Walt Rubel and Peter Goodman talked with the Democratic candidates for House District 38, Ravi Bhasker and Tara Jaramillo.
Walt Rubel and Peter Goodman talked with the Republican District 38 candidate Melba T. Aguilar. Her opponent did not respond to our invitation.
Walt and Peter speak with NM Rep. Joanne Ferrary about the expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Ferrary led the legislative effort to ensure that abortion will remain legal in New Mexico.
County Clerk Amanda Lopez Askin discussed this year’s primary election, which started with early voting Tuesday. A new provision this year allows independent voters to declare an affiliation at the polls in order to vote.
Walt and Peter discussed items in the news, mostly the latest developments in the April 16, 2022 police shooting in Las Cruces.
As things stand now, there may not be any presidential debates in 2024. And I’m not sure that would be a huge loss.
The Republican National Committee has announced that it will no longer participate in debates managed by the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has been in charge since 1988. RNC officials say they will find, “newer, better debate platforms,” but anything they propose will have to be agreed to by the Democrats. This coming Saturday, May 14th, the community is invited to participate in a major new mural project called Pictograff: the Art of Indigenous Free Ways. Sponsored by the Brannigan Cultural Center and Arrowsoul Art, prominent graffiti muralists including Heck Ironcloud, Pecos, Ming, and Diego Medina, will create the mural on the west-facing exterior wall of the Museum of Art. Nan Rubin was joined in the studio by Interim Museum Director Stephanie Hawkins and local artist Saba who is helping coordinate the project in conjunction with the annual Illegal? Art gathering in Las Cruces.
In this episode of Think Again, thoughtful guest Bob Hearn shares some of the products of his curiousity - about how our Democracy is working - or isn't - and perhaps why or why not.
In considering some of the challenges, Bob points to what James Madison and others considered in 1787-88 as to how best to structure our government model - to as they saw it - best serve the newly forming nation. Lisa Lucca talks with author Karen C L Anderson about the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters, how difficult that relationship can be for some, and ways to take care of yourself with kindness. Las Cruces Bulletin publisher Richard Coltharp and writer Mike Cook gave a recap the week's news and previewed upcoming events as they highlighted some of the articles in the latest edition of the newspaper. They also talked with County Clerk Amanda López Askin about the upcoming elections. |
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