Chris Clark

LAHS Art Students Win Awards In New Mexico Scholastic Art And Writing Competition

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Students in LAHS Art Teacher Mary Grace’s Fine Arts and AP Studio Art classes received numerous awards in the 2022 New Mexico Scholastic Art & Writing Competition, including, back row from left, Savannah Morgan, Aria Warner, Rachel Hamilton, Corrinne Nettleton, Nina Nzekwe, Mary Grace and from left, Tayler Heath, Talus Swans, and Madeline Baker. Courtesy/LAPS

Gold Key winners Corrinne Nettleton and Jennie Gao. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Eleven Los Alamos High School art students won 19 awards this year in the New Mexico Scholastic Art & Writing Competition.  

The awards include Read More

Governor & Tourism Secretary Release Joint Statement In Support Of FAA Exemption Request From Albuquerque’s Balloonist Community

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Courtesy/balloonfiesta.com

NMTD News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Jen Paul Schroer released the following statement this morning regarding the restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration on Albuquerque’s ballooning community:

“We implore the Federal Aviation Administration to grant an ongoing exemption to ballooning pilots operating in Albuquerque’s Class-C airspace so those pilots can resume flights for visitors and residents alike and retain New Mexico’s profile as the Ballooning Capital of the World.

“Due to the FAA Read More

‘The Viewing Room’ Begins 3-Week Run March 11

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The Viewing Room begins running Friday March 11. Courtesy/Tomás Farish

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER News:

‘The Viewing Room’ begins its three-weekend run at the Performing Arts Center Friday, March 11 at the Los Alamos Little Theatre at 1670 Nectar St.

This heartfelt comedy centers on the recently deceased Chester Dumbrosky, who “awakens” in the viewing room of a funeral home as his dysfunctional family prepares to say goodbye.

The cast of 8 includes Chester, his wife Florence, their five children (Matthew, Steven, Patti, Debby, and Chet Jr.), and the quirky funeral home director Jay.

Directed Read More

Santa Fe Institute Launches New Research Theme On Emergent Political Economies

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From Detroit Industry, North Wall, 1932-33, fresco by Diego Rivera. Courtesy/Detroit Institute of Arts

SFI News:

The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) has received funding for a new five-year research theme on emergent political economies.

The theme, funded by a $6.5 million grant from the Omidyar Network, will take up the ethical imperative to develop better theoretical frameworks and methods to understand the social, ecological, and material inequalities at the core of the modern economy, as well as imagine the role that innovation will play in emergent political economies of the future – both Read More

State Democratic Party Honors Women’s History Month

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New Mexico’s first Madam Secretary of State Soledad Chávez de Chacón. Courtesy/DPNM

By JESSICA VELASQUEZ  
DPNM

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) is highlighting two trailblazing New Mexican women:

The first woman elected to statewide office in New Mexico was Secretary of State Soledad Chávez de Chacón, who served from 1923 to 1926.

She also was the first Hispanic woman in the United States to be elected to a statewide office and went on to serve in the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1934.

Click here to learn more.

New Mexico’s first woman elected Read More

House Gods: Sustainable Buildings & Renegade Builders … A Not-So-Typical Author Talk With Jim Kristofic March 10

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COUNTY News:

The staff at Mesa Public Library is presenting House Gods: Sustainable Building and Renegade Builders, a not-so-typical author talk with Jim Kristofic.

The program is part of the library’s ongoing Library Conversation series and will be livestreamed via Zoom, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 10. Attendees can look forward to a fascinating  discussion of the author’s latest work, which chronicles his experiences with sustainable builders and architects across the Southwest. 

In House Gods, Kristofic pursues the techniques of sustainable building and the philosophies of its practitioners. Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Issues Statement On Nomination Of Ketanji Brown Jackson To Supreme Court

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court:

“Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson’s credentials and approach to the rule of law make her a strong nominee to serve on the United States Supreme Court. I commend President Biden for fulfilling his commitment to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court – a long-overdue step that will ensure the Court better reflects the American people. As a former public defender, Judge Read More

Early Morning Traffic Controls On Canyon Road March 1

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Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities will conduct work near the Aquatic Center bus stop March 1. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Crews from the Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities will be doing work at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1 on the shoulder of Canyon Road near the bus stop in front of the Aquatic Center.

While the work is expected to be completed in under an hour, traffic controls will be in place. Cones will make a slight traffic diversion and the bike lane and sidewalk will be closed in the work area.

Gas, Water and Sewer Division crews will be conducting a video inspection of the County-owned Read More

FBI Campaign Against Violent Crime Spreads To Las Cruces

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Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

The bad news: Violent crime isn’t restricted to one part of New Mexico.

The good news: Neither are FBI investigations. 

An FBI billboard campaign begun in Albuquerque that warns violent criminals they will be targeted for federal investigation and prosecution has expanded to Las Cruces.

A digital billboard on North Solano Drive in Las Cruces carries the message: “Gun Crime = Federal Time. No parole.”

Under a pair of hands in handcuffs is the FBI’s toll-free number to call in tips about violent crime: 1.800.CALL.FBI. 

The FBI, joined by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and other Read More

AG Balderas Announces Former Taos DA Investigator Sentenced To One Year For Distributing Child Abuse Material

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Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Tomas Trujillo, a former Taos District Attorney Investigator, was sentenced by Judge Glenn Ellington Friday to serve one year in jail.

Trujillo pled to one count of sexual exploitation of children by distribution and faced up to 11 years in prison. Trujillo was formerly an affiliate of the New Mexico Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which trained him to investigate the very crime of which he was convicted.

“It is disheartening to believe that an individual who was trained to protect children would choose instead to exploit Read More