Newscity: Restaurants Protest New Health Order, Unemployment Work Search Requirements Waived, Events Defy Health Orders Restaurants Protest New Health Order The New Mexico Restaurant Association organized a virtual protest earlier this week to speak out against the issuance of a new amendment to [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More
Non-Covid-Related Treatments Pushed Aside Those With Preexisting Conditions Face More Hurdles Than Ever As the coronavirus pandemic progresses into its fifth month, Americans and others around the globe continue to adjust to massive interruptions of daily [...] Erin Beck \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More Most visits require direct contact, a high-risk situation during COVID-19. (Pranidchakan Boonrom)
Local Organizer Evicted During Moratorium Lack Of Information Makes Eviction Moratorium Confusing For Tenants And Landlords Last Monday, July 6, local community organizer Selinda Guerrero and her family were evicted from their home, during what is supposed to be [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More (Clarke Condé)
Odds & Ends Dateline: United Kingdom People have been defecating on the lawn of the Queen of England. According to CNN walkers have been relieving themselves on the grounds [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More
Community News: Million Dollar Investment In Black Community Mayor, City Council Reserve Cash For One Albuquerque Fund Initiative At a special session City Council meeting last Monday, June 29, the council passed an amendment to a bill that will provide $1 [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More (Dale Cruse)
Council/Commission Watch: County Camera & Catch Up Wide Open Spaces, Body Cameras And Mental Health Accolades Were On The Docket Bernalillo County Commission set aside $1 million bucks plus for proposed sheriff department body cameras at their June 30th meeting. The million was [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More Big brother watches ...themselves? (Ryan Johnson)
Newscity: Grants Mayor Defies Governor, State Police To Enforce Health Order, N.m. Suicide Rate Highest In The Us Grants Mayor Defies Governor Grants Mayor Martin Hicks led the city’s 4th of July parade last weekend, despite Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order to forego celebrations.According to [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More
Editorial: Non-Profits Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Take A Stand Local Charity Asks Who Your Organization Stands For After the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, MN on May 25 this year, a fire was [...] Lindsey Kay \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More
Opinion: Is The Dnc Doa? Generational Gaps Show Disparity Between Party, Young Voters Many of our readers question our near complete refusal to cover President Trump with our paper, and there’s good reason for it. The [...] Dan Pennington \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More The BLM protests have seen more youth engagement than ever before. (Joshua Santos)
Fools On Parade What Happens When You Rage Against The Wrong Machine I wish I was coming to you with a hard-hitting story about the New Mexico Civil Guard, a group of paramilitary individuals who [...] Dan Pennington \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More “It’s nice to see the same 40 people over and over.” -An attendee of the protest (Dan Pennington)