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Walt Rubel Commentary: Expectations for session too high

3/30/2023

I had hoped that legislators would take advantage of the unprecedented $9.4 billion budget this year to begin the transition away from an economy that is dependent on oil and gas revenue, but I don’t think that was ever on the agenda.

The governor had promised before the election that we would all get checks in the mail if she won, so that was a given. Legislators also passed new tax credits for the film industry, and a phased-in reduction of the gross receipts tax.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: NM Legislator Battle Royale...sort of

3/29/2023

All local legislators were invited to discuss this year’s 60-day legislative session which concluded earlier this month.

Tara Jarmillo (Rep-D), Micaela Cadena (Rep-D), Jeff Steinborn (Sen-D), and Bill Soules (Sen-D) are the only legislators who decided to join the discussion.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Peter Talk the News (03/29/2023)

3/29/2023

Co-hosts Walt Rubel and Peter Goodman discuss news, local and national.

Think Again: Father and Son, Light and Fun

3/27/2023

Today's program brings host, Randy Harris and son, Mick Harris together, live in the KTAL studio.

The conversation spans considerations of literature, including magical realism, contemporary and classic authors, and personal creative processes. They share stories and thoughts about books they've read together as well. The exploration touches on some of the transitions involved in moving from strictly print books, to more contemporary mediums such as audiobooks and podcasts.

Father and son, light and fun.

Live True: Listen To Your Mother... and Your Heart with Heather Christie

3/25/2023

Lisa Lucca talks with author, director, and teacher Heather Christie about producing Listen to Your Mother NYC on April 1st while teaching, writing, and planning her next endeavor. This show is a national phenomenon that Lucca, a cast member of this show, seeks to launch in Las Cruces.

Walt Rubel Commentary: Is GOP now the party of peace and love?

3/22/2023

I’m not at all comfortable with my new position to the right of Republican leaders on foreign policy.

As a child who grew up watching the Vietnam War on the nightly news and fearing it would still be raging when I turned 18, I have always opposed the military adventurism of Republican leaders, whether it was Richard Nixon in Vietnam and Cambodia; Ronald Reagan in Central America or George W. Bush in Iraq.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Dave DuBois, the State Climatologist

3/21/2023

Peter and Walt talk with Dave DuBois, the state climatologist.

Speak Up, Las Cruces: Dylan McDonald, Assistant Professor at NMSU

3/21/2023

Dylan McDonald will discuss the Sunshine Week presentation planned for Thursday, March 23rd at NMSU, which will focus on government transparency in regard to crime reporting.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Peter Talk the News (03/22/2023)

3/21/2023

Co-hosts, Walt Rubel and Peter Goodman, discuss items in the news, both regional and national.

Think Again: Dr. James C. Rice, NMSU

3/20/2023

Dr. James C. Rice has just published a book entitled:

Downwind of the Atomic State - Atmospheric Testing and the Rise of the Risk Society

Today we explore how the scientific community and U.S. government agencies overlooked, ignored, and denied the catastrophic fallout of decades of nuclear testing in the American West. In this peer-reviewed book Dr. Rice reveals his broad and in-depth findings on the history of these programs and their adverse impacts on life for those "downwind". The book and the conversation touch on thought-provoking evaluations of both the science and the sociological processes in play for the agencies, the people, and the communities affected, past and present.

Live True: Joyfully Activating Nurturing Energy with Jane Sibbett

3/19/2023

Lisa Lucca has an enlightening conversation with actress, activist, healer, and teacher Jane Sibbett. They discuss Jane's work, the power of delivering our gifts, and her new Source Course Health & Peace Circles.

DELVING IN: Barry Krakow on Common Misconceptions About the Relationship Between Sleep and Mental Health

3/19/2023

Stuart Kelter interviews Barry Krakow, MD, a board certified internist, sleep medicine specialist, and professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Mercer University School of Medicine in Savannah, Georgia, having earlier established a sleep clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In his 30+ years in the field, he has pioneered innovative techniques for the treatment of chronic nightmares, chronic and complex insomnia, upper airway resistance syndrome, obstructive and central sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder. He is the author four books on sleep disorders, including the just published Life-Saving Sleep: New Horizons in Mental Health Treatment.

Walt Rubel Commentary: Lawyers win; NM health care loses

3/16/2023

New Mexico’s unpaid, part-time Legislature has 15 members who are attorneys, including both the speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate. There are only two medical doctors, and one of them is retired.

Perhaps that’s why our medical malpractice laws are so skewed in favor of the lawyers.

Speak Up, Las Cruces: Melanie Majors, Foundation for Open Government

3/15/2023

Peter and Walt speak with Melanie Majors, executive director for the New Mexicxo Foundation for Open Government, about bills that would require more transparency from elected officials and lobbyists.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Fred Nathan, Think New Mexico

3/15/2023

Peter and Walt speak with Fred Nathan, executive director of Think New Mexico. They are advocating for a series of education-related bills this year in the Legislature, which wraps up its 60-days session this weekend.

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Walt Rubel Commentary: Expectations for session too high

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: NM Legislator Battle Royale...sort of

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Peter Talk the News (03/29/2023)

Think Again: Father and Son, Light and Fun

Live True: Listen To Your Mother... and Your Heart with Heather Christie

Walt Rubel Commentary: Is GOP now the party of peace and love?

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Dave DuBois, the State Climatologist

Speak Up, Las Cruces: Dylan McDonald, Assistant Professor at NMSU

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Peter Talk the News (03/22/2023)

Think Again: Dr. James C. Rice, NMSU

Live True: Joyfully Activating Nurturing Energy with Jane Sibbett

DELVING IN: Barry Krakow on Common Misconceptions About the Relationship Between Sleep and Mental Health

Walt Rubel Commentary: Lawyers win; NM health care loses

Speak Up, Las Cruces: Melanie Majors, Foundation for Open Government

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Fred Nathan, Think New Mexico

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