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KUNM News Archives: 2005 - September
Stories from Fri., 30 Sep. 2005
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Richardson Highlights Water Conservation at Mayors' Conference |
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By: Jim Williams
Governor Bill Richardson today hailed the success of an initiative to develop water-saving technology in New Mexico. Richardson spoke today to the National Conference of Mayors, held this year in Albuquerque, and used the opportunity to praise a program he helped to develop to promote innovation in conservation....
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Airdate: Fri., 30 Sep. 2005 |
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Disability Conference Focuses on Quality of Life |
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By: Hakim Bellamy
Members of the disabled community gathered this week in Albuquerque with caregivers and researchers to discuss improving quality of life for those with disabilities. The University of New Mexico is playing a large role.
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Airdate: Fri., 30 Sep. 2005 |
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NM Water Experts Assist in Texas Hurricane Recovery Effort |
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The New Mexico Rural Water Association will soon be assisting in hurricane relief efforts in Texas. Four members of the association left Albuquerque today to begin their work. The four are certified water-and wastewater operators. Association Director Matthew Holmes says the team will help provide power...
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Airdate: Fri., 30 Sep. 2005 |
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Banned Books Week: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes |
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By: Renée Blake
All week KUNM has been observing Banned Books Week and paying tribute to books that were challenged or banned, often because they broke ground in controversial areas. Today's entry is a Hugo and Nebula award winner... a science fiction novel about a mentally retarded man and a medical experiment. "Flowers...
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Airdate: Fri., 30 Sep. 2005 |
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Elections: City Council District Seven |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
In the race for Albuquerque City Council's district seven, there are three candidates seeking to replace incumbent Councilor Sally Mayer. They are Marianne Dickinson, Wayne A. Johnson, and Edward Douglas Glenn.
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Stories from Thu., 29 Sep. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 29 Sep. 2005 |
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KUNM Call-in Show "Town Hall" Features Mayoral Candidates |
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By: Arcie Chapa
This morning's special edition of the KUNM Call-in Show included a mayoral candidate "town hall." Host Arcie Chapa was joined by current Councilman Eric Griego, incumbent Mayor Martin Chavez, and City Councilor Brad Winter. Listeners called in with questions and comments.
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Airdate: Thu., 29 Sep. 2005 |
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Elections: City Council District Five |
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By: Renée Blake
As the city of Albuquerque's October 4th election approaches, KUNM continues its look at the city council and mayoral candidates and races. Today KUNM speaks with District 5 candidates Michael Cadigan and Betty Valdez.
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Airdate: Thu., 29 Sep. 2005 |
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Banned Books Week: "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding |
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By: Renée Blake
This week KUNM is observing Banned Books Week, which is sponsored each year by the American Library Association and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Generally regarded as an allegorical novel, "Lord of the Flies" introduced readers to their darker selves. It was part of a body...
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Stories from Wed., 28 Sep. 2005
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Elections: City Council District Three |
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By: Jim Williams
As the city of Albuquerque's October 4th election approaches, KUNM continues its look at the city council and mayoral candidates and races. Today's story profiles the race for the City Council District three seat.
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Airdate: Wed., 28 Sep. 2005 |
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Solar Fiesta 2005 Highlights Renewable Energy Initiatives |
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By: Sherri Barth
Last weekend energy conscious consumers gathered at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center for the Solar Fiesta.
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Airdate: Wed., 28 Sep. 2005 |
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Banned Books Week: "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison |
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By: Renée Blake
As KUNM continues its weeklong acknowledgment of Banned Books Week, we will hear an excerpt from Toni Morrison's, "The Bluest Eye." The book was banned from the Morrisville, Pennsylvania Borough High School Engish curriculum after complaints about its sexual content and objectionable language. It was...
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Stories from Tue., 27 Sep. 2005
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NM Naional Guard Reurns from Louisiana Mission |
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By: Hakim Bellamy
The first rotation of the New Mexican National Guard sent to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, returned last week. The New Mexico National Guard's Task Force Plaquemines, formerly Task Force 515, has been aiding relief and rescue efforts since September 3rd. Upon her return from Louisiana,...
