In the digital age, access to reliable internet is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity. This truth has become even more evident as we’ve navigated through recent global challenges that pushed us towards remote work, online schooling, and telehealth services. Yet, for many in rural New Mexico, high-speed internet remains out of reach due […]
Author Archives: Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
Posted inColumnists, Commentary
Lawmakers Should Weigh Burdens to Smallest Businesses
The man was said to be the only electrician in Mora, and my agency forced him out of business. This was around 20 years ago. I learned about it in a staff meeting. The assistant general counsel who told us about it had tears in her eyes and a quiver in her voice, but she […]
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Carla Jane Brewer
Carla Jane Brewer, 59, just shy of her 60th birthday, died peacefully on May 10th, 2024 at her sister’s home, surrounded by family, in Mesa, Arizona. Carla’s yearlong battle with small cell lung cancer is now over. She passed away with dignity and grace. Carla was born May 26, 1964, in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter […]
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The Signpost: May 16, 2024
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Sandoval County
Heinrich grills Feds over delays in protecting Valles Caldera from stray cattle
Washington – Fences make good neighbors, the old saying goes. The Valles Caldera, it seems, needs a new one to keep some messy neighbors out and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) is tired of waiting on federal agencies to get to it . More than 100 cattle from neighboring forest service grazing allotments are routinely […]
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The Signpost: May 9, 2024
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Apodaca Wants to Help Moderates
Democrats’ notion of their party as the big tent is suffering as hard line progressives target moderates in the primary. It’s been widely reported that progressives have primaried every state representative who voted against the family and medical leave bill. They’ve reportedly raised millions to help their candidates. Jeff Apodaca, son of late Gov. Jerry […]
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Sen. Pushes for Stronger Fed Protections for Cattle and Dairy Farmers From Avian Flu
As of April 25, the USDA confirmed the presence of the Highly Pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza at 33 dairy cattle facilities in eight states, including New Mexico. One person so far has contracted the virus. Last week, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the […]
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The High Cost of Self-checkout
If you do grocery shopping for your family, you have undoubtedly used self-checkout. That’s what I was doing recently when shopping for two items in a nearby store. I noticed a new sign had been posted: “Self-check-out restricted to 15 items or less.” I had not seen that before. On the contrary, there were times […]
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Donuts at Your Doorstep
While new to the community, Camille Milke and her family have already made their footprint in the East Mountains with a new homemade donut delivery service, Route 66 Hole Foods. Milke, her husband, Brian Milke, and her son, also Brian Milke, moved to the East Mountains from Albuquerque in January. They missed having food delivery […]