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KUNM News Archives: 2005 - July
Stories from Fri., 29 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Fri., 29 Jul. 2005 |
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Doing Time Doing Vipassana |
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By: Roy Durfee
The use of a millenia-old meditation practice, traceable in a direct lineage from the Buddha, within the walls of an Indian prison is the subject of a documentary that opened Friday at Albuquerque's Guild Cinema. Reviewer Roy Durfee has previewed the film...
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Airdate: Fri., 29 Jul. 2005 |
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Duke City Shootout in Albuquerque |
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By: Gwyneth Doland
There's a focus on film in Albuquerque this week, as seven small crews have been scattered across town making movies.
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Airdate: Fri., 29 Jul. 2005 |
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LANL Representative Touts New Nuclear Plants |
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By: Jim Williams
Congress has passed a comprehensive energy bill. Though the bill does provide some incentive for somewhat cleaner energy production, it does little to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But it does earmark 3.1 billion dollars for electric companies to build nuclear power plants...the first since...
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Airdate: Fri., 29 Jul. 2005 |
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New Mexico Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
The June unemployment figures for the state of New Mexico are in, with the state's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate at 5.7 percent for the month.
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Airdate: Fri., 29 Jul. 2005 |
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Ojito Wilderness gets U. S. Senate support |
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By: Jim Williams
New Mexico may soon get a little wilder. The U. S. Senate today approved, with unanimous consent, the Ojito Wilderness Act, which would designate over eleven-thousand acres of bad-land red-rock country about an hour nortwest of Albuquerque. Listen Steve Capra is Executive Director of the Coalition...
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Stories from Thu., 28 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 28 Jul. 2005 |
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New Mexico Congressional Delegation Splits on CAFTA |
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By: Jim Williams
Reflecting the wider House roll call early Thursday, New Mexico’s Congressional delegation split along party lines on the vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA. The agreement removes tariffs on most U.S. goods in six Central American countries. 1st and 2nd District Republicans...
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Airdate: Thu., 28 Jul. 2005 |
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Climate Change Expert Predicts Troubles in Southwest |
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By: Jim Williams
A plan to address climate change was announced Wednesday between the U.S. and Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea. The plan has no specific targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, unlike the Kyoto Protocol, which President Bush has opposed. Stopping short of calling it an alternative...
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Airdate: Thu., 28 Jul. 2005 |
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National Environmental Policy Act Under Review |
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By: Renée Blake
Thirty-five years ago, Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act into law. Now that law may be threatened. NEPA (NEE puh) is the law that requires projects funded or permitted by the federal government to undergo environmental review and public comment. Next Monday, at Rio Rancho...
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Airdate: Thu., 28 Jul. 2005 |
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Grants Announced to Protect Bosques |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it will distribute about $462,000 in grants to several organizations to work in the middle Rio Grande region to help protect and enhance the river's natural functions. Tom Trowbridge reports.
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Stories from Wed., 27 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 27 Jul. 2005 |
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KidsCount Releases 2005 State By State Survey |
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By: Renée Blake
The KidsCount Data Book for 2005 has just been released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, profiling child well being in each of the 50 United States. New Mexico ranks 46th overall in the ten indicators considered by the foundation.
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Airdate: Wed., 27 Jul. 2005 |
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15th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act |
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By: Jessica Siegel
Tuesday was the fifteenth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, legislation that ensures equality for disabled people in every aspect of life. To honor the anniversary, the Independent Living Resource Center held a celebration in Albuquerque.
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Airdate: Wed., 27 Jul. 2005 |
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Bears killed in New Mexico |
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By: Jim Williams
Another black bear has been killed in New Mexico this week, this time in Silver City. On Monday, police fatally shot a two-year-old bear that officers said was in an area where children play. Silver City Police Chief Ed Reynolds says officers tried for about three hours to reach the Department of Game...
