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Four to receive 2021 William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award

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ALBUQUERQUE— A reporter’s investigation that led to one senior state official’s departure and a whistleblower lawsuit, a citizen’s quest for records that forced the creation of a new youth grievance policy and actions by two New Mexico Legislators to open up state government will be recognized by the New Mexico...

Letter to the editor: Caregivers need care, too

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As the Navajo Nation recovers from COVID-19, we must ask ourselves a simple question: how do we make sure everyone benefits from the recovery?

Home care workers provide essential services to older adults and people with disabilities. Yet, they struggle to earn a living – a result of longstanding inequities of women and persons of color. Caregivers are not just an important part of Arizona’s aging population. Without caregivers, much of the rest of the economy would not even function. Arizona is also an aging state as we all know – like other states, the 65+ population increased by 51 percent between 2008-2018.

And nationwide, in the decade from 2018 to 2028, all our states will...

Is universal preschool coming?

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Why does it matter?

President Biden wants the federal government to subsidize preschool for all children in the U.S. at a cost of about $20 billion. “The 2020 Kids Count Databook” from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranked New Mexico 50th in the area of childhood education, until the latest edition.  So, any rope the feds can throw us seems like a wonderful idea. High-quality early childhood education is viewed as an important and cost-effective intervention to address early-life difficulties.

And according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation high-quality preschool programs for three-to-four-year-olds helps set the stage for future skill development, learning and well-being...

Brands: why we trust them

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Trust is loyalty earned. — Lawrence Castillo

A short while ago, an internationally known brand-builder, Wally Olins, passed away after a long and brilliant career. He was one of the first to recognize the value that a “brand” is worth more than the value of its product. We are constantly embraced by brands everywhere we go, from the movie theater to the ballpark, to our children’s schools. Brands are positioned everywhere to influence and encourage us.

The same is true in the annuity business; brands are well-positioned and well-financed. New York Life, The Hartford,  AXA, and Northwestern Mutual, to name a few. This year Northwestern Mutual sponsored the NCAA men’s...

Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World

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Week ending Friday, July 30, 2021


Earth’s Vital Signs

An international coalition of more than 14,000 scientists has signed an initiative declaring that world leaders are consistently failing to cope with the main causes of climate change and the deepening climate emergency. Writing in the journal “BioScience,” the group calls for the elimination of fossil fuel use, the slashing of pollutants, the restoration of ecosystems, a switch to plant-based diets, and the stabilisation of the planet’s human population. They say the planet’s vital signs are deteriorating at a record rate, and also call for climate change to be included in core curricula in schools for the generation...

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