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Walt Rubel Commentary: Let next council pick police chief

6/29/2023

The retirement of Las Cruces Police Chief Miguel Dominguez will not end the effort to create a civilian police review board. A petition drive seeking to force that issue has already been started; and, it will undoubtedly be a topic candidates will be asked to address during the upcoming municipal election, when the mayor and three council seats will be on the ballot.

But Dominguez’ retirement at the end of this month will give the City Council an opportunity to make changes from the top to address the concerns of those clamoring for a civilian review board.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Las Cruces City Councilor Becky Corran

6/29/2023

Walt and Peter talk to Cruces City Councilor, Becky Corran abouit municipal issues, problems, and policies.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Jean and Peter Ossorio on Mexican Wolves

6/29/2023

Peter and Walt have Jean and Peter Ossorio on the show to discuss Mexican wolves – we recently passed the 25th anniversary of re-introduction of the wolves to New Mexico and Arizona, and these folks talk about how the wolves are doing.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Peter Talk the News (06/29/2023)

6/29/2023

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

Think Again: Gabriel Rochelle on Humility

6/26/2023

Gabriel Rochelle brings us a thoughtful exploration of how we think, feel, and speak about humility.
What does the word mean? In contrast, what is pride? What's the relationship between humility and pride? Could greater humility enhance the quality of the individual and collective human experience? How might we expand our practice of humility?

Live True: PTSD Trauma and First Responders with Author Christy Warren

6/25/2023

Lisa Lucca has an important conversation with firefighter Christy Warren about her new memoir Flash Point: A Firefighter's Journey Through PTSD. We discuss her incredible career as a fire captain, the brain injury she has been challenged with from her work, and how we can better understand the trauma and stress of first responders.

Walt Rubel Commentary: Election reforms will help NM voters

6/22/2023

In last week’s column I explained why I think the secretary of state should not interfere in an effort to force a referendum on six bills passed this year by the state Legislature. This week I’d like to look at two of the bills being targeted.

House Bill 4 will make it easier for more New Mexico residents to exercise their right to vote. More specifically, the bill will automatically register voters through the Motor Vehicle Division, bringing more eligible voters onto the rolls. It will restore the voting rights of convicted felons who have served their time and want to play a role in shaping their community. It will make it easier for voters to receive absentee ballots. It will allow for same-day voter registration at all polling places. And, it requires that there be at least two monitored, secure drop boxes for ballots in every county.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Zonnie Gorman on Navajo Code Talkers

6/21/2023

Dan and Peter talk to Zonnie Gorman about her work on the Navajo Code Talkers as well as her relation to Dr. Carl N. Gorman, one of the "first twenty-nine" of the Navajo Code Talkers tasked with creating and developing the code.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Social Justice

6/21/2023

Peter and Dan talk to someone about social justice.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Peter and Dan Lere Talk the News (06/21/2023)

6/20/2023

Co-hosts, Peter Goodman and Dan Lear discuss local and national news.

Live True: Don't Be Afraid to Try with Artist Mary Snell

6/19/2023

Lisa Lucca talks with boutique cookie artist Mary Snell about how playing with art on a small cookie canvas at holidays became a thriving business in her community, and trying her hand at watercolors got her through the pandemic. Her first step in doing any art: don't be afraid to try!

DELVING IN: Wladimir Lyra on Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Intriguing New Data from the James Webb Space Telescope

6/18/2023

Stuart Kelter interviews Wladimir Lyra, an astronomer at New Mexico State University whose research focuses around high-end computer simulations of planet formation, both in our own solar system and beyond, i.e., exoplanets and their solar systems. In today’s interview we’ll be focusing mainly on the theory of the Big Bang, black holes, and the possible implications of new observational data recently made available by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope.

Walt Rubel Commentary: Lawmakers don’t want decrees challenged

6/16/2023

I love democracy … the purer the better. And so, I‘ve always been a big fan of the referendum process, which allows citizens to circumvent the representative system and take their issue directly to the voters.

The angriest I’ve ever been with the Las Cruces City Council was in 2014 when they relied on slimy legal tricks to stop a successful effort to use the referendum process to raise the minimum wage. I had mixed feelings about the wage, but my feelings about City Councils’ maneuvering were anything but mixed.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Plans and Ideas for Downtown Las Cruces

6/14/2023

Richard and Peter talk to Jennifer Garcia Kozlowski (Executive Director, Las Cruces Downtown Partnership) and Susan Cabello (Director of the Las Cruces Arts and Cultural District) about, well, plans for downtown.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Brandie White and Lauren Ross

6/14/2023

Richard and Peter speak with Brandie White, Mesilla Valley CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) and Lauren Ross, a board member.

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Walt Rubel Commentary: Let next council pick police chief

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Las Cruces City Councilor Becky Corran

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Jean and Peter Ossorio on Mexican Wolves

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Peter Talk the News (06/29/2023)

Think Again: Gabriel Rochelle on Humility

Live True: PTSD Trauma and First Responders with Author Christy Warren

Walt Rubel Commentary: Election reforms will help NM voters

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Zonnie Gorman on Navajo Code Talkers

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Social Justice

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Peter and Dan Lere Talk the News (06/21/2023)

Live True: Don't Be Afraid to Try with Artist Mary Snell

DELVING IN: Wladimir Lyra on Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Intriguing New Data from the James Webb Space Telescope

Walt Rubel Commentary: Lawmakers don’t want decrees challenged

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Plans and Ideas for Downtown Las Cruces

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Brandie White and Lauren Ross

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