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Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
The Independent News: Nov. 17, 2023
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The Independent News: Nov. 17, 2023
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Corrales Winter Craft Show Warms Up Winter
Corrales Historical Society (CHS) and Corrales Society of Artists (CSA) have again partnered to bring you the 35th Annual Winter Craft Show, going on Dec. 1 through Dec. 3. It will occupy Historic Old San Ysidro Church and a large, heated tent on Old Church grounds. Forty of New Mexico’s finest artists will be offering beautiful […]
Rio Rancho Vet Surprised With Home Renovation
The Home Depot Foundation and Rebuilding Together Sandoval County joined together to repair and renovate the home of Rio Rancho Navy veteran, Mel Baca. Work on the project began on Nov. 15. Baca served 16 years in the Navy and sustained life-altering injuries while deployed in Iraq during Desert Storm. As a result, Baca took […]
Chess, Cards and Catnaps in the Heart of America’s Nuclear Weapons Complex
by Alicia Inez Guzmán/Searchlight New Mexico This story is published in conjunction with The Nation. A few days after beginning a new post at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Jason Archuleta committed a subversive act: He began to keep a journal. Writing in a tiny spiral notebook, he described how he and his fellow electricians were […]
Placitas Speaks Against Mineral Mining on Its Public Lands
The topic on Tuesday was gravel mining, but along the way the standing-room-only crowd at the Placitas Community Library vented on money in politics, wild horses, million-dollar homes and grievances involving the federal government and local elected officials. Taking it all in were staff from area offices of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) there […]
Signpost Community Briefs
Bee Smart The Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the launch of the 2024 National Civics Bee®, an initiative aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Organized in partnership with The Civic Trust™ of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the competition in Rio Rancho […]
First Responder Spotlight
The Sandoval County Optimist Club highlights a first responder each month, highlighting their community contributions. Vincenzo Jaramillo always wanted to be a fireman. As a youth, with both his mother and step-father being firefighters, most family activities centered around the fire station. He took his emergency medical technician training (EMT) as a class in high school. Upon graduating […]
Season’s Greetings with Holiday Classic
In the world of ballet, the upcoming holiday season means one thing: The Nutcracker.
