Debbie laid off in Arizona



Debbie wears the hat this time

Debbie Van Tassel Warner was laid off by the Arizona Republic today.

Her series on Home Owner Associations, which was completed the day before her exit, drew more than 100,000 page views.

Debbie had a hand in three Pulitzers, including at the BJ: Goodyear greenmail and Question of Color and the Boeing 737 crash in Seattle.

Best feature section in the country three times while at the PD.

And, most remarkable first of all, she bought husband Stuart Warner the first of his parade of hats that earned him the title of The Mad Hatter on this blog.

The New Jersey native and Seton Hall graduate was a PD assistant managing editor and a BJ whip-cracking department chief.

Maybe she can get hired by the Phoenix New Times even if it means sleeping with the editor.

That, of course, is Stuart.