Wildfire Season, 2015 Boston Marathon winner Caroline Rotich, Line Opinion Panelists Discuss National Headlines

Wildfire season is already underway across the western United States. This week on New Mexico in Focus, state forester Tony Delfin tells NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus what his department is doing to prepare for wildfires in the coming months. This spring and summer is expected to be wetter than normal, but Delfin says forestry managers and residents still need to be mindful of conditions that can lead to wildfires and grassfires.

Host Gene Grant sits down with 2015 Boston Marathon winner Caroline Rotich. Her stunning finish captured the attention of many around the country. Rotich is originally from Kenya, but lives and trains in Santa Fe.

Host Gene Grant and the line opinion panelists discuss national headlines on police brutality and the swearing in this week new US Attorney Loretta Lynch. The line will also debate new research on earthquakes caused by fracking. Many people in New Mexico, and around the country, are talking about the Native American actors who recently walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie. The line panelists tell us what they think about that news story.

GUESTS:
Tony Delfin, New Mexico State Forester
Caroline Rotich, professional runner and Boston Marathon winner

LINE PANELISTS:
Martha Burk, Political Psychologist and Women’s Issues Expert
Dan Foley, Former NM House Minority Whip
Rob Nikolewski, Watchdog.org
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, Sanchez Legal Solutions

CORRESPONDENT:
Sarah Gustavus, @SarahGustavus

HOST:
Gene Grant

The Producer of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is Sarah Gustavus. Associate Producer is Kathy Wimmer. Funding for this program was provided in part by the McCune Foundation Communications Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation.

Episode 842 airs May 1, 2015