Two words, “according to,” may be the most important words in any news story you read. Journalists are trained to seek out the best, most knowledgeable sources. As a business […]
Kevin Hendricks, nm.news
Kevin Hendricks is a local news editor with nm.news. He is a two-decade veteran of local news as a sportswriter and assistant editor with the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer.
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The illogic of asylum seeker detention
About once a month, several volunteers from Albuquerque and Santa Fe travel to one of New Mexico’s immigrant detention prisons. They are from VIDA, Volunteers for Immigrants in Detention Albuquerque […]
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The more things change, the more they stay the same
A divided country offered a huge surprise in national elections, delivering the White House, the Senate and possibly the House of Representatives to Donald Trump and the Republicans. A gerrymandered […]
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Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years […]
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Lord Keeps Her District 22 Seat
Republican Stefani Lord won the race for House District 22. According to unofficial results from the New Mexico secretary of state’s website, Lord had 56% of the vote, Democrat Fred […]
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East Mountains election results
The 2024 election is in the books. All 112 seats in the New Mexico Legislature were on this year’s general election ballot and the East Mountains area has several new […]
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Bridging Sands of Time
Last week Edgewood community members celebrated a piece of New Mexico history finding a permanent home in Venus Park during the Huston Memorial Bridge’s ribbon cutting ceremony. The ribbon was […]
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Post election we still have to live with each other
Not long ago, I drove to Colorado and Wyoming to visit family members I hadn’t seen in a few years. It was mostly a social visit, although I’ve been working […]
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Celebration of Life potluck will honor Mountainair author Steinlage
Author and beloved local leader Ben Steinlage died Sept. 23, leaving a huge hole in the Mountainair community. A Celebration of Life potluck for Steinlage is set for Nov. 8 […]
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East Mountains residents rail against proposed Diamond Tail Solar
Residents of the East Mountains area outside of Albuquerque packed into the Vista Grande Community Center in Sandia Park on Oct. 29 to express opposition for a proposed solar farm […]