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Arizona Spotlight
Listen to May 2, 2008 Edition

May 2, 2008 edition of Arizona Spotlight, with host Mark McLemore.

The city of Tucson has made a commitment to using alternative fuel sources, changing over some municipal vehicles to run on bio diesel. We'll learn more in a story from Christopher Conover.

Clean Cities Coalition
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute
"Gashole", the movie
Fox Tucson Theater

With the state facing difficult economic times, Arizona could be facing a crisis in building and maintaining its roads. Bill Buckmaster talks with Si Schorr, the chairman of The State Transportation Board.

Former Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe brings us a guest commentary on the subject of free trade, and the responsibilities it creates for the United States and our trading partners.

The University of Arizona is the recent recipient of a collection of artifacts from the age of Vaudeville, the variety entertainment style that was popular in the early 1900's. Mark McLemore meets a former Vaudevillian child performer, Dr. David Soren at the U of A, to explore the collection.

UA News article on the collection
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Arizona Spotlight is heard every Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on KUAZ Radio 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.

Listen to April 25th Edition - University funding, Latinos in the media, juvenile crime

Political Conversations
Listen to May 8, 2008 Political Conversations

In this edition of Political Conversations, reporter Christopher Conover talks with Senate President Tim Bee (R-Tucson). They discuss the now $2 billion shortfall for the 2009 budget, as well as the future for a University of Arizona backed proposal to build more facilities. Senator Bee also talks about the Legislature’s decision to opt out of the federal Real ID program

Listen to May 1 Edition -House Minority Leader Phil Lopes (D-Tucson).

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Keep up to date on Election 2008 with our interactive election map and latest headlines provided by NPR and PBS' online NewsHour
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