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KUNM News Archives: 2005 - December
Stories from Wed., 28 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 28 Dec. 2005 |
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"Pax Christi" Peace Movement Meets with Governor Richardson |
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By: Mary Woods
In light of the recent contract award for the Los Alamos National Laboratory an appeal to disarm and stop funding for nuclear arms in the state of New Mexico may seem naive. Nevertheless, for this very reason, "Pax Christi", an international peace movement sanctioned by the Catholic Church, met with...
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Stories from Thu., 22 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 22 Dec. 2005 |
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Film Review: The Squid and the Whale |
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By: Jim Terr
"The Squid and the Whale" is a powerful film currently playing in New Mexico. Reviewer Jim Terr says it'll make you happy if your family is relatively intact.
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Airdate: Thu., 22 Dec. 2005 |
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New "DrunkBusters" Hotline Works to Halt DWIs |
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This afternoon, Governor Richardson announced details of his new DrunkBuster hotline and kicked off the holiday Superblitz outside a drinking establishment in Albuquerque. His Communication Director Pahl Shipley says the hotline is already hooked up, making it possible for people to report vehicles...
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Airdate: Thu., 22 Dec. 2005 |
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Former Talk Show Host Phil Donahue Visits New Mexico |
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By: Renée Blake
While in Albuquerque recently, former talk show host Phil Donahue visited with Renee Blake before giving the keynote speech on media reform at the American Civil Liberties Union - New Mexico Bill of Rights dinner.
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Airdate: Thu., 22 Dec. 2005 |
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Emergency Order Sought to Prohibit Voting Machine Purchase |
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By: Jim Williams
An emergency order has been filed in state district court seeking to keep New Mexico elections officials from buying any more electronic voting machines. Eight New Mexico voters have asked district judge Eugenio Mathis to block Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron from making the purchase.
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Stories from Wed., 21 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 21 Dec. 2005 |
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Explosives Missing from Bernalillo Site |
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By: Renée Blake
Chris Cherry and Cherry Engineering were meeting federal regulations at the time explosives disappeared from his storage depot in Bernalillo County. That theft could have consequences that reach beyond the county; even beyond New Mexico, as Renee Blake found out while talking to Albuquerque Mayor Martin...
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Airdate: Wed., 21 Dec. 2005 |
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Call-In Show Focuses on Possible Atrisco Land Grant Sale |
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By: Hakim Bellamy
The Atrisco Land Grant is one of the oldest land grants in the United States and one of the very few Spanish Colonial grants still presently owned by heirs of the original Spanish settlers. A proposal by Westland Corporation, which currently governs the grant, would result in selling the land to a housing...
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Airdate: Wed., 21 Dec. 2005 |
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Memorial Services Honor the Homeless Dead of 2005 |
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The 66 people who died homeless in Albuquerque this year were remembered today at a memorial service downtown at the First United Methodist Church. Trey Hammond, Pastor of La Msa Presbyterian Church, explained why December 21st was chosen for the service. Listen Hammond condemned political leaders...
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Airdate: Wed., 21 Dec. 2005 |
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University of California Wins Contract To Continue LANL Management |
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By: Jim Williams
The Department of Energy announced today that the University of California will continue to be involved in the management of Los Alamos National Laboratory, or "Lan-l". The new contrct unveiled today has UC joining three other companies to manage the nuclear weapons facility.
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Stories from Tue., 20 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Tue., 20 Dec. 2005 |
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MoveOn Urges Representative Wilson To Support Specific Iraq Exit Strategy |
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By: Jim Williams
Some New Mexicans will see a new political television ad targeting Representative Heather Wilson's stance on Iraq this week. The ad, created by Political Action Group MoveOn.org, calls on Wilson to sign on to a specific exit strategy for U.S. troops in Iraq.
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Airdate: Tue., 20 Dec. 2005 |
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Vigil Case Proceeds Slowly Toward Spring Trial Date |
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By: Mary Woods
While the case of the government versus former State Treasurer Robert Vigil progresses slowly toward trial, the lead defense attorney took center stage at the motions hearing on Monday.
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Airdate: Tue., 20 Dec. 2005 |
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Bingaman calls "Cynical" Republican Action to Attach Alaska Drilling to Defense Bill |
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The U.S. Senate winds up affairs this week with a vote on two major bills. The Defense Appropriations Bill and the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill. A proposal to open up the Alaska Wilderness for oil drilling, which met with resistance on its own, has been inserted into the Defense...
