Solar and battery warranty provider Solar Insure conducted a nationwide survey asking what ‘green’ suburbs and neighborhoods people would most like to move to for an eco-friendly lifestyle, and Placitas was one of three New Mexico suburbs/neighborhoods that emerged among the most coveted in the country. According to a press release, as eco-conscious living becomes […]
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Trump has a new family separation problem
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 If there’s a problem that epitomizes the arduousness – and likely the impracticality – of President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term agenda, it might be the fate of the U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrants Trump wants to mass deport. Trump reiterated Sunday that his goal is to deport […]
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Trump has a new family separation problem
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 If there’s a problem that epitomizes the arduousness – and likely the impracticality – of President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term agenda, it might be the fate of the U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrants Trump wants to mass deport. Trump reiterated Sunday that his goal is to deport […]
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Colleges scramble to shield programs amid growing hostility from GOP
By Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2024 University leaders are bracing for an onslaught of aggressive legislation and regulations amid growing hostility from an ascendant Republican Party that depends less and less on college-educated voters. For years, conservatives have seen colleges and universities as unwelcoming and disdainful of their values. Tensions between […]
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Colleges scramble to shield programs amid growing hostility from GOP
By Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2024 University leaders are bracing for an onslaught of aggressive legislation and regulations amid growing hostility from an ascendant Republican Party that depends less and less on college-educated voters. For years, conservatives have seen colleges and universities as unwelcoming and disdainful of their values. Tensions between […]
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Trump sees the investigators, not the rioters, as the Jan. 6 criminals
By Philip Bump · The Washington Post (c) 2024 History will tell the story of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in direct terms. President Donald Trump, increasingly desperate to block Joe Biden’s inauguration to replace him, summoned his supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Hundreds of thousands came, including members […]
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Trump sees the investigators, not the rioters, as the Jan. 6 criminals
By Philip Bump · The Washington Post (c) 2024 History will tell the story of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in direct terms. President Donald Trump, increasingly desperate to block Joe Biden’s inauguration to replace him, summoned his supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Hundreds of thousands came, including members […]
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Letter to the Editor: Climate Change and Economic Challenges Need Leadership Not Rants
Submitted by Susan Smith, Tijeras Wow! What a rant by Rep. Lord in the December 5 Independent. It’s so tempting to respond in kind, but the deadly seriousness of climate change is too important for that. Fortunately, she doesn’t deny climate change, just our ability to fix it. It’s true that we don’t know how […]
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Donations are being accepted for Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive
The 2024 Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive is now underway. The annual toy drive collects new toys for children of families experiencing economic hardship and for children who will spend the holidays in a hospital or are under medical care. Toys will be distributed throughout Sandoval County to children of the […]
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Democrats propose deal to GOP extending Affordable Care Act subsidies by a year
By Dan Diamond, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Congressional Democrats have privately proposed a deal to Republicans that would extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies by one year, with lawmakers worried by new estimates that 2.2 million people will otherwise lose health coverage, according to five people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to […]