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T or C City Commission approves citizen’s request to site and name a 9/11 Memorial Park on city land

by Kathleen Sloan | June 25, 2021
5 min read

The Truth or Consequences City Commission granted Denise Addie’s request to establish a 9/11 Memorial Park featuring a public sculpture of her own design on city land at its Wednesday,…


News analysis: Go/no go determination for Copper Flat Mine finally in sight?

by Max Yeh | September 15, 2021
6 min read

…Stream Commission is protesting because of the threat to New Mexico’s ability to meet its water-release obligations under the Rio Grande Compact. Both Santa Teresa Land development company and Rio…


The Top Five

by Debora Nicoll | September 17, 2021
6 min read

At Tuesday’s Sierra County Commission meeting, commissioners finalized more than a month’s worth of work to identify and rank the county’s most-needed infrastructure capital improvements. Working from a list of 20 projects…


Williamsburg trustee and T or C commission candidates make the case for their election at public forum, Part 2

by Kathleen Sloan | October 22, 2021
8 min read

…we all consider collectively acceptable and choose to move forward with in a healthful way.” Mitchell promised to be receptive to community input. “Some [residents] bring complaints, some lacking solutions,”…


How the rise of copper reveals clean energy’s dark side

by Gitanjali Poonia, New Mexico in Depth | November 10, 2021
9 min read

…greenhouse gas emissions, there’s little doubt that copper mining poses significant risks to communities on the ground, threatening everything from water access to air quality to indigenous cultural sites. Companies…


Baca and Forrister almost squeeze in relative unknown to fill vacant city commission seat

by Kathleen Sloan | November 17, 2021
3 min read

…him, but the public has become familiar with his 100 percent attendance at city commission meetings and his frequent public comments to the commissioners. Dumiak was a member of the…


Analysis: Virgin Galactic may be close to taking off, but Spaceport remains earthbound, Part 2

by Kathleen Sloan | November 29, 2021
17 min read

…featured legislators On March 19, 2003, Bill Richardson held a signing ceremony to enact the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, which granted to space exploration and commercialization companies several…


Understanding New Mexico’s proposed new social studies standards for K-12 students

by Debora Nicoll | December 9, 2021
13 min read

…standards was posted on NMPED’s website on Sept. 29 for the public to read and comment on. The period for posting comments ended on Nov 12.   The required 30-day comment period…


H.E.L.P.

by Diana Tittle | December 20, 2021
20 min read

…Ted Caluwe, Judy Majoras and Harley Shaw—met to consider how to improve local response capabilities. “We are a community of elders and have others in the community with various forms…


Police reform bills sweep the virtual statehouse, but outcome uncertain

by Ted Alcorn, New Mexico In Depth | March 4, 2021
11 min read

100 such deaths in New Mexico since 2015, the Legislative Finance Committee could identify only one completed prosecution — that of officers charges in the killing of James Boyd, which ended in a…


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