Featured on the June 22, 2018 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy for families attempting to cross or seek asylum at the U.S. border was in place starting April 6th, but this week it became the center the national conversation. Mark talks with Christopher Conover about the elements of this story that impact Arizona.
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Sunscreen is recommended for anyone to spends time underneath the Arizona sun, but two University of Arizona researchers are reminding people that sunscreens don't always work. Tony Perkins reports on an alternative that uses the body's own self-tanning ability.
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And, aphasia is a communication disorder that is usually the result of stroke or head injury. June is National Aphasia Awareness Month. Mark visits with group members at the Aphasia Center of Tucson, and meets Felisa and Rona, two young women facing the daunting challenge of re-learning how to speak, read, and write. You can find another Arizona Spotlight story about aphasia here. The Center welcomes those coping with aphasia to join them online at The Friends of Aphasia.
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