By Sandoval Signpost Staff According to an announcement by Apache Nugget Corporation, the Apache Nugget casino near Cuba, will reopen on Feb. 14. The casino, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 550 and State Highway 537, was a popular community hub before closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release. “We’re […]
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Geography is More Than Meets the Eye at Placitas Community Library
By Sandoval Signpost Staff The Placitas Community Library will host geographers Daniel and Susan Arreola for a talk entitled “The Geographer’s Eye: Sight and Insight” on March 29 at 2 p.m. The Arreolas will lead an interactive discussion exploring how geographers perceive place and landscape. Audience members will participate in a slide exercise designed to […]
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Chaco Canyon Reveals its Secrets Slowly at Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites Lecture
By Sandoval Signpost Staff The Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites’ monthly lecture series continues on Feb. 23, with “Cylinder Jars, Cacao, and Chaco Canyon,” presented by Professor and archaeologist Patricia Crown. According to a press release, Crown’s two decades of research in Chaco Canyon have uncovered new understandings of cylinder jars, vessels traditionally […]
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‘Take a Ride on Us’ Offers Safe Rides for Sunday’s Big Game
Football fans planning to celebrate the big game this Sunday can take advantage of a safe ride home with the “Take a Ride on Us” program. This one-day offer provides residents in Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Santa Fe counties a free or discounted Uber ride instead of driving under the influence. From 10 a.m. on Feb. […]
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How Elon Musk’s deputies took over the government’s most basic functions
By Cat Zakrzewski, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Elon Musk’s allies are turning a once-obscure federal IT unit into the linchpin of their sweeping campaign to tear down the federal bureaucracy, sparking fears of improper overreach and chaos among tech employees in the government. During a tense meeting Monday, employees of the Technology Transformation Services […]
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How Elon Musk’s deputies took over the government’s most basic functions
By Cat Zakrzewski, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Elon Musk’s allies are turning a once-obscure federal IT unit into the linchpin of their sweeping campaign to tear down the federal bureaucracy, sparking fears of improper overreach and chaos among tech employees in the government. During a tense meeting Monday, employees of the Technology Transformation Services […]
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USPS, in reversal, resumes accepting packages from China and Hong Kong
By Jacob Bogage, Jaclyn Peiser · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday abruptly reversed its decision to block inbound package shipments from China and Hong Kong just hours after implementing the suspension. President Donald Trump allowed a tariff increase of 10 percentage points on Chinese imports to take effect Tuesday morning after backing off […]
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USPS, in reversal, resumes accepting packages from China and Hong Kong
By Jacob Bogage, Jaclyn Peiser · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday abruptly reversed its decision to block inbound package shipments from China and Hong Kong just hours after implementing the suspension. President Donald Trump allowed a tariff increase of 10 percentage points on Chinese imports to take effect Tuesday morning after backing off […]
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Bill Aims to Stop Libraries from Banning Books Based on Politics, Ideology
By Nicole Maxwell A bill aimed at protecting public libraries from politically charged book ban attempts is making its way through the Roundhouse. HB 27, the Librarian Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Cates, D-Rio Rancho, seeks to prohibit public libraries from getting state funding unless they adopt a policy prohibiting the removal of books […]
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Estancia Goes to Washington to Seek Funding
By Andrea Vasquez The town of Estancia is planning another trip to Washington, D.C., for funding purposes. Mayor Nathan Dial confirmed that Estancia is considering a trip to the nation’s capitol to secure funding for one of the town’s new “big ticket item” project. The project will include a park, pond and pool, with a […]