By The Independent Staff Mayor Peter Nieto announced Harris-Hanlon Mortuary has bestowed the Mountainair Cemetery to the Town of Mountainair. In a Facebook post, Nieto shared his thoughts and expectations about the transfer. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Grant and Karen Preston for entrusting the Town of Mountainair with the responsibility […]
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Placitas Library’s 2025 Legacy Exhibition to Feature Local Artists
The Placitas Community Library Art Committee’s fourth annual Legacy Artist Exhibition will feature Placitas residents Bunny and Leland Bowen to start 2025. The exhibition runs from Jan. 4 to 30 in the Gracie Lee Community Room. Many of Bowen’s works will be for sale, and a percentage of each purchase will benefit the library. The […]
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U.S. imposes Russia, Iran sanctions over attempted election interference
By Jeff Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Treasury Department announced new sanctions Tuesday on Iranian and Russian entities accused of trying to interfere with the U.S. 2024 elections, including by allegedly using artificial intelligence to disseminate false information. In its statement, Treasury said it was imposing sanctions on both a subsidiary of Iran’s […]
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U.S. imposes Russia, Iran sanctions over attempted election interference
By Jeff Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Treasury Department announced new sanctions Tuesday on Iranian and Russian entities accused of trying to interfere with the U.S. 2024 elections, including by allegedly using artificial intelligence to disseminate false information. In its statement, Treasury said it was imposing sanctions on both a subsidiary of Iran’s […]
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Carter won a Nobel, but other ex-presidents have done wilder things
Special to The Washington Post · Ronald G. Shafer Among former U.S. presidents, Jimmy Carter was in a league of his own. George Washington operated a whiskey distillery at Mount Vernon after leaving the presidency. William Howard Taft became chief justice of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt went on a wild expedition in the Amazon that […]
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MAGA is fighting a ‘civil war’ over H-1B visas. Here’s what they are.
By Jonathan Edwards · The Washington Post (c) 2024 High-profile supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are publicly fighting a “civil war” over the legal immigration of highly skilled workers. Supporters of the decades-old H-1B visas say the program lets tech companies hire the tens of thousands of talented employees they need to stay at the cutting […]
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Carter won a Nobel, but other ex-presidents have done wilder things
Special to The Washington Post · Ronald G. Shafer Among former U.S. presidents, Jimmy Carter was in a league of his own. George Washington operated a whiskey distillery at Mount Vernon after leaving the presidency. William Howard Taft became chief justice of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt went on a wild expedition in the Amazon that […]
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MAGA is fighting a ‘civil war’ over H-1B visas. Here’s what they are.
By Jonathan Edwards · The Washington Post (c) 2024 High-profile supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are publicly fighting a “civil war” over the legal immigration of highly skilled workers. Supporters of the decades-old H-1B visas say the program lets tech companies hire the tens of thousands of talented employees they need to stay at the cutting […]
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Las Placitas Association Report
Forest Service issues fuel reduction plan: The signed Decision Memo for the North Sandia Fuels Reduction project within the Sandia Ranger District is now available at fs.usda.gov/project/cibola?project=65654. The maps indicate that Las Huertas Canyon is designated for “hand thinning,” but the definition of hand-thinning leaves them much flexibility. “Work within the NM-165 corridor will be limited […]
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Trump backs H-1B visas, aligning with Musk on immigration
By Will Oremus · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threw his weight behind H-1B visas, taking the side of Elon Musk in the squabble among conservatives over the program that allows foreigners with technical skills to temporarily work in the United States. “I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been […]