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July 3 At Noon midday reportt (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:07 GMT

If there hadn't been a glitch in the cell phone equipment, would that lost hiker in the Santa Fe mountains been found earlier? We'll talk with the county sheriff to find out what went wrong. *** What goes into a pancake? Better yet, what goes into 12,000 of them? A report on preparations at the Santa Fe Plaza for tomorrow morning. *** Here's an idea that could be hard to pass up if you're celebrating and imbibing - it's a steeply discounted cab ride home underwritten by Santa Fe County.

Santa Fe "Mirasol" housing development decision postponed.

dal@ksfr.org — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:14:26 GMT

7 a.m. news brief: Santa Fe's planning commission has decided to postpone a decision on a mountainside housing development in Santa Fe until August 20th. In the meantime, Planning Commission Chairman Matt O'Reilly tells KSFR that commission members will make a field trip for a first hand look at the Sun Mountain location on July 23rd.

Hiker's 9-1-1 call was mis-routed by cell phone tower

dal@ksfr.org — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:09:14 GMT

Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano says he's answered the question why a 911 call from a lost hiker was routed to the wrong phones in the county's 9-1-1 dispatch center.

July 2 At Noon midday report (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:08:30 GMT

Two hot topics for New Mexicans. We'll hear from the state attorney general on human trafficking, and Congressman Ben Ray Lujan will join us about what he's hearing on healthcare reform. *** A new farm in Artesia, New Mexico, is producing crops for biofuels, not food for people.

July 1 At Noon midday report (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:45:56 GMT

Got milk? We'll ask the question, could New Mexico's $2 billion dairy industry be in economic peril. Already, one dairy producer has gone bust. *** County officials have gotten a report on how well they respond to their constituents and to the media. That, from the Santa Fe League of Women Voters. *** And as the opera season prepares to get underway, we'll ask, how well do altos and high altitude mix?

Santa Fe County gets "transparency" scorecard from League of Women Voters

dal@ksfr.org — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:35:18 GMT

The Santa Fe League of Women Voters has completed a study of the county's public outreach efforts, and has given the administration mixed reviews.

Removal of contamination at county courthouse site

dal@ksfr.org — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:35:34 GMT

Santa Fe County officials say they plan to begin removing some of the soil contaminated with gasoline and oil at the site of the new county courthouse as early as this week.

June 30 At Noon midday report (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:03:53 GMT

Is it now too late to save the College of Santa Fe as it currently exists, now that action on a city bond to pay off its debt has been postponed? We'll get the opinion of a state senator from Santa Fe, and we'll hear about a new concept supported by the president of Santa Fe Community College. *** New Mexico ranks at the bottom of the list on one measure of healthcare, but it gets fair scores on a number of others.

Update on losses in college savings plan

dal@ksfr.org — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:29:59 GMT

Six New Mexicans, including two from Santa Fe and Los Alamos, are suing the state for alleged mismanagement of their college savings funds.

Appraiser: "I've been adversely affected..." (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:58:06 GMT

A licensed real estate appraiser with his perspective on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, a new rule that requires a third party to assign an appraiser to value a property up for a mortgage.

Proposal to develop "last open space" in Santa Fe (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:57:23 GMT

Santa Fe's Planning Commission next week will hear a proposal to develop what some call the last open space in Santa Fe.

Three ways to get KSFR News Automatically

dal@ksfr.org — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:50:12 GMT

KSFR News offers news automatically sent to you three ways. (1) podcasts downloadable to your computer, (2) news to your cell phone and (3) news updates via Twitter.

Wanted for child support (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:58:33 GMT

The state's human services department comes out every three months with a new list of the top 25 most wanted people who have skipped out on paying child support.

$2.6 million a year to retire College of Santa Fe debt (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:59:01 GMT

Santa Fe city hall would have to be assured of $2.6 million a year in lease-payment-revenues to service the debt to acquire the College of Santa Fe campus.

N.M. appraisers decry new rules about who can appraise properties (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:04:49 GMT

New Mexico appraisers are crying foul over new "requirements" that dictate who can appraise a property's value for a bank loan.

Santa Fe's 60th annual rodeo underway (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:14:45 GMT

Santa Fe's annual Rodeo de Santa Fe is now officially underway.

Helicopter recovery beginning in Santa Fe

dal@ksfr.org — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:11:47 GMT

8:30 a.m., June 25 -- State police say the plan to pick up the wreckage of a state police helicopter on the slopes of Santa Fe Baldy is getting underway this morning. News updates on Twitter.com/ksfrnews.

June 24 At Noon midday report (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:55:49 GMT

Should the city of Santa Fe buy the now-defunct College of Santa Fe, and if so, how will they get the funding to do it? *** A computer at the Los Alamos national lab has been judged the fastest in the world - for the third time running. We'll find out what it does. *** And 400 county residents have signed up for free water testing by the state - about twice as many as they expected.

June 23 At Noon midday report (Podcast)

dal@ksfr.org — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:10:21 GMT

Now that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come out in opposition to the Obama plan for healthcare, we'll find out what they're thinking here in Santa Fe. *** The area just above a huge acquifer supplying parts of New Mexico and other western states is set to become a site for dumping nuclear waste. *** Superconducitivty. What is it, and how could it make the delivery of electricity from renewable sources even more efficient? How big will monsoon season be this year?

Guard helicopters in air over Santa Fe

dal@ksfr.org — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:06:16 GMT

9:30 a.m. -- June 24 -- National Guard clarifies that their copters in air are part of a routine training exericise.