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Civil Discourse / Candidate Roundtable – Judges & Assessor

On May 20, 2014, a roundtable with candidates for the offices of Grant County Magistrate Judge, Probate Judge, and Assessor in the June 3 primary election was moderated by Civil Discourse host Jamie Newton on Gila/Mimbres Community Radio, joined by panelist Nick Seibel, Publisher and General Manager of the Silver City Daily Press. Guests in the first hour were all three candidates for Magistrate Judge – Hector Grijalva and Lonnie […]

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Civil Discourse / Candidate Roundtable – Sheriff & Commissioner

This installment of Civil Discourse features a Candidate Roundtable for Grant County offices in the in the June 3, 2014 primary election. This took place on May 14, 2014 with candidates for the offices of Grant County Sheriff and Commissioner and was moderated by Civil Discourse host Jamie Newton, joined by panelist Nick Seibel, Publisher and General Manager of the Silver City Daily Press.  Participating were all three candidates for Sheriff […]

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Civil Discourse / SC Municipal Candidate Forum

This installment of Civil Discourse features a forum of all six candidates for Mayor, Council and Municipal judge.  Jamie Newton is you host and moderator and is joined by panelists John Crow, publisher of GilaCommunity.Net and author / journalist Richard Mahler. GMCR / KURU presented a live broadcast of the forum on Wednesday 5 February 2014.  It will be rebroadcast several times prior to election day or you can listen […]

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Civil Discourse / Mary Feldblum
on Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign
& The Affordable Care Act

This week on Civil Discourse, host Jamie Newton interviews Mary Feldblum, Executive Director of the Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign - a home-grown plan for comprehensive, affordable health care that can be implemented under the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known - fondly or disparagingly - as ObamaCare. Their discussion took place less than two weeks after the shutdown of the U.S. government on October 1 and the coincident and chaotic […]

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Civil Discourse /
Debriefing the Defeat of the Quality of Life Tax… Whither Now?

Welcome to Civil Discourse with your host, Jamie Newton. This installment of Civil Discourse is a follow up to the program of 9 August 2013 prior to a special mail in ballot election which concluded on 19 August 2013.  That election was to approve or reject a tax increase and bond authorization to fund five dubious "Quality of Life" projects with a combined - and loosely estimated - tab of […]

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Civil Discourse /
Grant County Tax Increase & “The Quality of Life”

Welcome to Civil Discourse with your host, Jamie Newton. This installment of Civil Discourse is a panel discussion regarding a tax increase to fund "Quality of Life" projects put before the voters in a special mail in ballot election that has stirred controversy in several areas including... The lack of public input for the "five proposed projects" which have received criticism from a variety of sources The lack of statistical […]

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GMCR Special Coverage /
WNMU Forum on the
“Quality of Life” Tax Increase

Few things stir popular ire more than tax increases.  However the current proposed "Quality of Life" tax increase may actually stir action and a potential showdown between the entrenched elements of our local economy and an emerging new vision for an economic model based on transparency, sustainability, democratic process, objective and comprehensive examinations and evaluations in policy formulation and based on a "triple bottom line" requiring consideration of People and […]

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Jamie Newton / Voter Convenience… At What Price?

Did you know that most of Grant County’s familiar precinct polling places in and near Silver City have been eliminated for the 2012 election cycle, and some have been consolidated outside Silver City? The closed polling places were replaced by six Voter Convenience Centers – three in Silver City and one each in Bayard, Hurley, and Tyrone. On September 26, 2012, Jamie Newton interviewed Grant County Clerk Robert Zamarripa for […]

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