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Religion and Society's Reponsibilities to the Less Fortunate: Do We Practice What We Preach? Air date: Dec. 29, 2007 In this season of celebration and giving, people’s thoughts often go to those who are less fortunate. Many people, including politicians, publicly claim Judeo-Christian ethics are at the core of what drives them, but do their actions and ours match up with their words? Joining host Todd Landfried to talk about whether we're practicing what we preach are Pastor Steve Bartlett of the Abundant Life World Outreach in Chicago, IL (abundantlifechicago.org) and Dennis Stout, co-host of the program “About Face,” a Vietnam veteran and a member of Veterans for Peace. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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2007 Year-end Review Air date: Dec. 22, 2007 Joining host Todd Landfried to discuss the top issues in Maricopa County and our state from 2007 is Steve Lemons, a.k.a. "The Bird" of the Phoenix New Times. Issues discussed include immigration, the state budget deficit, and last week's program from Aguila, AZ. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Crime in the Town of Aguila, AZ Air date: Dec. 15, 2007 Crime in the town of Aguila, AZ has increased significantly in the past few years, driven largely by the growth of the meth sales and use in the area. However, as this program shows, the residents of this community in northwest Maricopa County believe the lack of law enforcement protection from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department has contributed to the increase. In this program, residents of Aguila come forward and give their personal accounts of being victims and what they want to see done. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Agriculture in Maricopa County and Arizona Air date: Dec. 8, 2007 Agriculture is a nearly $10 billion industry in Arizona, yet few people seem to appreciate its contribution to the economy, the extent to which its presence is diminishing or its need for labor. On this week's show, Todd Landfried is joined by Kevin Rogers, president of the Arizona Farm Bureau and Tim Inn, a grains and vegetable farmer from Yuma to discuss these and other issues important to understanding this important industry. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Top Education Issues in Arizona Air date: Dec. 1, 2007 What are the top education issues facing Arizona? Joining host Todd Landfried to discuss the top education issues, such as Charter Schools, education funding and teacher certification are Joel Wirth, CPA and Chief Financial Officer of the Chandler Unified School District, and Dr. Matthew Ladner, Vice President of Research for the Goldwater Institute. As always, the program includes calls from the public. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Closing of the Thomas J. Pappas Schools Air date: Nov. 24, 2007 On this week's program, we discuss the closing of the three Thomas J. Pappas schools for the homeless. Joining host Todd Landfried are Tim Johnson, who is in his 3rd year of teaching at the Thomas J. Pappas schools and Amy Poppie, who works at the school full time as a Behavior Coach. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Immigration Myths Air date: Nov. 17, 2007 Most of what people think they know about immigration is wrong. What are the common myths and what is the truth? Joining host Todd Landfried to discuss the myths about immigration are ASU Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy, Dr. David Wells and Robert McWhiurter, Senior Attorney for the Maricopa Legal Defender's Office. As always, the program includes calls from the public. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Andy Thomas, Joe Arpaio, Dennis Wilenchik and the Phoenix New Times Air date: Nov. 10, 2007 On this week's program host Todd Landfried is joined by Stephen Lemons, columnist for the Phoenix New Times and Dennis Welch, reporter for the East Valley Tribune to discuss the arrest of the CEO and Executive Editor of the Phoenix New Times, the impact of those arrests on the Arizona Press, who is responsible and why do we allow politicians to get away with it. As usual, the program includes calls from the audience. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Karen Osborne, Maricopa County Director of Elections and Laura Pastor, candidate for Phoenix City Council in District 7 Air date: Nov. 1, 2007 On this week's program host Todd Landfried is joined by Karen Osborne, Director of Election for Maricopa County and Laura Pastor, candidate for Phoenix City Council in District 7. As usual, the program includes calls from the audience. As usual, the program includes calls from the audience. Listen to Desert Politics every Saturday at 1PM on AM1480, KPHX.
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Courtney Bisbee: Justice Served or Justice Ignored?, Air date: October 27, 2007 On this week's program host Todd Landfried is joined by Camille Tilley, mother of Courtney Bisbee, who was accused and convicted of two counts of sexual abuse. Since her conviction, new evidence and recantations of State's witnesses have shown the charges to have been made up, but Courtney Bisbee still sits behind bars over 14 months since this new evidence was made known. What happened in this case and why have there been no hearings on whether Bisbee should remain behind bars? These and other questions will be discussed on this program of Desert Politics. As usual, the program includes calls from the audience. Listen to Desert Politics, with host Todd Landfried, every Saturday from 1-2PM on AM 1480 KPHX, or live streaming on kphx1480.com.
