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Dolly in Yuma, Arizona and the Colorado River and the ESA debate

Arizona Edition
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Arizona Edition

On this week's Arizona Edition, Dolly Parton fans in Yuma and beyond are mourning her passing this week. It has also been a chance for some locals who were lucky to see her perform in Yuma back in 1974 to remember the show. KAWC civic engagement reporter Carmen Marquez spoke with a woman who was at that show.

And federal officials earlier this month announced a plan to manage Colorado River water for the next two years. It calls on Arizona and the other Lower Basin states California and Nevada to reduce their water allocations. Tom Buschatzke, the director for the Arizona Department of Water Resources, spoke to KAWC reporter Victor Calderón about Yuma water leaders being at the negotiating table.

And we continue our deep dive on the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, or ESA program in Arizona. Education solutions reporter Sisko Stargazer has more on the school vouchers debate.

Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona since 2012. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, Calif. in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Yuma. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
Carmen Márquez is a Mexican-American journalist born and raised in Yuma. For almost a decade she worked in national TV and radio focusing on undocumented communities in the United States. She has produced documentary episodes for LWC Studios about Latina health (100 Latina Birthdays podcast.), worked with UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and produced for various outlets including Latinus and Channel 4 News London. She has also co-hosted What's Up Yuma? Radio with Jonny Porter on KOFA Border Radio.
Sisko J. Stargazer is KAWC’s education solutions reporter. Although newer to the station, they’re no stranger to the beat! Sisko was previously an education reporter for the Yuma Sun, faithfully covering Yuma County’s schools for two and a half years.
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