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Airdate: Tue., 27 Sep. 2005 |
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Albuquerque Peace Activists Join Thousands Across the U.S. |
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By: Tara Lohan
Over the weekend, peace activists gathered in Albuquerque in support of a National Day of Action. In cities all over the country, people gathered to show their opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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Airdate: Tue., 27 Sep. 2005 |
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Banned Books Week Celebrates Freedom of Perspective |
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By: Renée Blake
KUNM is commemorating Banned Books Week at this time along with libraries and communities throughout the country that value the freedon to read and to be exposed to materials that offer a variety of viewpoints and ideas. Each year The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom receives...
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Airdate: Tue., 27 Sep. 2005 |
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Elections: City Council District One |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
The race for Albuquerque City Council in District 1 features City Council Vice-President Miguel Gomez against challenger Ken Sanchez. This is the first in a series of stories on the City Council contests.
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Stories from Mon., 26 Sep. 2005
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Airdate: Mon., 26 Sep. 2005 |
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Business Owners Speak Out in Favor of the Living Wage |
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By: Sean Kindred
Earlier today local business owners spoke out in favor of the Albuquerque living wage ordinance, and explained how they think it might improve the city's economy.
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Airdate: Mon., 26 Sep. 2005 |
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KUNM Call-in Show Focuses on Albuquerque Mayoral Race |
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By: Arcie Chapa
On Thurday's Call-in Show, the topic was the upcoming mayoral election. Guests in the studio were former mayor, Jim Baca, New Mexico political commemtator, Joe Monahan, and Albuquerque Weekly Alibi editor Tim Givern. The topics considered were the lack of discussion of important issues by candidates,...
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Airdate: Mon., 26 Sep. 2005 |
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Film Review: Touch the Sound |
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By: Roy Durfee
An award-winning documentary film about the senses, "Touch the Sound: A Sound Journy with Evelyn Glennie" is currently showing at Albuquerque's Guild Cinema.
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Stories from Sun., 25 Sep. 2005
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Library Records Protected Under New Senate Version of Patriot Act |
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By: Renée Blake
Banned Books Week has been observed each year since 1982 to remind us not to take the freedom to read for granted. Section 215 of the U. S. A. Patriot Act allows the FBI to obtain information about a person's reading habits, and imposes a "gag order" that prohibits those served with Section 215 orders...
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Stories from Fri., 23 Sep. 2005
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Airdate: Fri., 23 Sep. 2005 |
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A Commentary: New Orleans or Waterloo? |
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By: Dan Vukelich
As the nation collectively recoils from the horror of looting, misery and death in New Orleans, commentator Dan Vukelich wonders when the looting will stop in Washington. AS NEW ORLEANS SINKS DEEPER INTO ANARCHY AND THE WORLD WATCHES TO SEE WHAT PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH WILL DO TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING...
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Airdate: Fri., 23 Sep. 2005 |
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Native American Leaders Attend Education Summit at UNM |
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In an effort to foster communication, the University of New Mexico recently hosted the "Tribal Summit on Higher Education." All 22 Native Americam tribes in New Mexico attended. Improved communications between the university and the tribes will enable more Native American students to attend UNM.
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Airdate: Fri., 23 Sep. 2005 |
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Film Review: The Dogwalker |
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By: Jim Terr
There’s a term, or there used to be a term, “small film”, to describe modest, sometimes quirky, generally low-budget films that typically make it only to film festivals and occasionally local cinemateques, only rarely to the Bijou or the multiplex. As most of us know, however, there are occasional gems...
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Stories from Thu., 22 Sep. 2005
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Airdate: Thu., 22 Sep. 2005 |
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Mayoral Candidate Profile: David Steele |
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By: Renée Blake
David Steele may be the least familiar candidate in the Albuquerque mayoral race. In the last of our four part series on the candidates, he gave a few clues about his stands on the issues.
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Airdate: Thu., 22 Sep. 2005 |
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Theater Review: The Maids |
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By: Roy Durfee
The Maids, Jean Genet’s post- World War chamber drama of servitude and illusion, is currently playing at Albuquerque’s Sol Arts Performance Space. Theatre reviewer Roy Durfee attended the opening weekend…. Written by the self-proclaimed and frequently convicted thief and prostitute, prisoner and “homosexual...
