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Preview of Yuma Film Festival
Added April 20th 11:05 AMThe arts get a local boost with the Yuma Film Festival at the Historic Yuma Theater and the Yuma Art Center's ART BEAT, an art show and sale on Main Street. KAWC’S Michelle Faust spoke with Mark Flint, the president ot the Yuma Film Commission about what to expect... (aired 4/20/12)
Seniors the Focus of Series of Local Events
Added April 20th 10:59 AMThe Yuma Senior Nutrition Center was one of four sites around Yuma County where the Attorney General’s office provided information of interest to seniors this week. KAWC’s Trudy Schuett has more… (aired 4/19/12)
AZED, Segment A, April 13, 2012
Added April 20th 10:56 AMKAWC checks out a new design for a lettuce coring knife that could improve food safety and we meet the inventor of an iceberg lettuce harvester... (aired 4/13/12)
AZED, Segment B, April 13, 2012
Added April 20th 10:48 AMKAWC's Michelle Faust speaks with Charlie O'Brien of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers about the process of bringing new farm equipment to market... (aired 4/13/12)
BLM Drafting Plan For Renewable Energy
Added April 20th 10:43 AMThe Bureau of Land Management is working on a plan to deal with future alternative energy projects on land in the agency’s jurisdiction. The BLM brought its draft of the statewide plan, known as the Restoration Design Energy Project, to Yuma for public comment. KAWC’s Trudy Schuett has more… (aired 4/12/12)
Author Stella Pope Duarte
Added April 4th 07:16 PMAuthor Stella Pope Duarte speaks to KAWC’s Michelle Faust about her book, Women Who Live In Coffee Shops, and how she became a writer… (aired 3/30/12)
Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program in Yuma
Added April 4th 06:59 PMKAWC’s Lou Gum checks out the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program in Yuma… (aired 3/30/12)
Affordable Care Act and AZ Medicare Patients
Added April 4th 06:46 PMKAWC's Lou Gum discusses changes to Medicare from the now two-year old Affordable Care Act with David Sayen, Western Region Administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services… (aired 3/23/12)
Law Enforcement Outreach Brings Citizens In
Added April 4th 06:30 PMCitizen’s Academies are gaining popularity as law enforcement agencies look for ways to give people an inside look at their work. KAWC’s Michelle Faust previews police and border patrol programs that begin this month… (aired 3/23/12)
Congressman Raul Grijalva
Added April 4th 06:10 PMArizona Congressman Raul Grijalva talks to KAWC’s Kim Johnson about solar power in southwestern Arizona and other issues impacting the region… (aired 03/16/12)
Protecting the Colorado River Delta
Added April 4th 05:55 PMKAWC's Michelle Faust explores efforts to preserve the Colorado River Delta. Officials say partnership with Mexico is good for water and international relations… (aired 03/09/12)
Author Discusses Search for T-Rex
Added April 4th 05:36 PMKAWC’s Kim Johnson speaks with author Richard Polsky about his hunt for T-Rex bones in the book, Boneheads: My Search for T-Rex... (aired 3/09/12)
Yuma Agriculture Part 1
Added February 27th 02:56 PMKAWC discusses Yuma's agriculture industry with local farmers Tim Dunn and John Boelts and Dr. Kurt Nolte of the University of Arizona. Topics include water usage, food safety and labor issues... (aired 2/24/12)
Yuma Agriculture Part 2
Added February 27th 02:53 PMKAWC's Michelle Faust talks with Yuma farmers, Tim Dunn and John Boelts, and the University of Arizona's Kurt Nolte about local efforts to improve food safety... (aired 2/24/12)
Yuma Agriculture Part 3
Added February 27th 02:50 PMKAWC's Michelle Faust continues her discussion with Yuma growers Tim Dunn and John Boelts and Dr. Kurt Nolte of the Univeristy of Arizona. The trio address some of the challenges and myths related to farm labor... (aired 2/24/12)
AZ Official Historian Marshall Trimble
Added February 14th 11:18 AMAs Arizona celebrates 100 years as a state, the state's official historian stops by the KAWC studios and tells KAWC's Lou Gum why the state's history matters...(aired 2/10/12)
Activity Book Celebrates AZ Centennial
Added February 14th 11:12 AMKAWC's Lou Gum speaks with one of the authors of "Arizona: Way Out West and Wacky" about how the coloring and activity book came about and why libraries embraced it...(aired 2/10/12)
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