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The University of Arizona and BICAS, Bicycle Inter-Community Arts and Salvage, are working on a project to try to recycle bicycles abandoned by students who leave for the summer.

How to Recycle a Bicycle

Bicycle organization and University of Arizona team up to collect and reuse unwanted bicycles

Residents say the Altar Valley Watershed is a unique area that ought to be used wisely and protected.

An Alliance for Altar Valley

People from different backgrounds are joining forces for a common cause: preserving the Altar Valley watershed

Episode 15: A Legislative Wrapup

The Arizona Legislature closed its regular session this week in a rush of bill passages and hijinks

Jam Pak's Nayely Mendoza solos in "Your Love is Like a Flower" at the 2010 Benson Bluegrass Festival.

Web Feature: Raising a Joyful Sound

One Arizona band is changing the face of bluegrass—and the lives of its players

A program at TMC collects the cord blood of babies at high risk for cerebral palsy in hopes that the blood's stem cells could one day treat the disease.

Banking Blood for Babies At Risk

Research efforts turn to the stem cells contained in cord blood to help newborns at risk of neurological disorders

$Steve Kozachik, Tucson City Council for Ward 6, describes the signs of fracture he sees in the Republican delegation of Southern Arizona.$

The Republican Rift

Republican council member calls his party dysfunctional

Political communications expert Kate Kenski examines the peculiarities of Arizona's current political landscape.

Episode 14: Arizona's Unique Political Dynamics

Redistricting, Kyl, Giffords combo makes the state's political scenario more interesting than usual - Arizona Week explores

The willow acacia is a desirable decorative tree for many homeowners in Arizona, but this year's extremely cold temperatures tested many of these usually hardy plants to the limits.

Stressed Trees Spark Planting Shift

When the thermometer dipped into the teens earlier this year, it damaged or killed many trees; now a popular city program is helping residents pick up the pieces

The Muslim community in Tucson is characterized by a broad diversity.

Meet Tucson's Muslim Diaspora

The local Muslim community boasts a broad diversity, and seeks to redress misconceptions about Islam.

Episode 13: The Fourth R: Reductions

Arizona public schools begin the task of trimming another $183 million from their budgets - Arizona Week's 13th episode explores

Lawmakers have until midnight April 8 to agree on a budget or the government will shut down.

What the Shutdown Means for Us

Arizona prepares for the local impact of a national problem, as a budget deal continues to elude the nation's leaders

Matt and Sarah Cotten join the studio, along with their puppets, to discuss puppetry.

Finding the Puppets Among Us

Local troupe Puppets Amongus revives traditional art of puppetry

Online options for books, music or movies are forcing brick and mortar establishments to adapt to the changing marketplace in order to keep attracting customers.

Digital, Traditional or Both?

Tucson's book, music and video stores face an evolving and competitive marketplace.

Jennifer Steen, a professor of political science at Arizona State University, says the current system for redistricting hasn't make districts more competitive.

Episode 12: Redistricting Arizona

Redrawing state congressional boundaries no longer involves 'smoke-filled back room,' experts say, but the system has fallen short of creating competitive election districts - more tonight at 8:30p.m., on PBS-HD

Keith Boesen, Pharm.D., Director of AZ Poison and Drug Info Center, discusses the impact of possible budget cuts.

Cutting Poison Control

A proposal to slash the Poison Control Center's budget could have significant consequences

2011 Arizona International Film Festival

Annual exploration of independent films now expanded to 20 days

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