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“SONORA” GETS SPIKED!

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, August 19th 2011 at 10:47

That bright red thing in front of the downtown library has some new additions.

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WALLOW FIRE DESTRUCTION

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, July 15th 2011 at 8:46

I recently returned from a vacation in the White Mountains and took several pictures of the destruction caused by the Wallow Fire. The visit was quite eerie.

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NPR RAP SONG

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, April 14th 2011 at 10:32

While parody is a sincere form of flattery (I just made that up), it's apparent NPR has plenty of lovers.

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A PARODY ON NPR FUNDING

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, April 5th 2011 at 7:19

No doubt, you’ve heard of the threat to NPR funding, including numerous announcements on KUAZ and this website. Well, a parody news site has posted a funny story making light of the situation and “predicting” what would happen if NPR funding goes away.

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WHAT'S UP AT NPR?

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, March 23rd 2011 at 11:30

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve no doubt noticed the recent onslaught of bad publicity NPR has endured and some say the network isn’t doing much to defend itself.

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LET'S GET BACK TO NORMAL

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, January 19th 2011 at 10:51

The start of the new year didn't turn out well. Most likely, the top story for all of 2011 already has happened. Surely, the mass shootings of Jan. 8 will go down as the top local story and the top national story.

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HAPPY 2011

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 9:23

The new year promises to be an exciting one for Arizona Public Media, as a new year will bring new things.

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APPROACHING THE END OF THE YEAR

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, December 1st 2010 at 9:51

As the year winds down, it's time to reflect on months gone by.

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TWEAKS AT NPR NEWS

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, October 28th 2010 at 10:55

If you've read my previous post about morning anchor chit-chat at NPR news, there has been some progress in rectifying the problem.

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A GUEST BLOG

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, October 22nd 2010 at 6:16

With the election season winding down, I've decided to use my space for a guest blog from our political reporter. Christopher Conover, take it away...

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"ALBANIA, ALBANIA"

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, October 7th 2010 at 8:17

After hearing a story about Albania on NPR, I realized I don't know much about the country, except for what I learned on a sitcom.

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MAKING SENSE OF BALLOT PROPOSITIONS

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, September 28th 2010 at 10:10

With the election season upon us once again, now is a good time for a primer on how the ballot measures numbering system works.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, September 20th 2010 at 7:27

There seems to be a lot of authors on NPR lately, but I've noticed a disturbing trend.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING AT NPR?

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, September 2nd 2010 at 19:06

NPR has this new thing where the news anchors talk to each other during the newscasts and I don't like it.

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IT'S NOT OUR FAULT

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, August 13th 2010 at 9:19

NPR recently announced that their news anchors are now running their own boards (consoles) and that effort has become quite noticeable on the air.

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HOWARD STERN VS. CARL KASELL

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, July 30th 2010 at 10:42

Well, here's a feud I didn't know existed.

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CATCHING UP

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, July 20th 2010 at 7:27

Sorry for the lack of blogging, but a vacation and some internal changes here at AZPM have been keeping me busy and offline. Now, let’s catch up.

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GATHERING THE COMMENTS

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, June 24th 2010 at 11:48

We've had our comments module active sitewide for a number of weeks now and I thought I'd bring you a few in this space.

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LITTLE TWEAKS TO THE AZPM WEBSITE

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, June 15th 2010 at 9:52

Perhaps you’ve noticed the evolution of the AZPM website over the past couple of months. While it was a herculean effort on the part of programmers to revamp the site, most of the hard work is done and now we are in the tweaking and value-added stages.

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MORE NPR VIDEO STUFF (LAST ONE)

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, June 10th 2010 at 11:29

At the risk of becoming a single-topic blogger, I present to you one more funny video from NPR.

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NPR SPOOFS ITSELF AGAIN

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, June 4th 2010 at 11:36

Perhaps you read my previous post about NPR spoofing itself with the help of LadyGaga. Now, its spoofs continue, with some more funny stuff.

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AN ACTIVE SUMMER NEWS SEASON

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, May 27th 2010 at 6:28

It’s almost summer and that usually means a dearth of local news. I’m not sure that will be the case this year.

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SB 1070 DEBATE GETS WILD

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, May 17th 2010 at 8:47

Maybe this wasn't the proper venue, but it shows feelings are still strong on either side of the SB 1070 debate.

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WEBSITE UPDATES

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, May 13th 2010 at 6:49

We launched a revamped version of this website at the beginning of May and and there are some new additions we just added, as we continue to tweak the site.

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POST YOUR COMMENTS

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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 9:57

Comments are now active on ALL sections of our website. This reflects a change from our previous site, where only blogs accepted comments.

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Musings and news extras from Robert Rappaport, morning news anchor and one of AZPM's content guys.

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