Rita Daniels

Native Couture: Patricia Michaels

Rita Daniels — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:40:49 +0000

Navajo Nation forms company to run NM coal mine

Rita Daniels — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:30:49 +0000

They Creep, They Crawl, They Suck Your Blood!

Rita Daniels and Tristan Ahtone — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:23:32 +0000

This week, the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department convened a Bed Bug Conference to educate the public on bed bug basics: how to identify an infestation, how to treat it, and most importantly, how to prevent an infestation in the first place.
KUNM's Poverty and Public Health reporter Tristan Ahtone went with Rita Daniels to learn about the bugs, and spread the message.

Same Sex Marriage Heats Up In New Mexico

Rita Daniels and — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:38:16 +0000

How A Bill Becomes Law In New Mexico

Rita Daniels — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:32:37 +0000

Chances are you may need either a reminder or tutorial of how exactly a bill becomes law here in New Mexico. Luckily KUNM's Rita Daniels also needed a refresher and brings us the story.

President Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for the Navajo Nation

Rita Daniels — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:05:12 +0000

Earlier this year, President Obama signed an amendment allowing federally recognized tribes to seek Federal Emergency and Major Disaster Declarations directly from the President, instead of having to go through the state. Today Mr. Obama declared that a major disaster exists on the Navajo Nation due to extreme temperatures the Nation experienced this winter and the havoc it caused. KUNM's Rita Daniels spoke with Ernie Zah, a spokesman with the Navajo Nation.

Urban Orchards

Rita Daniels — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:56:25 +0000

With days getting longer, soon we can expect to see tiny blossoms popping up all over the place. If we are lucky, and the Spring Thaw lasts, many of those flowers sprouting on trees will bear fruit. Late last Summer KUNM's Rita Daniels spent some time with an Albuquerque entrepreneur who's made her career harvesting the abundance from the central Rio Grande Valley.

A Special Needs Chat with The Santa Fe Reporter

Rita Daniels — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:02:45 +0000

Special Education funding is in jeopardy here in New Mexico. Alexa Schirtzinger, editor of the Santa Fe Reporter, gives us the scoop.

Weekly Chat with Santa Fe Reporter

Rita Daniels — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:15:51 +0000

An election post-mortem with Alexa Schirtzinger, editor of the Santa Fe Reporter.

Voices Behind the Vote - Part 10: Gut Instinct

Rita Daniels — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:25:07 +0000

As we close in on the last few days of the election season, the KUNM News Team has been hitting the streets, trying to get a sense of what's propelling New Mexicans to cast their votes.

“My name's Romeo Rocha…”

Romeo says when his mom was pregnant with him, his dad took her to see Romeo and Juliet, hence the name.

Romeo: “Yeah when you are younger and everyone is making fun with you it seems like a curse but after awhile you get used to it.”

No More Straight-Party Ticket : Listen to A Chat with the Editor of the Santa Fe Reporter

Rita Daniels — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:53:52 +0000

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Voices Behind the Vote - Part 4: A Single Issue

Rita Daniels — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:45:51 +0000

Next in our Voices Behind the Vote series, we go to Texico, New Mexico, near the border with Texas.
Rita Daniels: On a drizzly afternoon, I'm making my way into Texico, New Mexico, 16 miles east of Clovis, seeing signs for Romney/Ryan; no Obama signs out here.
On a drizzly afternoon, I met Mark and Twilla Koss
Twilla Koss: I'm Twilla KossMark Koss: Mark Koss

Funnyman Mike Birbiglia

Rita Daniels — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:18:33 +0000

Sometimes it takes a whacky circumstance to recognize our true potential and life path. Renowned performer, writer, comic and all out Public Radio star Mike Birbiglia tells Rita Daniels about the first time he realized he was funny. Birbiglia is performing at The Lensic on Wednesday night, September 19th, in Santa Fe.

Back To School

Rita Daniels — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:16:36 +0000

As teachers and students alike gear up to go back to school in the next few days, KUNM's Rita Daniels takes a look at an innovative math class that really seems to be working.

