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KUNM News Archives: 2004 - March
Stories from Wed., 31 Mar. 2004
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Jean Kilbourne Discusses Advertising In Society And Her New Book |
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By: Stuart Overbey
For three decades author and researcher Jean Killbourne has been trying to raise public awareness of the negtaive effects of advertising. Kilbourne will be coming to Santa Fe next week to speak about the release of her book, "Deadly Persuasion: Advertising and Addiction." The book links the influence...
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Airdate: Wed., 31 Mar. 2004 |
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Birth Of Cesar Chaves Celebrated |
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By: Jessica Carr
Civil liberties activist and labor leader, Cesar Chaves, was born 75 years ago today. The Cesar chaves Community Center in Albuquerque held a celebration of his life. Danny Hernandez is a member of the Recuerda Cesar Chaves Committee that aims to create public awareness of Chaves. The Committee organized...
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Airdate: Wed., 31 Mar. 2004 |
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GSA Holds Convention With Native American Contractors |
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By: Jeremiah Luria Johnson
Billions of dollars in Federal contracts are available to Native American Businesses, according to the General Service Administration. The Administration is holding a two-day convention in Albuquerque to network with Native owned businesses interested in selling their services to the government. KUNM's...
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Airdate: Wed., 31 Mar. 2004 |
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Ramsay Gorham Resigns From GOP Leadership Position |
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By: Leslie Clark
New Mexico Sentaor Ramsay Gorham is resigning as chair of the state Republican party. She says she won't seek re-election to the New Mexico senate. Gorham's resignation as state GOP chairwoman is effective immediately. In her resignation letter, Gorham, an Albuquerque Republican says she wants to...
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Stories from Tue., 30 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Tue., 30 Mar. 2004 |
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Giving As Good As You Get, Rogi Riverstone Commentary |
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By: Rogi Riverstone
In tonights commentary, Rogi Riverstone examines giving as good as you get. Riverstone is an artist and writer living in Albuerque, and is a KUNM volunteer.
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Airdate: Tue., 30 Mar. 2004 |
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Juan Melendez Released From Death Row After Eighteen Years |
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By: Lisa Nance
Juan Melendez was convicted and sentenced to death in 1983 for a he crime he did not commit. After spending 18 years on Florida's Death Row, he was exonerated and released. As Lisa Nance Reports, Melendez came to New Mexico and told his story.
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Airdate: Tue., 30 Mar. 2004 |
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Financial Projections For Medicare |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
Medicare has been a news item recently, with most of the discussion centering on negative financial projections for the health insurance program for the nation's elderly as well as people with disabilities. But as Tom Trowbridge reports, the program was a main topic in a recent news conference featuring...
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Stories from Mon., 29 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Mon., 29 Mar. 2004 |
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Leaf-Eating Beetle Released To Control Non-Native Salt Cedars |
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By: Jessica Carr
The release of a non-native beetle species onto land along the Pecos River is scheduled for mid-April. The project is being conducted by New Mexico State University in cooporation with the US Bureau of Reclamation. Researchers are hoping the beetles will help control Salt Cedar, a non-native plant that...
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Airdate: Mon., 29 Mar. 2004 |
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Z-Coil Shoes Comapany Disputes Ban By U.S. Postal Service |
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By: Lisa Nance
Workers for the United States Postal Service are challenging a recent memo banning the the use of Z-Coil Shoes. Z-Coil is an Albuquerque based company and manufactures shoes in New Mexico. As Lisa Nance reports, Z-Coil is disputing the Postal Service's assertions that the shoes do not meet the USPS's...
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Stories from Fri., 26 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Fri., 26 Mar. 2004 |
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President George Bush Visits Albuquerque- Presidential Speech |
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By: Deborah Martinez
President George Bush came to Albuquerque this morning to greet military personnel at Kirtland Air Force Base and speak to guests at the New Mexico Expo, formerly known as the State Fair Grounds. Deborah Martinez was there for the President's speech on homeownership and filed this report.
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Airdate: Fri., 26 Mar. 2004 |
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President George Bush Visits Albuquerque- Protests |
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By: Michael K Clifford
President George Bush came to Albuquerque this morning to greet military personnel at Kirtland Air Force Base and speak to guests at the New Mexico Expo, formerly known as the State Fair Grounds. Michael Clifford was outside with the protestors demonstrating against the President's policies and filed...