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Stories from Tue., 26 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Tue., 26 Jul. 2005 |
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Senator Bingaman on the U. S. Energy Bill |
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By: Jim Williams
New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman says it was a late night last night as a Congressonal Eenrgy Conference Committee wrapped up details on a sweeping energy bill.
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Airdate: Tue., 26 Jul. 2005 |
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Review of "Rebels on the Backlot" |
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By: Jim Terr
New York Times film reporter Sharon Waxman made news at this year's Sundance Film Festival with her book profiling Quentin Tarantino and the other young directors who shook up the film industry in the 1990s. Reviewer Jim Terr ties Waxman's book to New Mexico's own Duke City Shootout, now in progress....
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Stories from Mon., 25 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Mon., 25 Jul. 2005 |
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Local Union Afiliates Not Ready to Leave AFL-CIO |
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By: Jim Williams
The rift at the national level of the AFL-CIO appears to have some local repercussions as well. Some of the concerns expressed by the Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union are echoed by New Mexico groups. Donna Swanson is President of Local Number 49-74 of the AFL-CIO in Albuquerque,...
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Airdate: Mon., 25 Jul. 2005 |
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NM Climate Change Advisory Council: Part II |
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By: Jim Williams
In Alaska, melting permafrost, at the Poles, melting icecaps,in New Mexico, earlier snowmelt in the mountains, higher evaporation rates from streams, and drought-stressed forests dying from beetle infestations...the effects of rising temperatures are becoming evident around the world and here in the...
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Airdate: Mon., 25 Jul. 2005 |
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Forum Focuses on Minority Health Issues |
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By: Renée Blake
The state department of African-American Affairs, in partnership with various community groups, held a forum in Albuquerque entitled "Bringing Together Minority Communities: Health Inprovement Forum 2005.
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Airdate: Mon., 25 Jul. 2005 |
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The Navajo Nation Enacts New Education Bill |
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By: Renée Blake
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Junior has signed a new education law that he hopes will give new life to schools on reservaions. The Navajo Nation Council passed the education bill on a 59-to-19 vote last week. It creates an eleven-member nationwide Navajo Board of Education, a superintendent of...
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Stories from Fri., 22 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Fri., 22 Jul. 2005 |
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New State Climate Change Advisory Council To Meet |
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By: Jim Williams
Governor Bill Richardson last month signed an executive order establishing the New Mexico Climate Change Action Council. One of the council's tasks is to examine the impacts that global warming and climate variation could have on the economy, environment, and the quality of life in the Southwest, and...
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Airdate: Fri., 22 Jul. 2005 |
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"Caravan to Cuba" Buses Cross Border |
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By: Renée Blake
The 16th annual Caravan to Cuba, sponsored by Pastors for Peace, is moving at least in part, through Mexico on its way to Cuba with cargo and assistance. However, because some of the donations carried in the lead buses, specifically used computer systems, were confiscated at the U.S. border, the last...
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Airdate: Fri., 22 Jul. 2005 |
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Criticism Continues Over Purchase of New State Jet |
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By: Jim Williams
New Mexico General Services Secretary Ed Lopez is calling critcism over a plan to purchase a new airplane for state business "politically motivated." A legislative finance committee analysis indicates the new plane, a Cessna Citation Bravo, will cost twice as much to operate as the King Air C-90, which...
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Airdate: Fri., 22 Jul. 2005 |
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Las Cruces Rally To Protest Minuteman Border Project |
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By: Angela Taylor
Residents of New Mexico and other Southwest states will rally in Las Cruces on Saturday, July 24th to oppose civilian organizations patrolling the U.S. border with Mexico. The rally is being organized by the League of United Latin American Citizens, ot LULAC. LULAC plans to use the meeting to discuss...
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Stories from Thu., 21 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 21 Jul. 2005 |
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KUNM Listeners' Comment on UNM Hospital Controversy |
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By: Sean Kindred
This morning's KUNM Call-in show with Jane Blume featured a discussion on the current controversy around UNM Hospital.
