a program volunteer support us why support ksfr pledge now donate a vehicle transfer securities volunteer underwriting about us contact us show hosts staff news staff ksfr s governing body ksfr s eeo statement eeo public file local content and service report ksfr s financial reports history ksfr videos search ksfr ksfr menu home programs program schedule podcast news talk music propose a program volunteer support us why support ksfr pledge now donate a vehicle transfer securities volunteer underwriting about us contact us show hosts staff news staff ksfr s governing body ksfr s eeo statement eeo public file local content and service report ksfr s financial reports history ksfr videos search indian pueblo cultural center celebrates indigenous peoples on columbus day by derrick toledo oct 14 2016 derrick toledo the second monday of october is columbus day a federal holiday since 1937 . however some states and cities do not observe the holiday for christopher columbus or recognize his so called discovery of the new world . instead they stage a counter celebration to honor the indigenous peoples who were there first . this week the indian pueblo cultural center in albuquerque held a pow wow and celebration on indigenous peoples day to bring a more holistic view of history than existed when columbus day was designated . derrick toledo was there . does drilling on public lands decrease tourism to national parks by jenna marshall oct 10 2016 http arkusinski.net place carlsbad caverns np visitors to new mexico s national parks generate millions of dollars in economic activity every year . but what happens when the lands surrounding those parks gets developed for oil and gas drilling in august a public lands conservation group called the western values project reported finding a correlation between drilling on lands around national parks and decreased visitation to the parks themselves . ksfr s jenna marshall spoke to joelle marier of the new mexico wilderness alliance and to chris saeger of the western values project . dave marash speaks to joe cardillo about the facebeook data center by dave marash oct 6 2016 perhaps the biggest business story of the year in new mexico was the decision by facebook to locate a new service center in los lunas south of albuquerque . the deal brings a future oriented mega brand and hundreds of short term and dozens of long term jobs . but what did it cost local and state taxpayers dave marash speaks to joe cardillo of abq business first . the home stretch sandra fish describes day seven of the special legislative session by ellen berkovitch oct 6 2016 amy marash on the first day of ksfr s annual fund drive we take a break from fundraising to get caught up on the special legislative session . ksfr s ellen berkovitch speaks to sandra fish a data journalist for new mexico in depth . homeless in santa fe by dennis carroll oct 5 2016 dennis carroll as the weather grows colder the plight of the homeless grows more grueling . santa fe need and deed works closely with the homeless and near homeless in the city . last weekend they convened a meeting between the public homeless people and law enforcement . dennis carroll was there . itt nursing students complete training at santa fe community college by ellen berkovitch oct 5 2016 itt tech announced abruptly on september 6 that it was ceasing operations at all of its 130 u.s. campuses . those included the breckinridge school of nursing and health sciences in albuquerque . itt s closure was one of the largest closures of for profit colleges in u.s. history and affected 40 000 students . it followed the u.s. department of education banning itt from enrolling students who used federal financial aid . what happened to some of those students in a critical area of need in new mexico is the subject of this story . could taxing filmmakers help fix new mexico s budget eric witt speaks about proposed cuts by jenna marshall oct 5 2016 the house ways and means committee voted monday to cut tax incentives for filmmakers by 20 million for the current fiscal year that ends next june . the new mexico film office website currently lists six film and tv productions taking place in santa fe taos las vegas pecos and elsewhere in northern new mexico . ksfr caught up with santa fe film office executive director eric witt yesterday afternoon to ask about the implications of the house vote . dave marash speaks to alan miller about news literacy by dave marash oct 4 2016 the first step of the news literacy project taught to students in hundreds of schools across the country is to help students get the most out of all their exposures to journalism . project founder alan miller told ksfr s dave marash on here & there that first step leads to others of equal value to a democracy . it takes a library solutions journalism by lucia duncan oct 4 2016 embudo valley library in new mexico public libraries are funded by municipalities . that means if you live in an unincorporated town there s no funding stream for a local public library . that isn t the case everywhere . some states like colorado have library districts like school districts that fund libraries in rural as well as urban areas . nevertheless in northern new mexico residents in several towns have joined together to create independent libraries that have transformed their communities . petition calls for no further cuts to education by jenna marshall oct 3 2016 amy marash the national education association of new mexico says that in new mexico funds for education have been dwindling ever since 2008 . among the budget cuts that have surfaced over the last few days of the special legislative session is a call that would cut higher education funding including cuts to unm s budget . on friday the nea of new mexico presented a petition to the governor s office . the petition calls for no further cuts to public and higher education while lawmakers work to resolve the state budget crisis . 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