Walt Rubel, Peter Goodman and Cheryl De Young talked with GOP gubernatorial candidates Ethel Maharg, Rebecca L. Dow and Jay C. Block. Other candidates did not respond to our invitations.
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Walt Rubel, Peter Goodman and Cheryl De Young talked with GOP lieutenant governor candidates Ant. L. Thornton and Peggy L. Mueller Aragon.
Walt and Peter discussed items in the news, including a recent police shooting in Las Cruces, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' failure to recuse himself and the the Doña Ana County Crisis Triage Center.
One of the questions in a recent news quiz for the Saturday morning show from the farmer’s market on KTAL-LP FM community radio was, can you name any of the five Republican candidates running for governor? Not only was the contestant stumped, but so was just about everyone else who was there.
Greg Zanetti, Ethal Maharg, Mark Ronchetti, Rebecca Dow and Jay Block are engaged in a spirited battle for the opportunity to take on incumbent Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this November. Campaign filings show the five have spent a combined $1.36 million since October, trying to increase their name recognition and introduce themselves to voters, according to a recent story by the Santa Fe New Mexican. Diego Medina made a return visit as Nan Rubin’s guest in the studio. Diego is a member of the Piro-Manso-Tiwa tribe, an artist, poet, and educator is the tribal historian and whose family is one of the original Native families from the historic Mesquite district in downtown Las Cruces. This week, Diego will be speaking not only about tribal history, but also spirituality and his involvement with White Sands and the prehistoric footprints found in the park. Diego also recently completed a community mural project in the Village of Dona Ana.
Today's guest, John Kulpa, holds a PhD in the field of Cognitive Psychology. The conversation touches fleetingly on questions of mind, brain, body, the self, the "I", the observer, and God. John shares freely about his personal meditative processes and perspectives.
 Las Cruces Bulletin publisher Richard Coltharp and writer Mike Cook recap the week's news and preview some upcoming events as they highlight some of the articles in the latest edition of the newspaper. They also talk with Denise Welch from ACTion Programs for Animals about the organization's work.
Diana Murillo, mayor of Anthony and a member of the Dona Ana County Commission, discussed issues facing the county.
Dr. Rani Alexander discussed her presentation for the Academy for Learning in Retirement of the 500th anniversary of the European conquest of Mexico.
Sarah Stegall and Diane Giever of a local Parkinson’s support group will discuss Parkinson’s Awareness Month.
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