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Zoo Tax
Quality of Life
Aired: 10/06/2004
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Zoo Tax
A proposed zoo tax that will pass or fail on Nov. 2. This measure could directly impact Valley families. The stated goal is to refurbish an ailing zoo in Fresno. But how much will the plan end up expanding the zoo into an old park filled with family picnics every weekend? Who will monitor the money? Does the community have bigger financial priorities than a habitat zoo? Or will the zoo die without money required to retain accreditation? The sales tax is expected to generate $9.5 million per year or $95 million over a decade. In-studio guests include Peter Roeding Butler, whose family donated Roeding Park to Fresno more than a century ago; Kevin Hall, chairman of Save Roeding Park/No on Z; Jay Weed, former president of the Fresno Zoological Society; Kathryn Heaton, a Save Our Zoo coordinator based at Pelco. Note: For additional information from Measure Z proponents as well as Measure Z opponents, go to the save our zoo website, and the save Roeding Park website.
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Music Appreciation
Aired August 31st, 2010
Classical music is one of the most popular genres used by filmmakers to score their productions. The great composers provide wonderful resources to evoke a wide range of emotions. But over the years, teaching music appreciation in public schools has changed. Are the classics in danger of becoming extinct? Moderator Terry Phillips leads our discussion.
Panelists include: Mike Dana, Head of the Jazz Studies and Commercial Music program at Fresno City College; Kristina Herrick, host of “Clearly Classical” (weekday mornings), “In The Mode” and “Young Artists Spotlight” on Valley Public Radio; Dennis Herbst, Coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District in Bakersfield; Vince DiCiccio, host of “The Intersection” and “The Oasis” on Valley Public Radio; Robert Emmett, host of the “Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show” on KFJC at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Additional Links:
Fresno City College: Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Division
Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show
Radio Lab
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Kindness
Aired August 24th, 2010
At a time of growing social and political division, what can we do to get along better? Moderator Terry Phillips invites listeners to talk about the protection of animals and religious tolerance.
Guests include: Louis Medina, first place winner at this year’s Center of the World Festival; Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Director of the Fresno Islamic Cultural Center.
Additional Links:
Bakersfield SPCA
Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno
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Nursing Shortage
Aired August 17th, 2010
The San Joaquin Valley has a critical shortage of qualified nurses. Many nursing schools have long waiting lists and turn away would-be students because they don’t have enough teachers. One solution: Assembly Bill 867 which would help to create a new nursing doctorate degree at the California State University system. Moderator Terry Phillips leads a discussion with guest experts and listeners. Correspondent Shellie Branco has a special report about job prospects for nursing school graduates.
Panelists include: Kris Aubry, Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital Central California; Michael Russler, Chair of the Nursing Department at CSU Fresno; Christine Lawry-Hawkins, Director of Clinical Education at Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia; Pilar De La Cruz-Reyes, Director of Diversity at the Institute for Nursing and Health Care in Fresno; and Gloria Fitzgerald a retired nurse who managed educational development at Fresno Community Medical Centers.
Additional Links:
Children’s Hospital Central California
Hospital Council Northern and Central California
California Institute for Nursing and Health Care
National Student Nurses’ Association
Center of the World Festival
Kaweah Delta Hospital
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Air Quality Policy
Aired August 10th, 2010
What, if anything, can government do to clean the atmosphere? Terry Phillips moderates a discussion with guest experts and listeners to examine the political challenges for preventing pollution and improving air quality.
Panelists include: Tom Jordan, Senior Policy Advisor at the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District; Dorene D’Adamo, Board Member of the California Air Resource Board; Sam Atwood, Media Relations Manager for the South Coast Air Quality Management District in Los Angeles County; and Karen McConell, Director of Special Services at Hanford Elementary School District.
Additional Links:
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
California Air Resource Board
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Healthy Air Living
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Landscape
Aired August 3rd, 2010
George Mason fills in for Terry Phillips and talks with listeners and guests about weeds, landscape and watering.
Panelists include: Bob Boro (Landscape Architect,commercial/residential, member: American Society of Landscape Architects); Elizabeth Sereda (Master Gardeners of Fresno County, Univ. Calif. Cooperative Extension - UCCE); Martin Querin (Asst. Director of Public Utilities, Water Division Manager at City of Fresno, City of Fresno Water Conservation Program as well as the City 'Pilot Program'); Susan Stiltz (Landscape Water Conservationist Specialist, City of Fresno).
Additional Links:
Fresno Master Gardeners
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Immigration Policy
Aired July 27th, 2010
What is the impact of immigration – both legal and illegal – in the Central Valley? Moderator Terry Phillips talks with listeners and guest experts about this controversial subject.
Panelists include: Fresno immigration attorney Isabel Machado; Dr. Va Nee Van Vleck, Economics Professor at CSU Fresno; Alfredo Cuellar, Dean of Behavioral and Social Science at Imperial Valley College in Calexico, Calif.; Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, DC.
Additional Links:
Immigration Law Office
Imperial Valley College
Center for Immigration Studies
Moss Henry
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Medical Technology
Aired July 20th, 2010
How is the increased use of medical technology affecting the quality of health care in the Central Valley? Computers influence nearly every aspect of the way we live including medicine. High-tech evolution provides many benefits. But some people say all this technology costs more than just money. Are doctors and nurses and other wellness professionals doing a better job with all these modern tools at their disposal? Correspondent Shellie Branco has a special report about telemedicine.
Moderator Terry Phillips takes listener calls and interviews a panel of guest experts including: Sean McFarland, Dept. Of Veterans Affairs; Dr. Varoujan Altebarmakian, Physician-in-Chief of Kaiser Permanente in Fresno; Professor Dylan Roby, Ph.D., UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
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