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Airdate: Thu., 22 Sep. 2005 |
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City Council Passes Resolution for New Martin Luther King Memorial |
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By: Sherri Barth
Albuquerque City Council last Monday night unanimously passed a resolution to build a new Martin Luther King Memorial here ot replace the current one which many feel does no justice to the life and works of Dr. King.
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Stories from Wed., 21 Sep. 2005
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Mayoral Candidate Profile: Brad Winter |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
In less than two weeks, Albuquerque voters will cast ballots in the city's mayoral race. KUNM continues its series of mayoral profiles with a report on the candidacy of Brad Winter.
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Airdate: Wed., 21 Sep. 2005 |
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Navajo Nation Continues Fight Against Uranium Mining |
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By: Jim Williams
As the price of uranium continues to skyrocket, a struggle over mining it near and on Native American lands in northwest New Mexico is heating up again. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley last week led a delegation of mining opponents to Washington, D.C. to ask for congressional help in their fight....
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Airdate: Wed., 21 Sep. 2005 |
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Film Review: Operation Veteran Freedom |
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By: Roy Durfee
Operation Veteran Freedom, showing Thursday at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, looks at the recent national gathering of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Film reviewer Roy Durfee liked the freshness of the video documentary…. This week’s People Before Profit film at the Peace & Justice...
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Stories from Tue., 20 Sep. 2005
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Mayoral Candidate Profile: Eric Griego |
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By: Jim Williams
As the city of Albuquerque's October 4th election approaches, KUNM continues its look at the city council and mayoral candidate races. This profile of Eric Griego is the second in a series of interviews with the mayoral candidates. Tomorrow's interview will be with Brad Winter.
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Airdate: Tue., 20 Sep. 2005 |
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Carson Forest Fire Up To 10% Contained |
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Crews are working to clear a line around a 2,872 acre fire in Carson National Forest. The Pine Canyon Complex fire began Saturday and is burning in Madera Canyon, about six miles west of El Rito. No houses have been burned and no injuries have been reported. The fire had forced the evacuation of 50 homes,...
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Airdate: Tue., 20 Sep. 2005 |
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Heating and Gas Prices Force Special State Legislative Session |
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Governor Bill Richardson has called for a special legislative session to help deal with the skyrocking cost of energy in the state. Richardson and his staff have been contracting lawmakers this week to prepare them for a two-to-three-day session beginning October 5th. Gilbert Gallegos is a spokesman...
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Airdate: Tue., 20 Sep. 2005 |
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A Commentary by Councilor Heinrich: Albuquerque's Living Wage |
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By: Martin Heinrich
We are only about two weeks away from Albuquerque residents' opportunity to express their views about an Albuquerque living wage of $7.50 an hour. Albuquerque City Councilor Martin Heinrich wants to make a few final points: A small but influential group of individuals would have us believe that the...
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Stories from Mon., 19 Sep. 2005
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Mayoral Candidate Profile: Martin Chavez |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
This is the first in a series of stories profiling the candidates for Mayor of Albuquerque in next month's elections. The first in the series is the incumbent, Mayor Martin Chavez.
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Airdate: Mon., 19 Sep. 2005 |
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Santa Fe Forest Burns Help Maintain Water Supply |
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By: Deborah Martinez
As fire fighters struggle to control a fire in the Carson National Forest, officials from Santa Fe National Forest have been carrying out controlled burns to try to avoid a similar situation there.
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Stories from Fri., 16 Sep. 2005
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John Edwards Speaks on Poverty Issues with Local Leaders. |
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By: Jim Williams
Former Senator and 2004 Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards says Democrats need to begin to build a strong message of hope for struggling communities in the U.S. Edwards was in Albuquerque yesterday to meet with area Hispanic leaders. He also spoke with state and local leaders and said that raising...
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Airdate: Fri., 16 Sep. 2005 |
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Theater Review: The Unexpected Man |
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By: Roy Durfee
The Fusion Theater Company's season continues at The Cell downtown with "The Unexpected Man" running weekends through the end of the month.
