This letter is submitted as reader commentary by the author. Have an opinion? Of course you do! Send it to editor@sandovalsignpost.com Dear Editor: I am contacting you in regards to the proposed “Controlled Burn” that the US Forest Service is proposing in the canyon directly south of Placitas and the San Antonio de las Huertas […]
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APD arrests 11-year-old after monthlong violent crime spree
ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Police Department officers took an 11-year-old boy into custody late Thursday following a series of dangerous crimes, including a shooting last week. Below is a list of incidents that APD said involved the juvenile suspect: May 5, 2024 – A Kia Forte was stolen in northeast Albuquerque and was recovered an hour […]
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We’re Here! We’re queer! You’re Used to It!
By DAMON SCOTT / The Paper. Pride marches began 54 years ago in response to a riot that took place because police were brutalizing New York City’s gay community at the Stonewall Inn gay bar. Why? Because they had the audacity to gather there. It was a time in America when gays were constantly under attack […]
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By The Way: Road to Isleta Amphitheater reopens ahead of Red Hot Chili Peppers concert
Good news for fans of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The road to the Isleta Amphitheater has re-opened after a fighter jet crashed near the airport a week and a half ago. But Navy teams have more work to do on cleaning up the debris and removing contaminants from the area. Albuquerque’s Office of Emergency […]
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Raising the Pride flag high over Civic Plaza
In honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, Mayor Tim Keller joined city staff and advocates in raising a new flag over Civic Plaza on Friday. The flag includes a yellow triangle with a purple circle to acknowledge the intersex community as well as white, pink, blue, black and brown stripes. The black and brown colors represent […]
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$1M from feds would add transitional housing for homeless families
Transitional housing options for Albuquerque’s women and children exiting emergency shelters are limited and waitlists are long — circumstances that can result in a return to life on the streets for families experiencing homelessness. However, $1 million in funding requested by Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM, would expand housing availability for the vulnerable group. Transitional housing […]
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Tax Foundation Calls New Mexico Tax Ranking Respectable
Let’s start with the good news: New Mexico is number one on an important ranking. We have the nation’s lowest property taxes, and they’ve been the lowest for a long time. The reason goes back in history to the 1800s when New Mexicans lost land to tax sales because they didn’t understand American taxation imposed […]
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The Most Inconsequential of Felony Convictions
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon, facing three articles of impeachment over the Watergate break-in and wiretapping scandal, resigned from office. Pardoned just a month later, Nixon would spend the rest of his years in quiet retirement, always tainted by Watergate. Thirty years ago, a special counsel was appointed to review President Bill Clinton’s involvement […]
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Bernalillo County cleans up 65,000 tires on Pajarito Mesa
Bernalillo County and the state’s Environment Department teamed up to clean up a “major tire dumpsite” on the Pajarito Mesa southwest of Albuquerque. And they made a mini documentary about it. Last year, the state Environmental Department awarded the county’s Planning and Development Services a $371,237 Recycling and Illegal Duming (RAID) grant to address a […]
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APS wants to hear from 1,000 students by August 2026
Albuquerque Public Schools students and their families will be asked for more feedback under its Board of Education goals discussed at Wednesday’s meeting. An ad-hoc committee charged with addressing the district’s community engagement efforts will bring formal adoption of the goals to a future meeting. School board member Courtney Jackson, who chairs the committee, suggested […]