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Corrales
Sandoval County Names Fire Chief Masterson as new deputy county manager
By Kevin Hendricks Eric Masterson, the current Sandoval County Fire and Rescue Chief, has been appointed as the new deputy…
New political party seeking expanded democracy and a return to the center launches in New Mexico
By Patrick Lohmann / Source NM The Forward Party, a political party whose members say they want a return to…
¡Viva Corrales! 2025
By Jesse Jones Corrales will come alive with music, art and local flavor from April 26 through May 18, as…
Corrales restaurant Forty Nine Forty announces new executive chef and partner
Staff report Restaurant Forty Nine Forty in Corrales has announced the appointment of Chef Jonathan Perno as its new Executive…
Reel Gems – Overlooked films currently streaming: The Daytrippers (1996)
By Douglas Wood Way back when, in the 1990s, before cell phones, Uber and the internet- when we used answering…
This is still not normal: In town halls, Stansbury warns of Democratic peril, calls for action
By Kevin Hendricks In a pair of town hall meetings last week, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury issued a strong warning…
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ARTS
Corrales Village Council rejects Arts and Culture District plan
By Kevin Hendricks A controversial proposal to establish an Arts and Culture District (ACD) in Corrales was voted down by the Village Council on March 25. The 4-2 decision came after months of debate and public opposition to the plan, which was spearheaded by Corrales MainStreet. The ACD Economic Development…
Reel Gems: Overlooked Films Currently Streaming: In the Summers (2024)
Shot entirely in Las Cruces, In the Summers is Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s feature directorial debut, an impressively nuanced if melancholy drama that explores the relationship between two sisters and their volatile father over a period of roughly fifteen years. Each of its four chapters takes place during summers when the…
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Community
Corrales Historical Society Dedicates Plaque to Historic Perea House
By Comment Staff The Corrales Historical Society (CHS) held a dedication ceremony on March 8 at the Abenicio and Adelaida Perea House at 854 West La Entrada. The house, dating back to the latter half of the 19th century, was honored with a historic plaque. The Perea family, prominent in…
Corrales Council Considers AI to Help With Record Requests
By Jesse Jones The Corrales Village Council held a brief meeting on March 4, rescheduled from Feb. 25 due to a power outage caused by a high-speed crash on Corrales Road. The councilors heard a presentation on using artificial intelligence-driven software to streamline the categorization and retrieval of public records,…
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Los Ranchos
Mandy’s Farm Offers Youth Adaptive Horse Programs for Free
Studies have shown that oftentimes children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are not able to participate in outdoor community recreation programs. This can be due to the lack of adaptive…
Los Ranchos Development Spurs Voters to Elect New Mayor
By Ryan Lowery, For the Corrales Comment Elections are decided by voters, but two mayoral candidates in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque agree that it was a 12-acre plot of land…
Craig Wins Mayoral Election
Incumbent Mayor Don Lopez lost his job by a large margin to outspoken opponent Joe Craig. Lopez also came in behind two other contenders sitting Trustees Gilbert Benavides and George…
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COMMENTARY
Op-ed: A bipartisan solution to put more police on the streetsÂ
Submitted by Democratic Senator Cindy Nava and Republican Senator Craig Brandt The political climate these days feels tense. Nationally, we see gridlock everywhere, preventing proven policies that can help our cities and towns thrive. That’s why, in New Mexico, it’s so important that we work together in a bipartisan fashion…
New Mexico’s Failure to Join Interstate Compacts Reduces Access to Health Care
This commentary was submitted by Kristina Fisher, associate director of Think New Mexico. Nearly every New Mexican has experienced the harmful effects of our state’s worsening health care worker shortage, from struggling to find a doctor to waiting months for urgently needed care. The good news is that state lawmakers…
Out of State For Profit Hospital Corporations Have Broken the NM Medical System
This commentary was submitted by Randi McGinn. Our medical system is broken. The solution is NOT to limit your own rights to hold accountable in court the national hospital corporations and private equity companies which have broken healthcare. These out of state corporations now own over 90% of New Mexico hospitals. …
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