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MSP Mindset with Damien StevensMSP Mindset with Damien StevensI Built My MSP for Family—Not FortuneLearn more about how my robust backup process can secure your client’s data ►► https://bit.ly/3X1L8ED Keith Willis of ECX Systems built a fast-growing MSP by doing things differently—putting his family first, cutting out high-stress clients, and redefining what MSP sales should look like. In this episode, Keith shares exactly how he built a business that gave him time, peace, and profit.Chapters:0:00 - Intro2:00 - Building a Family-First MSP9:50 - Intentional business building28:40 - Being intentional with family and business39:50 - How to properly handle s...2025-06-191h 21SFFaudioSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #833 - READALONG: Waterspider by Philip K. Dick Jesse, Will Emmons, and Terence Blake, talk about Waterspider by Philip K. Dick Talked about on today’s show: Worlds Of IF, January 1964, estate, renewed, Poul Anderson, there’s a Poul Anderson serial, not related, the public domain contents, archive.org, delete the half of the serial that’s in this, from 1963, poor Astrid, Karen, Jesse fucking them over out of their money, light and playful and not interesting, a lot of the humour is fan insider humour, doesn’t interest, some deeper stuff, funny, beyond the who’s who of fan people, Howard Browne always having to...2025-04-075h 43MSP Mindset with Damien StevensMSP Mindset with Damien StevensAre You Burning Out Your Team? + The Benefits of Being an Advanced Generalist, with Keith Willis✅ Not sure about full support, we’re giving away our process for you to check out for yourself: https://bit.ly/4hCw4WiIn this week's bonus episode, we recorded at the Start Grow Manage Summit in Philadelphia, and our special guest is Keith Willis, owner of ECX Systems. Keith shares one thing his MSP does different than the rest, and that's hiring advanced generalists, not specialists... But he shares why that's a really good. Then he shares about the dangers of burning out yourself and/or your team and how his team can help.✅ Check...2024-09-2438 minFreelancer Training on How to Find Direct ClientsFreelancer Training on How to Find Direct ClientsEp 59. 🎙️ Mac Hacks for Solopreneurs with Damien SchreursSend us a textThis week on Freelancer Training, I had the real pleasure of catching up with my business friend and colleague, Damien Schreurs—Apple consultant, productivity expert, and host of the Macpreneur podcast.Damien founded EasyTECH in 2013 as a side hustle before going full-time in 2016, offering Apple training and consultancy services in Luxembourg. His mission? To help solopreneurs reclaim time, reduce friction, and run smarter businesses—all from their Mac.In 2018, Damien launched the Macpreneur podcast, dedicated to helping Mac users boost productivity and streamline thei...2024-04-0942 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 70: The astronaut and the governorThis week, we’re joined by Las Cruces native Jamila Gilbert, who joined Virgin Galactic in 2019 where she has been an integral part of the company, leading internal communications. On Thursday, May 25, she was aboard the Unity 25 suborbital space flight. Jamila a­ttended New Mexico State University, studying linguistics, museum conservation, anthropology, and studio art. As a Latina woman of Purépechan-Mexican roots, a visual artist, and a communications professional who speaks four languages, Jamila doesn’t come from a technical or engineering background.Now, the 34-year-o...2023-05-2727 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 69: Replacing Legislative Finance Committee DirectorOn this week's episode, we’re joined by Rep. Nathan Small, a Democrat from Las Cruces who serves as chair of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee. He also serves as vice chair for the Legislative Finance Committee.David Abbey, the director of the budget and accountability office for the New Mexico Legislature, announced in March he would be retiring from the agency he led for 25 years — through a historic recession, a collapse in the oil economy, the COVID-19 pandemic and a new and unprecedented financial windfall.Abbey will leave the agency known as the Legi...2023-05-2242 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 68: Aaron Paz & NASAOn this week's episode of The Reporter's Notebook Podcast, we’re joined by Las Cruces native Aaron Paz, who works for NASA. Aaron is a NASA senior engineer and Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration project manager at Johnson Space Center in Houston.As NASA works toward sending astronauts to the Moon again through Artemis missions, one of the space agency’s primary goals is to establish a long-term presence on the lunar surface. Resources like oxygen are crucial building blocks for making that vision a reality. In addition to using oxygen for breathing, it can also be used as a pr...2023-05-1234 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 67: Michael Patrick KaczmarekThis week, we’re joined by Las Cruces native Michael Patrick Kaczmarek, one of the producers of The Pope’s Exorcist, which was released on April 14 in the U.S. and is in theaters now. To date, the film has grossed more than $60 million internationally.The film stars Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe. Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, The Pope’s Exorcist follows Amorth as he investigates a young boy’s terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.Know...2023-05-0550 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 66: Abrianna Morales & SAYSNThis week’s podcast discusses sexual assault. If you or someone you know experiences sexual violence, you can find local support via La Piñon's 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 575-526-3437 or go to www.lapinon.org.This week, we’re joined by Abrianna Morales. When she was 15, Abrianna was sexually assaulted by someone she knew and trusted. That experience — navigating the legal system, the feeling of isolation, and lack of resources and support — prompted her to create the Sexual Assault Youth Survivors’ Network, a community of survivors, supporters, and advocates “dedicated to building a world without sexual violen...2023-04-2831 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 65: Broad Canyon RanchOn this week's episode, we’re joined by Patrick Nolan, executive director of Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks. We’ll also be joined by Sen. Jeff Steinborn (D-Las Cruces), as well as Kyla Navarro, policy and community coordinator for Friends of the OMDP.The New Mexico Legislative Session recently wrapped up and Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks celebrated the legislature’s decision to fund a feasibility study, which is a step towards establishing a new state park in Southern New Mexico. The Broad Canyon Ranch property was acquired by the New Mexico State Parks Division in 200...2023-04-2129 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 64: Justice for JournalistsThis week, we’re joined by Dr. Molly Malloy, an associate professor, retired reference librarian and American specialist at NMSU and a member of this year’s J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium’s organizing committee. We’ll also be joined by Spencer Herrera, an associate professor of Spanish at NMSU, who chaired this year’s organizing committee.