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I have been letting my moderate-ness show more in recent months and especially in recent weeks in pointing out the disappointments of the two presidential platforms and the relative insignificance of the occupant of the White House against the might of the powerful American economy.  This election matters.  A collective gasp was heard Oct. 25 […]

Local journalists in Albuquerque and Santa Fe’s Ctrl+P Publishing were named among the best in New Mexico for breaking news, photography, business reporting, design and overall excellence in the New Mexico Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest held Oct. 26 at The Clyde Hotel in Downtown Albuquerque. “In an era when so many big newspapers are […]

By Common Cause New Mexico  Formerly Incarcerated People Can Now Vote This election is the first time that individuals leaving correctional facilities can register and vote, even if they are on probation and parole.  The law that allowed people who had served their time for felony convictions to vote had been on the books but […]

By Common Cause New Mexico  Formerly Incarcerated People Can Now Vote This election is the first time that individuals leaving correctional facilities can register and vote, even if they are on probation and parole.  The law that allowed people who had served their time for felony convictions to vote had been on the books but […]

By the American Immigration Council The Torrance County Detention Facility is one of approximately 200 facilities across the United States where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains immigrants with pending removal proceedings.  A report from the American Immigration Council says “this detention facility holds a notorious reputation for its inhumane living conditions and for the […]

By the American Immigration Council The Torrance County Detention Facility is one of approximately 200 facilities across the United States where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains immigrants with pending removal proceedings.  A report from the American Immigration Council says “this detention facility holds a notorious reputation for its inhumane living conditions and for the […]

The lead elections official in Torrance County is apologizing and assuring voters that their ballots will be counted after workers mistakenly mailed about 140 absentee ballots  without return address labels. Republican Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo said the clerks’ office had received more than 100 of  those now-completed ballots back as of Friday.  “This was […]

The lead elections official in Torrance County is apologizing and assuring voters that their ballots will be counted after workers mistakenly mailed about 140 absentee ballots  without return address labels. Republican Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo said the clerks’ office had received more than 100 of  those now-completed ballots back as of Friday.  “This was […]

By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society In late December 1941, the Albuquerque Journal reported that three men – F.C. McDoughall, John Goostree and Jimmy Galvanado, all from the Tijeras Canyon area – were exploring old mines south of Linda Vista, in Coyote Canyon, when something caught their eyes at the bottom of one particular […]