Cleveland High School was abuzz with excitement today for New Mexico Secretary of Public Education Dr. Arsenio Romero’s visit, but the …
Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Election turnout was pretty good
The recent New Mexico off-year election had an average voter turnout of about 20%. Some commentators said that’s a …
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Bernalillo Schools Offering Frozen Meals for the Winter Break
Bernalillo Public Schools will offer 11 days of frozen school meals for students who rely on school meals to meet their child’s meal needs.
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Snow Day in the Mountains
The East Mountain communities and Edgewood enjoyed several inches of snowfall on December 14, and a day off from school!
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Keeping Free Speech Alive in Cancel Culture
Once upon a time on a Catholic college campus, the United States entered a war in Southwest Asia. At the time, the …
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Former County Clerk Admits to Taser Use, Drug Allegations While in Office
What would you do if your boss set off a Taser beside your head or demanded you provide her with prescription drugs? In a normal …
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Heinrich Announces New Gun Legislation
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a press conference this week to discuss his newly introduced legislation, the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act (GOSAFE) Act. The GOSAFE Act is new legislation designed to protect communities from gun violence by regulating firearms based on the lethality of their internal mechanisms, as opposed to focusing on cosmetic features […]
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Yakky Holidays
Town members give tribute to the historical lighting display of prior years with an annual holiday house lighting throughout Madrid.
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Bernalillo County Commission Updates
County Commissioner Eric Olivas, who represents the East Mountains and neighborhoods in Albuquerque’s Far Heights and foothills. His office provided the following updates to recent legislation before the commission. FR 2023-112 One-Time Appropriations Passed 3-2 Sponsored by Commissioner Olivas this resolution allocated nearly $20 million from surplus county general fund dollars to many one-time projects in Bernalillo […]
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Fall Hoops Roundup
Mountainair Boys Coach: José Chavez (10th season, 89-126) Last year: 12-13, no state playoffs Returning letterwinners: 10 Returning starters: Brody Brazil (5-6, Fr., W); Diego Luna (5-6, Sr., G); Nolan Kayser, (5-8, So. W). About the starters: “They can shoot pretty well from the exterior,” Chavez said . Key to the season: The Bears will […]