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Airdate: Thu., 21 Jul. 2005 |
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Training Program Developed for Recognizing Domestic Violence |
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By: Jessica Siegel
Since Attorney General Patricia Madrid announced her new "Violence Against Women Division", a training program has been initiated to bring the tools for recognizing domestic violence into the community.
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Stories from Wed., 20 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 20 Jul. 2005 |
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Truth in Military Recruiting Conference To Be Held at UNM |
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By: Jim Williams
A coalition of groups will hold a conference this weekend in Albuquerque in an effort to train adults to help young people make good decisions about military service. Called "Molbilize for Truth in Military Recruiting", it will be held at the University of New Mexico Friday, July 22st through Sunday,...
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Airdate: Wed., 20 Jul. 2005 |
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New Mexican Organizations Speak Out on John Roberts' Nomination |
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By: Jim Williams
A woman's right to choose the fate of her pregnancy is coming front and center in New Mexico following President Bush's nomination of John Roberts to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Roberts, in his legal writings, indicates that he is anti-choice.
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Airdate: Wed., 20 Jul. 2005 |
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New Mexicans Participate in "Caravan to Cuba" Peace Project |
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By: Renée Blake
Arnold Trujillo of Las Vegas, New Mexico is part of the 16th annual "Caravan to Cuba" sponsored by Pastors for Peace. The caravan, which is part of a network of 14 similar caravans travelling to Cuba from throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is scheduled to cross the U.S. border into Mexico on July...
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Stories from Tue., 19 Jul. 2005
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BLM Pushes for Gas Well Tests on Otero Mesa |
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By: Jim Williams
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given permission to a Roswell based company to flare two natural gas wells on Otero Mesa. However the New Mexico Environmental Department will be checking into all possible effects of the testing. Governor Richardson has declared he will oppose all drilling on the...
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Airdate: Tue., 19 Jul. 2005 |
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Palestinian and Israeli Teenage Girls To Share Stories in Santa Fe |
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By: Carol Boss
Thursday night, July 20th, Palestinian and Israeli teenage girls from the West Bank, Gaza and Israel - Muslims, Christians and Jews - will come together to tell their stories in public. The local organizers of this special peace event Camille Adair-Norwick and Tanya Taylor are the porducers of "Peace:...
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Airdate: Tue., 19 Jul. 2005 |
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A Film Review: Mad Hot Ballroom |
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By: Jim Terr
Reviewer Jim Terr recently saw an inspiring documentary which made him think about a positive aspect of his junior high school years in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and something that could be done now for New Mexican young people. *** I thank God for the refuge I found in the sock...
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Stories from Mon., 18 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Mon., 18 Jul. 2005 |
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Citizen Action Group Appeals Decision on Sandia's Mixed Waste Landfill |
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By: Sean Kindred
New Mexico Citizen Action has appealed a recent decision by State Environmental Department Secretary Ron Curry regarding the fate of Sandia National Lab's mixed waste landfill.
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Airdate: Mon., 18 Jul. 2005 |
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Hurricane Emily To Affect New Mexico Weather |
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As Hurricane Emily continues to push off the Yucatan Peninsula toward northern Mexico or southern Texas, weather forecasters here in New Mexico say the storm may have an impact on our weather as well. National Weather Service Meteorologist Jeff Michalski says the hurricane will probably move well south...
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Airdate: Mon., 18 Jul. 2005 |
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Public Referendum Will Decide Albuquerque's Minimum Wage |
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By: Jim Williams
Albuquerque voters may be one step closer to deciding whether to raise the city's minimum wage later this year. The 60-day period for collecting signatures to force a public referendum on the issue, ended yeaterday, and the living wage campaign organizers say they exceeded their goals.
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Airdate: Mon., 18 Jul. 2005 |
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Bernalillo County Checked for Compliance with Drinking Age Law |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
This weekend marked the 21st anniversary of federal legislation that made 21 the national drinking age. The local MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) chapter marked the occasion by holding compliance checks at various retail stores that sell alcohol in Bernalillo County. The compliance with the law...
