Kiwanian Karin Church Shares Her Adventure In Namibia
Leopard in Namibia. Photo by Karin Church
Warthog in Namibia. Photo by Karin Church
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos
Local Kiwanian Karin Church treated the club to a presentation and slide show Feb. 18, detailing her photography from the trip she took to Namibia with her son in January of last year.
She explained that the country is quite large, about 120 percent the size of Texas, with only major roads paved. After much research, they narrowed their scope of their travels to the sites and experiences they most wanted to include in their limited one-week adventure.
Church and her son Read More
Sonic Talk On Nuclearism And Atomic History At New Mexico History Museum Wednesday March 12 In Santa Fe
Sean J. Patrick Carney
NMHM News:
The community is invited to join the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) for a special presentation by writer and visual artist Sean J. Patrick Carney based on his podcast, Time Zero, which looks at nuclear history and the cultural architecture of postwar America.
What: From the first nuclear detonation in New Mexico’s Tularosa Basin in 1945, through decades of mutually assured destruction, to science-fiction-like visions of atomic energy powering advanced artificial intelligence platforms, to radioactive half-lives numbering tens of thousands of years, Read More
Tax Credits And Stipends For Families Caring For New Mexico’s Abused And Neglected Children Face Uphill Battle
Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
By ESTEBAN CANDELARIA
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Cher Baca’s foster daughter came to her with almost nothing but the clothes on her back.
The now-14-year-old had no nice belongings she could call her own, Baca said, bringing with her just one pair of shoes that fit and bags of possessions and clothes that didn’t fit her. Getting her the things a teenage girl needs — makeup, a dresser, a bed — was expensive, as is every part of taking in a child who has faced abuse or neglect.
“Having an extra child in your house increases all of your bills,” the Albuquerque resident Read More
Overhaul Of New Mexico Game Commission Passes Senate
Sponsor Sen. Crystal Brantley, R-Elephant Butte
By NATHAN BROWN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
A push years in the making to overhaul the way game commissioners are appointed and update the Game and Fish department’s mission to managing non-game species came a step closer to reality Saturday.
Senate Bill 5 passed after a roughly three-hour debate with 12 mostly Republican “no” votes and now heads to the House of Representatives. It would create a legislative-appointed committee to vet Game Commission candidates as well as making mostly modest increases to hunting and fishing license fees.
“This Read More
Legislative Roundup: 21 Days Remaining In Session
The New Mexican Staff:
“Turquoise Alert” bill passes Senate: The Senate voted unanimously Saturday to set up a “Turquoise Alert” system, modeled on existing systems such as Amber and Silver alerts for missing children and elderly people respectively, to send out alerts about missing Native Americans.
Sponsor Sen. Angel Charley, D-Acoma, called the system “[not] merely a procedural enhancement but a moral imperative,” noting the high rates at which Native American people go missing.
“This crisis has left families and communities in anguish, often feeling … unsupported,” she said. Read More
Turquoise Alert Bill Passes In Senate, Enhancing Public Safety And Missing Person Response Across New Mexico
Bill Sponsor Sen. Angel Charley
STATE News:
SANTA FE – In a historic move aimed at improving the safety of Indigenous New Mexico residents, the New Mexico Senate today passed Senate Bill 41, the Turquoise Alert Bill, an initiative designed to quickly mobilize resources and aid in the search for missing persons.
The bill passed today with unanimous support of 39-0.
The Turquoise Alert Bill would create a new statewide alert system specifically for missing Indigenous people, including Native American women and children, who are disproportionately affected by abductions and disappearances. Read More
New Mexico Governor Signs Landmark Public Safety And Behavioral Health Bills
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed legislation to improve public safety and behavioral health services across New Mexico. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Thursday signed legislation to improve public safety and behavioral health services across New Mexico, marking the halfway point of the 60-day legislative session with a landmark accomplishment on behalf of New Mexicans.
“These bills represent a significant milestone for both behavioral health services and criminal justice reform in New Mexico,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham, who was joined Read More
Op-Ed: Reform The Medical Malpractice System To Address The Doctor Shortage
By FRED NATHAN
Executive Director
Think New Mexico
New Mexico’s lawyer-centered medical malpractice system, with no statutory caps on attorney’s fees or punitive damages and the lowest standard in the country for awarding punitive damages, is out of balance. It is driving up medical malpractice rates for New Mexico doctors to nearly twice what doctors pay in neighboring states.
That in turn is causing doctors to retire early or leave the state. In fact, New Mexico is the only state in the nation that experienced a loss of practicing physicians between 2019 and 2024. This is why so many New Mexicans Read More
Topper Wrestlers Compete In 2025 State Tournament
The Topper Wrestling teams competed in the State Wrestling Competition held this past weekend in the Rio Rancho Event Center. The Los Alamos Girls Wrestling Team qualified five athletes for the State Tournament, Sophia Pacheco, Gala Nelson and Molly Castille all won one match at the tournament. Jade Blackhart finished her season as the runner up in the 152-pound weight class. Her opponent in the finales was a nationally ranked wrestler from Cleveland High School. Wendy Sheppard completed her impressive season with a record of 30-1 and became the 145-pound State Champion. The boys team qualified Read More
Nearly 2,000 County Leaders Set To Visit Washington, D.C.
NACo News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This year the National Association of Counties (NACo) will once again welcome cabinet secretaries, senior administration officials, members of Congress, and private sector partners to its Legislative Conference, taking place March 1-4 at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
Nearly 2,000 county leaders will attend from across the country with the goal of shaping NACo’s policy priorities, engaging on pressing policy issues facing county governments, and building relationships with federal partners.
Among the topics being discussed at this week’s conference Read More
