Pam White creates a world in which romance novels and feminism co-exist, Westword's Michael Roberts writes. White writes steamy romantic fiction as Pamela Clare. On the other hand, "White is an area journalist known for passionately advocating on behalf of women and members of indigenous communities, and for taking contentious stances without regard to political correctness," Roberts says. White finds nothing inherently contradictory in her two roles. She tells Roberts her novels "are very pro-woman. They're about a woman discovering what she wants in her life and fighting for it."

Attorneys for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have filed a motion in U.S. District Court to prohibit anyone involved in a pending civil case against the sheriff's office from speaking to the media. The motion stems from critical articles by Phoenix New Times writer Robert Nelson, who called for an investigation after inmates savagely attacked a young drifter arrested in connection with the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. The victim of the beating was exonerated of any involvement with the crime. The motion mentions Nelson more than a dozen times. "Reading the motion made me feel like Norah Jones at the Grammys," Nelson writes.