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Airdate: Fri., 26 Mar. 2004 |
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Santa Fe Film Critic Jim Terr Previews "Citizen King" |
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By: Jim Terr
An upcoming film festival in Santa Fe will showcase a wide variety of films, art and poetry of the contemporary African and African-American experience. Jim Terr has this preview of one of the films to be shown, Citizen King.
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Airdate: Fri., 26 Mar. 2004 |
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Democrats Question Purpose of Presidential Visit |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
While the crowd at the State Fairgrounds chanted "four more years" as President Bush arrived today, the White House said the visit was an official one, not a campaign event. But, as we hear in this report from Tom Trowbridge, Democrats weighed in on the stated purpose of the visit- the President's touting...
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Stories from Thu., 25 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Thu., 25 Mar. 2004 |
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By: Stuart Overbey
Thomas Jefferson gets together onstage with Osama Bin Laden and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in a new play about Jose Padilla, who has spent the past twenty months detained as an enemy combatant on suspicion that he was planning to detonate a "dirty bomb" for Al Quaida. Writer and director Ramon...
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Airdate: Thu., 25 Mar. 2004 |
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KUNM Call-In Show: Female Gender Issues |
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By: Michael K Clifford
This morning on the KUNM Call-In Show topics included the first annual Women of Color Conference and female gender issues. Arcie Chapa's guests- Andrea Kihada, founder of the Queer Women's Project, and psychologist Dr. Melinda Garcia discussed issues women may face in health care.
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Airdate: Thu., 25 Mar. 2004 |
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Workers' Rights Demonstrators Gather At Bueno Foods Plant |
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By: Leslie Clark, Michael K Clifford
A small crowd carrying signs with messages like "Workers Rights Are Law" gathered at Bueno Foods this afternoon. The protestors are accusing Bueno Foods of Abusing Workers. As Leslie Clark reports, today's protest is one in a series of actions planned for companies around Albuquerque.
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Stories from Wed., 24 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Wed., 24 Mar. 2004 |
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Impact of No Child Left Behind Act On Hispanic Community Discussed At Fair |
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By: Lisa Nance
Last weekend, the impact of the Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind Act on the Hispanic community was discussed at the Faria Educativa or Education Fair at the University of New Mexico. KUNM's Lisa Nance has the story.
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Airdate: Wed., 24 Mar. 2004 |
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Interview With Author of "Rational Mysticism" John Horgan |
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By: Leslie Clark
Long-time science writer, John Horgan, investigates the ways scientists, theologians and philosophers are workin gto find observable evidence of spiritual enlightenment- in his book Rational Mysticism. Through his interviews with a half-dozen experts and his own experiences, Horgan takes the reader on...
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Stories from Tue., 23 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Tue., 23 Mar. 2004 |
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Same Sex Marriages in Sandoval County Lead to Court Hearing |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
Yesterday's action regarding same-sex marriages in Sandoval County has led to a court hearing a week from Friday. New Mexico District Judge Kenneth Brown announced the hearing after he granted a temporary restraining order against Sandoval Country Clerk Victoria Dunlap. Dunlap had announced her intention...
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Airdate: Tue., 23 Mar. 2004 |
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Equal Number of New Mexico Voters Favor Bush and Kerry |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
A poll of 330 registered voters in New Mexico shows a nearly equal number have favorable impressions of President George Bush and his presumptive challenger in the November election, Senator John Kerry. Tom Trowbridge reports.
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Stories from Mon., 22 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Mon., 22 Mar. 2004 |
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Biological Threat Reduction Conference |
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By: Stuart Overbey
The threat of bioterrorism has spawned a whole new area of investment and invention, say participants in the sixth annual biological threat reduction conference held in Albuquerque last week. UNM and the national laboratories, principal sponsors of the conference along with Homeland Security, are poised...
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Airdate: Mon., 22 Mar. 2004 |
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Modern Times Film Review by Roy Durfee |
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By: Roy Durfee
Slapstick film comedy returns to the big screen at The Guild Cinema. Roy Durfee comments.
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Airdate: Mon., 22 Mar. 2004 |
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Beetle Invasion, Part 1 of 2 |
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By: Jessica Carr
According to entomologists, beetles are the largest order of animal on the planet with more than 300,000 species. New Mexico beetles range from native Piñon-eating bark beetles in the North, to non-native Salt Cedar-eating beetles in the South. In the first of a two part series, Jessica Carr looks at...
