Author Archives: Pat Davis

By Lucie Deuel, NM entrepreneur We live in a world where water levels are dangerously low, outdated machinery is hogging essential energy, and tons of food is wasted daily. Reduce, reuse, recycle- a term that has been battered into our minds from a young age, yet the trend stays the same. Resources diminish, carbon footprints […]

In New Mexico one of our best kept secrets is former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris. It was a lucky day in 1976 when Sen. Harris and his family moved to New Mexico. The move came after two terms as U.S. senator from Oklahoma and two runs for president in 1972 and 1976.  On May 21 […]

The Carnuel community refuses to silence their concerns about the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s (NMDOT) proposal to remove the westbound off-ramp bridge at I-40 exit 170, also known as the Carnuel exit.  The NMDOT held a meeting May 16 to hear public concerns about its I-40 Tijeras Arroyo Bridges study. The study was a […]

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is urging members of Congress to increase funding to combat the flow of illegal drugs and weapons at the U.S. border.  In a May 9 letter to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Heinrich and 16 members of Congress asked for increased funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire […]

As an avid reader and writer, Elizabeth McCall became interested in journalism in high school and that passion grew when she began her studies at New Mexico State University. McCall grew up in the East Mountains but moved to Las Cruces to attend NMSU where she completed courses in news writing and editing, communications, broadcast […]

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In New Mexico one of our best kept secrets is former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris. It was a lucky day in 1976 when Sen. Harris and his family moved to New Mexico. The move came after two terms as U.S. senator from Oklahoma and two runs for president in 1972 and 1976.  On May 21 […]

By Darrell M. Allen It is easy to make fun of the student protesters who have vociferously made their voices heard in support of the Palestinian people, pretty much across the whole country.  Even here in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico. The front page of the May 16 Albuquerque Journal, perhaps inadvertently, did just […]

Laguna Development Corporation (LDC) announced May 20 a partnership with Caesars Entertainment, Inc. to open multiple in-person sportsbooks at three gaming properties in New Mexico.  In a press release, LDC stated in-person sports wagers are now accepted at newly opened Caesars Sportsbook locations at Route 66 Casino Hotel and Casino Xpress west of Albuquerque and […]