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Airdate: Tue., 20 Dec. 2005 |
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'Reality Store" Teaches Students Practical Economics |
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By: Renée Blake
Kennedy Middle School in Albuquerque has recently completed a study unit called the "Reality Store." Math teacher, Mark Hillmeyer, explains how the unit prepares students to take on real life issues.
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Stories from Mon., 19 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Mon., 19 Dec. 2005 |
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NM Healthcare Workers Learn Response to Chemical Terrorism Attack |
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Emergency healthcare workers in New Mexico recently learned about the threat of chemical terrorism and how to respond to a chemical attack. In a presentation at the University of New Mexico Hospital, an expert in chemo-terrorism stressed the importance of recognizing the signs of chemical injury.
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Airdate: Mon., 19 Dec. 2005 |
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Brain Injury Victims Often Experience Isolation |
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By: Jim Williams
Brain injuries affect about 1,500,000 people in the U.S. each year. The Centers for Disease Control says on average, 50,000 of them die and 80,000 are left permanently disabled. For those who live, life often becomes a frustrating experience that others don't understand. That misunderstanding can lead...
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Stories from Fri., 16 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Fri., 16 Dec. 2005 |
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Land Swop Arranged for New Westside Schools |
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By: Mercedes Mejia
New Mexico Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons and Albuquerque Schools today signed off on a deal to swop land on the westside for new schools.
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Airdate: Fri., 16 Dec. 2005 |
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Museum of International Folk Art Exhibition: Beds from Asia to Europe |
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By: Deborah Martinez
When you lie down to go to sleep, do you ever think about how other cultures consider the beds and pillows they rest their heads on? That's the question you'll be asked to dream about at the Museum of International Folk Art, which is hosting an opening reception until 7:30pm tonight.
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Airdate: Fri., 16 Dec. 2005 |
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A Commentary: World Trade Organization Meeting |
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By: Sarah Laeng Gilliatt
The World Trade Organization began its Sixth Ministerial Meeting on Tuesday this week. Sarah Laeng-Gilliatt from the Institute for Nonviolent Economics will comment on this historic WTO Meeting. A united voice of highly diverse players against a new round of negotiations is resounding in the streets...
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Airdate: Fri., 16 Dec. 2005 |
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Senate Rejects Reauthorizing Patriot Act Provisions |
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Today the U.S. Senate rejected reauthorizing the provisions of the Patriot Act that are about to expire. Although the House of Representatives has given its approval to those provisions. Some Senators expected more changes to be made and were unwilling to support the revised provisions. Listen We were...
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Stories from Thu., 15 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 15 Dec. 2005 |
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State Commission Votes to Protect Valle Vidal Streams |
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By: Mercedes Mejia
The State Water Quality Commission yesterday voted to designate streams in the Carson National Forest's Valle Vidal as outstanding national resource waters.
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Airdate: Thu., 15 Dec. 2005 |
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KUNM Call-In Show Examines Special Education in New Mexico |
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By: Hakim Bellamy
On this morning's Call-In Show the topic was Special Education. Marcos Martinez hosted the discussion which touched on the services provided as well as the services demanded. The panel of guests included administrators and parents.
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Airdate: Thu., 15 Dec. 2005 |
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Santa Fe Living Wage for 2005 Approved; Hike for 2008 in Doubt |
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By: Deborah Martinez
Minimum wage workers in Santa Fe will see fatter paychecks come January, but a pay boost that was scheduled for 2008 has been removed from an ordinance passed several years ago.
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Airdate: Thu., 15 Dec. 2005 |
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Catholic Bishops Launch "Justice for Immigrants" Campaign |
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At the moment when Congress is poised on the threshold of immigration reform, Catholic Bishops are launching a "Justice for Immigrants" campaign. On Tuesday, Archbishop Michael Sheehan announced that the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has joined the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, advocating...
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Stories from Wed., 14 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 14 Dec. 2005 |
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NM Congressional Delegates Comment on Bush's Iraq Speech |
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By: Jim Williams
Some of New Mexico's Congressional Delegation are reacting to this morning's Iraq speech by President Bush. Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman and Representative Tom Udall respond to the remarks.
