I was at dinner this last weekend with my husband and another couple, all of whom are somewhat to the political left of me. We hadn’t gotten together for a few months, so we had a bit to catch up on. We hashed around a lot of topics and finally got to universal childcare, which […]
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‘Keeps me up at night:’ State Forester alarmed by 2026 fire season risks
The national forests in New Mexico include Carson, Gila, Lincoln, Santa Fe and Cibola, the latter of which encompasses areas surrounding Albuquerque, including the East Mountains. State Forester Laura McCarthy said staffing cuts, budget restrictions and other federal hurdles are making it harder for the national forests to protect their communities. “It takes experience to […]
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East Mountain history: La Pluma Conoco station briefly served travelers on U.S. 66
By Rick Holben East Mountain Historical Society Chances are slim to none that anyone alive today has memories of La Pluma Service Station, Cafe and Trading Post, as it existed for just a brief time along two-lane U.S. Highway 66 east of Tijeras. A recently discovered photograph taken by an unknown family traveling the highway […]
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Food drive to benefit East Mountain families set for Nov. 28 in Sandia Park
A local advocacy group will host a food drive Nov. 28 to support the East Mountain Food Pantry as demand for food assistance continues to grow in the area. The East Mountains Protection Action Coalition will collect donations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 28 at Lantern Ridge Farm, 2540 N. Highway 14 in […]
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Bernalillo County passes anti-ICE ordinance to establish ‘Safer Community Places’
The Bernalillo County Commission passed an ordinance Monday night establishing “Safer Community Places” aimed at protecting residents, particularly immigrants, from federal immigration enforcement actions in certain locations. The measure, sponsored by Vice Chair Adriann Barboa and Commissioner Barbara Baca, designates private spaces within public facilities as protected areas, including hospitals, healthcare facilities, schools, daycare centers […]
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Undercover tribal cops lure Arizona man to Isleta Pueblo with 37,000 fentanyl pills
An undercover operation by Isleta Pueblo Tribal Police convinced an Arizona man to deliver more than 37,000 fentanyl pills to the Isleta Reservation last month, court documents show. The U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the seizure in a press release Tuesday but provided few details. Federal court records filed […]
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Opinion: Getting capital outlay moving
Opinions Pete Campos is a state senator from Las Vegas representing State Senate District 8 including parts of Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel & Taos Counties. For decades, New Mexico policymakers have been talked about reforming the capital outlay process. And some progress has been made, but the reality remains frustrating: billions of […]
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$120 million in cuts to New Mexico colleges, universities targeted DEI, energy
Restrictions to student aid and scaled back research grants could add up to double trouble for students and colleges in New Mexico next year, the state’s secretary of higher education warned legislators last Friday. The changes, some of which were included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, include the scaling back of some repayment […]
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Hope and aspiration: 62 years after JFK’s assasination, what have we learned?
Corner to Corner Diane Denish is a former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. She is a native of Hobbs and now lives in Albuquerque. Reach her at diane@dianedenish.com Most people I talk to have never heard of a small museum in Dallas called the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. I didn’t recognize the name […]
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San Antonito Elementary students collect thousands of food items to donate
By Lauren Lifke Students at San Antonito Elementary School in Sandia Park came together on Monday, Nov. 17, to feed East Mountain community members in need during its food drive that lasted throughout the first half of November. The Superhero Food Drive, in collaboration with the East Mountains Food Pantry, invited students from the San […]