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Rio Arriban Chosen As State Delegate for Drug Walk

Deborah Fickling came to New Mexico in 1989 as a recovering drug addict. On Thursday (9/10) she leaves for New York City as a...

Seniors Angered over Move

A group of Chimayó seniors are upset with a plan that would move them from a Santa Fe County-run center to a Rio Arriba...

Rio Arribans Still Unhappy with Watered-Down River Rules

Rio Arriba ranchers continue to oppose a state clean water proposal, even though its latest draft was diluted to meet their demands. As much was...

Cap/Trade Bill Could Lead to Electric Rate Hikes

    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative and other rural co-ops are lobbying for changes to a federal energy bill that’s designed to curb greenhouse...

Public Can Comment on Proposed River Regulations

    The state Environment Department is accepting public comment on a revised proposal to expand protection of state waters.     The draft proposal was published...

Suboxone Touted as ‘Miracle’ Treatment for Drug Addicts

    With a rough-hewn pine angel and a tin-framed Jesus staring down from his office wall, El Centro Family Health social worker Edward Dunaway...

Pain Led Woman into Drug Addiction, Suboxone Is Helping To Lead Her Out

    Prescription pills can be as addictive as any street drug, and increasingly serve as gateways to heroin addiction, El Centro Family Health social...

Funds Sought for Six More Community Centers

    Proposals to build several new community and teen centers in northern Santa Fe County were questioned by residents at a July 29 public...

Trash Authority Extends Manager’s Contract, Ponders Service Cuts

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority’s Board voted Tuesday to extend its manager’s contract two and a half months, and to delay until...

Los Alamos Lab’s Burning Practices up for Debate

    Española Valley environmentalists want the state to impose stricter rules on the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s hazardous waste burn permit.     “(We) do not...

Jemez Co-op Candidate Pushes for Recount

    La Puebla businessman LeRoy Lopez is actively pursuing his demand for a recount in his narrow 198 to 205 loss to Kenny Borrego...

County Hands Out Raises To Finance Employees

    Despite a stated freeze on Rio Arriba County raises caused by plummeting oil and gas revenues, seven Finance Department employees received salary increases...

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