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Education Pioneers Saw Need,Helped Fill It

“New Mexico made several attempts at statehood, but was considered ‘too exotic’ because residents only spoke Spanish and Native languages,” author and historian Sigfredo...

Free Job Fair at the Santa Claran Hotel Wed., Aug. 21

The deadline to submit a community announcement is Monday at noon the week of publication. Any submissions after that day will not run until...

County Once Was Logging Leader in the State

Under the muddy waters of El Vado Lake lies the remnants of a largely forgotten period of Rio Arriba County’s history. In the late-19th...

Athletes Really Get Their Goats

So what does a record-setting quarterback do during the off season besides lift weights and attend summer workouts to get ready for the upcoming...

Raising Goats Is Young Man’s Talent

When Albino Archuleta of Ojo Caliente enrolled son José Luis Archuleta into the Young Guns 4H club when the boy was just eight years...

Pueblo Baseball Thrives Under the Hot Sun

The hops of groundballs on the ungroomed dirt infields are often untrue, the heat can be blistering and no one on the field outside...

Cadillac for a Kidney: Great Trade, Man Says

Louie Montoya made a health choice tied to his 1949 Cadillac.  Montoya needs a kidney. The car’s a nicety, not a need, so he’s trading...

Se Habla Español?A Living, Changing Language

The introduction of the Spanish language in the Americas began in 1492. Columbus arrived and use of the Spanish language became part of the...

Acequias, the Life Stream of Agriculture

 Española organic farmer Don Bustos makes his living growing vegetables that he sells to local restaurants. Although Bustos has adopted modern growing techniques such...

Descansos

Less than 24 hours after Annette Gonzales, 39, and Emily Baca, 29, were killed while waiting for a green light at Riverside Drive and...

Chile, Every Kitchen’s Common Denominator

Red or green?   The origin of the state question of New Mexico belongs to the chile plant.  After traveling up from South America with the Spaniards...

Abiquiú Dam Turns 50

   From its origins in southern Colorado, the Rio Chama enters New Mexico and slices through Rio Arriba County for  its entire length. Once,...

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