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History Of Cinco De Mayo

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Cinco de Mayo History:

Today marks Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day is also known as Battle of Puebla Day.

While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican American populations.

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, a popular misconception. Instead, it commemorates a single battle. In 1861, Benito Read More

Op-Ed: National Park People … May I Salute You?

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By Steve Scarano
Vista, Calif.

Dear National Park People,

May I salute you? I know that this is a particularly challenging season of service for you, and while mine is certainly not the only voice crying in the wilderness to acknowledge that and may even ring a bit hollow in the short view, the option of silence is just not viable to me. So here we are.

I’m a card-carrying property owner and cherish our parks, monuments, historic sites and recreation areas. Thank you for making them available to us. In fact, for decades it has been my practice to express my gratitude when I’ve either coincidentally met Read More

Santa Fe Concert Band To Perform Memorial Day Concert

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COMMUNITY News:

The Santa Fe Concert Band will present its annual Memorial Day Concert 4 p.m. Monday, May 26 at Federal Park, 100 S. Federal Place in Santa Fe.

The concert will observe the holiday with music to honor those who bravely served our country with such patriotic classics as John Williams’ Hymn to the Fallen, Irving Berlin’s God Bless America, Recitation of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Armed Forces Salute and more!

The Santa Fe Concert Band, comprising about 50 local volunteer musicians, offers free concerts throughout the year.

Its origins date back to the Civil War era (1865). In Read More

Luján Announces Legislation To Lower Taxes For New Mexicans

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, cosponsored the Tax Cut for Workers Act, legislation to give thousands of New Mexicans a much-needed tax break. 

The bill would make permanent the American Rescue Plan Act’s expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), continuing one of the largest-ever tax breaks for the middle class.

The American Rescue Plan Act, which Sen. Luján championed into law, made several critical expansions of the EITC, including nearly tripling the maximum EITC benefit for workers without Read More

LAHS Junior Wren Hammond Wins 2025 Congressional Art Competition

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ART News:

Los Alamos High School junior Wren Hammond won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Teresa Leger Fernandez’s District 3. Wren’s artwork, “Celebrating Diversity the New Mexico Way,” will hang as part of the Congressional Exhibition of National Winners at the US Capitol in Washington DC for one year.  

Wren will travel to Washington DC for a ceremony honoring the national winners and will have a tour of the Capital including the exhibit. She will also have the opportunity to meet with Congresswoman Leger Fernandez.  

“We are very proud of Wren and this accomplishment,” LAHS art Read More

National Heatstroke Prevention Day

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — Parents and caregivers are urged to follow the “Stop. Look. Lock.” protocol to prevent hot car deaths.

This simple reminder can save lives —always stop, look to check your car, then lock before leaving. If someone sees a child left in a hot car, they should immediately call 911.

On average, one child dies from heatstroke every 10 days in the United States from being left in a car or crawling into an unlocked vehicle. In 2023 alone, 29 children died from vehicular heatstroke. This preventable tragedy is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths among children Read More

Today Marks 2025 National Day Of Prayer

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National Day of Prayer

          • The National Day of Prayer exists to mobilize unified public prayer for America.

Today marks the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people to pray for the nation.

It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.

The National Day of Prayer Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, Read More

Law Day Proclamation Recognizes ‘The Vision Of Unity’ In The U.S. Constitution

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Chief Justice David K. Thomson

New Mexico Supreme Court News:

SANTA FE — Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson issued a proclamation celebrating Law Day and recognizing the “enduring vision of unity” in the U.S. Constitution.

“The Preamble to the Constitution affirms that the Framers established this founding document as representatives of ‘We the People, in Order to Form a More Perfect Union’. That enduring vision of unity continues to guide us today as we reflect on our responsibilities to one another, our democratic principles, and the legal framework that binds us together,” the Read More

New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Celebrates 2025 National Apprenticeship Day With Record Growth

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NMDWS Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair

NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Day, April 30, 2025, with the addition of 14 new program sponsors offering Registered Apprenticeship Programs – the most New Mexico has ever added in a single year.

Since Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took office, 22 new Registered Apprenticeship Programs have been launched contributing to an 86% growth in the number of apprentices statewide.

This milestone highlights New Mexico’s commitment to expanding career pathways and strengthening Read More

Maxim Laurent Graduates Basic Training As USAF Airman

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U.S. Air Force Airman Maxim T. Laurent

COMMUNITY News:

U.S. Air Force Airman Maxim T. Laurent recently graduated from Basic Military Training (BMT) at JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

BMT is an intensive, eight-week program consisting of training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Laurent finished as an Honor Graduate having earned high marks in his squadron.

Currently undergoing technical training in aerospace propulsion at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas, Laurent will transfer this summer to Read More