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Airdate: Fri., 16 Sep. 2005 |
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State Treasury Officials Face Racketeering Charges |
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By: Deborah Martinez
New Mexico's current and former state treasurers appeared in federal court this afternoon to hear racketeering charges against them. State Treasurer Robert Vigil and former state treasurer Michael Montoya could face prison sentences of 20 years if convicted.
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Stories from Thu., 15 Sep. 2005
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Winter Heat To Come at High Price |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
The Public Service Company of New Mexico says winter gas bills could reach an all-time high this year. New Mexico consumers will be seeing their average residential natural gas bills for the winter months coming in at $152 a month. There are some suggestions to help consumers handle the higher heating...
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Airdate: Thu., 15 Sep. 2005 |
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KUNM Call-in Show Focuses on the Living Wage Proposition |
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By: Arcie Chapa
Opponents of raising the minimum wage in Albuquerque continue to assert that the initiative is complicated and gives the public too much access to workers in the workplace. Supporters of the "living wage" say that's a smokescreen designed to distract from other reasons opponents want to defeat the wage...
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"One Campaign" Raises Poverty Awareness in NM |
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By: Sherri Barth
Sponsored by the "One Campaign", a day to end extreme poverty and global Aids was held last Saturday, September 10th, at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque. Governor Richarson and the Albuquerque City Council had declared September 10th as "white band day" throughout New Mexico.
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Former Senator John Edwards Visits Albuquerque |
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By: Jim Williams
Former U.S. Senator John Edwards visited Albuquerque today to meet with local Hispanic leaders and speak at the 42nd annual New Mexico Council on Crime and Delinquency. Edwards discussed poverty and wage issues and heard from community officials about their concerns.
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Stories from Wed., 14 Sep. 2005
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Commentary: Life Will Go On |
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By: Ron Chapman
WITH GROWING REPORTS OF TERRORISM AND VIOLENCE, MANY CITIZENS FIND THEMSELVES WONDERING ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS. COMMENTATOR RON CHAPMAN HAS EXAMINED THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOUND A SURPRISING VANTAGE FROM WHICH TO VIEW THEM. The body count is spreading. With bombings in England, what was once limited...
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Richardson Moves To Protect Valle Vidal Water Resources |
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Governor Richardson recently announced that he is going ahead with a proposal that would designate all the waters in the Valle Vidal as Outstanding National Resource Waters. Richardson says this listing would help preserve the waters in their current pristine state, as well as all the wildlife that depend...
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Airdate: Wed., 14 Sep. 2005 |
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NM Senators Split on Independent Katrina Commision Vote |
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By: Jim Williams
New Mexico's Senators reflected the strict party-line vote today on the rejection of a proposal by New York Senator Hillary Clinton, to establish an independent "Katrina Commission." The amendment to an appropriations bill would have created a non-congressional panel, with an equal number of Republicans...
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Airdate: Wed., 14 Sep. 2005 |
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NM Nutrition Council Looks at Banning Aspartame Sweeteners |
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By: Jennifer Jackson
Stephen Fox, of the New Mexico Nutrition Council, and the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board are in the beginning stages of a push to ban the sale of aspartame. No other state in the U.S. has attempted such a ban.
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Stories from Tue., 13 Sep. 2005
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Albuquerque Marches for Youth Suicide Awareness |
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By: Sherri Barth
Members of the community came together for the first Albuquerque Youth Suicide Awareness Walk this past Saturday at Academy School.
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Udall Bill To Ban Drilling in Valle Vidal |
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By: Jim Williams
New Mexico Representative Tom Udall says a bill he intends to introduce in Congress is the only sure way to keep gas drilling out of northern New Mexico's Valle Vidal. Udall says the Carson National Forest, which is working on a new management plan for the area, doesn't have the authority to deny extraction,...
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Taos Community Fights to Keep Childrens' Clinic Open |
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Children in Taos and surrounding communities may soon have a harder time getting medical care. Financial concerns may force the closure of the Taos Clinic for Children and Youth, the only pediatric clinic in the area. Seven out of ten children seen at the clinic qualify for medicaid, but falling reimbursement...