“Justice for Journalists” was the theme of this year’s symposium, which took place Wednesday and Thursday, April 12th and 13th on the university’s campus. The symposium offered a special tribute to the late J. Paul Taylor, a revered New Mexico...2023-04-1548 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 63: NMDOH Secretary Patrick AllenOn this week's episode of The Reporter's Notebook Podcast, we’re talking to Patrick Allen, cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health. At the end of 2022, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Allen as the leader of the state’s health department following the resignation of Dr. David Scrase. Allen began his work in the department on Jan. 3.Before coming to New Mexico, Allen worked as the director of the Oregon Health Authority. In Oregon, he led the agency’s response to COVID-19 and guided Oregon’s statewide Medicaid plan and behavioral health system.We’ll ta...2023-04-1024 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 62: Mayor Ken MiyagishimaIn this week's episode, we’re talking to Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima, who recently delivered his 16th and final State of the City address. Miyagishima was first elected mayor of Las Cruces in 2007 and is currently in his fourth, four-year term. In November, he announced that he would not seek a fifth term.While this is certainly not an exit interview — as he will still lead the city for months to come — we thought we should touch base on what he feels he has accomplished, as reflected in thi...2023-04-0151 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 61: Melanie Majors, NMFOG and 2023 LegislatureThis week, we’re talking to Melanie Majors, the executive director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. FOG was created because citizens have a fundamental right to know what their government is doing, and that includes the right to inspect public records and the right to attend public meetings.FOG works to make sure these rights are strong and available to everyone. Sometimes, this means assisting individual citizens who are denied information by local or state government. It also means strengthening and broadening freedom-of-information laws through legislation and litigation. And it means educating the public an...2023-03-2542 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 60: Rep. Nathan SmallOn this week's episode, we’re talking to New Mexico Representative Nathan Small, a Democrat from Las Cruces. We’ll be talking about how he has approached this year’s 60-day session of the New Mexico Legislature. We’ll take a look at many of the big-ticket items lawmakers are discussing as they set about crafting an historically large budget.Totaling more than $9.5 billion in recurring spending — an 11.9% increase from the last fiscal year — there is no shortage of ideas on how best to spend that money. And that doesn’t include the one-time, nonrecurring funds that will be doled...2023-03-1736 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 59: Oil, Gas and Energy in the RoundhouseIn this week’s episode of The Reporter’s Notebook Podcast, we’re joined by Adrian Hedden, who covers energy, oil and gas for the Carlsbad Current-Argus. As you likely know, time is winding down on this year’s 60-day legislative session. As we’ve discussed in several recent episodes, New Mexico is looking at a record-breaking budget surplus; it could very well be the state’s largest budget in history.And, by and large, we’ve got the state’s oil and gas sector to thank for that. But is the “goose that laid the golden egg” on the choppi...2023-03-1036 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 58: Senator Soules and the Smell of Roasting ChileOn this week’s episode of The Reporter’s Notebook Podcast, we’re talking to New Mexico Senator Bill Soules, a Democrat from Las Cruces. We’ll be talking about how he has approached this year’s 60-day session of the New Mexico Legislature. We’ll take a look at many of the big-ticket items lawmakers are discussing as lawmakers set about crafting an historically large budget.We’ll talk to Sen. Soules about many of the state’s most pressing issues — education, public safety, early childhood development, bail reform, water conservation and energy, just to name a few.So...2023-03-0338 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 57: Higher Alcohol Taxes?This week, we’re talking to Ted Alcorn, a New Mexico native and a freelance journalist who has written for The New York Times, teaches at Columbia University and NYU, and previously worked for the Mayor’s Office in New York City. Ted recently wrote a long series for New Mexico In Depth called “Blind Drunk,” which you may have also read in the Las Cruces Sun-News.It detailed how alcohol is killing New Mexicans at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country — at a rate that’s about three times higher than the national rate, actual...2023-02-2645 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 57: Higher Alcohol Taxes?This week, we’re talking to Ted Alcorn, a New Mexico native and a freelance journalist who has written for The New York Times, teaches at Columbia University and NYU, and previously worked for the Mayor’s Office in New York City. Ted recently wrote a long series for New Mexico In Depth called “Blind Drunk,” which you may have also read in the Las Cruces Sun-News.It detailed how alcohol is killing New Mexicans at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country — at a rate that’s about three times higher than the national rate, actual...2023-02-2546 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 56: Aggie Basketball ProblemsThis week, we’re talking to Las Cruces Sun-News Lead Sports Reporter Jason Groves. We’ll talk about everything that has happened in recent weeks surrounding the New Mexico State University’s men’s basketball team — and it’s been a lot.Jason took over coverage of the team just days after the deadly Nov. 19 shooting on the campus of the University of New Mexico, following the departure of former Sun-News reporter Stephen Wagner. Since then, he has cover...2023-02-1836 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 55: Carissa McGee and Juvenile JusticeThis week, we’re talking to Carissa McGee. In 2006, when she was only 16, she was a star basketball player at Mayfield High School and a Gatorade Player of the Year.But then, everything changed.McGee was charged after police say she stabbed her mother and older sister Marie, who tried to intervene. Both were hospitalized but survived. The details are much more complicated and involve issues of isolation and mental health. But, ultimately, she entered a no-contest plea to charges of attempted murder and was sentenced as an adult to 21 years. At age 17, she was in...2023-02-1154 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 54: House Minority Floor Leader Ryan LaneThis podcast contains discussions of suicide. