Grassroots community development group strives for lasting change
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In South Dakota, the Oglala Lakota people have created for themselves an organization to address a wide array of economic, health and cultural challenges. Continue Reading
Breweries patch the gaps between oil booms in southeastern NM
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Rural towns explore ways to diversify their economies, from tourism to hospitality. Continue Reading
Where’s the young West?
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Here’s a look at a few rural communities of all sizes – from tiny Camas County, Idaho, to booming Franklin County, Washington – that are attracting young people in surprising ways. Continue Reading
Why save small towns?
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Economies of scale make it difficult to maintain the essentials of living in rural places. Continue Reading
Brewery helps breathe life into downtown Truth or Consequences
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Now the question for this offbeat, impoverished town is how to attract other entrepreneurs – and keep them. Continue Reading
Realtors and developers give big money to ABQ mayoral candidates
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No other sector even comes close in its giving power, according to an NMID analysis. Continue Reading
Supporting environmental group is of the utmost importance
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To say that the New Mexico Environmental Law Center is an asset to the state is an understatement. Continue Reading
Santolina development is fool’s gold
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The fatal flaw in the deal is so obvious that it’s laughable. Continue Reading
Santa Fe legislators seek curbs on parcel’s redevelopment
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The bill would restrict what can be developed on the downtown parcel that’s now home to Garrett’s Desert Inn and Santa Fe Bite restaurant. Continue Reading
Santolina TIDDs would guarantee fiscal crises for decades
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Since nobody can provide adequate services at 55 cents on the dollar, taxpayers from the rest of the county have to bail out Santolina. Continue Reading
County commission should listen to objections to Santolina project
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The Bernalillo County Commission was remiss in its refusal to listen to the people who live here and who have voiced their objections to the Santolina project and its potential for stripping the Augustin Plains Basin of its water. Continue Reading
Setting the record straight
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I would love to discuss the work we are doing to create jobs for New Mexicans, support our public schools and protect the health of our lands. However, Pat Lyon’s recent Op-Ed was so filled with inaccuracies and untruths that I must set the record straight. Continue Reading
It’s time to support national monument proposal
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Doña Ana County residents need to stand up to the special interests and support the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument proposal. Continue Reading
In hunting, Heinrich’s views find cohesion
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Martin Heinrich makes time – as recently as this weekend – to hunt to provide healthy meat for his family. It’s in that action that many of his views find cohesion. Continue Reading
Western voters see past green-vs.-growth debate; do policymakers?
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The majority of Westerners have moved past a myopic view that places all policies into a pro-economy or pro-environment box. Continue Reading