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NM Senators Speak on Second Supreme Court Nomination |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
In Washington, Senators on the Judiciary Committee are considering the nomination of John Roberts as the next Chief Justice of the United States. And that powerful committee will soon be considering another nominee in the near future, to replace the retiring Sandra Day O'Connor. Both New Mexico senators...
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Stories from Mon., 12 Sep. 2005
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Albuquerque Church Supports GLBT Community |
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By: Jason Trenkle
The Metropolitan Community Church in Albuquerque is offering solace for gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals, and transgender persons during a time when their liberties are in question. The welcome to the church's services reads: At Metropolitan Community Church of Albuquerque we welcome ALL people - gay, lesbian,...
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NM Congressional Delegates Weigh In on Valle Vidal Conservation |
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By: Jim Williams
Hurricane Katrina has reopened debate over energy policy in the U.S, and the result could have implications for New Mexico. Higher gas prices have led to discussions on both raising fuel efficiency standards for vehicles and a potential push for more oil and gas drilling on previously off-limits land...
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Airdate: Mon., 12 Sep. 2005 |
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Commentary: In Praise of "The Big Easy" |
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By: Megan Kamerick
My city is being decimated and I don’t know what to do. No, I wasn’t born in New Orleans. I only lived there for four years --- a very short timespan in its long, rich history. Natives might take exception to my familiarity, given such a short acquaintance. But I grew to love New Orleans, even on the...
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Domenici Cautions Against Gasoline Price Gouging |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
With gasoline prices hovering at about $3.00 a gallon nationwide, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici is calling for an increase in oil production domestically as well as increased fuel economy standards for automobiles.
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Stories from Fri., 9 Sep. 2005
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Concerned Scientists Group Opposes "Bunker Buster" |
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By: Jason Trenkle
The Union of Concerned Scientists says that stopping the development of the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, RNEP, or "bunker buster" may rest in the hands of New Mexicans.
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Airdate: Fri., 9 Sep. 2005 |
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Film Review: A State of Mind |
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By: Roy Durfee
"A State of Mind" offers a rare filmic look at the least known of President Bush's "axis of evil" states, North Korea. This documentary opens today at Albuquerque's Guild Cinema for a week's run.
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Protection for Valle Vidal Requires Public Involvement |
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By: Jim Williams
The Forest Service continues to develop a management plan for the Valle Vidal in northern New Mexico. The proposed plan is due out later next year. It will, among other things, help determine whether oil and gas development can occur in an area that some call the "Yellowstone of New Mexico." However...
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Stories from Thu., 8 Sep. 2005
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X Prize Cup Countdown Event to Wow Southern NM |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
In preparation for its hosting the X Prize Cup competition next year, New Mexico is holding an event called "Countdown to the X Prize Cup" next month in Southern New Mexico. The event will be held in the Las Cruces and Alamogordo areas from October 4 to 9th. The X prize Cup is a competition between...
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Call-in Show Focuses on Katrina; Prevention Efforts and Aftermath |
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By: Arcie Chapa
This morning's KUNM Call-in Show focused on Hurricane Katrina: including local relief efforts, the response to the disaster, and the future of New Orleans.
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Stories from Wed., 7 Sep. 2005
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KNME Forum: Former Gang Member Questions Mayoral Candidates |
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KNME-TV broadcast an Albuquerque Mayoral Forum last night hosted by the Children, Youth and Families Department and located at the Youth Diagnostic and Development Center. The Forum focused on issues of particular interest to youth and allowed the young people to ask questions. The program continued...
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Sheriff Darren White and Crew Assist in New Orleans |
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By: Jim Williams
Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White has, for the past four days, been in New Orleans with 35 deputies and 5 medics from Bernalillo County Fire Department. The group is helping with rescue efforts in the uptown area of the city, one of the hardest-hit sections of New Orleans. White says two-thirds...
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NM Senators Comment on Energy Considerations After Katrina |
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing yesterday to discuss the situation of rising gas prices and energy conservation in the United States. The current situation with gas topping $3 a gallon is a cause for concern for both parties. US Senators Domenici, a Republican, and Bingaman,...
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Book Review: The Belen Hitch |
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By: Roy Durfee
"The Belen Hitch," a new mystery novel set in New Mexico by Pari Noskin Taichert , was just published by UNM Press. Taichert's first novel "The Clovis Incident: A Mystery" earned her an Agatha nomination.