Back To School

Rita Daniels — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:16:32 +0000

As teachers and students alike gear up to go back to school in the next few days,

KUNM's Rita Daniels takes a look at an innovative math class that really seems to be working.

Up and Over Heartbreak Hill

Rita Daniels — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:50:45 +0000

When a young filmmaker from New York came up with the idea to shadow three Navajo students out on the Rez through their senior year of high school, expectations were moderate. But hundreds of hours of footage and editing later, a feature length documentary began to take Film Festivals by storm. Here, both the stars and filmmaker talk about their experience. The film screened in Albuquerque July 25th, 2012.

Educators Rally to Protest State Teacher Evaluation System

Rita Daniels — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:07:18 +0000

Hundreds of Educators and Parents gathered at the States Public Education building in Santa Fe on Wednesday to submit testimony to Secretary of Education Designate Hannah Skandera regarding her proposed Teacher Evaluation System.

The Unexpected Treasures of Kandahar

Rita Daniels — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:20:18 +0000

Rangina's family fled Afghanistan when she was a young child during the Soviet invasion, and for decades there was never any reason to return home. But after September 11th, 2001, Rangina was overcome by a calling much bigger then herself, to go back and serve her people.

The Story of a Lifetime

Rita Daniels — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:45:20 +0000

In 2005 Gayle Lemmon headed to Afghanistan for three weeks on a writing assignment for the Financial Times. She hoped to find a meaningful story about entrepreneurs who were really making a difference. Contacts of contacts put her in touch with a very young woman who had started a dressmaking business that supported her entire community under the rule of the Taliban. Lemmon was struck most with the realization of just how much work woman were actually doing inside their homes during the years when they could not go outside.

Veteran Farmer Project

Rita Daniels — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:08:38 +0000

With this week being the official launch of Summer, KUNM News took a tour of a few unique farms around New Mexico. The first one Rita Daniels headed to was the Alvarado Urban Farm in downtown Albuquerque where she meet up with a group of Veterans who are learning how to cultivate veggies and then some. You can find out more about the project here.

The Mayor of Ghost Town

Rita Daniels — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:24:32 +0000

This past Tuesday, governor Susana Martinez announced that the city of Hobbs, NM was the choosen location for a $1 billion scientific ghost town, that's going to be built by a private group called Pegasus Global Holdings.

KUNM DJ David Lescht Passes

Rita Daniels — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:55:42 +0000

David Lescht, the man responsible for bringing hours upon hours of free live music to New Mexico each summer during the Santa Fe Bandstand project, died unexpectedly early Friday morning.

Lescht was also responsible for starting the Outside In program which brought music to prisoners, hospitals and shut-ins. He believed that music helped people deal with boredom, isolation and despair and told the Santa Fe New Mexican that "I just try to bring a little light from the outside into dark place."

Lescht was also a beloved afternoon freeform host here at KUNM and will be greatly missed.

Getting Educated About Education

Rita Daniels — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:59:56 +0000

With summer break just around the corner, it's tempting to forget all about the hot issues currently going on in New Mexico on the subject of education. So before that final recess bell rings, KUNM's Rita Daniels takes a visit to some classrooms, and brings us this audio postcard.

Sheltering New Mexico's Horses

Rita Daniels — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:53:57 +0000

Horses have been in the news in New Mexico in recent weeks. The owner of a slaughterhouse applied for a permit to produce horse meat for human consumption and Governor Susana Martinez responded by asking the USDA to reject the application. The New York Times did an expose on the horse racing industry, citing New Mexico for some of the most grievous cases of drugging and abuse. And a horse auction company in Los Lunas found itself under fire after an animal rights group released a video of abused horses.

Public Media Finds Innovative Approach to Drop Out Crisis

Rita Daniels — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:08:12 +0000

Public media's teamed up and created the American Graduate Initiative to try and tackle the high school dropout crisis in our country. In New Mexico, 2 out of 5 students don't finish high school. PBS' Newshour correspondent Ray Saurez visited the Duke City this week to see why.