NM Center On Law And Poverty: 2023 Legislative Priorities
By SIREESHA MANNE
Executive Director
New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty
The 2023 legislative session is officially underway, and what we fight for—healthcare, housing, food and income security, workers’ rights, and educational opportunities—will be at the center of many debates in the Roundhouse. Together, we can stand up against systemic injustices and bring significant, lasting change to our state.
The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty is proud to collaborate with our community partners and policymakers on multiple bills, providing policy and legal expertise and advocacy. Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Jan. 24, 2023
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The weather this coming week threw us a curve with a strong winter storm focusing on Southern New Mexico. It can get pretty nasty on the Southeastern plains of our state when blizzard conditions can exist due to heavy snow and strong winds. Better postpone any plans for a trip to Southeastern New Mexico until later this winter.
On the plus side, it will bring much-needed moisture to this part of New Mexico. Sierra Blanca should be beautiful with a fresh coat of snow.
Here in the north, a series of storms have raised our snowpack to above normal Read More
Array Of Legislation Unveiled During First Week Of Session
Olivia Ponce butters rolls and buns in March as cafeteria staff at Capital High School prepare for lunch. Students in New Mexico would receive free breakfast and lunch under a proposed bill. Courtesy/Jim Weber/The Santa Fe New Mexican
By ROBERT NOTT and DANIEL CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
The 112 members of the New Mexico Legislature have unveiled scores of bills and other pieces of legislation they hope will cross the finish line before the end of the 60-day session.
As of Friday, 284 had found their way to the state’s legislative website.
The session started Tuesday and ends March 18. As lawmakers Read More
Post From The Road: San Lorenzo Canyon
Canyon Road: A view of the road in San Lorenzo Canyon curves among the sandstone canyon walls. The walls and formations in the canyon can easily reach 100-200 feet in height. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
San Lorenzo Canyon: After entering San Lorenzo Canyon, layers of sandstone are seen as they form the canyon walls that reach toward the blue New Mexico sky. The drive to the canyon gives visitors no clue of what to expect until the awe inspiring canyon walls appear as the road twists and turns until the canyon walls are right in front of you. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
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Fr. Glenn: The Best Pedigree
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
As you might imagine, churches often get requests for research into genealogies—people wanting to find out the family line and history, and genetic testing and websites like ancestry.com have been a bit of a rage over the last couple of decades. Who were my kin? Is one of my long-long-past relations some great leader or ruler … or villain? Did my ancestors come over on the Mayflower, or maybe with the Spanish settling the southwest? But, of course, as far as longevity, all of us not of indigenous ancestry are comparatively newbie immigrants anyway. My own mother’s sister often Read More
Simonich: Lundstrom’s Loss No Cause For Tears Or Fears
Rep. Patty Lundstrom
By MILAN SIMONICH
Santa Fe New Mexican
After being ousted as chairwoman of the committee that helps shape the state budget, Rep. Patty Lundstrom offered an immodest assessment of herself.
Lundstrom, D-Gallup, authorized a statement saying she’s spent her 22 years in the Legislature “protecting our female and minority populations”.
Many women and men would disagree with her. In the last four years, Lundstrom twice voted to keep on the books a 1969 law criminalizing abortion.
The Legislature in 2021 finally repealed the dormant anti-abortion statute after voters unseated Read More
Home Country: Digging Postholes
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Down at the sale barn Saturday, the think tank had coagulated there with coffees to go. Doc and Dud had their dogs with them, while Bert and Dewey and Steve went stag.
Dud tried to start a conversation, but the loudspeaker soon drove them outside, where they arrayed themselves on dropped tailgates and waited to hear what Dud had in mind.
“I thought about it a lot,” Dud said, “and I wondered what the favorite part of my job was, and wondered if you fellas ever gave that any thought, too.”
They nodded. Yes, by mutual consent a worthy subject.
“With me,” Dud continued, “it wasn’t Read More
