Cities and towns -- Growth

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KAET/ASU poll results; urban sprawl. Bruce Merrill, Director, KAET ASU Poll; Tara Blanc, Assistant Director, KAET ASU Poll; Wellington Reiter, Dean, ASU College of Design; Brian Kearney, President, Downtown Phoenix Partnership. Segments on KAET-ASU Poll findings (President Bush's low job approval rating) and urban sprawl - the construction of high-rise condominiums. There are television advertisements for the last two minutes of the video.

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Segments on growth in Mesa (possible sales and property taxes), an interview with author Matthew C. Whitaker about his book on Lincoln Ragsdale ("Race Work"), and age-related macular degeneration. There are television advertisements for the last two minutes of the video.

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Quality of LIfe Package, Bommersbach, Nilsson, and DeBerge In-Studio Interview (Cavanary); Phoenix Business Concerns Package, Joe Cole and J. Fife Symington In-Studio Interview (Corso); Terry Goddard Remote Interview (Wong). 1-hour special edition. Panelists discuss the city-related topics: air pollution, crime, neighborhood preservation, downtown redevelopment, city growth, and Mayor Goddard's term in office.

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Peirce Report Revisited Package, Peirce and Pastin Remote/In-Studio Interview (Taylor); Bommersbach's Byline #76: Arizona Betrayal Package (Durrenberger); Kennel Law Package (Taylor). Segments on the Peirce Report on the Valley, Bommersbach's Byline #76: urban growth in Arizona, and kennel definitions in Maricopa County. There is a pre-show take for the first 45 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

Scope and Contents Christian Science VO Copy (Miller); David Barton Interview, Don Peters Interview (Miller); Phoenix Garbage Package, Jack Friedline Interview (Bloom); Anne Lindeman Commentary (Wong). Segments on the Elizabeth King court case concerning Christian Scientists, a proposed garbage recycling program, and Anne Lindeman's guest commentary (the importance of long-range planning and citizen involvement). There is a silent pre-show take for the first 30 seconds; the title card is then shown and the...

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Paul Johnson Remote Interview (Corso); Jerry Eaton and Barbara Rockow In-Studio Interview (Corso); Score Package (Palacio). Segments on proposed taxes that would solve a budget crunch, Hands Across America and hunger in Arizona, and Small Business Week (SCORE). There is a pre-show take for the first 40 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

Abstract This collection includes curricula vitae, newspaper clippings, correspondence, minutes, membership surveys, memorandae, and other materials documenting the Phoenix 40. Among the subjects discussed are the group’s goals, history, Crime Task Force, Transportation Task Force, and positions on opening its membership list to the public. Biographical information on numerous members, including Samuel Mardian, Mason Walsh, Gary Driggs, A. J. Pfister, G. M. Sollenberger, and Don B. Tostenrud, is...