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Stories from Fri., 19 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Fri., 19 Mar. 2004 |
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Alzheimer's Poetry Project Brings Spring To Patients |
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By: Paul Ingles
With Spring arriving this weekend, we thought we'd spotlight a quiet little event in Santa Fe. This week, poet Gary "Mex" Glazner brought the spirit of the season from outside, in - to Alzheimer's patients at Sierra Vista Assisted Living Center. Glazner is director of the Alzheimer's Poetry Project,...
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Airdate: Fri., 19 Mar. 2004 |
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Commentary: Don McIver Remembers Violence of 2003 War Protest |
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By: Don McIver
A year ago hundreds of people took to the streets to protest the start of the war with Iraq. Don McIver was there and recalls the event.
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Airdate: Fri., 19 Mar. 2004 |
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New Mexico ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Albuquerque Police Department |
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By: Michael K Clifford
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the New Mexico chapter of the National Lawyers Guild filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Albuquerque police department for its handling of a protest against the Iraq war that took place in Albuquerque on March 20th, 2003. Executive Director...
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Stories from Thu., 18 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Thu., 18 Mar. 2004 |
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Protestors Face Threats of Violence |
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By: Mariel Nanasi
In Taos, local activists are also planning a rally on Saturday, however the location was changed after threats of violence were reported in the Taos newspaper. The Taos rally is being organized by the "Action Coalition of Taos" or "ACT." Taos county republican party chariman Bernie Torres is quoted...
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Airdate: Thu., 18 Mar. 2004 |
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KUNM Call-In Show: No Child Left Behind |
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By: Michael K. Clifford
On this morning's KUNM Call-In show with host Arcie Chapa, the topic was the Bush administration's "No Child Left Behind" Act. Guests included state representative Miguel Garcia, and UNM professors Dr. Lois Meyer and Dr. Richard Meyer.
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Airdate: Thu., 18 Mar. 2004 |
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Iraq Protestors Face Opposition |
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By: Stuart Overbey
On March 20, the first anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, protest marches are planned in forty-five countries. Here in the United States there will be demonstrations in 200 cities in 36 states, with the biggest one taking place in New York. Organizers of the New York protest have butted heads with...
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Stories from Wed., 17 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Wed., 17 Mar. 2004 |
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State and District Leaders' Positions Challenged |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
Yesterday was filing day for major party candidates for the State Legislature, Public Regulation Commission, Public Education Commission, as well as district judges, district attorneys, and all county offices. And, as Tom Trowbridge reports, the filings yielded a number of surprises.
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Airdate: Wed., 17 Mar. 2004 |
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Ron Chapman Reviews "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud" |
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By: Ron Chapman
Literary reviewer Ron Chapman has found a love story to review despite his usual reticence about such subject matter. Tonight he offers us a few thoughts about the novel The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud.
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Airdate: Wed., 17 Mar. 2004 |
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Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Part 2 |
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By: Deborah Martinez
State Enviroment Department and Department of Energy Officals have been at odds over how quickly and thoroughly to clean up waste resulting from nuclear weapons related testing at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In the second of a two-part series, Deborah Martinez looks at how officials are trying to...
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Stories from Tue., 16 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Tue., 16 Mar. 2004 |
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Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Part 1 |
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By: Deborah Martinez
The subject of hazardous waste cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory has long been an issue for northern New Mexicans. In a two-part series Deborah Martinez reports on the Department of Energy's plans for legacy waste cleanup at Los Alamos, and the State Environment Department's pledge to quantify...
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Airdate: Tue., 16 Mar. 2004 |
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The Life Of Louis Kahn Subject of "My Architect" Review By Jim Terr |
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By: Jim Terr
The life of architect Louis Kahn is the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary showing for a limited time in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Critic Jim Terr has a review. "My Architect" is showing at The Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, and for a limited time in the Guild Theater in Albuquerque....
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Airdate: Tue., 16 Mar. 2004 |
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Santa Fe Environmental Group Launches Campaign To Protect Prairie Dogs |
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By: Jessica Carr
The Santa Fe based environmental group, Forest Guardians, is pushing for federal protection for prairie dogs. The group, along with a diverse coalition of professionals, land and home owners, and religious groups, ran advertisements in three newspapers in Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Leaders of...
