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Fined and Stripped of His Marijuana License, Dineh Benally Keeps on Growing

Three months ago, New Mexico issued a $1 million fine to embattled Navajo marijuana grower Dineh Benally and โ€” citing him for โ€œegregiousโ€ violations โ€” ordered him to shut down his Torrance County cannabis farm. Benally has done anything but. Instead of closing up shop, he has expanded his operation along a rural highway near […]

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Opinion: Parents, students have opportunity to help choose high school graduation requirements

Submitted by Mandi Torrez, educator With the governorโ€™s signing of a new law updating the stateโ€™s high school curriculum, New Mexico families now have a prime opportunity to shape your local high school course requirements in a way that will reflect your communityโ€™s values while ensuring that your graduates are college and career ready.   While […]

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Opinion: Parents, students have opportunity to help choose high school graduation requirements

Submitted by Mandi Torrez, educator With the governorโ€™s signing of a new law updating the stateโ€™s high school curriculum, New Mexico families now have a prime opportunity to shape your local high school course requirements in a way that will reflect your communityโ€™s values while ensuring that your graduates are college and career ready.   While […]

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Opinion: Parents, students have opportunity to help choose high school graduation requirements

Submitted by Mandi Torrez, educator With the governorโ€™s signing of a new law updating the stateโ€™s high school curriculum, New Mexico families now have a prime opportunity to shape your local high school course requirements in a way that will reflect your communityโ€™s values while ensuring that your graduates are college and career ready.   While […]

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East Mountain Historical Society Plans to Restore Property From 1800s

Preserving history not only preserves memories, it protects them. For the East Mountain Historical Society (EMHS), preserving history means conserving artifacts that tell the story of โ€œla cultura de las montaรฑasโ€ โ€” the culture of the mountains.  To continue its mission to preserve and document history in the East Mountains, the historical society has plans […]