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, consider reaching out to the National Suicide Hotline by dialing 988. Help is available.On this week's episode, we’re joined by New Mexico House Minority Floor Leader Ryan Lane, an attorney who represents San Juan County. We’ll be talking about how he is approaching this year’s 60-day session of the New Mexico Legislature. We’ll take a look many of the big-ticket items lawmakers are discussing as lawmakers set about crafting an historically large budget.Totaling $9.4 billion in recurring spending — an 11.9% increase f...2023-02-0324 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 53: Senate Majority Leader Peter WirthThis week, we’re talking to New Mexico Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth. We’ll be talking about how he is approaching this year’s 60-day session of the New Mexico Legislature. We’ll take a look at many of the big-ticket items lawmakers are discussing as lawmakers set about crafting an historically large budget — one Wirth described as larger than any lawmaker, living or dead, has ever seen.Totaling $9.4 billion in recurring spending — an 11.9% increase from the last fiscal year — there is no shortage of ideas on how to best spend that money. And that doesn’t include the on...2023-01-2824 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 52: LCPS Legislative PrioritiesOn this week's episode of The Reporter's Notebook Podcast, we’re talking to Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Ralph Ramos. We’ll be talking about the school district’s priorities during this year’s 60-day session of the New Mexico Legislature. We’ll take a look at the impact proposed legislation might impact LCPS.As New Mexico’s state legislature began work Tuesday, Jan. 17, to allocate an historically large budget — totaling $9.4 billion in recurring spending, an 11.9% increase from the last fiscal year — school districts around the state will be asking for a piece of that pie.Some have su...2023-01-2143 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 51: Migratory Birds are DyingWe’re talking to NMSU professors Martha Desmond and Tim Wright this week. Desmond is a Regents professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, while Wright is a professor in the Biology Department.We’re diving into the mystery of a recent die-off of migratory birds in New Mexico. In 2020, possibly hundreds of thousands of migratory birds were found dead across the state. We’ll talk to Tim and Martha about what caused it, what is being done to address it, and a new partnership with Las Alamos National Labs that is designed to hel...2023-01-1433 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 50: NMSU's Legislative PrioritiesThis week, we’re talking to New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan Arvizu. Ahead of this year’s 60-day legislative session, we wanted to find out what sorts of legislation the university would like to see passed. We’ll take a deep dive into how proposed legislation may impact NMSU.Some of the things Arvizu and his colleagues in higher education around the state would like to see are a 10 percent average increase in compensation, fully funding the mandated 1 percent increase in retirement benefits for the next two years, a five percent increase in instruction and general fundin...2023-01-1052 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 49: Lucas Peerman and Jessica OnsurezThis week, we’re talking to Lucas Peerman, the outgoing news director of the Las Cruces Sun-News, and Jessica Onsurez. Until recently, Jessica was the news director of the Carlsbad Current-Argus, the Alamogordo Daily News and the Ruidoso News — a role she'll continue into 2023. All of the aforementioned papers are owned and operated by Gannett — the largest newspaper company in the United States.On Jan. 1, Jessica took over as the news director for the Sun-News. We’ll talk to Lucas about his time at the paper and his future plans, and to Jessica about how she intends to pick...2023-01-0255 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter’s Notebook, Ep. 48: Rajaa Shindi on Providing Aid to Afghan RefugeesThis week, we’re talking to Rajaa Shindi, an assistant professor at New Mexico State University.  Shindi received a $150,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to continue an effort to improve the lives of Afghan refugees in southern New Mexico through education and job training. She has partnered with Angela Owens, college assistant professor and director of the Glass Family Research Institute for Early Childhood Studies at NMSU, to provide free child care for Afghan refugees who participate in free English and computer literacy classes.Shindi received the one-year grant in June of this year...2022-12-1641 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter’s Notebook, Ep. 47: Professor Dulcinea Lara on Ethnic Studies and Critical Race TheoryThis week, we’re talking to Dulcinea Lara, the academic department head and professor of Borderlands and Ethnic Studies at New Mexico State University.Borderlands and Ethnic Studies began in 2019 as a multi-disciplinary program at NMSU to build awareness and cultural understanding of what it means to live along the U.S.-Mexico border.Known as BEST, the department in the College of Arts and Sciences offers a multi-disciplinary graduate certificate to address the growing need for knowledge in the areas of cultural competency, equity and inclusion to work effectively with diverse populations.La...2022-12-1646 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter’s Notebook, Ep. 46: Going Bowling: NMSU AD Mario MocciaThis week, we’re talking to Las Cruces Sun-News News Director Lucas Peerman, and Mario Moccia, the director of athletics at New Mexico State University. We’re talking about NMSU football’s Cinderella season — how a team that started NM State started the season 0-4 and they lost a home game to Florida International where the Aggies were actually 14.5-point favorites to drop to 1-5. Then came the rally. NMSU tore back to finish the season 6-6 — including a clobbering of Valparaiso on Dec. 3 — the team’s 12th game, after its homecoming game against San Diego State was canceled du...2022-12-1053 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 45: The Perez Family Travels to New YorkThis week, we’re talking to El Paso Times reporter Lauren Villagran, who covers immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border for the Times and the USA Today network of newspapers.The journey of Kristian González Pérez and his family of four is not particularly unique — insomuch as his was one of thousands of families bussed to other parts of the country, sometime for practical reasons, sometimes for political reasons.They were four of 10,713 asylum...2022-12-0137 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 44: The NMSU-UNM Rivalry Takes a Deadly TurnThis week, we're talking to Las Cruces Sun-News lead sports reporter Jason Groves and News Director Lucas Peerman. On Friday, Nov. 18, NMSU's men's basketball team traveled to Albuquerque to take on the Lobos Saturday in The Pit. But that game never happened. On the morning of Saturday, Nov. 19, we learned there had been a shooting on the UNM campus at around 3 a.m. Then we learned that the men's basketball game had been postponed. As our reporters sprang into action, we began putting the pieces together and learned that 21-year-old Mike Peake, NMSU's starting power...2022-11-2652 