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Stories from Fri., 15 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Fri., 15 Jul. 2005 |
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Richardson Declares 2006 Legislative Session as "Year of the Child" |
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By: Deborah Martinez
Since the 2006 projected state revenues are higher than had been expected, Governor Richardson announced that next year's state legislative session will be considered the "Year of the Child." The extra money is coming from high oil and gas prices that are at record levels. The Goveror has declared as...
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Airdate: Fri., 15 Jul. 2005 |
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Richardson Declares 2006 Legislative Session as "Year of the Child" |
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By: Deborah Martinez
Since the 2006 projected state revenues are higher than had been expected, Governor Richardson announced that next year's state legislative session will be considered the "Year of the Child." The extra money is coming from high oil and gas prices that are at record levels. The Goveror has declared as...
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Airdate: Fri., 15 Jul. 2005 |
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Anti-Nuclear Activists To Protest "Blast from the Past" Atomic Museum Event |
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By: Jim Williams
The National Atomic Museum near Old Town in Albuquerque is marking today's 60th anniversary of the first nuclear bomb test explosion at the Trinity Test Site with a fund-raising event tonight at the museum. The affair is expected to draw a counter demonstration outside the museum by peace activists....
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Stories from Thu., 14 Jul. 2005
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A Commentary: A Young Man's Experience of the Trinity Site Atom Bomb Test |
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By: Porter Larson
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time, the United States detonated an atomic bomb at the Trinity Test Site in the Jornada Del Muerto region of New Mexico. There, in an isolated place of perfect secrecy, Dr. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists successfully split a plutonium atom....
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Airdate: Thu., 14 Jul. 2005 |
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Richardson To Name Secretary of Higher Education |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
Legislation creating the first-ever cabinet level agency that focuses on New Mexico's colleges and universities is in effect, and Governor Richardson will soon choose among several finalists for the post of Secretary of the Commission on Higher Education. Louis Caldera, president of UNM, and Mike Martin,...
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Stories from Wed., 13 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 13 Jul. 2005 |
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KUNM Listeners Respond To Peace Activist's Work in Iraq |
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By: Arcie Chapa
More than two years after the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, death tolls and war costs continue to rise. The past few months have been particularly difficult for Iraqi civilians and police and U.S. troops. The KUNM Call-in show with Arcie Chapa focuses mainly on the situation on the ground in Iraq and how...
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Airdate: Wed., 13 Jul. 2005 |
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Mayor Chavez Speaks About Community Policing Initiative |
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By: Paul Ingles
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez announced another phase of his community policing initiative today at a press conference at the city's Police Academy. Chavez talked later with KUNM about the unveiling of what he calls the public safety partnership. Listen Chavez says strengthening the partnership between...
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Stories from Tue., 12 Jul. 2005
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Anti-Nuclear Activists Offer Their Art in "Mightier Than the Sword" |
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By: Jim Williams
It's often said that writers, poets, and artists are at the leading edge of revolution, and a group of anti-nuclear activists are hoping that will be the case this weekend in New Mexico. As the 60th anniversary of the first-ever nuclear bomb test approaches this weekend, a program called "Mightier Than...
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Airdate: Tue., 12 Jul. 2005 |
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PNM Power Outage Forces Service Upgrade |
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By: Paul Ingles
A power outage, affecting 9 thousand west side Albuquerque customers last week, has forced Public Service Company of New Mexico PNM)to move quickly to upgrade a power station that shut down due to high demand.
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Airdate: Tue., 12 Jul. 2005 |
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Santa Fe Art Market Convenes With 80 International Artists |
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By: Jim Williams
The Santa Fe International Art Market was held over the weekend on Museum Hill, with 80 artists from around the world exhibiting their work. The market, having completed just its second year, has already become the largest international folk art market in the United States.