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Stories from Tue., 13 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Tue., 13 Dec. 2005 |
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Richardson Announces Plan for New Mexico Spaceport |
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By: Deborah Martinez
New Mexico's taxpayers will be asked to foot the bill for construction of the world's first spaceport, to be built near White Sands Missile Range. Governor Bill Richardson has held a nationwide news conference on the subject.
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Airdate: Tue., 13 Dec. 2005 |
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Albuquerque City Preparedness Plan Receives Criticism |
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By: Tara Lohan
Albuquerque's City Council held a special meeting late yesterday for public comment on a proposed plan for emergency preparedness. Critics of the plan said it doesn't go far enough, but apparently didn't change the minds of council members.
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Airdate: Tue., 13 Dec. 2005 |
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SF City Council Gives OK for $9.50 Minimum Wage |
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By: Deborah Martinez
The controversy over another increase in Santa Fe's minimum wage continues tomorrow night, when city councilors will decide whether to go forward with plans to increase the so-called living wage to $9.50 per hour. Here is a preview and the first results of an economic study done for the city.
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Stories from Mon., 12 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Mon., 12 Dec. 2005 |
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ACLU Requests Tijeras to Alter Town Seal |
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By: Mark Moss
A small village in New Mexico may soon be facing the ACLU in court. The ACLU has asked the Tijeras town government to voluntarily remove the image of a rosary from the town's seal. The mayor of Tijeras has said the town will fight the case in court.
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Airdate: Mon., 12 Dec. 2005 |
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NM Religious Alliance Supports GLBT Community |
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By: Tara Lohan
A year-old organization called "New Mexico Religious Alliance for Inclusion and Nondiscrimination", otherwise known as New Mexico Rain", recently held their second annual meeting of lay people and clergy in Albuquerque. As Tara Lohen reports, one focus was to determine how people of faith might work...
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Stories from Fri., 9 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Fri., 9 Dec. 2005 |
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Santo Domingo Pueblo Joins Rio Grande Revitalization Effort |
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By: Jim Williams
A coalition of groups seeking to restore river habitat and native wildlife along the Rio Grande has added another New Mexico-based tribe to its efforts. Santo Domingo Pueblo joined the colaboration this week with a signing ceremony at a tribal meeting.
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Airdate: Fri., 9 Dec. 2005 |
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Juarez TV Channel 44: 35 Years Helping the Medically Destitute |
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By: Hakim Bellamy
If the border area between the U.S. and Mexico were a state, it would rank last in access to healthcare and per capita income, and first in uninsured children and kids living in poverty. KUNM's Hakim Bellamy recently visited Juarez, Mexico, to take part in a study initiated by the University of New Mexico's...
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Airdate: Fri., 9 Dec. 2005 |
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Ideas Surface for Cannon Air Force Base Re-Tooling |
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The Air Force apparently has an idea for a new mission for Cannon Air Force Base, but officials are not releasing details. A letter from Air Force Chief of Staff General Michael Moseley says he's directed his staff to speed up the determination of the idea's feasibility for Cannon. Meanwhile, today,...
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Stories from Thu., 8 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 8 Dec. 2005 |
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Writer Deconstructs Lennon Song "Norwegian Wood" |
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By: Sarah Karni
25 years ago today, musician John Lennon was killed - murdered by a deluded fan in New York City. 40 years ago this week, the Beatles released the album RUBBER SOUL which included an enigmatic John Lennon composition called "Norwegian Wood." In 1970, Lennon told Rolling Stone Magazine that he wrote the...
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Airdate: Thu., 8 Dec. 2005 |
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Childrens' Cabinet Town Hall Convenes in Santa Fe |
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By: Deborah Martinez
Youth issues were the topic of the second Childrens' Cabinet Town Hall - this one held in Santa Fe this week. State officials heard from parents, teachers and other youth advocates who had specific ideas about priorities for youth programs.
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Airdate: Thu., 8 Dec. 2005 |
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Call-In Show: Nuclear Material and Albuquerque's Emergency Preparedness |
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By: Arcie Chapa
The morning's Call-In Show, hosted by Arcie Chapa focused on the presence of nuclear material and emergency operations in Albuquerque, and featured Jim Hunter and Jeanne Pahls as guests. Hunter is Albuquerque's Emergency Operations Manager. Pahls is the co-founder of Stop the War Machine, an activist...