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 43: Crime StatsThis week, we’re talking to Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Justin Garcia. Justin covers local government and public safety for the newspaper. Through a public records request, he recently obtained Las Cruces crime statistics for this year through June — the last month for which stats are currently available.What we’ve found, in raw numbers, is that more crimes have been reported in every category, year-to-date, except for robbery and rape. But, as Justin will explain, it’s not that simple. In fact, it can be really difficult to compa...2022-11-1832 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 43: Crime StatsThis week, we’re talking to Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Justin Garcia. Justin covers local government and public safety for the newspaper. Through a public records request, he recently obtained Las Cruces crime statistics for this year through June — the last month for which stats are currently available.What we’ve found, in raw numbers, is that more crimes have been reported in every category, year-to-date, except for robbery and rape. But, as Justin will explain, it’s not that simple. In fact, it can be really difficult to compa...2022-11-1833 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 42: Algernon D'AmmassaIn this week’s episode, we’re talking to Algernon D’Ammassa. Algernon has been a reporter for the Sun-News since 2018. Before that, he was at the Deming Headlight. Earlier this month, Algernon returned to the Headlight as the newspaper’s editor-in-chief. The Headlight was recently purchased from Gannett by the Silver City Independent Publishing Co., which owns the Silver City Daily Press and Independent.During his time in Las Cruces, Algernon was a great asset to our newsroom — and to our community. He’s not one to shy away from a big, hard-to-report story — particularly if the reporting...2022-11-1245 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 41: Election DayThis week, we’re doing something a little bit different. I’ll be talking to Walt Rubel, a longtime reporter and editor in southern New Mexico who has covered New Mexico politics for many years — and many of THOSE at the Las Cruces Sun-News.We’re talking about the 2022 midterm elections, redistricting, and some of the state’s biggest offices up for grabs.We should note, this podcast was recorded Saturday, Nov. 5.This week, we’re grateful to be joined by Walt. 2022-11-0536 minTHE DEEP COVER SHOW with Damien DynanTHE DEEP COVER SHOW with Damien DynanTHE DEEP COVER SHOW with DAMIEN DYNAN : Tuesday NOVEMBER 1ST 2022THE DEEP COVER SHOW with Damien Dynan: Tuesday NOVEMBER 1ST 2022 Tonight – Treasure troves of the past, revealing remarkable stories of heroism and tragedy in Shipwreck: A History of Disasters at Sea with Sam Willis… & Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy…, with Frank McLynn… Up on our Eyes & Movies & TV - Johnny Richardson joins me to review ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT NETFLIX 2022 & THE GOOD NURSE NETFLIX 2022 followed by Movie Moment in Movie History: TITANIC Also 640 from Toronto Patrick Malkin & Author Bill O Riordan live on the Wh...2022-11-021h 49The Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 40: The Aggie WagonIn this week’s episode, we’re talking to Sun-News sports reporter Stephen Wagner.We’re talking about, well, a lot of things. Stephen was recently selected as a voter in the Associated Press Media Poll for college football. The Aggie basketball team just had their first Crimson/White scrimmage, giving us an early look at the team. I want to know what Stephen is thinking of both of these teams as the seasons progress — or, in the case of basketball, as the season approaches.We’ll also share the latest episode of The Aggie Wagon podc...2022-10-2953 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 39: Barbara HubbardThis week, we’re talking to Sun-News reporter Leah Romero, who covers trending news.We’re talking about Barbara Hubbard, who turned 95 on July 12 and was celebrated last Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Pan American Center at NMSU — a facility she once spent a lot of time in during her tenure as the university’s special events director.Barbara Ann Johnston was born in Arkansas in 1927. After graduating from Henderson State she went to Tennessee to pursue a career as a doctor. In 1954 her career ambitions changed to become a teacher. She began teaching at Las Cruces H...2022-10-2231 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 38: Adnan SyedThis week, we’re talking to former Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Bethany Raja — who was Bethany Freudenthal when she worked as a public safety reporter at the Sun-News. She now works as a city hall reporter for @WYPR in Baltimore. We’re talking about Adnan Syed, whose case first rose to prominence because of the first season of the Serial podcast. First, a little history.Eight years after the shaky case against Adnan Syed became the center of the hi...2022-10-1648 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 37: New Mexico Poet LaureatesIn this week’s episode, however, we’re doing something a little different. We’re talking poetry. Specifically, we’re talking about the role of New Mexico’s Poet Laureate. First, a little history.In 2014, companion memorials in the New Mexico House and Senate requested that the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs develop a "New Mexico Poet Laureate position and program to foster a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry and to highlight the importance of poetry in the everyday life of ordinary and extraordinary people to the creation of the New Me...2022-10-0543 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 36: Yacone Family TragedyThis week, we’re speaking to Algernon D’Ammassa. Algernon is an investigative and enterprise reporter for the Sun-News. We’re talking about the recent Yacone family tragedy — in which local restaurateur Bob Yacone is accused of killing his wife, Kimberly, before engaging deputies from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office in a shootout that left him injured.As is often the case in situations like this, official information trickled out at a relatively slow pace. Meanwhile, in the newsroom, we were beg...2022-10-0148 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 35: Michael McDevittIn this week’s episode, we’re speaking to Michael McDevitt, who has covered city and county government for the Sun-News for the past three years, since 2019. Michael will be moving on to a new opportunity in Chicago, where he attended college.During his three years covering Las Cruces and Doña Ana County, Mike has seen a lot — and has shared his reporting with our community. There was the search for a new city manager, municipal elections, a historic city council electio...2022-09-2434 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 34: Police ShootingsIn this week’s episode, we’re speaking to Justin Garcia, who covers public safety for the Sun-News. We’re returning to a familiar topic — talking about the number of police shootings in Doña Ana County this year.We’ll speak in depth about the most recent shooting. It happened on the afternoon of Aug. 2, after