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Walt Rubel Commentary: Miyagishima made lasting impact on city

8/31/2023

When he steps down following the municipal election in November, Mayor Ken Miyagishima will have been the most consequential local government leader of the past two decades.

Miyagishima was just 28 in 1992 when he was elected to the first of two terms he would serve on the Dona Ana County Commission. He moved to the City Council in 2001, first as the representative for District 6. Then, after losing to Bill Mattiace in the mayoral race of 2003, Miyagishiam came back in 2007 to win the first of four straight terms as mayor.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Las Cruces Schools Superintendent Ignacio Ruiz

8/30/2023

We hear from new Las Cruces Schools Superintendent, Ignacio Ruiz, who was named to the position in July following a 30-year career in Nevada and Arizona.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: The Hatch Chile Festival

8/30/2023

Lisa Neal, president of the Hatch Valley Chamber of Commerce, talks about the Hatch Chile Festival, taking place this weekend.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Merritt Hamilton Allen on Redistricting

8/30/2023

Merritt Hamilton Allen talks about her recent column criticizing the congressional map passed by the Legislature and now being challenged in court.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Dan Talk the News (08/30/2023)

8/30/2023

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

Think Again: Joseph Somoza on "Words and Poetry"

8/28/2023

Today we have a terrific conversation with poet and retired English professor, Joseph Somoza. He shares his personal, daily writing process and some of his own poetry. The conversation is a thoughtful exploration of poetry, language, and the science and magic of the spoken and written word. He shares his observations on speech and language. He talks about the process of finding one's own true voice, how our brains and our emotions shape our interpretations, and thoughts about ego, humility, and the uniquely liberating joys of writing poetry. Joseph opens an expansive consideration of the influences of language, and poetry in our everyday lives and our relationships to ourselves, and the world around us. In the links below, you'll find some of Joseph Somoza's poetry. His books are available at online booksellers and at COAS Books in Las Cruces, NM.

more information:

      The Poets Weave

    Origami Poems Project

    The Loch Raven Review

       Innisfree Poetry Journal

       Bobby Byrd Blog 2007

DELVING IN: Ilyon Woo on An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

8/27/2023

Stuart Kelter interviews Ilyon Woo, a New York Times best-selling author, whose writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and The New York Times. She is the author of two books, each of which combines history and biography, based on painstaking research and employing a novelistic, narrative writing style. Her first book, The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century Mother’s Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers, and Her Times, was published in 2010. Her most recent book, published just this year, is Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom, which is the subject of today’s interview.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: The Buzzman - KTAL Anniversary

8/24/2023

As part of the KTAL-LP anniversary/open house celebration scheduled for Aug. 27, music host The Buzzman is in the studio to focus on all of the music shows available on Que Tal.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Dr. Bob Czerniak - Cannabis Zoning

8/24/2023

Dr. Bob Czerniak, Vice Chair of the County Planning and Zoning Commission, talks about the growth of the cannabis industry in the county.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Gary Sandler - Realtor Columnist

8/24/2023

Gary Sandler, longtime real estate columnist for the Sun-News, discusses the local housing market.

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Dan Talk the News (08/23/2023)

8/24/2023

Co-hosts Walt Rubel and Dan Lere discuss current events, both local and national.

Walt Rubel Commentary: Shrinking labor unions flex their muscles

8/24/2023

Most of our national holidays are a celebration of people and events that seem far removed. Labor Day is for us; the American worker. Our summers are bookended by three-day weekends. Memorial Day demands that we somberly remember those who died in war. Labor Day makes no demands.

But we should be aware of its history. Along with celebrating workers, the holiday also recognizes the contributions made by labor unions in response to the robber barons of the 19th century who amassed obscene levels of wealth at the expense of workers.

Think Again: Ketamine 101 with Dr. Deborah L. Thorne

8/21/2023

Dr. Thorne joins us today with important clarification and information about ketamine. Originally designated as an anesthetic, it's been realized that administered in controlled therapeutic settings, ketamine can have remarkable value in the treatment of anxiety, depression, PTSD, pain, suicidal ideation, and addiction. The use of ketamine in therapeutic settings is legal. As the benefits are more apparent, more fully studied and understood, the use of ketamine in therapeutic settings is growing rapidly. Dr. Thorne gives us basic information about the process and what folks might expect.

Live True: Mental Health & Meaning with writer Adam Kaufman

8/20/2023

Lisa Lucca talks with social commentator and writer Adam Kaufman about his personal story, men & mental health, his Substack newsletter, and the 2023 summer of girl power.

DELVING IN: Dorothy Hodgson on the Intersection of Culture and Justice for the Maasai of Tanzania

8/20/2023

Stuart Kelter interviews Dorothy L. Hodgson, the recently retired Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Previously she served as President of the African Studies Association, Chair and Graduate Director of the Department of Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Research on Women, all at Rutgers University. She was also President of the Association for Feminist Anthropology and editor-in-chief of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia on African Women’s History. As a historical anthropologist, she worked in Tanzania, East Africa, for over thirty years on such topics as gender, ethnicity, and cultural politics; colonialism, nationalism, and the missionary encounter; and transnational organizing and the indigenous rights movement. She is the author of several books, and editor of others, about life and social structures in Africa, especially the Maasai in Tanzania. Her most recent book, Gender, Justice and the Problem of Culture: From Customary Law to Human Rights in Tanzania was published in 2017 and is the subject of today’s interview.

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Walt Rubel Commentary: Miyagishima made lasting impact on city

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Las Cruces Schools Superintendent Ignacio Ruiz

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: The Hatch Chile Festival

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Merritt Hamilton Allen on Redistricting

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Dan Talk the News (08/30/2023)

Think Again: Joseph Somoza on "Words and Poetry"

DELVING IN: Ilyon Woo on An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: The Buzzman - KTAL Anniversary

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Dr. Bob Czerniak - Cannabis Zoning

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Gary Sandler - Realtor Columnist

Speak Up, Las Cruces!: Walt and Dan Talk the News (08/23/2023)

Walt Rubel Commentary: Shrinking labor unions flex their muscles

Think Again: Ketamine 101 with Dr. Deborah L. Thorne

Live True: Mental Health & Meaning with writer Adam Kaufman

DELVING IN: Dorothy Hodgson on the Intersection of Culture and Justice for the Maasai of Tanzania

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