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Airdate: Tue., 12 Jul. 2005 |
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Bingaman Comments on Supreme Court Candidate "Consultations" |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
Senate minority leader Harry Reid says the names of some prospective Supreme Court candidates were discussed at a White House meeting today. But Reid says President Bush didn't give lawmakers "any names" on his short list. New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman commented on the meeting as well as on the issue...
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Stories from Mon., 11 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Mon., 11 Jul. 2005 |
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Domenici Bill To Create Nanotechnolgy Center in Albuquerque |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
In Washington, a bill sponsored by New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici would fund establishment of a National Nanotechnology Enterprise Development Center in Albuquerque. Domenici's 30-million dollar appropriation bill for the center cleared the Senate earlier this month. It would be a joint operation...
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Airdate: Mon., 11 Jul. 2005 |
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Bingaman Bill Increases Support for Developmental Disabilities Services |
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By: Renée Blake
Senator Jeff Bingaman recently visited the Arc of New Mexico, a national organization focused on improving support and services for people with mental retardation. Bingaman gives his reasons for the visit. Listen Often, Bingaman explains, the current two year waiting period is simply too long. Listen...
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Airdate: Mon., 11 Jul. 2005 |
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A Commentary: Civility |
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By: Andrew Bard Schmookler
President Bush has called upon the Senate to exercise "civility" in its discussion of whatever nominee he sends them to fill the opening on the Supreme Court. But commentator Andrew Bard Schmookler suggests that when it comes to civility in this process, a lot of it is up to the president. Civility...
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Airdate: Mon., 11 Jul. 2005 |
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Arizona Apache Tribe Works to Prevent Youth Suicide |
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By: Daniel Kraker
Young Native American men are four times more likely to commit suicide than other Americans. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding hearings on how to reduce those numbers and ultimately cure what's seen as a suicide epidemic in Indian Country. As Daniel Kraker reports from Arizona Public Radio,...
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Stories from Fri., 8 Jul. 2005
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A Commentary: Homegrown Zealots |
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By: Dan Vukelich
As the Bush administration presses its conservative agenda, commentator Dan Vukevich wonders whether middle America recognizes what he sees as the true danger that lies ahead.
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Airdate: Fri., 8 Jul. 2005 |
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Udall Speaks To Youth On Renewable Energy Options |
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By: Jim Williams
New Mexico's 3rd District Representative Tom Udall was in Albuquerque today, and stopped by the New Mexico PIRG, or Public Interest Research Group, to speak with young organizers about U.S. energy policy. Udall said he is optimistic that young people can make the difference in leading the country to...
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Stories from Thu., 7 Jul. 2005
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A Commentary: Violence Against Animals |
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By: Ann Beyke
This past week in Albuquerque, residents were stunned to learn of the brutal killing of a dog, reportedly a recent mother of a litter of puppies, whose fate we may never know. Ann Beyke of Animal Humane Association of New Mexico gives her perspective. ANIMAL CRUELTY IMPACTS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY At...
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Airdate: Thu., 7 Jul. 2005 |
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New Mexico Does Not Raise Security Levels on Public Transportation |
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By: Jim Williams
The terrorist attacks in London this morning have had reverberations around the world and in the U.S. today. Many cities have increased security, especially on mass transit systems. New Mexico's security level has not changed, though, and Deborah James, spokesperson for Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez,...
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Airdate: Thu., 7 Jul. 2005 |
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Native American Communities Foster Entrepreneurial Spirit |
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By: Arcie Chapa
The KUNM Call-in Show featured a panel discussing key ways for improving conditions in Native American communities. The panel's guests were historian Dr. Veronica Tiller, environmental consultant Tim Chavez, and Ron Solaman, the president and CEO of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and CEO of Indian...
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Stories from Wed., 6 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Wed., 6 Jul. 2005 |
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Southern New Mexico ACLU Board Member Removed |
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By: Jim Williams
The American Civil liberties Union Southern New Mexico Chapter will remain suspended pending the removal of a board member who is also active in the Minuteman Project patrolling the New Mexico border. With that affiliation, chapter officials say, the board member failed to adhere to the organization's...
