By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. Judge Jennifer Zipps said in her […]
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Edgewood Animal Sanctuary Director Involved in Crash While Transporting Injured Animal
The director of a popular animal sanctuary in Edgewood was recently involved in a wreck that totaled her company vehicle while taking one of her rescue pigs to an emergency vet appointment. Shanda Melendrez, aka “Mama Misfit” is the executive director and founder of the Misfits of Oz Farm Sanctuary in Edgewood. While driving some […]
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Edgewood Animal Sanctuary Director Involved in Crash While Transporting Injured Animal
The director of a popular animal sanctuary in Edgewood was recently involved in a wreck that totaled her company vehicle while taking one of her rescue pigs to an emergency vet appointment. Shanda Melendrez, aka “Mama Misfit” is the executive director and founder of the Misfits of Oz Farm Sanctuary in Edgewood. While driving some […]
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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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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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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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The Independent News: June 6, 2024
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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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The Independent News: June 6, 2024
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