Pat Davis, Author at City Desk ABQ

Home on the Range

In the heart of Placitas, overlooking Highway 165, the Elk Ridge Ranch offers visitors a unique opportunity to get up close with elk and bison. Founded by Dale and Sue Spencer in 2022, Elk Ridge Ranch spans 7 acres and invites visitors to feed and pet elk and bison, savor fresh fruit from the trees […]

Letter to the Editor: Just the Untampered Facts, Please

Submitted by William K. Summers, M.D. Have something to say? We know you do! Submit your letters to the editor at editor@newmexico.news. I stopped reading the Washington Post, New York Times, and Albuquerque Journal because their Marxist view turned news into propaganda. I read The Independent because it offers practical information about my community. Now […]

Beauty Remains

Heading east from Albuquerque on I-40 through the Tijeras Canyon, then turning south through the Estancia Basin to the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument leads to one of the most gorgeous drives in New Mexico. The Abó site — the remains of a large pueblo and a Spanish Franciscan mission — is a quick stop […]

Cold food, cold coffee: senior care facilities can do better

Two recent studies of New Mexico’s senior care facilities ring alarm bells. In June the news organization ProPublica published a report that ranked New Mexico nursing homes fifth in serious deficiencies (Texas was first!); in the last three years, 28 of 68 homes had at least one deficiency causing “immediate jeopardy.” And recently the state […]

¡Que Viva La Fiesta!

Bernalillo is gearing up for its 331st annual Las Fiestas de San Lorenzo from Aug. 9 to 11, celebrating the town’s history, culture and religious traditions honoring San Lorenzo, whose feast day is Aug. 10. The fiestas date back to the town’s refounding, celebrating a promise made to its patron saint, San Lorenzo, for safe […]

Tijeras to Get a Tiny Park

There are plans for a park in Tijeras that could almost fit in your pocket, at least that’s where the name for Pocket Park originated. It’s a tiny space just 130 feet long and 100 feet wide, located near Camino Primera Agua behind the village water well. It was a small piece of land that […]

Voters Can Request Absentee Ballots for General Election

Registered New Mexico voters can now request an absentee ballot for the 2024 General Election by visiting the New Mexico Voter Information Portal NMVote.org. “Every vote counts,” said Sandoval County Clerk Anne Brady-Romero said. “We are here to help our voters cast their ballots securely and efficiently, and in a manner that is most comfortable […]

Tan Pants Bandit Arrested

A man dubbed the “Tan Pants Bandit” has been arrested by the FBI. On Aug. 1, the FBI confirmed Joaquin Ricardo Molinar, who earned the moniker for wearing tan pants while allegedly robbing six banks in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, was arrested. The Tan Pants Bandit — also known at one time as the grey […]

Roger Dahlke

Roger ( Holsclaw) Dahlke, a recent resident of Harrison, ME, and Placitas, NM, passed away quietly at home after a long illness. He was the oldest son of Garland Holsclaw and Dorothy (Gloss) Dahlke. Roger leaves behind his loving wife of almost 33 years, Barbara (Nastari), and the caring Molloy family. He also leaves 3 […]

Judge in Trump’s hush money case delays date for ruling on presidential immunity

BY JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump’s scheduled sentencing. The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with the sentencing set for Sept. 18. But then Trump’s lawyers […]