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On Thursday, New Mexico State University students and faculty staged a “Walk-Out for Palestine” on the NMSU campus. Scott Brocato has more.
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KC Counts flips a coin and talks with Martin about her podcast, life as a foreign correspondent and more.
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Interview with Maestro Jorge Martinez-Rios and Borderland Art Foundation President Erik Maese
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Juno Ogle, reporter for the Silver City Daily Press, sits in for editor Nick Seibel to talk about the area's top stories.
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The Borderland Arts Foundation is making opera accessible to Southern New Mexico and the border with La Frontera Opera. Maestro Jorge Martinez-Rios will conduct the production of "Puccini’s La Bohème" at NMSU's Atkinson Recital Hall on May 3 & 5, with a free "Student Night at the Opera" on May 2.
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Client numbers soar after brick-and-mortar facility opens.
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Libraries will see some new money in 2024.
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The district attorney for Santa Fe has appointed Erlinda Johnson as special prosecutor to the case, which is scheduled for trial in July.
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The beleaguered police department has been grappling with other recent internal investigations, including the mishandling of DWI cases by some officers over a period of years and a traffic crash involving the police chief that seriously injured another driver.
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Following the mayor's claims that "outside agitators" escalated protests this week at two Manhattan campuses, city officials released data saying 134 of the 282 people arrested were not students.
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Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.
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Forget the saber-toothed tiger steaks: a new study published this week reveals that ancient humans also ate their veggies. NPR's Scott Simon marvels at the menu.
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Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?
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From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.
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Dr. Bryce Jorgensen spoke with Scott Brocato about financial matters and answered questions our audience asked during the show.
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Professor Anderson answers listeners' gardening questions.