Politics

Elks Lodge To Host Annual Flag Day Celebration June 14

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Elks Lodge 2083 to host its annual Flag Day Celebration June 14 at 1601 Trinity Drive. Courtesy photo

Elks Lodge 2083 News:

On Sunday, June 14, Elks Lodge 2083 will host its annual Flag Day Celebration. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude with a light lunch. All are welcome to attend.

Damaged flags may also be brought to the lodge for proper disposal. Prior to Flag Day, flags can be placed in the labeled can outside the south entrance of the lodge.

The history of Flag Day:

On June 14, 1885, in a one-room schoolhouse in Waubeka, Wisc., schoolteacher Bernard Cigrand asked his students to write Read More

McCrory Endorses Katherine Clark For Secretary Of State

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By Tom McCrory
Los Alamos

Democratic voters in New Mexico are blessed with an abundance of well qualified candidates for federal, state and local conditions. However, we are especially fortunate to have Katharine Clark running for New Mexico Secretary of State.

In her time as Santa Fe County Clerk, Katharine has revolutionized that office for the better. She has worked tirelessly to expand access to the ballot box, run trusted elections, oppose the influence of dark money, and defend democracy.
I know that as Secretary of State, Katharine will bring those qualities to the benefit of all New
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AMA Statement On Executive Order Directing CDC To Further Assess Childhood Vaccine Schedule

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By Bobby Mukkamala, MD
President
American Medical Association

“There is no credible scientific evidence to support changing the current childhood vaccine schedule. That schedule is built on decades of rigorous research and real-world data, and it is designed to protect children in the U.S. when they are most vulnerable based on our nation’s disease burden.

“Altering it without clear, evidence-based justification risks continued confusion for parents and patients, undermining trust in vaccines, and ultimately lowering vaccination rates. That would put more children and communities Read More

Sen. Heinrich Announces 2026 Endorsements Ahead Of Tuesday’s Primary Elections

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Ahead of New Mexico’s Primary Elections on Tuesday, Sen. Martin Heinrich announced his endorsements for statewide offices, county commissions, county sheriff, and the New Mexico House of Representatives, backing candidates that will help strengthen local economies, keep communities safe, and deliver real results for New Mexico families.

“From securing our elections to strengthening public safety and protecting the lands that define our way of life, the leaders we elect this year will make decisions that shape New Mexico’s future long after this election Read More

Altherr Endorses Melanee Hand & David Hampton

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By MICHAEL R. ALTHERR, Ph.D.
Los Alamos

If you have not yet voted and plan to vote in person in the Democratic Primary for County Council, let me offer something to think about. I have had the opportunity to work directly with two of the candidates for the Democratic nomination for Council. Both Melanee Hand and David Hampton are the kind of individuals that I want working for me on the Council.

They are true public servants. Melanee and I served together on the Los Alamos Mountaineers Board. More recently, Melanee was the Council liaison to the Transportation Board where I served for four years. From Read More

State To Hold First Listening Session On Black Student Success In New Mexico June 11

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico will hold its first statewide community listening session June 11 to hear directly from students, families and community centers about how schools can better support Black education across the state.

Co-hosted by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs, the event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the African American Performing Arts Center (AAPAC) in Albuquerque. All community members are invited. A virtual participation option will also be available.

The listening session is designed to identify Read More

Tales Of Our Times: ‘Context’ Improves Policymaking

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Tales Of Our Times

By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

‘Context’ Improves Policymaking

“Facts” in the news depend hugely on context. Yet, news has little time for context (i.e., how facts relate). Through the years, many have observed that, at its core, the news is designed to lack context. In the early 1900s, famed newswriter Ben Hecht put it this way: “Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.”

Hecht reveals both the prime strength and weakness of news reporting. For quick Read More

Determan Endorses Katharine Clark For Secretary Of State

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By ANDREA DETERMAN
Former Chair
Los Alamos Democratic Party

The choice in New Mexico’s Secretary of State race is clear—competence or chaos.

Secretary of State is an operations job. It requires judgment, transparency, preparation, and leadership when pressure is highest.

On Monday, a State Auditor-directed special audit documented governance and transparency failures in Doña Ana County government, including findings involving the Clerk’s Office. Auditors identified incomplete official records, missing supporting documents, and transparency failures that reduced the public’s Read More

Oswald Endorses Melanee Hand For County Council

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By GENEVIEVE OSWALD
Town of Taos Councilor & Mayor Pro Tem

I am Genevieve Oswald, a Town of Taos Councilor. Now, not being from your community, I don’t really have much place to offer an opinion or endorsement in your local election — but after serving alongside Los Alamos County Councilor Melanee Hand on the North Central Regional Transit District Board (NCRTD Blue Bus) for the past two and a half years, I feel at least somewhat qualified to throw my voice out into the wind.

What’s important to know is that the Blue Bus doesn’t stop at county lines, and neither do the challenges our communities Read More