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Stories from Mon., 15 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Mon., 15 Mar. 2004 |
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Derrith Watchman-Moore Named Interim Secretary of Indian Affairs |
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By: Carole Nez
Governor Bill Richardson has named Derrith Watchman-Moore as Interim Secretary of Indian Affairs. Watchman-Moore said she was appointed because of her extensive experience working on Indian issues in the Federal, Tribal, and State governments. Carole Nez spoke to Watchman-Moore and prepared this report....
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Airdate: Mon., 15 Mar. 2004 |
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Scholar Says International Perceptions of The United States Are Declining |
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By: Mercedez Mejia
International perceptions of the United States have declined following September 11, according to one University of New Mexico scholar. People around the world have criticized United States government actions in the war against Iraq. Political Science professor Ken Roberts talked about Latin American...
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Airdate: Mon., 15 Mar. 2004 |
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Commentary: State Tax Policies on Poor Families, by Kelly O'Donnel |
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By: Dr. Kelly O'Donnell
I’m a child advocate. My job is to promote public policies that improve the well being of vulnerable children by enhancing the economic stability of their families. Advocating on behalf of poor families, a group that seldom votes, can be very discouraging work, especially these days. I could console...
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Airdate: Mon., 15 Mar. 2004 |
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Mountain Lion Spotted Near Downtown Santa Fe |
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By: Jessica Carr, Michael K Clifford
State Department of Game and Fish officials say a mountain lion was seen near downtown Santa Fe. A department crew tried to track down the lion last week but came up empty. Jessica Carr spoke with Don McCarter, Chief of Public Information in Santa Fe for the Department of Game and Fish, and asked him...
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Stories from Fri., 12 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Fri., 12 Mar. 2004 |
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USBA Development Grants Help Small Businesses in Rural Communities |
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By: Stuart Overbey
A USBA rural development grant of $368,000 will be spread among three New Mexico organizations that help small businesses in their rural communities. Stuart Overbey has more.
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Airdate: Fri., 12 Mar. 2004 |
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EPA's Mercury Reductions Rule Continues To Be Debated |
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By: Jessica Carr
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's proposed and controversial "Utility mercury reductions rule" will be debated late this month at a public hearing in Denver. The proposal creates a market-based cap and trade system for mercury emissions. As Jessica Carr reports, the New Mexico Environment...
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Stories from Thu., 11 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Thu., 11 Mar. 2004 |
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New Voters Project Encourages Participation Among Young Voters |
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By: Ashley Gross
In the 2000 Presidential Election, 60 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots nationwide, yet only a third of those aged 18 to 24 turned out to vote. In New Mexico, only a quarter of young people eligible to vote came to the polls. Now New Mexico, along with Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, Oregon and Wisconsin...
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Airdate: Thu., 11 Mar. 2004 |
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Activist Robert Kennedy Jr. Criticizes Administration's Environmental Record |
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By: Michael K Clifford, Paul Ingles
Environmental activist Robert Kennedy Jr. criticized President Bush's environmental record on the KUNM Call-In Show. Kennedy cited the Administration's rollback of over 200 major environmental laws in his conversation with host Arcie Chapa.
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Airdate: Thu., 11 Mar. 2004 |
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South Valley Alliance Criticizes Walmart Supercenter Development |
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By: Stuart Overbey
The South Valley Alliance, a coalition of South Valley residents, business owners and local organizations, wants Albuquerque residents to know they are beginning to work as a watchdog group in the area. The alliance formed in the wake of Albuqerque's approval of a Walmart Supercenter near the interception...
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Airdate: Thu., 11 Mar. 2004 |
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Richardson's Plan Provides Means for Full-Day Kindergarten |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
Starting next fall, all New Mexico kindergarten students will be attending schools for twice as long as they are now. Governor Bill Richardson made that announcement this morning in Albuquerque. Tom Trowbridge has more.
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Stories from Wed., 10 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Wed., 10 Mar. 2004 |
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Commentary: Is Oil Running Out? Part One |
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By: Arjun Makhijani
Commentary transcript: Oil powers more than engines. For over a hundred years, it's been driving various versions of a myth. Version 1: The world will soon run out of oil. Version 1.1: the world will soon run out of cheap oil. Version 6: Oil production will soon peak; rising demand will clash rapidly...
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Airdate: Wed., 10 Mar. 2004 |
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City Council Considers Airport Proximity Ordinance |
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By: Stuart Overbey
All property owners within a five-mile raidus of the Albuquerque International Airport may have to disclose that their land or houses are in "airport proximity" when they sell their property, if the city council adpots a measure known as the "part one-fifty." The part one-fiftyis a set of recommendations...
