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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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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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]