In yet more New Times satire, (most) readers give Phoenix New Times big ups for its parody of the Arizona Republic's recent redesign. Even a Republic staffer who asked not to be named applauded the spoof. "As one of the worker bees who's had to live through it, it was nice to see what most of us in the newsroom have been waiting for you to do."
An athletic young woman outran her guards to escape from prison 32 years ago and began a happy and law-abiding life. Now she's back behind bars to serve the remainder of a 99-year sentence. The man who confessed to pulling the trigger during a multistate killing spree that led to her murder conviction has never even been tried for the crimes. Matt Pulle of the Nashville Scene looks at the two lives of Margo Freshwater.