Mary Lou Cooper
ReporterMary Lou Cooper reports on consumer issues for KSFR as well as on politics and elder affairs. She has worked for the U.S. Congress as well as for the Nevada and Tennessee legislatures, and remains a political junkie. She worked many years for an association of Western state legislatures and was a contributor to “Capitol Ideas,” a national magazine about state government. In 2016 Cooper received a public service award from the New Mexico Broadcasting Association for her KSFR story on Internet romance scams. She has received journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and from the National Federation of Press Women. She grew up in Oak Ridge, TN and received her BA from Emory University in Atlanta and her MA from the University of Texas Austin. She also holds fiction and screenwriting certificates from the University of Washington.
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BusinessAAA spokesperson offers tips on holiday travel at the end of 2022. -
University of New Mexico health expert gives advice on holiday celebrations during these infectious times.
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University of New Mexico health expert gives advice on holiday celebrations during these infectious times
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AARP warns consumers about 2022 holiday shopping scams
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As if worrying about your favorite political party weren’t enough this season, voters can now add another item to their worry list. Although Scam Political Action Committees aren’t new, the FBI reports that it is seeing a growing number of potentially fraudulent PACs. So what exactly are Scam PACs and how do they differ from legitimate political fundraising groups? Who are the victims and who are the perpetrators? And what can voters do to protect themselves? To find answers to these questions and more, KSFR turned to Steve Weisman, attorney and white-collar crime professor at Bentley University in Massachusetts.
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Do negative political ads work? Do they increase polarization or just reflect it? KSFR reporter Mary Lou Cooper discusses these questions with Professor Michael Franz, co-director of the Wesleyan Media project, one of the premier political ad tracking groups in the U.S. Leading us into the story is an ad for a Missouri primary candidate which is perhaps the most offensive attack ad of the 2022 election season.
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KSFR's Mary Lou Cooper speaks with University of Colorado infectious disease expert Dr. Thomas Campbell.
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All across America, an epidemic worse than COVID-19 is killing kids and younger adults. That killer is fentanyl. What exactly is fentanyl? Where does it come from? And how does it get to the streets of America? KSFR turned to international drug expert Mike Vigil to help answer these questions and more.
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Do you know what the most popular July 4th song is? Or who is Uncle Sam? And just how many hot dogs do Americans consume on Independence Day? Find out the answer to these and other pressing questions as reporter Mary Lou Cooper and Santa Fean Chris Durlak team up to give KSFR listeners an all American quiz.
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Making funeral arrangements is one of the saddest times of our lives. It's also a time when we are most vulnerable to funeral scams. KSFR's Mary Lou Cooper takes a look.
