December 31, 2005
Environmental Lobbyist: Sopport Good Bills, Try To Stop Bad Bills in 2006
( Phoenix )Phoenix residents have been able to, quite literally, see the region's bad air recently. But Sandy Bahr of the Sierra Club isn't optimistic the state legislature will act to do anything about it this coming year. KJZZ's Mark Brodie continues our series looking ahead to the 2006 legislative session, with a conversation about environmental issues.
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December 27, 2005
Education Leaders Hoping State Will Spread the Wealth
( Phoenix )Two major education issues will likely be up for debate early on when the state legislature comes back into session in January. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with John Wright, the President of the Arizona Education Association, about what he thinks will happen in 2006.
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December 26, 2005
Giving Students a Say
( Phoenix, AZ )Rich Curtain, and he teaches at Palo Verde Middle School in the Washington School District.
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December 24, 2005
Group to Focus on School Choice in 2006
( Phoenix )The end of the 2005 legislative session will likely be remembered for the bad feelings between Governor Napolitano and legislative Republicans, after the governor vetoed 2 bills. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with Cathi Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy about her groups's effort to take another shot at one of those measures.
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December 23, 2005
Remembering Lorraine Frank
( Phoenix )KJZZ's Steve Goldstein remembers former State Board of Regents member Lorraine Frank...in her own words.
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December 22, 2005
Remembering Phoenix in the 70s
( Phoenix )KJZZ's Steve Goldstein talks with "Phoenix Magazine" Editor Robert Stieve about the publication's look at 1970s Phoenix.
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December 19, 2005
Investing in Education
( Phoenix, AZ )In this essay we hear from Chris Coffey, an educator who has gone into teaching as a second career and who thinks it's time for a lot of us to do more than talk about improving education. Chris Coffey is a lawyer who has returned to education and teaches in the Law Magnet Program at South Mountain High School in the Phoenix Union High School District.
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December 17, 2005
Business Community Wants to Burn "Fiscal Bridges"
( Phoenix )With state lawmakers less than a month from coming back to Phoenix, we continue looking ahead to what the next session will bring. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with Farrell Quinlan of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry to get the business community's take.
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December 16, 2005
Seussical
( Phoenix, AZ )KJZZ Theater critic Robrt Pela reviews Childsplay's new holiday show, "Seussical," a musical based on Dr. Seuss' stories about Horton, the dedicated elephant, who sits on Mayzie's egg until it hatches.
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"Seussical" continues through December 23 at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts in Scottsdale. For tickets, call the Scottsdale Center for the Arts box office at 480-994-2787 or buy online at www.tickets.com.
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December 15, 2005
Compromise Over Sun Merc Building Pleases Few
( Phoenix, AZ )Members of Phoenix's Asian-American community are unhappy with the city council's decision last night to allow construction of a hotel and condo complex on top of the historic Sun Mercantile building downtown. The two story brick structure is the last landmark of the city's old Chinatown. It's right next to the America West Arena, and owners of the Phoenix Suns want to build an eleven story above it. The City Council tried to craft a compromise but neither side is too pleased with the result. KJZZ's Rene Gutel reports.
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December 14, 2005
Loungin' with Ian Allen
( Phoenix, AZ )The National Footbal season playoff picture is coming into focus. As usual, the Arizona Cardinals prospects are... well, a bit blurry. While the Cardinals offensive lineman Ian Allen would certainly prefer his team were headed to the post-season, the off time will allow him to focus on a soon to be released cd of music he has created. KJZZ's Mark Moran visited with the Mountainous Man and has this profile.
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December 14, 2005
Here and Now: December 14, 2005
( Phoenix, AZ )In this installment of Here and Now, Governor Napolitano joined us. We looked ahead to the upcoming legislative session, new education initiatives and English learner legislation. We also looked at how the federal government is putting more resources on the border and promising to change its catch and release policy for illegal immigrants. Additionally, we discussed how several cities have passed legislation making it tougher to buy the ingredients needed to make methamphetamines and whether similar laws should be adopted statewide.
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December 12, 2005
Gifts for Teachers
( Phoenix, AZ )Diane Duffy, a teacher at Kyrene de la Mirada Elementary School in the Kyrene School District, talks about gifts for teachers during the holiday season.
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December 10, 2005
"Scar" Remains After End of Session Vetoes
( Phoenix )Governor Napolitano angered many legislative Republicans when she vetoed 2 bills at the end of the last session. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with Jay Tibshraeny, the Senate Majority Whip, about how last session's vetoes will affect the upcoming legislature.
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December 09, 2005
"Hotel Rwanda" Manager Speaks Against Genocide
( Phoenix, AZ )The man whose story was told in the Academy Award-nominated movie, Hotel Rwanda, has wrapped up a series of speaking engagements in Arizona. Paul Rusesabagina is touring the country speaking to high school and college students. Yesterday morning he talked to several hundred teenagers in north Phoenix. KJZZ's Rene Gutel was there.
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December 07, 2005
Jerome Resists Jeep Tours
( Jerome, AZ )A Sedona jeep tour operator wants to expand his business and open a tour company in Jerome, the historic copper mining town perched on the side of Mingus Mountain between Prescott and Flagstaff. Jerome has a population of about 450, and draws tourists from around the country, who walk up the town's steep streets, and shop in its art boutiques. A jeep tour business may seem like a simple addition to the town, but as KJZZ's Rene Gutel reports, the road is bumpy.
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December 05, 2005
The Importance of Making Connections
( Deer Valley, Arizona )Holly Batsell, a Language Arts teacher at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in the Deer Valley Unified School District, comment on how she and her colleagues need to help students make connections during the difficult, teenage years.
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December 03, 2005
House Democratic Leader Optimistic About Upcoming Session
( Phoenix )State lawmakers are getting ready to come back to the capitol, and when they do, there's going to be a lot to talk about. KJZZ's Mark Brodie begins a series of conversations about what to expect at the legislature by sitting down with House Democratic Leader Phil Lopes.
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December 02, 2005
Arizona Business Growth
( Phoenix, AZ )The Public Policy Institute report says that from 1993 to 2002 that California lost more that 16,000 jobs to Arizona. Steve Goldstein talks with several experts about what Arizona is doing to foster a healthy business climate.
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December 01, 2005
Here and Now: Business in Arizona
( Phoenix, AZ )Business in Arizona appears to be on the upswing. Google is coming to the Valley, and Intel’s expanding. The newly merged U.S. Airways is keeping its headquarters in Tempe, while some companies are deserting California and resettling here.
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