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Airdate: Wed., 10 Mar. 2004 |
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Governor Richardson Signs Land Grant Bill |
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By: Ashley Gross
Governor Richardson signed a bills to make New Mexico's land grants subdivisions of the state. That means the land grants will be able to receive state and federal money. Land grants are parcels of communal land created by the Spanish and Mexican governments before New Mexico became part of the United...
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Airdate: Wed., 10 Mar. 2004 |
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College Republican Group Releases Study on Affiliations of UNM Professors |
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By: Paul Ingles, Michael K Clifford
A college Republican group is suggesting that the University of New Mexico discriminates in its selection of professors in light of a study it released which claims over 80% of UNM professors are registered as Democrats, while only 11% were Republican and 6% were members of other parties. Scott Darnell,...
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Stories from Tue., 9 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Tue., 9 Mar. 2004 |
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Report Links Teenage Smoking To Smoking In The Movies |
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By: Leslie Clark
If you're planning to go downtown to a movie tonight, expect to see young people advocating less smoking on screen. A new report shows a direct link between teenage smoking and smoking shown in the movies. As Leslie Clark reports, tonight's action in Albuquerque is part of a national day of action for...
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Airdate: Tue., 9 Mar. 2004 |
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Commentary: Ron Chapman Contemplates Leadership in Society |
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By: Ron Chapman
Commentator Ron Chapman has long contemplated the concept of leadership in our society. It has been a source of consternation to him, as he explains in his commentary.
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Airdate: Tue., 9 Mar. 2004 |
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Senator Bingaman Says Thrust of Governor's Otero Alternative Makes Sense |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
The Department of Energy reports that the price for a gallon of gasoline rose a couple of cents last week to a national average of a dollar seventy-four. As we hear in this report from Tom Trowbridge, New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman is among those concerned about the recent price hike.
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Airdate: Tue., 9 Mar. 2004 |
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Forty New Mexico Army Reservists Come Home |
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By: Ashley Gross
About forty army reservists from New Mexico are back home now after almost a year in Iraq. On Saturday, the soldiers arrived at their base in Santa Fe, coming by bus from Fort Carson in Colorado, where they had spent a week. Reservists were glad to be back home, but as Ashley Gross reports, views on...
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Stories from Mon., 8 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Mon., 8 Mar. 2004 |
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Perception and Misconception In The War On Terrorism |
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By: Mercedez Mejia
The Bush Administration has made the war on terror a priority and international perceptions of the United States after September 11th have declined. Professor As'Ad Abukalil from the University of California in Berkely talked to students at the University of New Mexico and focused on Middle Eastern perceptions...
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Airdate: Mon., 8 Mar. 2004 |
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Senator Domenici Supports Federal Plan For Otero Mesa Drilling |
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By: Jessica Carr
Senator Pete Domenici held a telephone news conference Monday. Among issues like jobs, education, military spending and the National Energy Bill, the senator spoke about conflicts between the state and federal governments over drilling on Otero Mesa. Domenici favors the federal plan, and says it would...
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Airdate: Mon., 8 Mar. 2004 |
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Governor Richardson Defends Otero Mesa Grasslands |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
Governor Bill Richardson announced New Mexico's alternative to a federal proposal for guiding oil and gas development on Otero Mesa. Tom Trowbridge has the story.
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Stories from Fri., 5 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Fri., 5 Mar. 2004 |
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Santa Fe Aquifer Levels And Water Supply Problems Far From Over |
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By: Ashley Gross
The snowpack in the Rio Grande Basin right now ranges from 80 perecent of average to more than 100 percent, but that doesn't mean that the water crisis is a thing of the past. Scientists this week have been gathering in Santa Fe to present their research on Northern New Mexico's water supply. Their findings...
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Airdate: Fri., 5 Mar. 2004 |
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The Forecast For This Year's Tourism and Recreation Season |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
The recent wet weather in New Mexico is brightening the outlook for this spring and summer's tourism and recreation season. Tom Trowbridge reports.
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Airdate: Fri., 5 Mar. 2004 |
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Commentary: Military Service and Contemporary Politics |
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By: Ron Briley
Transcript: "Students in my history classes are often perplexed as to why service during the Vietnam War has emerged as a major issue during the 2004 Presidential campaign. While it may seem like so much ancient history to today’s youth, the Vietnam War was a defining moment for the baby boomer generation...