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'08 Arizona Congressional and Legislative Campaigns Air date: October 20, 2007 On this week's program host Todd Landfried is joined by Arizona State House Minority Leader Phil Lopes, Arizona State Democratic Party Executive Director Maria Weeg, Maricopa County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Manoil to discuss the upcoming Congressional and State Legislative elections in 2008. Listen to Desert Politics, with host Todd Landfried, every Saturday from 1-2PM on AM 1480 KPHX, or live streaming on kphx1480.com. |
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Political Activism in Arizona Air date: October 6, 2007 In this program we talk to two of our state's key political activists to learn about their organizations, their efforts and their plans. The program's guests are Sherry Bohlen, Co-Chair of the Arizona Progressive Democratic Caucus, and Jonathan Reed, president and CEO of ECOtalilty, a developer of renewable energy products and founder of "Considered Action," an activist organization that works to hold Democratic elected officials accountable for their votes and positions. As always, the program includes calls from the public. Listen to Desert Politics, with host Todd Landfried, every Saturday from 1-2PM on AM 1480 KPHX, or live streaming on kphx1480.com. |
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Seniors, Health Care and Arizona Air date: September 29, 2007 Arizonans spend nearly $20 billion dollars per year on health care. Are we getting our money's worth? Are seniors getting the assistance they need? On this program, we spoke with Donna Gratehouse, a professional finanical planner, about long-term health planning and opened the phones to hear some real stories from real people. Listen to Desert Politics live on Saturday's at 1PM MST at 1480KPHX.com. |
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A Discussion on the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, Air date: 22 September 2007 This week's program is broadcast live from Mesquite High School, site of the 2007 Gilbert Constitution Week Fair. Our guest for the hour is David O. Stewart, author of the book "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented The Constitution," and we discuss the process and issues the Framers dealt with when drafting the Constitution in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. As always, the program includes calls from the audience. NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, the sound quality is not up to our normal standards as both host and guest wound up using telephones for most of the program. As always, the program includes calls from listeners. Listen to Desert Politics live on Saturday's at 1PM MST at 1480KPHX.com. |
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Saban v. Arpaio and the MCSO Air date: 15 September 2007 Buckeye Chief of Police Dan Saban recently brought a defamation lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his Chief Deputy David Hendershott. In this program, we discuss the case with Dan Saban's attorney, Joel Robbins, who will discuss the issue, the case, the verdict and their next steps. Of course, we also welcome your calls. Listen to Desert Politics live on Saturday's at 1PM MST at 1480KPHX.com. |
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'07 City of Phoenix City Council Candidates Air date: 8 September 2007 With three days left to go, Phoenix City Council candidates are at the end of a long campaign. In their last apperance on the Desert Politics, candidates Loreli Poll, Jim Mapstead and Michale Nowakowski talk about life on the campaign trail and answer some hards questions on their positions on taxes, immigration, education and other issues. Of course, we also welcome your calls. Listen to Desert Politics live on Saturday's at 1PM MST at 1480KPHX.com. |
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'07 City of Phoenix Ballot Initiatives Air date: 1 September 2007 Phoenix city voters have six ballot propositions on the Sept. 11, 2007 ballot. In this program, host Todd Landfried invited proponents and opponents of the ballot initiatives to come in discuss all six of them. For Prop 1, our guests are Rep. Chad Campbell (D-14) and Tom Jenny, Executive Director of the Arizona Federation of Taxpayers (who also commented on Props 2 and 3). For Prop. 3 we were joined by Joe Yuhas and to discuss Props 4-6, we were joined by Phoenix City Clerk Mario Paniagua. As always, the program included calls from the listening audience. Listen to Desert Politics live on Saturday's at 1PM MST at 1480KPHX.com. |
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Property Tax Assessments and Tax Revolt in Arizona Air date: 25 August 2007 Two efforts are underway in Arizona to institute a California-style Proposition 13 law in our state with the goal of having at least four on the ballot in 2008. Does Arizona have a property tax problem? Are our taxes high to begin with? Is this the best way to deal with tax rates? To discuss this, host Todd Landfried is joined by Maricopa County Assessor Keith Rusell, President of the Arizona Federation of Tax Payers Kevin McCarthy and the chairman of Arizona Tax Revolt, Marc Goldstone. |
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Arizona's Sub-Prime Market Collapse Air date: 18 Aug 2007 Arizona's once booming housing market is now suffering from the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market. This year alone, there are over 3,000 foreclosures of homes, a tripling from 2006. Joining host Todd Landfried to discuss the situation are ASU Professor of Finance and Real Estate, Dr. Anthony B. Sanders; Bill Iannelli, host of Real Estate Matters and principal of Iannelli and Associates, a local real estate brokerage; and Ted Prezelski, chef, cook and bottlewasher of the blog Rum, Romanism and Rebellion. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Status of the Arizona Democratic Party Air date: 11 Aug 2007 This week's program is broadcast live from Yavapai Community College in Prescott, Arizona. We'll be talking about the Arizona Democratic Party, some of the importants issues candidates will face in the coming elections, how the party is reaching out to the voters, and how do the Democrats manage to out register Republicans by a 3-to-1 margin. Guests include LD-20 first vice chair and former AZ Senate candidate Donna Gratehouse, ADP Vice Chairs Randy Comacho and Tony Gonzalez, and blogger Ted Preselski. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Prop. 200 and its Impact on Voter Registration in Arizona Air date: 4 August 2007 Arizonans passed Prop 200 in 2004 as a way to keep illegal immigrants from voting and taking benefit of public services. What are the practical results of Prop 200 and who does it keeping from voting? Was this a problem in the first place? Host Todd Landfried’s guests include Linda Brown, Executive Director of the non-partisan Arizona Advocacy Network and Randall Holmes, Vice-Chair of the Arizona Committee on Election Reform. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Candidates for Phoenix City Council Air date: 28 July 2007 There are three Phoenix city council seats up for grabs this year thanks to term limits and there are some critical issues facing the city that need to be decided in the next term. During this program we'll speak with Loreli Poll, candidate for District 1; Jim Mapstead, candidate for District 3; and Michael Nowakowski, candidate for District 7. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Arizona Business Community vs. HB 2779 Air date: 21 July 2007 The Arizona business community has some concerns about the recently passed HB 2779. During this program, House Minority Leader Phil Lopes and former Immigration and Naturalization Service Special Agent and author Neville Cramer discuss those concerns and shed some light on where the law may be headed. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Getting Young People Involved in Politics Air date: 14 July 2007 People between the age of 14 and 35 are considered the future of political activism and future leaders. Host Todd Landfried speaks with Stan Williams, Executive Director of the Young Democrats of Arizona and Lisa Hernadez, National Committeewoman for the Young Democrats of Arizona about efforts to attract young people to the political process. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Health Care Reform in Arizona Air date: 7 July 2007 Polls show that the cost and availability of health care is the single most pressing issue facing Arizona families. What's being done to lower the cost and expand availability? What is the status of universal or single-payer health care in our state? Host Todd Landfried speaks with Democratic House Minority Leader Phil Lopes and Pete Cerchiara of Arizonans for Responsible Healthcare about why the best healthcare system in the world to unaffordable and unavailable to so many Americas. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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End of the Legislative Session Air date: 23 June 2007 The Arizona legislature ended their 100-day session after 164 days. What happened, what did we get for these extra 64 days? Host Todd Landfried speaks with now-sophomore Representative Jackie Thrasher about the session and what is was like being a freshman legislator. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Air Quality in Arizona Air date: 9 June 2007 Clean air is important, not only for our health, but also to the state's economic health. Guest host MCDP Chairman Mark Manoil speaks with Sandi Bahr, Conservation Outreach Director for the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Dianne Brown of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Immigration Statistics Air date: 2 June 2007 Many people use data from questionable sources to justify extreme positions on immigration policy. In this program, we are joined by Professor Susan Long, Co-Director, Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. She is a a statistician and professor in Syracuse University's School of Management; and Michelle Wucker, author of the book “Lockout: Why America Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong When Our Prosperity Depends on Getting It Right." We discuss the TRAC study on crime and illegal immigration and look at other confirmed and reliable immigration data and history. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Public Education In Arizona Air date: 26 May 2007 Public education is critical to Arizona's growth. Guest John Wright, president of the Arizona Education Association discusses this program discusses the issues of the state budget, teacher salaries, burnout, and immigration in public education. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Arizona Legislature Update Air date: 19 May 2007 If you're wondering what's going on at the state capitol, today's show will help catch you up. Guests former Sen. Ken Cheuvront, House Minority Leader Phil Lopes and freshman Representative Mark DeSimone discuss the budget, immigration reform, business tax incentives and other issues and bills from this session of the Arizona State Legislature. This program As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Switching Political Parties Air date: 12 May 2007 Public officials and voters are swtiching party affiliation from Republican to Democrat in surprising numbers. Guests former Senator Slade Mead and Ted Maish discuss why they left the Republican party and whether more Republicans in Arizona ought to consider leaving as well. This program As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Hate Groups in Arizona Air date: 5 May 2007 Arizona is second only to California in the number of hate and extremist groups operating within the state's borders. How does this impact public policy? Joining host Todd Landfried is Stephen Lemons, columnist and nom de plume 'The Bird" at the Phoenix New Times. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Immigration FAQs and Fiction Air date: 28 April 2007 Immigration policies at the federal, state and local levels is this week's topic. Joining host Todd Landfried are Michele Wucker, author of the excellent book "Lockout: Why America Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong When Our Prosperity Depends On Getting It Right;" City of Buckeye Chief of Police Dan Saban, and Somos Americas President Hector Yturralde. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Dumb Legislation and a Clean Elections Update Air date: 21 April 2007 Dumb legislation and the Clean Elections Institute are this week's topics. Joining host Todd Landfried in the second half hour is Eric Ehst, Executive Director of the Clean Elections Institute. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Taxing and Spending Air date: 14 April 2007 Taxing and Spending in Arizona is this week's topic. Joining host Todd Landfried is Tom Jenney, Executive Director of the Arizona Federation of Taxpayers and Dr. David Wells, professor at Arizona State University and researcher into the economic affects of tax policy. As always, the program includes calls from the public. |
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Premier Program: Arizona Legislature Update Air date: 7 April 2007 In this, our premier show, we speak with Democratic House Minority Leader Phil Lopes on the organization of the Arizona State Legislature, the actual process of law-making and take calls from the public. |
