New Mexico’s primary election is a few weeks away, on June 4. As attentive voters know, in New Mexico the primary election is at least as important as the general. Depending on your district, you might have a little work to do researching your choices, and it’s time to get started. As usual, many counties […]
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Historians Look at Oñate
In history we find things that make us feel uncomfortable, said Jon Ghahate, a Laguna and Zuni pueblo educator. “Sometimes it’s very challenging. For New Mexico it’s embedded in everything we do.” Ghahate spoke on a panel about Don Juan de Oñate, the Colonizer of New Mexico. In 1598, Oñate led soldiers and settlers up […]
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Historians Look at Oñate
In history we find things that make us feel uncomfortable, said Jon Ghahate, a Laguna and Zuni pueblo educator. “Sometimes it’s very challenging. For New Mexico it’s embedded in everything we do.” Ghahate spoke on a panel about Don Juan de Oñate, the Colonizer of New Mexico. In 1598, Oñate led soldiers and settlers up […]
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Historians Look at Oñate
In history we find things that make us feel uncomfortable, said Jon Ghahate, a Laguna and Zuni pueblo educator. “Sometimes it’s very challenging. For New Mexico it’s embedded in everything we do.” Ghahate spoke on a panel about Don Juan de Oñate, the Colonizer of New Mexico. In 1598, Oñate led soldiers and settlers up […]
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New Mexico reaches record settlement over natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin. The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev announced Monday is the largest settlement the state Environment Department has ever reached for a civil oil and […]
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NM to meet with Pueblos in May on Rio Grande governance
BY DANIELLE PROKOP / Source NM The Rio Grande Compact Commission meeting on Friday had a small portion dedicated to describing future meetings with six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos to get tribal perspective on governing the state’s largest river. The three-member commission met for its annual meeting Friday, hearing from legal advisors and New Mexico State […]
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ABQ’s response to homeless encampments: the InterACTION team
Homeless encampments have been a source of controversy for cities in recent years — including Albuquerque — and are now an issue before the U.S. Supreme Court. On April 22, the court heard oral arguments in a case out of Grants Pass, Oregon, that would decide whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter […]
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100 Years Ago, Nation’s Eyes Focused on a Part-Time Tijeras Canyon Resident
A century ago this year, the “Carl” who named Carlito Springs captured the country’s attention by exposing the biggest political scandal of the era. He was Carl Magee, one of the more remarkable figures from New Mexico’s early statehood history. Magee not only developed the Tijeras Canyon retreat and renamed it after his late son, Carl […]
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The Independent News: April 25, 2024
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The Independent News: April 25, 2024
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