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Tom Hayden has been called the grandfather of the 1960s American Peace Movement.

What would you do if someone told you an asteroid was hurtling towards Earth?

One of Arizona’s most visionary citizens died on April 9 at his home outside of Phoenix. KNAU’s Constance DeVereaux interviewed him last year and recently spoke with one of his closest associates.

Today, we bring you the final story in our series Makers and Menders: profiles of people who use their hands to create useful goods. So far, we've met a long-time Flagstaff wood worker, visited a family-run welding shop and met a creative, savvy seamstress. Today, writers and producers Michael Collier and Rose Houk introduce us to a Flagstaff bicycle maker who pursues his craft with remarkable determination.

The state's high court is being asked to effectively decide whether anyone who smokes marijuana can ever legally drive in this state. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer explains.

Lawyers for Governor Jan Brewer are in San Francisco this week in a bid to salvage a piece of the state's controversial law aimed at illegal immigration. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer is there and files this report.

Many people around the world will observe Good Friday today. And for some, there will be a specific piece of music associated with it: Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion. It's a dramatic 3-hour oratorio about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and for centuries it's been performed on Good Friday. But with concert attendance dwindling in recent years, some in the classical music world are hoping to recruit a younger, more tech-savvy audience. Tim Smith is a music theory professor at Northern Arizona University and he's co-developed a website called The Digital Bach Project. It's a multi-media, multi-lingual site focused solely on St. Matthew Passion. Tim Smith spoke with Arizona Public Radio's Gillian Ferris Kohl about the project.

Governor Jan Brewer signed legislation this week to eliminate the AIMS test - including the graduation requirement - paving the way for something else to measure the new Common Core standards. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer reports.

State lawmakers are poised to keep local police - and anyone else - from finding out who owns a gun. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer reports.

The state's jobless rate dropped a tenth of a point last month. But Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer reports there are areas of concern.