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By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – Host Intro:

Governor Janet Napolitano said Wednesday she intends to
oppose any permanent cuts in basic state spending to
balance the budget. Arizona Public Radio's Howard
Fischer explains why.

By Daniel Kraker

Flagstaff, AZ – Host Intro:

By Daniel Kraker

Flagstaff, AZ – Host intro:

The Arizona Snowbowl opens tomorrow after being blanketed with several feet of natural snow. Yesterday, in Pasadena, the 9th circuit court of appeals heard arguments in the latest chapter in the ski area's longstanding legal effort to make artificial snow using reclaimed wastewater. Arizona Public Radio's Daniel Kraker reports.

Flagstaff, AZ – The red crossbill is a bird with a complicated life story. Scientists are just beginning to understand it.

Some parts of the story are simple. True to its name, this large red finch has a crossed bill. Actually, it's the tips of its bill that are crossed like cheap tweezers, all the better to pry open the scales of unripened pine cones and reach its favorite food of pine seeds.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – Host Intro:

Northern Arizona University is getting 3-point-4
million to help turn out more graduates to teach math
and science. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer
reports.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – Host intro:

The legal fight over the new employer sanctions law is
taking a new turn. Arizona Public Radio's Howard
Fischer explains.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – Host intro:

The state court of appeals heard arguments today about
whether they should require the legislative district
boundaries to be redrawn. Arizona Public Radio's Howard
Fischer explains what's at issue here.

By Theresa Bierer

Flagstaff, AZ – NAU is implementing programs to help students finish in 4 years.

Flagstaff, AZ – The phrase carbon footprint has swept into our language as quickly as energy crisis did in the 1970s.

Carbon footprint simply refers to the amount of carbon dioxide released by the actions that support a person, a region, or a country. CO2 is the gas released when we burn fossil fuels for energy, and the one held most responsible for Earth's changing, warming climate.

How can you calculate your footprint? A quick search of the Internet will yield a number of sites that can help.

By Gillian Ferris Kohl