Kiwanis Club Of Santa Fe Gives Kids A Chance To Participate In 2025 Steampunk Burning Of Zozobra
Courtesy/Kiwanis
Santa Fe Kiwanis Club News:
SANTA FE — The 101st Annual Burning of Zozobra takes place on Friday, Aug. 29, and the Santa Fe Kiwanis Club is fired up to find super fans with a burning desire to help make Santa Fe, New Mexico’s most fiery cultural event an even bigger hit. Ask anyone – being part of Santa Fe’s iconic tradition is an unforgettable moment!
Zozobra is the enemy of all that is good, and he thinks a big party is his best chance to spread darkness and despair over the City of Santa Fe. After Zozobra arrives at Fort Marcy, he becomes irritated waiting for everyone to pay him homage. Read More
Robinson: Let’s Have An Honest Debate On Public Lands
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
During the Great Depression, western ranchers faced crashing commodity prices and the ravages of drought and Dust Bowl. But that wasn’t all. The federal government was creating new national parks and monuments and expanding earlier designated areas. In states like New Mexico many were pleased to have new attractions for their budding tourism trade, but others objected.
Unlike national forests, these new carve-outs didn’t allow grazing, mining, drilling or logging. I came across this information last week while I was researching Read More
State Boosts Small Business Health Insurance Savings
NMHCA News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Healthcare Authority (NMHCA) has announced that more than 36,000 New Mexicans employed by small businesses will see bigger savings on health insurance starting this summer, as the state expands premium discounts that are already helping more than 4,100 small businesses provide affordable coverage.
Beginning July 1, New Mexico’s Small Business Premium Relief Initiative will offer 15 percent premium discounts for Gold and Platinum-level health plans, up from the current 10% discount. Bronze and Silver-level health insurance plans will continue to benefit Read More
U.S. Senators Luján, Fischer On Supreme Court Ruling On Universal Service Fund
U.S. SENATE News:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chair of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement Friday after the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Universal Service Fund (USF):
“We’re encouraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Universal Service Fund, and we look forward to working together to focus on long-term solutions for the USF, evaluate broadband programs, and help connect unserved and underserved Read More
MOWW Presents Silver Patrick Henry Award To Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone For Outstanding Service
Commander Gregg Giesler, left, on behalf of the MG Franklin E. Miles Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars at its June 17 dinner, presented the Silver Patrick Henry Award to Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone in recognition of his outstanding service to the community and the Nation. Courtesy/MOWW
MOWW News:
The MG Franklin E. Miles Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) at its June 17 dinner presented the Silver Patrick Henry Award to Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone in recognition of his outstanding service to the community and the Nation.
Proclamation: Read More
Denish: After The Smoke Clears…Wildfires & Economic Fallout
By DIANE DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com
No one has to tell us wildfire season is in full swing in New Mexico. The smell of smoke — even from hundreds of miles away — reminds us of what’s happening. If the wind doesn’t bring the scent, the haze across the western sky surely will.
New Mexico’s vast landscape — from the San Augustin Plains to the Gila Wilderness and the Bosque through Valencia and Bernalillo counties — has always been vulnerable to wildfires. Fires are a natural part of Western ecology.
But things are changing. Fire season now starts earlier and lasts longer as climate Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Necessity Of Conviction
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Lots of criticism over the strike on the nuclear weapon development facilities in Iran last weekend. Peace is always the ideal, but when someone declares daily: “Death to our neighbors!” and you see him stockpiling guns and ammo, should one simply ignore it? Seeking peace does not entail being naïve, and if history teaches us anything, it teaches that one of the tragic constants is the megalomaniacal desire of some for ever greater power over others. How to face that danger is always a matter of debate.
That’s a great thing about democracies and democratic republics like our Read More
Posts From The Road: Pfeiffer Beach Near Big Sur
Double Arch: A double arch in the rocks at Pfeiffer Beach near Big Sur, Calif., creates a beautiful scene as waves crash into the rock and splash in every direction. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Big Waves, Big Splashes: Waves smash against rocks along the shore of Pfeiffer Beach. The beach is one of the most picturesque beaches in the Big Sur region of California. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Pfeiffer Beach is one of the most stunning beaches along the Big Sur coastline in central California. Located near the village of Big Read More
Los Luceros Historic Site: ‘Dawn ‘Til Dusk Day’ July 6
Los Luceros Historic Site to host ‘Dawn ‘Til Dusk Day’ on the first Sunday of each month, offering visitors a full day of exploration, nature, and culture. Photo by Tira Howard
NMDCA News:
Los Luceros Historic Site hosts its Dawn ‘Til Dusk Day on the first Sunday of each month, offering visitors a full day of exploration, nature, and culture. The Historic Site is open 5:50 a.m. to 8:20 p.m. Sunday, July 6, with a bird walk at 7 a.m., followed at 1 p.m. with story time.
Enjoy the cool morning and evening breezes during extended Dawn ‘Til Dusk hours at Los Luceros. Take a guided bird walk with staff from the Read More
Tales Of Our Times: More Searching News Adds Context To ‘Democracy’
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
More Searching News Adds Context To ‘Democracy’
This year’s 4th of July will mark our nation’s 249th birthday. Across the nation, cheering parades will pass by with bands, marchers, and amblers of many stripes and ages. Stalwarts will trod along central streets to endorse a great range of causes from goodwill to politics.
I was born and raised in a small town south of Chicago. Many times, my dad led a four-man rifle team of American Legionnaires in the annual 4th of July parade. As the rifle team reached the town center in front of Oliver’s Drug Store, the Read More