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Airdate: Thu., 8 Dec. 2005 |
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Grassroots Groups Urge Wilson to Vote "No" on Tax Bill |
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New Mexico's Congresswoman, Heather Wilson could swing the outcome on a tax bill, part of the federal budget reconciliation, scheduled for a vote later this week in Washington. The Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities is intensively lobbying against further tax breaks as they are outlined in the...
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Stories from Wed., 7 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 7 Dec. 2005 |
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Motion Filed to Stop Efforts to Detail Voting Irregularities |
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By: Jim Williams
Bernalillo County lawyers have filed a motion to stop efforts to uncover details on voting problems in the 2004 election. A lawsuit was filed earlier this year to stop the use of touch-screen electronic voting machines in New Mexico, and legal team has been gathering information to back up its case....
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Airdate: Wed., 7 Dec. 2005 |
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Local Activist O'Malley Speaks on Christian Peace Team Hostages in Iraq |
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By: Renée Blake
New Mexico has a special bond with Iraq this evening. Local activist Cathleen O'Malley tells us why.
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Stories from Tue., 6 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Tue., 6 Dec. 2005 |
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Richardson Speaks at University Hospital Health Summit |
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At a summit called by Governor Richardson to respond to a number of concerns about some practices at University Hospital Medical Center, the governor yesterday, spoke to representatives of the community about his goals. Listen Tha governor stated some of the plans of action for getting all children...
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Airdate: Tue., 6 Dec. 2005 |
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Bernalillo County Voters Concerned Over Touch-Screen Machines |
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By: Jim Williams
Today was the deadline for New Mexico County Clerks to choose voting machines for polling places in their counties. Some of the decisions may not sit well with election reform advocates in the state.
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Stories from Mon., 5 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Mon., 5 Dec. 2005 |
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Voting Machine Deadline Approaches Amidst Controversy |
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Election reform advocates continued their push today for voter-verifiable paper trails on electronic voting machines in New Mexico. Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron had set tomorrow as a deadline for county clerks to select voting machines that comply with the Help America Vote Act, or HAVA. The...
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Airdate: Mon., 5 Dec. 2005 |
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A Commentary: A Grandmother Speaks Out on War Crimes |
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By: Mitzi Kraft
War casualities come in many forms. Albuquerque resident Mitzi kraft has been damaged by a war she experienced second-hand. And she thinks that pain might be repeated through the war in Iraq. ************* As the Holiday approaches I was thinking about my father and how that relates...
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Stories from Thu., 1 Dec. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Dec. 2005 |
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Bingaman Addresses Agricultural Issues at Stockman Convention |
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New Mexico Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman spoke today to cattle ranchers and dairy farmers at the 2005 Joint Stockman Convention in Albuquerque. Bingaman addressed trade issues important to the agriculture industry, including the export of cattle. In 2003, Mexico closed its border to live cattle from...
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Dec. 2005 |
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Contraceptive Program for Wild Horses Announced |
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By: Deborah Martinez
Wild horse populations can double every four years on some public lands. So now, in an effort to reduce those populations, the Federal Bureau of Land Management is working on expanding the use of a contraceptive drug made from pig ovaries. A workshop on the subject was recently held in Santa Fe.
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Dec. 2005 |
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Sierra Club Report Praises Albuquerque Downtown Redevelopment Project |
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By: Jim Williams
The Sierra Club on Thursday released a report praising what it says are the "best new developments" in the U.S. An Albuquerque project made the short list. The listed project is the East Downtown Redevelopment project near Broadway and Central.
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Dec. 2005 |
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UNM Student Center Highlights World AIDS Day |
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By: Renée Blake
World AIDS Day is being noted by the University of New Mexico Student Health Center and Planned Parenthood in an effort to raise awareness. Several booths were set up outside the student union in Albuquerque.
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Dec. 2005 |
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Watchdog Group Issues Report on Plutonium Missing from LANL |
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By: Jim Williams
660 pounds of weapon-grade plutonium, enough to make about 50 nuclear bombs, appears to be unaccounted for at Los Alamos National Laboratory, according to a watchdog group. A report released Wednesday asserts that the discrepancy raises what the group says is a "vast security issue."
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Dec. 2005 |
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NM Court Seals Transcript in Case Against Former Judge Gallegos |
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By: Deborah Martinez
The New Mexico Supreme Court has denied a petition from the Judicial Standards Commission that seeks to discipline former Santa Fe Municipal Judge Frances Gallegos. The court also sealed the record and transcript of proceedings against Gallegos. Gallegos resigned in November, when she was charged with...
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