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 […]
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Affordable Internet Access is a Critical Election Year Issue
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 […]
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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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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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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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Early voting begins Saturday in Bernalillo County
Get ready to vote! Beginning tomorrow eligible voters in Bernalillo County can make their way to any one of 20 early voting polls to cast votes for the primary election. The early voting will be open Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and begins May 18 through June 1. This gives voters […]
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US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement
ASSOCIATED PRESS Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico fell more than 6% in April to the fourth lowest month of the Biden administration, authorities said Wednesday, bucking the usual spring increase. U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board […]
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Council provides ‘basic human rights for almost everybody’
Albuquerque City Councilors passed an amendment to the city’s Human Rights Ordinance to prohibit discrimination based on mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth. The amendment is an update to the city’s Human Rights Ordinance to match the State of New Mexico’s Human Rights Act, Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn […]