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NM Congressional Democrats Welcome $2.5M In Federal Investments For Española, Santa Fe, Albuquerque Airports

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Congressional News: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming $2,568,244 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to three New Mexico airports.

“Airports are pillars of opportunity – and that’s exactly what this federal funding is going to bring. Opportunities to improve the air quality around the Albuquerque Sunport with zero-emissions technologies. Opportunities to renovate aging infrastructure at the Española Municipal Read More

Scene: Emergency Response To Gas Leak On Canyon Road

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The scene of a hazmat truck, police, firefighters and an ambulance responding to a gas leak caused by a contractor breaking a pipe during road construction Friday on Canyon Road near Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Police instructed people at the church, Los Alamos High School and Gold Street Apartments to shelter in place until gas to the area could be shut off, which took just a few minutes. Photo by Amy Birnbaum Read More

NMSP Conducts Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Operation In Española & Taos; Results In 133 Citations, 2 Arrests

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NMSP News: 

TAOS & ESPAÑOLA — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Bureau conducted a five-day CVE operation in Taos and Española. 

The operation ran Aug. 22-26 and was aimed at making sure commercial motor vehicles (CMV) operating on the roadways of northern New Mexico were in proper working order.

CMV safety inspections ensure that commercial vehicles are safe and compliant with Department of Transportation and other federal safety regulations. These inspections are essential because they provide safety not only to the CMV drivers but also other Read More

Scenes From 420 TeaTime Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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420 TeaTime LLC celebrates its grand opening Thursday with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Courtesy/Chamber 

Inside view of 420 TeaTime LLC at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G in White Rock. Courtesy/Chamber 

CHAMBER  News:

420 TeaTime LLC opened its doors Thursday, Sept. 1 in White Rock with a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremony.

Owner Christa Tyler said she is excited to have opened the new cannabis retail, edible lounge, and tea shop to serve White Rock and Los Alamos.

Located in the former Pig + Fig Café space at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G, the interior has been fully remodeled to accommodate Read More

New Mexico Transportation Commission Dedicates NM 522 To Late State Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros

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Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros Memorial Highway dedicated Monday in Questa to honor the late senator. Courtesy/NMDOT 

NMDOT, elected officials, close friends and family of the late Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros, gathered Monday in Questa off N.M. 522 to officially dedicate the entire length of the state road from its junction with U.S. 64 in Taos County to the New Mexico/Colorado state line as the ‘Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros Memorial Highway’ . Courtesy/NMDOT 

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), elected officials, close friends and family of the late Sen. Carlos R. Read More

Multi-Faith Collaboration In Remembrance Of 9/11

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Courtesy/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

SPIRITUALITY News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Albuquerque congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have partnered with the Corrales Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church to perform service during the month of September in efforts to remember those who sacrificed their lives and well-being Sept. 11, 2001.

The Church of Jesus Christ is doing this in conjunction with 911day.org to help further their goal of “inspiring unity and millions of acts of kindness and service for Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexico Dishes: Dill Pickle Chips

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Spicy Spicy Dill Pickle Chips. Photo by Liddie Martinez


Video of spicy dill pickle chip preparation. Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

This late in the summer we have cucumbers by the buckets and are actively giving them away to any willing recipient and making pickles by the barrel most weekends. Cucumbers are one of those very giving plants that are prolific in their yield and easy in their manner. You don’t have to be a horticulturalist or a gherkin professional to grow  cucumbers in New Mexico and execute a batch of pickles. Be aware that 2-3 plants will yield enough Read More

Home Country: Not A Good Day For Ol’ Windy

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

Hi there, Pard. Yep, it’s me, Alphonse Wilson, the one they call Windy.

But this ain’t pertickler a good day for ol’ Windy. Fact-a-matter is, if I was to study how to do that depression stuff? This’d be a good day to start.

Ya see, it’s what’s called an annual-versary of a sad time fer me, and I thought I might repercussion it to you today, so’s mebbe you won’t have to have your heart broke, neither.

It was the flat-out tail end of love, ya see. After all them months together, too. Hey, I allus figgered we’d be together for … well, life. Oh we had good times. Watchin’ stuff on the teevee, Read More