July 30, 2005
Arizona Towards the Bottom in New Report on Kids
( Phoenix )Arizona ranks 41st in the US in the new Kids Count report. That's better than the ranking of 45 from last year, but it's still only ahead of 9 other states. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with Carol Kamin of the Children's Action Alliance in Phoenix about what the report means, and how she thinks Arizona can get better.
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July 29, 2005
Heatwave Hits Homeless Hardest
( Phoenix, AZ )There have been at least thirty suspected deaths from the heat since in the Valley July 16th. Most of the deaths were homeless people. KJZZ, Rene Gutel reports on what the city's trying to do, to keep people cool.
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July 27, 2005
Here and Now: July 27, 2005
( Phoenix, AZ )In this hour of Here and Now, Governor Napolitano joined us. We talked about the State's role in enforcing federal immigration laws and how Proposition 200 might affect voters at the polls. Also, what steps the stat is considering to combat global warming.
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July 25, 2005
Explaining the CSI Effect
( Phoenix )Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is asking CBS, ABC, and NBC to place disclaimers on certain crime-investigation programs...to remind viewers that the programs are fictional. KJZZ's Steve Goldstein spoke with UC-Irvine Criminology Professor Simon Cole about what prosecutors and defense attorneys are calling the "CSI Effect."
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July 23, 2005
Phoenix Real Estate - Part Three
( Phoenix, AZ )In an interview with Valley economist Elliott Pollack, KJZZ's Rene Gutel asks whether there's a bursting housing bubble on the horizon. Pollack predicts even more growth before the hot market cools down.
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July 23, 2005
State Trust Land Reform Back on Agenda
More on the trust land reform package
( Phoenix )A comprehensive state trust land reform package that would generate broad support has been difficult to come by over the past several years. But a group of conservationists believes it has one. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with one of them.
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July 22, 2005
Blogging Arizona Soldier in Iraq Demoted
( Phoenix, AZ )An Arizona Army National Guardsman who has been blogging from Iraq has been demoted and some of his pay is being forfeited. Leonard Clark, from Glendale, kept a web-log critical of U-S operations in Iraq and while on active-duty filed to run for statewide office. KJZZ's Rene Gutel reports on the results of an Army investigation into Clark's activities.
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July 21, 2005
Amy Nelson - Part 3: The Truman Interview
Full Interview with Margaret Truman
Amy Nelson's Diary Entry About Her Interview with Margaret Truman
( Phoenix, AZ )At twenty six, Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry Truman, began a nationwide concert tour in January 1950. Amy Nelson interviewed Margaret Truman on a cold, snowy afternoon at the Hotel Syracuse. A WAGE engineer recorded the interview for broadcast with a new innovation: the wire recorder. Later, Nelson transferred the sound to an electrical transcription disc, or ET, and saved a copy for posterity. She wrote about the experience shortly after the interview.
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July 21, 2005
Classmates' Immigration Hearing
( Phoenix, AZ )Four young Valley residents are scheduled to appear before a federal immigration judge today. The judge is expected to decide whether the ex-high school classmates will be deported to Mexico, even though it's a country none of them have ever really known. The four were brought here illegally by their parents, and have been fighting for more than three years to stay in the U-S. KJZZ's James Garcia reports.
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July 18, 2005
Protecting Intellectual Property
( Phoenix, AZ )Hundreds of small-business men and women are expected to gather in Phoenix for a conference on the global intellectual property marketplace, sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Dennis Lambert talks with US Undersecretary of Commerce, John Dudas, about how businesses can protect their intellectual property.
US Patent and Trademark Office Website
Stop Theft Hotline
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has set up a "Stop Theft Hotline" at 1-866-999-HALT which gives businesses the information they need to leverage the resources of the US Government to lock down and enforce their trademarks.
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July 18, 2005
Some Investors Say Home Builders are "Flipping Out"
( Phoenix )Investors continue to move into the Valley's real estate market, but some builders are trying to stop them. KJZZ's Mark Brodie reports on how they're doing it, and how investors are reacting.
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July 16, 2005
New Kindergarten Report has Good, Bad News for Arizona
( Phoenix )Arizona lawmakers have debated the merits of all day kindergarten for the last two years. Now, a new report grades how the state...and the rest of the country....is doing on that subject. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with the study's author.
Education Commission of the States
Full Day Kindergarten Report
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July 14, 2005
Amy Nelson - Part 2: Housework Scientists
Amy Nelson interviews a Proctor and Gamble representative about a new laundry detergent, "Cheer."
Amy Nelson Interviews John Kane of Cobeco, a local baking company in Syracuse, New York
( Phoenix, AZ )During the post World War II era, new products were hitting the shelves daily… a consumer culture was being created and women were doing the buying. Housework was being revolutionized and becoming kind of a "science." Amy Nelson broadcast many tips for women on how to do a better job at making homes for their families, and interviewed "experts" on new products for the home.
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July 14, 2005
Climate Change Summit
( Phoenix, AZ )Global warming typically has been a concern left up to the Federal Government, but many observers say the federal response has been meager at best. As a result, some states are moving to the forefront.
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July 14, 2005
Cooling Off on the Golf Course
( Phoenix )Air-conditioned carts, covered driving ranges, and Segways are just a few of the innovations being tried by Valley courses...to get more people to play golf during the sizzling Summer. KJZZ's Steve Goldstein reports.
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July 13, 2005
Blogging AZ Soldier Under Investigation
( Glendale, AZ )An Arizona National Guardsman with a webblog critical of US efforts in Iraq has come under investigation. Specialist Leonard Clark is a member of the Arizona National Guard's 860th Military Police Company. He's forty years old with a daughter and wife in Glendale. While deployed in Iraq, Clark has been speaking out against the war and recently announced his intentions to run for office.