Las Cruces police responded to a shoplifting call at a gas station. Over the next hour, the situation escalated and ended abruptly with 36-year-old Presley Eze killed...2022-09-1740 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 33: Darcy Morrison and Youthful OffendersIn this week’s episode, we’re talking to Algernon D’Ammassa, who generally covers statewide issues for the Las Cruces Sun-News. He recently spoke with Darcy Morrison, an inmate at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants. It’s a life she describes as “a quiet one.”For much of the day, she works in the prison’s library, where she tutors other inmates. She told Algernon she completed her bachelor’s degree last year, and that she finds joy in teaching other inmates. After the daily 4 p.m. head count, she typically reads or watches “Jeopard...2022-09-0947 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 32: Abe RomeroIn this week’s episode, we’re talking to Stephen Wagner, who is a sports reporter for the Sun-News. We’re talking about Abe Romero, a middle-linebacker for Organ Mountain High School who was tragically injured after sustaining a hit Friday, Aug. 26, during his football team's 28-7 victory over Deming.Romero sustained a hit in the second quarter that appeared minor; he got up and played a couple more downs before collapsing on the field. He was immediately taken by ambulance to Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming, where a medevac helicopter transferred him to a trauma center in El...2022-09-0343 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 31: Hatch Chile Fest turns 50In this week’s episode, we’re talking to Leah Romero, who covers trending stories for the Las Cruces Sun-News — and NOTHING is more “trending” this time of year than Hatch Green Chile. We’re also joined by Adrian Hedden of the Carlsbad Current-Argus, who recently wrote about the chile crop — and the commencement of roasting — around the state.This year, the annual Hatch Chile Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary. Leah has been working to track down residents who were there for the iconic festival’s beginnings. Adrian has been covering the upspring of chile roasters around Southeast New Mexi...2022-08-2729 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 30: Albuquerque's Muslim community healsIn this week’s episode, we’re talking to Justin Garcia, who covers public safety for the Las Cruces Sun-News. Justin recently traveled to Albuquerque in the wake of the killings of several Muslim men — which set the entire community on edge. Muslims in Albuquerque were fearful of an Islamophobic serial killer after four people were murdered over the span of several months.But the reality of what happened was much more complicated and much harder to comprehend. On Aug. 9, police arrested 51-year-old Muhammed Syed, a Muslim and known community member. Syed was charged in two of the ki...2022-08-2036 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 29: A mass shooting in CanadaIn this week’s episode, we’re talking to Lauren Villagran, who generally covers border issues for the El Paso Times. But she recently crossed a different border — the U.S./Canadian border — to take on an issue that is near and dear to the hearts of El Pasoans and fronterizos. Lauren traveled to Portapique, Nova Scotia, where, one night in April 2020, “in the time it took for the Bay of Fundy’s high tide to drain into the Atlantic and swell back up again to the wooded coast,” as Lauren wrote, “a deranged man gunned down 22 people in their homes and o...2022-08-1235 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 28: Cassie McClureIn this week’s episode, we’re talking to Cassie McClure, who has written the column “My So-Called Millennial Life” for the Las Cruces Sun-News for many years. Since then, it has been picked up and nationally syndicated by Creators — a media and syndication company that has represented more than 250 of the most talented writers and artists in the world. Its talent has won several Pulitzer Prizes, Reuben awards and Peabody awards.In recent years, Cassie has also been a prolific freelance writer. She has worked for a number of publications around the city, and has also done freel...2022-08-0737 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 27: Blind DrunkIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about alcohol — specifically, New Mexico’s crisis of alcohol-related deaths. In a massive eight-part series, New Mexico In Depth recently took a look at many of the reasons drinking kills New Mexicans at a far higher rate than anywhere else in the nation. And it’s getting worse, not better. In the thoroughly-reported series, reporter Ted Alcorn discovered a long history of failures by state leaders to address the escalating problem.We’re joined by New Mexico In Depth Managi...2022-07-3146 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 26: Latinos in the OutdoorsIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about Latinos in the outdoors. This series, written by Mónica Ortiz Uribe at the El Paso Times, profiles several champions of the cause — and also features some ways southern New Mexico and El Paso residents can get out and enjoy our public spaces.We’ll talk about how this series of stories came about, and then dive deeper into the individual stories of those profiled — like Nicole Roque, Eddie Misquez, Jerome Ford and Gabe Vasquez.We’ll also talk about easily-accessible places that you can explore — pretty much “on...2022-07-2441 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 25: Christopher SmelserIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about the second-degree murder case against former Las Cruces Police Department officer Christopher Smelser. The case against Smelser, who stood accused of killing Antonio Valenzuela on Feb. 29, 2020, by placing him in what’s known as a vascular neck restraint, came to an abrupt end Thursday morning — the fourth day of the trial. That’s when 3rd Judicial District Judge Douglas Driggers granted the defense team’s motion for a “directed verdict,” essentially finding that the state had not met its burden of proof — and that a reasonable jury could not see it any other way.2022-07-1739 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 24: Nuclear WasteThis week, we’re talking about nuclear waste. In recent weeks, there has been a lot of news on this front, most of which is coming out of southeast New Mexico. The region has a long history with nuclear waste — dating back to the mid-1970s, when the area was first selected to be the site of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. There were bumps in the road along the way — lots of them, in fact. And it wasn’t until 1999 that WIPP received its first actual shipment of nuclear waste.Now, new talks are underway about a second...2022-07-1037 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 23: Paid Sick LeaveIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about a new law impacting all New Mexico workers. As of July 1, private employers in New Mexico must allow their employees to earn paid sick leave if they don't already do so.Workers covered by the Healthy Workplaces Act of 2021 may use the time off to recover from an illness or injury, assist an ailing family