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Stories from Tue., 6 Sep. 2005
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Albuquerque Coalition Formed to Fight Living Wage Proposal |
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By: Renée Blake
A coalition called "The Coalition to Expose Ballot Deception" filed a lawsuit Tuesday. They maintain the ballot initiative is "incomplete, misleading, unconstitutional, and illegal." City Councilor Martin Heinrich maintains that the petitions did not hold anything back.
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Udall Favors Congressional Investigation into Katrina Response |
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By: Jim Williams
As New Mexico Representative Tom Udall returned to Washington D.C. this afternoon for the fall session, he said he would support the push for a Congressional investigation into the handling of the preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Labor Unions Remain United on Fundamental Issues |
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By: Jennifer Jackson
As workers in New Mexico and across the country celebrated Labor Day yesterday, unions that may have gone separate ways at the national level say they remain united on the issues.
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Book Review: On the Ridge Between Life and Death |
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By: Ron Chapman
Adventure tales have a magnetic attraction for readers, especially those that relate the challenges and tragedies so common to mountaineering. Author David Roberts tells such tales, but takes an unusally honest look at the underlying motivations of climbers in his newest book, "On the Ridge Between Life...
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Stories from Mon., 5 Sep. 2005
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New Orleans Evacuees Arrive in Albuquerque |
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By: Renée Blake
92 evacuees who thought they were going to San Antonio, Texas, arrived at the Albuquerque Convention Center yesterday. Some of the evacuees and the volunteers share their experiences.
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Stories from Fri., 2 Sep. 2005
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Living Wage Debate Thickens as Elections Approach |
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By: Jim Williams
The Albuquerque Living Wage ordinance will go before voters on October 4th. It would raise the city's minimum wage from $5.15 to 7.50 an hour. A war of words is heating up between supporters and opponents of the ordinance.
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Albuquerque Vietnamese Family Supports Katrina Refugees |
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By: Renée Blake
People in Albuquerque are responding in a variety of different ways to the needs of people in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Two Vietnamese brothers, recalling their difficult refugee experience, are offering free car emissions testing to anyone you will donate $10.00 to the Anerican Red Cross....
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Airdate: Fri., 2 Sep. 2005 |
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A Commentary: New Orleans: You Don't Need A Crystal Ball... |
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By: John McAndrew
YOU DON’T NEED A CRYSTAL BALL TO KNOW WHAT’S ON THE WAY In 2002, "Now with Bill Moyers" aired a show about what would happen to New Orleans if it was hit by a class 5 hurricane. A brief excerpt: "The American Red Cross lists the worst natural disasters that might strike America. They worry about earthquakes...
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Lt. Governor Denish Facilitates Donations to Katrina Homeless |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
There have been many New Mexico human resources deployed to the Gulf Coast region affected by Hurricane Katrina. Governor Richardson has dispatched national Guard personnel to the region and this week a group of divers were sent to help in the relief efforts. Now Lt. Governor Diane Denish is encouraging...
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Stories from Thu., 1 Sep. 2005
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Labor Day Travel Increase Expected |
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In a press release issued today, the New Mexico chapter of the American Automobile Association, or Triple-A, announced it expects a 0.9 percent increase over last year in long-distance travel this Labor Day weekend. Triple-A says despite high gas prices, it's been an, "eventful and surprisingly strong...
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Sep. 2005 |
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Prosperity Becoming a Mirage for New Mexico's Working Families |
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By: Tom Trowbridge
On the eve of this year's Labor Day holiday, a new report titled "The State of Working New Mexico" indicates New Mexico's economy is not delivering for the state's working families. It concludes that the opportunity to work for prosperity is being denied to far to many.
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Airdate: Thu., 1 Sep. 2005 |
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Call-in Show Examines Environmental Injustice in Mountainview |
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By: Renée Blake
This morning's KUNM Call-in Show focused on environmental justice. The guests were from the Mountainview Neighborhood Association in the South Valley, as well as from various state and county departments concerned with the environment. The Mountainview guests enumerated the highly disproportional number...
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