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Airdate: Wed., 6 Jul. 2005 |
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UNM Hospital Union Members Demonstrate As Negotiations Resume |
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By: Renée Blake
Chief union delegate Margaret Trace, took to the streets again this morning, along with other members of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, District 1199, as the union heads for the bargaining table once again.
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Airdate: Wed., 6 Jul. 2005 |
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NM Activists Call for Moderate Supreme Court Nominee |
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By: Jim Williams
The upcoming nomination process to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has some New Mexico political activists gearing up for a battle, and at the same time hoping there won't be one. A coalition of groups held a rally this afternoon in downtown Albuquerque to call for a moderate...
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Airdate: Wed., 6 Jul. 2005 |
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Local Environmental Activists Advocate "Greener" Energy Bill |
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By: Jim Williams
Amidst soaring energy prices, the U.S. Senate last week approved a 16-billion dollar version of an energy bill, which includes more tax credits for energy-efficient construction and hybrid cars, future mandates for renewable energy, and increases in ethanol use. The Senate version also acknowledged,...
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Airdate: Wed., 6 Jul. 2005 |
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Domenici and Wilson Propose Federal Support for Rio Grande Preservation |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
When Congress gets back to work next week, legislation will be introduced to strengthen and improve efforts to preserve the Rio Grande and the endangered species that inhabit the river. Senator Pete Domenici and Representative Heather Wilson explain the progress made and the as yet unfulfilled needs...
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Stories from Tue., 5 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Tue., 5 Jul. 2005 |
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Film Review: Fearless Freaks |
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By: Roy Durfee
The film "Fearless Freaks" is a documentary of the rock group 'Flaming Lips' out of Oklahoma City beginning in the early 80s. Described as the convergence of do-it-yourself music with hand-made video into cultural history, this documentary by Bradley Beesley is playing at Santa Fe's Center for Contemporary...
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Airdate: Tue., 5 Jul. 2005 |
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Mayor Chavez: Call 311 for Non-Emergency City Services |
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By: Renée Blake
Mayor Martin Chavez is enthusiastic about the new non-emergency number now available for Albuquerque public services. Whether the need is for weather information, public library services, recycling stations, or even where to pick up a car after it has been towed, 3-1-1 is the number to call.
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Stories from Fri., 1 Jul. 2005
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Airdate: Fri., 1 Jul. 2005 |
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Prairie Dogs Find New Home Near Socorro |
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By: Gwyneth Doland
The development of the Santa Fe Railyards means that a colony of Gunnisons prairie dogs must be relocated. Their new home is the Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge near Socorro. Recent research has put to rest the belief that prairie dogs are a nuisance with no redeeming qualities. On the contrary they promote...
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Airdate: Fri., 1 Jul. 2005 |
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City Bans Fireworks and Smoking in Open Space Areas |
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By: Hakim Bellamy
The Albuquerque City Council has passed a law banning fireworks and smoking in Albuquerque's open space areas, including the Bosque. During the 4th of July holidays the Fire Department will be concentrating on enforcement of this law as well as laws banning the sale and use of illegal fireworks being...
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Airdate: Fri., 1 Jul. 2005 |
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Sierra Club Advocates Protection for Valle Vidal |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
This week the Sierra Club released a new report titled "America's Great Outdoors" which outlines a vision for protecting the nation's heritage. One of the sites highlighted in the online publication is New Mexico's Valle Vidal, located north of Taos.
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Airdate: Fri., 1 Jul. 2005 |
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A Commentary: Fireworks' Noise Terrifies Many Pets |
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By: Ann Beyke
And the Rocket’s Red Glare… Gives Your Pet a Scare Alarmed by the loud noise, Max cries and runs aimlessly around the house, searching in vain for someone to comfort him, but no one is home. The awful noises become unbearable for Max. He crashes through a window in the living room and runs down the...
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