KJZZ 91.5 FM - NewsKJZZ 91.5 FM broadcasts news, interviews, acoustic jazz, comedy and blues in Phoenix, Arizona. KJZZ, a National Public Radio Member Station, is a service of Rio Salado College and Maricopa Community Colleges.Arizona's Military Service: Landstuhl- August 14, 2008 As the United States continues its military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is also still supporting the wounded soldiers, and the families of those soldiers left behind. In Western Germany the Landstuhl regional medical center is the largest U.S, medical facility outside the U.S. and is for giving care to both U.S. and coalition forces, as well as their families. KJZZ's Tony Ganzer visited Landstuhl, and brings the voices of three Arizonans in the military medical system, with very...http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/landstuhl Here and Now: Governor Napolitano- August 13, 2008 Appearing on KJZZ's Here and Now, Arizona governor Janet Napolitano talked about whether the TIME Initiative will make the ballot; the drafting of the Democratic party platform for its national convention and border and trade issues.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/hereandnow_napolitano Renewable Energy Incentives- August 12, 2008 KJZZ's Paul Atkinson looks at why economic development officials want tax incentives to lure manufacturers of renewable energy products.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/renewableenergyincentives Spisak: Capturing Elusive Water- August 11, 2008 KJZZ commentator Jason Spisak ponders the importance of water and the ways we could help ensure we have enough of it in the desert.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/spisakwater Pela: Kids Caring for Ailing Parents- August 8, 2008 KJZZ commentator Robrt Pela helps care for his mother who has dementia. He finds he's not alone in looking after an ailing parent in his neighborhood.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/peladementia Author J.A. Jance Returns Home- August 8, 2008 KJZZ's Steve Goldstein talks with Arizona native and best-selling mystery author J.A. Jance about her long road to success.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/jajance Transatlantic Immigration Lessons- August 7, 2008 KJZZ's Tony Ganzer begins an occasional series from Germany as part of the Arthur Burns journalism fellowship, where he'll tell stories that compare immigration issues on each side of the Atlantic. Germany is now coping with the results of a massive guest worker program from the 60s and 70s, which brought Turkish and other minority workers into the country during the "economic miracle." Some of the lessons of that program, may influence current attempts at immigration reform in the U.S. In.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/immigrationpolicy Here & Now: ICE Policy Dick Mallery- August 6, 2008 A pilot program aimed at voluntary deportation for undocumented immigrants who've been ordered deported was explained by Eduardo Preciado, Assistant Field Director of Detention and Removal at the Phoenix Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Here and Now host Steve Goldstein also spoke with valley attorney Dick Mallery about his efforts to kickstart a bioscience industry in Arizona and his involvement in civic leadership over the years.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/hereandnow_ice_mallery Brown Artists Envision Latino Center- August 6, 2008 A coalition of local artists appears closer to securing a home for a new Latino Cultural Center as talks continue with the City of Phoenix. City leaders says a few properties in the downtown corridor could fit the bill, at least temporarily. As KJZZ's Marcos Najera reports, a temporary center built now could one day become the cornerstone of a future Latino Arts District in downtown Phoenix.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/LatinoCulturalCenter The Small Grocery Store War- August 4, 2008 As if gas prices weren't high enough, food prices are on their sharpest incline in nearly two decades. Now, there's a new chain of grocery stores in town. The big conglomerate called Tesco - the British equivalent of Wal-mart - has launched a string of stores in the valley called "Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Markets". It's part of a stepped-up effort to scale down grocery stores, and provide shoppers with ready made, "grab and go", dinners. But as KJZZ's Rene Gutel reports, Wal-Mart is about to.http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200808/grocerywars |