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Drive with care in winter weather conditions

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MILAN— The New Mexico Department of Transportation District Six Engineer is asking motorists to avoid travel as winter weather is predicted across west-central New Mexico.

Maintenance crews are prepared with personnel and equipment for the upcoming storm and will work to support law enforcement and emergency...

Sen. Ben Ray Luján hospitalized for stroke

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Senator Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., has been hospitalized in Albuquerque following a stroke that occurred Jan. 27.

Chief of Staff Carlos Sanchez issued a statement saying the senator experienced dizziness and fatigue and checked himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Santa Fe, before being transferred to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque for further evaluation.

He was found to have suffered a stroke in the cerebellum, affecting his balance.

As part of his treatment plan, he underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling.

He is currently under the care of UNM hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

Luján’s office remains open and will...

State of the State

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‘Can’t New Mexico be a state – can’t we be the state – where everything is possible?’

With a new year comes a new legislative session, and in preparation for that, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham addressed the state in her fourth State of the State on Jan. 18. In her speech, she talked about education, tax credits for New Mexicans, job growth, and public safety.

“I believe we can fulfill, once and for all, after 110 years of statehood, the destiny of New Mexico as a genuine homestead of the American Dream, a place where people can grow and thrive and live in peace and prosperity, where people have the resources they need to support themselves and their...

Local librarian wins esteemed ‘I Love My Librarian’ award

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An out-of-the-box librarian who sees the library as the community

Within its walls, Gallup’s Octavia Fellin Public Library has long provided a community space for its patrons to perform research, study, check out the latest bestseller, and participate in the library’s numerous events and programs. During the last five years, OFPL Director Tammi Moe’s leadership has boosted the library’s sponsored  program attendance by offering inclusive culturally-relevant programming presented at the town’s movie theatre, community fairs, and at various public events.

In recognition of Moe’s successful expansion of public access to programs focused upon important issues impacting...

Annual ‘N.M. Kids Count Data Book’ reflects on how the pandemic affected the children of NM

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The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on New Mexico’s children, families, communities, and small businesses. But not all of the hardship has been equally shared. Families of color – Hispanic families in particular – have been hardest hit by income losses and are more likely to have trouble paying their usual household expenses and putting food on the table.

 

That is one of the findings in the “2021 New Mexico KIDS COUNT Data Book,” which was released on Jan. 19.

This annual accounting of child well-being in the state tracks several indicators across four domains: economic security, education, health, and family, and community. Indicators include issues such as...

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