Byย Jacob Bogage,ย Meryl Kornfield,ย Patrick Svitekย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 Given all the news out of the IRS lately, I started pondering what Tax Day 2026 will look like. I asked my sources inside the IRS, in the tax community and in the Trump administration to play it out with me. Most of these people spoke on […]
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Water Planning Committee expresses concerns about Campbell Ranch
By Hannah Grover Members of the Estancia Basin Water Planning Committee expressed concerns during an April meeting about how a proposed subdivision could impact water resources in the East Mountains. The proposed Campbell Ranch development could lead to 4,000 new homes as well as two golf courses being built in the East Mountains area. The […]
Water Planning Committee expresses concerns about Campbell Ranch
By Hannah Grover Members of the Estancia Basin Water Planning Committee expressed concerns during an April meeting about how a proposed subdivision could impact water resources in the East Mountains. The proposed Campbell Ranch development could lead to 4,000 new homes as well as two golf courses being built in the East Mountains area. The […]
Cibola Arts Gallery celebrates 30 Years of creativity in Mountainair
Staff report Cibola Arts Gallery celebrated its 30th anniversary this month, marking three decades of artistic collaboration and community involvement. Founded by Mary Shultz and a dozen local artists, the gallery has operated as an artist-run cooperative since its inception. Over 50 artists have contributed to the gallery over the years, reflecting Mountainairโs evolving culture. […]
Letter to the Editor: Bassett family touched by condalances
Submitted by Frances, Eugene, Bill, John and Kenneth Bassett The family of Josephine Bassett wishes to thank everyone who reached out to us upon Jospehine’s passing. Our family deeply appreciated all those who sent floral arrangements, planted trees in mom’s memory, provided food and who attended or participated in her visitation, rosary and celebration of […]
Letter to the Editor: Bassett family touched by condalances
Submitted by Frances, Eugene, Bill, John and Kenneth Bassett The family of Josephine Bassett wishes to thank everyone who reached out to us upon Jospehine’s passing. Our family deeply appreciated all those who sent floral arrangements, planted trees in mom’s memory, provided food and who attended or participated in her visitation, rosary and celebration of […]
Josephine Clara Bassett
Josephine Clara Bassett, known to everyone simply as โJo,โ lived a rich and vibrant life, touching many hearts in her community and beyond. Jo died peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the age of 99, in the house she and her husband Carl Bassett built in Edgewood in 1960. Josephine descends from German immigrant […]
Josephine Clara Bassett
Josephine Clara Bassett, known to everyone simply as โJo,โ lived a rich and vibrant life, touching many hearts in her community and beyond. Jo died peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the age of 99, in the house she and her husband Carl Bassett built in Edgewood in 1960. Josephine descends from German immigrant […]
Supreme Court says Trump officials must โfacilitateโ return of wrongly deported man
Byย Justin Jouvenal,ย Ann E. Marimowย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Supreme Court on Thursday backed a lower-court order requiring the Trump administration to โfacilitateโ the release from custody of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador last month. A district court judge had ordered the administration to bring Kilmar Abrego […]
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan
Byย Joel Achenbach,ย Christian Davenportย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 NASAโs science budget could be cut nearly in half under an early version of President Donald Trumpโs budget proposal to Congress, a move that would terminate billions of dollarsโ worth of ongoing and future missions, according to two individuals with direct knowledge of the administrationโs plan. The budget […]