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Stories from Thu., 4 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Thu., 4 Mar. 2004 |
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Panel Discusses Criteria For Competitive LANL Management Bids |
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By: Deborah Martinez
A panel of experts in the fields of science, engineering and research- known as The National Academies- met in Los Alamos this week to hear what kind of criteria should be included in the request for proposals that will go out to prospective managers of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Deborah Martinez...
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Airdate: Thu., 4 Mar. 2004 |
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Commentary: Pants Liberation Front |
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By: Rogi Riverstone
Ok, everybody out of my pants! That means you, Mr. Bush, Mr. Roberston, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Schwartzenneger, Ms. Dunlap. And you, too, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Madrid and Ms. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Edwards. I’ve been kidnapped! It’s a coup! It’s a coup! It’s a coup! I am a modest person and there's nothing...
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Airdate: Thu., 4 Mar. 2004 |
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New Mexico's Film Industry On The KUNM Call-In Show |
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By: Michael K Clifford
On the KUNM Call-In Show, New Mexico's growing film industry was the topic of discussion. Guests included Frank Zuniga, director of the New Mexico Film Office, Elton Walpol, production manager with Moutainair Films, and Jonathan Wax, who is chair of the Moving Image Arts Society at the College of Santa...
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Stories from Wed., 3 Mar. 2004
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Airdate: Wed., 3 Mar. 2004 |
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Commentary: Accounting for Heterosexism |
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By: Fiona Sinclair
"If you have you ever been a victim of discrimination then you can empathize with the notion that laws passed to legalize discrimination will only make matters worse. One such law is the Defense of Marriage Act, which New Mexico does not currently have, but which Bush is trying to usher in by other means...
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Airdate: Wed., 3 Mar. 2004 |
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V-Day March Draws Attention to Murdered Women in Juarez and Chihuahua |
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By: Mercedes Mejia
More than 2,000 people from the borders of El Paso and Juarez, along with national activists and American actresses joined the V-Day March, to draw attention to the murdered young women in Juarez and Chihuahua cities. Mercedes Mejia was at the rally and has the story.
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Stories from Tue., 2 Mar. 2004
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Groups Competing For Muli-Billion Dollar Contract To Manage Los Alamos National Laboratory |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
For the first time ever, the contract to manage the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory will be competitively bid. As Tom Trowbridge reports, the process for the competition for the multi-billion dollar contract is underway.
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Airdate: Tue., 2 Mar. 2004 |
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New Mexico Politicos Say They Are Not Alarmed By Nader's Bid |
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By: Angela Taylor
While Democrats in 10 states pick their favorite among the remaining candidates for President today, some are looking ahead to the impact that Ralph Nader's independent run for President might have on the race this fall. Many Democrats howled when Nader announced his bid last week, because they feel...
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Airdate: Tue., 2 Mar. 2004 |
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El Partido La Raza Unida Works To Find Role In New Mexico |
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By: Leslie Clark
In this presidential election year, when third parties are finding it especially difficult to get attention, a Hispano political party with roots dating back to the 1800's is emerging in New Mexico and working to find its role. As Leslie Clark reports, core issues like racial profiling are motivating...
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Stories from Mon., 1 Mar. 2004
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Commentary: What's Wrong With the Legislative Process, And How To Fix It |
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By: Bob Perls
Now that the 30-day 2004 legislative session is over, former state representative Bob Perls wants to shed some light on how the legislature really works, and make some suggestions on how it could function better: "When I first arrived in the legislature in 1993 as a state representative from southern...
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Groups Claim Herbicide Aimed At Salt Cedars Damaged Grasslands |
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By: Jessica Carr
In November Roswell-Area Ranchers and one conservation group went to the legislature. The topic was aerial spraying of the herbicide Asernal, aimed at salt cedars, which they claimed ruined thousands of acres of grasslands. As Jessica Carr reports, state agencies and lawmakers are now trying to tackle...
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Santa Fe Prepares For Local Elections |
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By: Deborah Martinez
Santa Fe residents have heard all the speeches, attended forums, and those who haven't voted early will go to the polls tomorrow to elect city councilors and a municipal judge. Deborah Martinez has more on what voters can expect.
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The Century Council Launches Campaign Against Underage Drinking |
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By: Jeremiah Luria Johnson
A group funded by the country's largest alcohol distillers released a report and public awareness campaign against underage drinking. KUNM's Jeremiah Luria Johnson reports.
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