member or address covered legal or domestic situations. They will be able to accrue 64 hours annually in most cases — and will also be abl...2022-07-0342 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 22: Spaceport America CupIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about an annual event that has returned to our area after a two-year, COVID-inspired hiatus. That’s the Spaceport America Cup — which was recently described by someone in our newsroom as March Madness for aspiring rocket scientists.We talk to Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Algernon D’Ammassa — who regularly covers the Spaceport, its anchor tenant Virgin Galactic, and related topics — and to photojournalist Meg Potter, who is relatively new to New Mexico, about their experiences covering the first day of the eve2022-06-2634 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 21: Pride MonthIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about Pride month — celebrated every June — the time of year when we recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals have had on history. Celebrated in various countries around the world, Pride celebrations take a variety of forms, from parades and parties to proms and protests. Since the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ liberation movement in the 1970s, hundreds of independent Pride events have sprung up in cities worldwide, each distinctly local and generally tied in some way to the foundational Stonewall Riots in June.After 50...2022-06-201h 16The Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 20: Crime and HomelessnessIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about recent conversations about homelessness and crime in Las Cruces. Business leaders recently organized a forum to address a gap they say the city council created by ignoring the issue of homelessness and property crime citywide.On June 2, the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce, the Las Cruces Association of Realtors and the Las Cruces Home Builders Association hosted a forum for business owners to discuss concerns about theft, vandalism, substance abuse and homelessness in Las Cruces. The forum was held at the Home Buil...2022-06-1145 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 19: Miranda Cyr on EducationIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about education.We’ll talk to Miranda Cyr, who has covered education for the Sun-News for the past couple years. Miranda is a Report for America fellow; Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. An initiative of the nonprofit media organization, The GroundTruth Project, it is structured to harness the skills and idealism of an emerging group of journalists plus the creative spirit of local...2022-05-2936 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 18: Amelia BacaIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about the shooting of 75-year-old Amelia Baca by an officer from the Las Cruces Police Department. Family members say she suffered from signs of dementia — which was undiagnosed. When police arrived, they say they found the elderly woman holding a large kitchen knife in each hand. Videos obtained by the Sun-News show that Baca was shot as she took a step toward the responding officer.Our efforts in reporting this story have been rife with tr...2022-05-1538 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 17: Interesting peopleIn this week’s episode of The Reporter's Notebook, we’re talking about interesting figures in Las Cruces. Anita Rockett, for instance, is 69 years old. Nearly 50 years ago, she almost lost a leg in a boating accident. Since then, she has run countless marathons, and in June, she hopes to complete her first Ironman Half Triathalon.We’ll talk to Sun-News reporter Leah Romero, who has reported these stories for the newspaper. Florence Hamilton, who just turned 100 years old, is a great storyteller. She uses her talent to share Black history. Newly-established Las Crucen Lyn Barrett explores her pe...2022-05-0836 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 16: The local economyIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about the local economy as a number of interesting factors collide. On one hand, the nation’s economy is shrinking as inflation and other factors drive up gas prices — creating a pinch at the pump and at the supermarket. Las Cruces certainly isn’t immune to these large-scale factors — but, according to one economist we spoke to, we may be a little better insulated. We’ll talk to Sun-News reporter Algernon D’Ammassa, who has followed several facets of this story quite closely. We’ll ta...2022-04-3050 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 15: Public safety reporting standardsIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about our newspaper’s new reporting standards surrounding cops, courts and crime — public safety reporting, as we’re calling it now. Why, for example, are you seeing fewer mugshots of alleged criminals in news stories? Why are we adding editors notes about sexual assault resources, or suicide prevention resources or domestic violence support resources at the top of our stories, now?Also: Some stories are free. Some count against the number of stories you can see for free without a subscription. And some are “PREMIUM,” which means you can’t read them with...2022-04-2233 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 14: Ruidoso wildfires destroy homes, livesIn this week’s episode, we’re talking about the recent wildfires that have plagued the residents in and around Ruidoso, in the Lincoln National Forest. The McBride Fire, which ignited on a windy Tuesday afternoon near Ruidoso's middle school, has since destroyed more than 200 homes — most notably in Gavilan Canyon — and claimed the lives of two people. And, as of Friday morning, the fire remained 0% contained — despite favorable weather conditions Thursday. That had improved to 56% by Sunday morning.We're joined by Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Justin Garcia, who covers breaking n...2022-04-1743 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 13: Cannabis comes to townIn this week’s episode, we’re talking all about cannabis. On Friday, April 1st, sales of recreational — or adult-use — cannabis became legal in New Mexico. And Las Cruces was the first city in the state to conduct a legal sale. We’ll get into how that happened…Doña Ana County, which borders Texas, also enjoyed the benefit of its share of cannabis tourism — border dispensaries in the south county were flooded with Texans, happy that legal weed was now within their reach. In Las Cruces, it seemed that well-established...2022-04-0951 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook — Ep.12: Collaborative JournalismIn this week’s episode, we’re talking collaborative, solutions-based journalism. We’ll be joined by Diana Alba Soular — a former reporter for the Sun-News — and my former co-worker — who is now Project Manager of the Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative, and Reyes Mata III, a reporter for the Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative and a freelance reporter for the Las Cruces Sun-News. For the past year or so, he has written the Border Rep...2022-03-2539 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 11 — From City to FarmIn this week's episode, we’re joined by Mónica Ortiz Uribe, the Regional Diversity Reporter for the El Paso Times. Mónica recently shared the fantastic story of Shahid Mustafa, who grew up in Chicago’s southside — and now is carrying on a little-known legacy of Black farmers in southern New Mexico.Shahid moved to Las Cruces to manage Mountain View Market Co+Op, which closed its doors in December of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, he works as a full-time independe...2022-03-1730 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 10 — Pain at the PumpIn this episode, we’re joined by Adrian Hedden, who covers energy, oil and gas for the Carlsbad Current-Argus. