By Nick Miroff · The Washington Post (c) 2024 U.S. immigration authorities will once more put families with children in detention centers when President-elect Donald Trump returns to office next month, according to incoming White House “border czar” Tom Homan. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will look to hold parents with children in “soft-sided” tent structures similar […]
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Trump’s top border adviser says he will bring back family detention
By Nick Miroff · The Washington Post (c) 2024 U.S. immigration authorities will once more put families with children in detention centers when President-elect Donald Trump returns to office next month, according to incoming White House “border czar” Tom Homan. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will look to hold parents with children in “soft-sided” tent structures similar […]
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When care becomes a commodity: The harm of corporate-controlled senior healthcare
As a lawyer who represents older adults and who sits on a nonprofit organization that advocates for them, I see some of the issues that affect our most vulnerable members. At life’s start and at its close, we are dependent on the care and compassion of others to protect and nurture us. While children often […]
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When care becomes a commodity: The harm of corporate-controlled senior healthcare
As a lawyer who represents older adults and who sits on a nonprofit organization that advocates for them, I see some of the issues that affect our most vulnerable members. At life’s start and at its close, we are dependent on the care and compassion of others to protect and nurture us. While children often […]
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Healthy communities are rooted in meaningful access to affordable civil legal services
Three out of four low-income households in New Mexico struggle with legal issues impacting basic needs like housing, financial stability, access to social and medical benefits. New Mexico’s civil legal service providers handle thousands of cases every year, but a lack of capacity caused them to turn away more than half of the people seeking […]
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Healthy communities are rooted in meaningful access to affordable civil legal services
Three out of four low-income households in New Mexico struggle with legal issues impacting basic needs like housing, financial stability, access to social and medical benefits. New Mexico’s civil legal service providers handle thousands of cases every year, but a lack of capacity caused them to turn away more than half of the people seeking […]
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California Dreamin’
Moriarty High School softball standout Isabella Gallegos’ signed her National Letter of Intent Dec. 16th to continue her softball career at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif. Gallegos will be playing third base, catcher and pitcher at Golden West. Gallegos made an impact on the field at Moriarty, earning recognition as a key player […]
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Bernalillo Council December Roundup
The Bernalillo Town Council met Dec. 23 for its final meeting of 2024, approving key budget resolutions and celebrating community accomplishments. The council allocated a $500,000 competitive fire protection grant for Station 142 improvements and approved $2,160 for fire department overtime and $15,000 for increased jail fees. Mayor Jack Torres said the town absorbed the […]
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Winds of Change
Santa Fe author Rebecca Borland Reynolds will be at Loma Colorado Library in Rio Rancho Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. to present her unique and timely approach to how we think about change based on 30 years of experience bringing about change across disciplines and sectors. Borland Reynolds will be discussing her new work, Thresholds of Change: […]
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African Children’s Choir to Perform in Rio Rancho in January
The African Children’s Choir will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a U.S. Tour that includes a stop in Rio Rancho. The choir is set to perform Jan. 17 at Paragon Church, 103 Rio Rancho Drive SE, at 7 p.m. According to a press release, the tour marks four decades of transforming lives through the power […]