Making the business case for soil health
SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Land Office and the NM Healthy Soil Working Group teamed up to offer a series of informative webinars for state trust land agricultural lessees and the greater agricultural community. The second in the series was held Nov. 10 on Zoom on the topic of “Greater Profitability through Soil...
Navajo Nation implements more public health measures as COVID cases rise
Experts recommend online learning, advise against reopening casinosWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation finalized two public health emergency orders and one executive order on Nov. 13 that will go into effect on Nov. 16 for a three-week period. The new measures reinstate a stay-at-home lockdown order for the entire Nation, close Executive Branch government offices with the exception of essential employees, call for all schools on the Navajo Nation to close temporarily, and declares “red status” for all businesses requiring new safety measures as COVID-19 cases continue to rise rapidly.
The Navajo Nation reported 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 13 while the state of New Mexico...
New Mexico to hit reset on COVID-19 pandemic
Non-essential businesses, nonprofits to close in-person services for two weeksBy Dominic Aragon
Sun Correspondent
SANTA FE — During her Friday press conference, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham laid out a plan to close certain businesses for two weeks starting Nov. 16.
The governor said businesses deemed “non-essential,” and nonprofits, will be required to cease in-person services until Nov. 30.
Non-essential businesses include barbershops, salons, and gyms. Food and drink establishments will need to halt on-site dining, but can offer curbside and delivery services.
Houses of worship can operate at either 25 percent of the maximum occupancy or 75 people at any time, whichever...
The New (Unofficial) New Mexico Delegation
Days are getting shorter and colder, but the mood across the country was heated as people headed to the polls to cast their votes in the 2020 General Election Nov. 3.After the polls closed at 7 pm, ballots were tallied until all precincts reported their final results in the early hours of Nov. 4.
THE FEDERAL RESULTS
Across the state, 912,565 of 1,351,811 of registered voters, or 67.51%, cast a ballot, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website.
Los Alamos County had the highest percentage of voter turnout in the state, with about 79%. The counties with the most voters casting ballots were Bernalillo with 316,930; Doña Ana with 81,815; Santa Fe with...
Hozho Academy teacher turns challenges into assets
Meet Camille’s Teacher of the Month: Nancy FosterEach month, Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe recognizes one local teacher within the Gallup area for his or her determination to help students go above and beyond. Prospective teachers are nominated by students who feel they deserve to be recognized.
Nancy Foster, of Hozho Academy, spent time as an adult going through a number of jobs, but said it was meeting some inmates at a juvenile detention center that spurred her to want to help make a difference in the lives of children and thus led to her becoming a teacher.
BACKGROUND
Foster was born in Michigan, a self-described “General Motors brat,” who then moved to Georgia when she...
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