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused Americans pain at the gas pump, the oil shortage could lead to a shot in the arm for New Mexico’s oil and gas industry — particularly in the Permian Basin, where Adrian lives and covers these issues every day.Of course, the U.S. only gets a small percentage of its oil from Russia...2022-03-1332 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 9 — Josh DunneOn the evening of Dec. 2, 2016, Marine veteran Joshua Dunne was shot and killed by officers from the Las Cruces Police Department. This story contains discussions of suicide and PTSD experienced by veterans. Help is available at National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. In this episode, we’re joined by Sun-News public safety reporter Justin Garcia, to look at the life, death and legacy of Joshua Dunne — a 36-year-old Marine veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Dunne also...2022-03-0539 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 8 — The Speak Easy AffairIn this episode, we’re joined by Michael McDevitt, who covers city and county government for the Sun-News, to look at the city’s recent revocation of the business license for Speak Easy — the cannabis-themed merch shop which first became embroiled in controversy last summer.Speak Easy's license was pulled by the city after Jason Estrada was charged with a cannabis-related felony. He allegedly sold cannabis to undercover narcotics agents at the store, though the case has since been dismissed without prejudice and Estrada has asserted he did nothin...2022-02-2624 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook — Ep. 8, The Speak Easy AffairIn this episode, we’re joined by Michael McDevitt, who covers city and county government for the Sun-News, to look at the city’s recent revocation of the business license for Speak Easy — the cannabis-themed merch shop which first became embroiled in controversy last summer.Speak Easy's license was pulled by the city after Jason Estrada was charged with a cannabis-related felony. He allegedly sold cannabis to undercover narcotics agents at the store, though the case has since been dismissed without prejudice and Estrada has asserted he did...2022-02-2624 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 7 — Legislative LookbackIn this episode, we’re joined by Algernon D’Ammassa, who covers statewide issues for the Sun-News, as well as Adrian Hedden, the energy and environment reporter for the Carlsbad Current-Argus, to look at the just-adjourned session of the New Mexico Legislature.Several major bills made it to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s desk. Many others died in committee or on the floor. We’ll attempt to capture what you need to know — and the big takeaways from the 30-day session.Immediately following the adjournment, Gov. Lujan Grisham lifted the statewide mask mandate, which we also discu...2022-02-2046 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 6 — Crime AnniversariesWarning: This episode of “The Reporter’s Notebook” contains graphic accounts of child abuse, sexual assault and murder. Listener discretion is advised.In this episode, we’re joined by Sun-News public safety reporter Justin Garcia, as well as former Sun-News reporter Bethany Brunelle-Raja to look at three of Doña Ana County’s biggest crimes of the past several decades all of which mark anniversaries in the first half of February.First… It’s been one year since the death of New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott, who was shot and killed by a motorist o...2022-02-1241 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 5 — LCPSIn this episode, we’re joined by Las Cruces Sun-News education reporter Miranda Cyr — a Report for America fellow now in her second year with the newspaper —to look at some of the big issues facing Las Cruces Public Schools.We talk about the impact that COVID-19 — and, more specifically, the omicron variant — has had on schools throughout the district. We also talk about what’s being done to address the substitute shortage, the pending demolition of Columbia Elementary, and the...2022-02-0424 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep.4: A Deep Dive into DASOAmid rising tensions between Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart and County Manager Fernando Macias, the sheriff is now facing an employment discrimination complaint by one of her sergeants who claims he was wrongfully denied a promotion and a code of conduct complaint related to the same incident.DASO Sgt. Eric Flores was told he was the third top-scoring candidate in a process to select three new DASO lieutenants last summer, but he didn't get the job.Who gets promoted, and by whom, within the ranks of county law enforcement has left in limbo o...2022-01-2930 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 3 — William H. MacyAudiences have seen actor William H. Macy appear on screen in hits like “Fargo,” “Room,” “Magnolia” and “Shameless,” and now Las Crucens will have the chance to see him in person at the Las Cruces International Film Festival where he will be presented with the 2022 award for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment.The seventh annual film festival will take place in-person March 2-6 at Cineport 10. On the second day, “Fargo” will be on the big screen followed by a question-and-answer session with Macy.This week, we talk to Las Cruces Sun-News trending reporter Leah Romero about her interview with M...2022-01-2219 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 2: The McHard ReportIt’s been more than a year since a scathing report was released to the public detailing $1.7 million in mishandled public money within Visit Las Cruces, the city's convention and visitors bureau.A year later, the city pointed to a number of organizational changes inspired by the report, but admitted it was not following all of the investigators' recommendations.We're joined by Las Cruces Sun-News reporters Algernon D'Ammassa and Michel McDevitt for a closer look.2022-01-1627 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook, Ep. 1 — Garrey CarruthersGarrey Carruthers was selected by the staff of the Las Cruces Sun-News as our Distinguished Resident of 2021. The former governor of New Mexico and New Mexico State University chancellor and president has long considered Las Cruces home, since moving here in 1957.We hope this helps explain why Carruthers was chosen as our Distinguished Resident.2022-01-021h 02The Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsClassroom