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100 Years Ago, Nation’s Eyes Focused on a Part-Time Tijeras Canyon Resident

A century ago this year, the “Carl” who named Carlito Springs captured the country’s attention by exposing the biggest political scandal of the era. He was Carl Magee, one of the more remarkable figures from New Mexico’s early statehood history.  Magee not only developed the Tijeras Canyon retreat and renamed it after his late son, Carl […]

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Torrance County Mayors Protest Water Usage of Billion-dollar Wind Farm Project 

Estancia and Mountainair officials are protesting a billion-dollar wind farm project’s water usage request they say will strip away the towns’ water.  SunZia Wind and Transmission — developed by Pattern Energy — is a new renewable energy infrastructure project that installs wind farms in Arizona and New Mexico, harnessing more than 3,500 megawatts of new […]

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‘They Will Live a Full Life Here’

Whether they were rescued from a slaughterhouse, abandoned or abused, the animals at Santuario de Karuna and Roots Animal Sanctuary have grown accustomed to the core values of these sanctuaries: compassion and love.  Santuario de Karuna, established in 2015, and Roots Animal Sanctuary, established in 2022, are nonprofits in Tijeras that offer a forever home […]