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Arizona Spotlight for July 3rd, 2015

Jul 2, 2015 Exploring the planet Pluto as never before; land and sea survival training tests Air Force pilots' mettle; monsoon love for toads, tarantulas, and tortoises; and A Book I Love.

Survival Training

Jul 1, 2015 Learn what pilots and ground crew gain from testing their limits during survival training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
The cast of "Desert Bloom" (1986), a film largely shot in Tucson.

"Desert Bloom"

Jun 26, 2015 Film writer Chris Dashiell shares his thoughts on a little-known film that used mid-1980s Tucson as a stand-in for 1951 Las Vegas.

Arizona Spotlight for June 26, 2015

Jun 25, 2015 Eating "Unprocesssed" for a full year; National Independents Week stresses importance of buying local; Chris Dashiell reviews "Desert Bloom" from 1986; and foibles of would-be Arizona outlaws Cyclone Bill & Climax Jim.
Inside Bicas, a local bike shop that not only fixes and builds bikes for customers, but shows them the ins and outs of bicycle maintenance.

Independents and Independence

Jun 25, 2015 Tucson residents join national celebration to support local businesses.

Arizona Spotlight For June 19, 2015

Jun 18, 2015 Father's Day edition with guest producer and host Fernanda Echavarri.

Familiar Sounds of Summer

Jun 12, 2015 Some "singing cicadas" are associated with the monsoon but a bug expert disagrees.
David Forster and his mom celebrate his graduation.

Graduating Forster

Jun 12, 2015 Find out how a knock at the door changed the life of a young man who dropped out of high school.

Arizona Spotlight for June 12, 2015

Jun 11, 2015 From drop out to graduate thanks to support and compassion; sharing stories with strangers about real life; positive body image vs. media representation; how and why cicadas make such a racket.

Raising the Flag Again

Jun 9, 2015 Police officers hope to see more United States flags throughout Arizona and the country.
Frank Kalbaugh's 1957 Ford Country Squire woody station wagon.

Old, Eccentric, Classic– Street Rod Has Broad Definition

Jun 5, 2015 Rodders Days brings car lovers together

Arizona Spotlight for June 5, 2015

Jun 4, 2015 Non-profit "Flags for the Flagless" honors veterans; book details author's personal quest to better understand the life of Edward Abbey; Tucson car show draws diverse crowd; Molly McCloy shares a story about growing up.
Cross section of nerve bundles entering the brain of a sand worm (Nereis virens), stained with fluorescent dyes (three colors merged on right).

About Bugs & Brains

May 28, 2015 Visit a UA lab where research into the learning and memory of insects and fish is being conducted.
Greg Cogoli donates platelets at the American Red Cross, Tucson.

Giving Blood

May 28, 2015 Learn about the importance of blood donations from both sides of the story.

Arizona Spotlight for May 29th, 2015

May 28, 2015 A veteran graduates college despite challenges from a traumatic brain injury; what blood donation can mean to someone in need; groundbreaking UA research into how memory and learning work for animals like insects and fish.
Army veteran Erik Castillo holds a plastic model of his skull. Shrapnel from a bomb blast shattered approximately 40 percent of his skull.

A Veteran's Story

May 28, 2015 Told he would never recover from his traumatic brain injury, Erik Castillo set out to beat the odds

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