Local athletes continue to gain state-wide recognition as three football players were named to the small-school All-Star game set for Dec. 2 at noon in Artesia. Estancia quarterback Josh Calhoon leads the way 2,480 yards on the ground with 27 touchdowns, adding another 482 yards passing and four scores. “He’s been the biggest, brightest spot […]
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Salinas Monument Gets New Superintendent
After several visits to Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument near Mountainair, Kathy Faz Garcia found the sites to be a special part of the National Parks Service. So when the superintendent position opened there, she jumped at the chance. And Faz Garcia was recently named for the slot. “About four years ago, I came here […]
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Pot Regulators Hammer Native-Owned Pot Farm in Hearing
The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division recommended that a cultivation license be stripped from the owner of a large-scale, Estancia area marijuana farm. Dineh Benally provided little defense during a hearing last week at the Seventh Judicial District Court in Estancia to counter the myriad alleged violations against his company, Native American Agricultural Development Company. […]
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Voters say no thank you to Moms for Liberty
A funny thing happened in the Nov. 7 election. Turns out voters don’t like having their rights taken away or determined by others. In Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia there was an all-out effort to ban women’s right to make their own healthcare decisions. These efforts were soundly defeated. But as importantly, school board elections across […]
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One Person, One Vote Should Mean Something
It’s interesting to me how unbothered many New Mexicans are by the decades of gerrymandering that have taken place in our state. The November 27 affirmation by the state Supreme Court of the lower court ruling upholding the 2021 redistricting plan signed into law by the Democratic legislature was similarly anticlimactic. The all-Democrat Supreme Court […]
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When leaders resort to the unthinkable
Exploring the disturbing normalcy of government shutdowns, urging immediate action in this stark reflection by the author.
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Local Workers See Wages Outpace Inflation
Most local working families are taking home a little more money this year. In Torrance County, those wage increases have even outpaced inflation. At least that is what payroll data from the the county’s 362 employers shows. The average weekly wage in Torrance County rose above $1,000 per week for the first time in July […]
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Local Workers See Wages Outpace Inflation
Most local working families are taking home a little more money this year. In Torrance County, those wage increases have even outpaced inflation. At least that is what payroll data from the the county’s 362 employers shows. The average weekly wage in Torrance County rose above $1,000 per week for the first time in July […]
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Local Workers See Wages Outpace Inflation
Most local working families are taking home a little more money this year. In Torrance County, those wage increases have even outpaced inflation. At least that is what payroll data from the the county’s 362 employers shows. The average weekly wage in Torrance County rose above $1,000 per week for the first time in July […]
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New Deputies, Officer Hit the Streets
Local law enforcement agencies welcomed three new peace officers this week. The Torrance County Sheriff’s Department grew by 2 new deputies and the Edgewood Police Department added one new officer. Officer Brown and Deputies Cervantes and Long graduated from the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Class #206 in Santa Fe on November 22 after completing […]