day to focus 24 hours of their attention on their spouses, average men som---ehow muster the energy and creativity to direct airplanes to sky-write love poems, persuade strolling violinists to serenade their sweethearts and boost chocolate sales to record highs. Read Full Story...

 
Featured Articles From Past Issues
 

Still Standing - January 2010
Planet Wave - January 2010
Frostbitten - December 2009
Artful Scavengers - December 2009
Big City Shakedown - November 2009
Headstrong Strongman - November 2009
Bizarre Bounty - On The Hunt For Bigfoot - October 2009
Basket Cases - October 2009
Made For Each Other - Septembert 2009
Fleeced - September 2009
Moving Mountains - August 2009
Hyper-Parents - August 2009
Second Chance - July 2009
Case Files - July 2009
Unreasonable Doubt - June 2009
Laid Off, Inc. - June 2009
Lived To Tell - May 2009
Chuting The Bull - May 2009
Investigation Justice Delayed April 2009
Distressed Counsel - April 2009
Our Story - March 2009
Cheap Thrills - March 2009
Highway Robbery - February 2009

Recession Recess - February 2009
Wanted - Dead Or Alive - January 2009
Top 10 of 2008 - January 2009


Featured Stories - 2008
Featured Stories - 2007
Featured Stories - 2006
Featured Stories - 2005
Featured Stories - 2004

 
ODD JOBS
A closer look at some of the Valley's more interesting gigs.
This month meet
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