IntrusionAudio recording of a brief classroom intrusion at New Mexico State University's main campus in Las Cruces on Sept. 16, 2021, obtained by the Las Cruces Sun-News. The interruption occurred as history professor Jamie Bronstein was wrapping up a lecture and preparing to dismiss students for the day. 2021-09-2200 minPodcast UFOPodcast UFO455. RALPH BLUMENTHAL & DAMIEN NOTTRalph Blumenthal discusses the 60 Minutes segment on UFOs then main guest Damien Nott, Experiencer, Photographer and Filmmaker speaks bout his documentary, Australian Skies and his new films, “Fractured Realities” and “Haunted Skies!” He also shares his multiple UFO sightings as well as his own terrifying personal experience. Show NotesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.2021-05-191h 52The Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsKamilah Hernandez - Neighbor's 911 CallFive-month-old Kamilah Hernandez was found by her mother's boyfriend, Israel Ramirez, to be unresponsive and not breathing in her crib while the child was left in Ramirez's care. Because his phone was not operational, he carried the infant to a neighbor's house and the neighbor called 911. This is that call.2021-05-1311 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsIsrael Ramirez 911 - CPRA 911 operator from Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority calls Israel Ramirez back to find Ramirez is performing CPR on 5-month-old Kamilah Hernandez, who is not breathing and unresponsive.2021-05-1302 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsIsrael Ramirez 911On Saturday, April 17, a 911 operator contacted Israel Ramirez after being alerted by Danielle Lujan that Kamilah Hernandez, who had been left in his care, was not breathing and was unresponsive. Ramirez said that, because his phone was broken, he was unable to dial 911; instead, he took the baby to a neighbor's house and asked them to call 911. Ramirez has since been charged with child abuse resulting in death, a first-degree felony.2021-05-1302 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsDanielle Lujan 911 CallOn Saturday, April 17, Danielle Lujan called 911 after being notified by her live-in boyfriend, Israel Ramirez, that her 5-month-old daughter, Kamilah, was unresponsive and not breathing. Because his phone was not operational, Ramirez took the infant to a neighbor's house; the neighbor also called 911 while Ramirez performed CPR on the child.2021-05-1302 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsBlack Wallstreet (Snippet)Black WallstreetWritten by: Hannibal B. JohnsonNarrated by: Carlos MoorePublished by: Wild Horse Media GroupFull audiobook available from Abantu Audio HERE.2021-04-0701 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsVanished in Hiawatha (Snippet)Vanished in Hiawatha - The Story of the Canton Asylum for Insane IndiansWritten by: Carla JohnsonNarrated by: Jaime CarrilloPublished by: Nebraska University PressFull audiobook from Abantu Audio available HERE.2021-04-0702 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Woman in the Zoot Suit (Snippet)The Woman in the Zoot SuitWritten by: Catherine S. RamirezNarrated by: Melinna BobadillaPublished by: Duke University PressFull audiobook available from Abantu Audio HERE.2021-04-0701 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsWomen Warriors (Snippet)Women WarriorsWritten by: Marta Moreno VegaNarrated by: Alexis DiazPublished by: Arte PublicoFull audiobook from Abantu Audio available HERE.2021-04-0702 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsRelatives discuss New Mexico's justice systemBrittany Corvello talks about the hugs she received from her stepmother, Lisa Cano.2021-03-2500 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsStacey Hunt, on the verdictStacey Hunt, the ex-wife of defendant Joshua Hunt, talks about the moment she and her family learned of the mistrial.2021-03-2504 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsStacey Hunt, on shirking responsibilitiesStacey said her family had lived in the house with her mother-in-law rent-free because Joshua didn't have a job and shirked all of his responsibilities— as an adult.2021-03-2500 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsBrittany Corvello on her stepmother, Lisa CanoBrittany Corvello talks about her stepmother, Lisa Cano, and the defense mounted by her stepbrother, Joshua Hunt, who allegedly admitted to killing Cano with a sword.2021-03-2500 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsBrittany Corvello, on the mistrial"We were very confused, and shocked," said Brittany Corvello, Lisa Cano's stepdaughter.2021-03-2500 minThe Reporter\'s Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe Reporter's Notebook from The Las Cruces Sun-NewsRemembering Lisa CanoStacey Hunt was awakened from a deep sleep by her husband, Joshua Hunt, on July 18, 2014. Her former husband told her that he had just killed his mother, Lisa Cano, 56, who had been sleeping in another room of the house they were living in on the 5800 block of Organ Peak Drive, with a sword. After a recent mistrial, the case is still making its way through New Mexico's court system.2021-03-2500 minDraft Zero: a screenwriting podcastDraft Zero: a screenwriting podcastDZ-49: Antagonists! (Part 1) - vs HumansWhat makes a strong human antagonist? Prompted by a listener (and patron of the podcast) question, Stu and Chas dive into antagonistic forces. And because Draft Zero does not do anything by halves, this is Part One of a Five Part Epic Exploration™ into antagonists; namely: vs humans, vs self, vs nature/supernatural, vs systems and “other”. aka the classic narrative conflicts. For this “vs humans” part, we chose to look at DIE HARD, MISERY and THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE OF EBBING, MISSOURI (with special mentions to THE DARK KNIGHT, LA LA LAND and - of course - S...2018-03-311h 20One Giant LeapOne Giant LeapSeries 1 - Episode 2 - Ricky Willis aka Skint DadDamien Fahy from MoneytotheMasses.com discusses how anyone can find their passion and build their dream life. Damien turned a simple idea into one of the UK's leading personal finance sites (MoneytotheMasses.com) offering financial guidance to over 1.5 million people a year without spending a penny. The hardest part of the journey was taking the One Giant Leap of following his passion and quitting his day job. It was the best decision he ever made and the site is now a successful business. The aim of the One Giant Leap podcast is to inspire everyone to achieve...2017-03-3135 minPodcasts - Leading Life SciencePodcasts - Leading Life ScienceEpisode #8 - Willis Read-Button- “Define what done means…& this is the way we work.” Willis Read-ButtonDirector of Operations at Genometry, Inc.Undergraduate Training at Trinity College, Hartford, ConnecticutResearch training at Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA.Willis Read-Button's the Director of Operations (Chief Operating Officer) at Genometry. Their work introduces cutting edge a platform technology for gene expression analysis to help companies and research groups identify targeted therapies. They’ve developed a way of processing big expression data faster and cheaper than previous methods. 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