Additional Coverage of Leonard Clark Story
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July 13, 2005
Vail School District Goes Digital
( Tucson, AZ )About 350 students at Empire High School in Tucson's Vail School District will be going without textbooks in the coming year. Instead, they'll be using wireless laptops with their coursework already installed on them.
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July 13, 2005
Standoff at Immigration Summit
( Flagstaff, AZ )Just as the first of its kind meeting of law enforcers began in Flagstaff, a contingent of legislators including Republicans and Democrats arrived at the meeting site to demand that they be let in. After a protracted standoff, they relented and went on their way. James Garcia reports.
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July 12, 2005
Legal Groups Demand Prosecution of Patrick Haab
( Phoenix, AZ )Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association of Maricopa county is calling for County Attorney Andrew Thomas to prosecute Patrick Haab. Back in April, the Mesa army reservist held a group of illegal immigrants at gunpoint at an Interstate 8 rest stop. KJZZ's Rene Gutel reports.
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July 12, 2005
Lost Boys of Sudan
( Phoenix, AZ )Since the mid-1980's, Sudan (in East Africa) has experienced brutal civil war fueled by religious, ethnic and regional strife. In 2001, some 300 "Lost Boys" made Arizona their new home thanks to the Phoenix-based AZ Lost Boys Center. This welcoming haven which helps these refugees make the transition to their new lives is losing its funding later this year. KJZZ's Dennis Lambert reports.
azlostboyscenter.org
For more information, visit the AZ Lost Boys Center's web site.
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July 11, 2005
Discussing a Hispanic Nominee for the Supreme Court
( Phoenix, AZ )Ever since Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's announcement that she plans to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, speculation has circulated the President Bush might decide to make history by appointing the first Hispanic to the nation's highest court. If that happens, observers say Bush could pick the nation's sitting attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, to fill the post. KJZZ reporter James Garcia recently invited two leading Hispanic politicos, Democratic consultant Mario Diaz and attorney Phil Austin a Mesa Republican to discuss what the nomination of a Latino to the U.S. Supreme court might mean to Arizona's increasingly influential Hispanic community.
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July 11, 2005
Phoenix Real Estate - Part One
( Phoenix, AZ )This morning we begin a series of reports on the Valley's real estate market. Home prices and values have sky-rocketed in the last few months and there are varying opinions about the market's future. Some believe there's a real estate bubble that's destined to burst. Others feel there's room for home values to increase further. This morning we talk with Dr. Jay Butler, Director of the Arizona Real Estate Center at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus in Mesa. I asked Dr. Butler why the Phoenix real estate market has been in such a sustained boom period and why it's happening now?
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July 09, 2005
Law Enforcement Officials Prepare for Immigration Summit
More from David Felix on Tuesday's Summit
( Phoenix )Law enforcement from around Arizona will get together in Flagstaff on Tuesday. They'll be talking about illegal immigration, and how they can work together to try and stem its tide. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with Chief David Felix of DPS about what to expect from the meeting.
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July 08, 2005
After the Cave Creek Fire
( Tonto National Forest, AZ )The Cave Creek Complex Fire is now 95-percent contained, and fire officials predict full containment by July 12th. Ecologists and archaeologists at the Tonto National Forest are taking stock of the fire damage. KJZZ's Rene Gutel toured some of the burned forest, and filed this report.
Tonto National Forest
Tonto National Forest fire information.
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July 08, 2005
Air Conditioned Golf Carts
( Phoenix )Golf is a one-billion dollar a year industry in Arizona, but the bulk of that money is made when the weather is relatively cool. When the summer temperature heats up, the golf courses tend to empty out. Course managers are hoping a new product, the air-conditioned golf cart, will cool the playing temperature and eventually lift their rates. KJZZ's Steve Goldstein reports.
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July 08, 2005
Remembering Phoenix's Madison Square Garden
( Phoenix )Last month, the Phoenix City Council endorsed plans to demolish Phoenix's 75-year old Madison Square Garden. KJZZ's Steve Goldstein talks with music historian Dan Nowicki about MSG's heyday and some of the musical stars who got their starts there.
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July 07, 2005
Tempe's WiFi Project -- Progress Report
( Tempe, AZ )By the end of the year, Tempe may become the biggest city in the country that is a wireless internet zone from border to border. The downtown neighborhood already offers WiFi access for free, but not many people are using it. KJZZ's Rene Gutel reports that the demand is there, but the signal isn't always.
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July 07, 2005
Arizona Homeland Security Officials on Heightened Measure
Governor Napolitano on Increased Security for Mass Transit
( Phoenix, AZ )Mass transit systems throughout the country are on a heightened state of alert following the bombings in London. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with valley officials about plans to increase security here in Phoenix.
Additional Coverage
Additional coverage of the London bombings from NPR.
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July 05, 2005
Here and Now: July 5, 2005
( Phoeinx, AZ )Governor Napolitano talks about the effort to satisfy a court order to fund English-language learner programs in Arizona's Public Schools. We'll also talk about strained relations with the GOP leadership and the massive Cave Creek Complex File. Then we'll get the Governor's take on President Bush's speech on Iraq.
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July 02, 2005
Valley Growth Affects New, Current Residents
( Phoenix )The new numbers from the Census Bureau show that the Valley continues to grow and attract new people. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with Tom Rex of ASU's Center for Business Research about what effects those transplants have on the region.
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