Chef Christian Monchârtre is hurriedly putting the final touches on Little Madrid, a Spanish tapas bar being added to what he calls “the last corner” of Sawmill Market. As the vice president of culinary operations for Heritage Restaurant Group, a division of Heritage Hotels & Resorts, he’s in charge of supervising the dining options at […]
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Governor Seeks Applicants for Lincoln and Torrance County Commissions
The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is seeking candidates to fill two vacancies on county commissions: the District 4 seat on the Lincoln County Commission and the District 3 seat on the Torrance County Commission. The Lincoln County vacancy was created by the resignation of former Commissioner Lorri McKnight. The Torrance County vacancy was […]
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Rare Southern New Mexico Butterfly Now an Endangered Species
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has named the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly in New Mexico as an endangered species, an environmental group said Monday. The orange and dark-brown butterfly is found only in high-elevation meadows in the Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico. According to the Center for Biological […]
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Bill Would Add Penalties for Livestock Rustling
By Robert Nott/ Santa Fe New Mexican This is no bull — and no joke. There’s a crime still all too common to those who run farms and ranches around New Mexico: livestock rustling. And not just cattle theft. Horses, donkeys, pigs, llamas and all sorts of poultry are also being hauled away by truck, […]
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Pre-trial Risk-Assessment Tool: Crutch or Crystal Ball?
By Phaedra Haywood/ Santa Fe New Mexican The Legislature’s debate over crime is beginning to take form, centering on two key issues: whether suspects accused of serious offenses should be detained in jail as a matter of course, and whether a risk assessment process known as the Arnold Tool is a threat to public safety. […]
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Peeling the Onion of Human Motivation
With intentional flicks of his paring knife, Michael Frayn gets to the imagined root of a famously unexplained meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in his play “Copenhagen.” This speculative history leads to conclusions that only could be made through bracing, dramatic dialog. Heisenberg instigates the 1941 meeting on his visit to Nazi-occupied Copenhagen […]
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Can a Mine Near the Pecos River be Stopped?
“Pecos Mine Site Reclamation Project. No Trespassing,” the sign on the fence reads. As Ralph Vigil takes in the warning, he once again has a sinking feeling that the past is about to repeat itself. Nearly 100 years ago, the old Tererro mine tore up this area, causing decades of harm to the forests, waterways […]
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Some Lawmakers Take Stand Against NM Becoming a Nuclear Dump
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government has long struggled to find a permanent solution for storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants, and opposition to such a site is flaring up again as New Mexico lawmakers debate banning a facility without state consent. The state’s prospective ban cleared its […]
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MLG and Bipartisan Lawmakers Meet in the Middle on Gun Bills and Crime
By Robert Nott/Santa Fe New Mexican Legislative leaders, law enforcement and advocates who want to put a stop to gun violence circled around Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham with a vow to work together to eradicate something that New Mexicans want eradicated: crime. Noting the country seem to be enveloped in a wave of crime and […]
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Advocacy Groups Resurrect ‘Voting Rights’ Bill With Backing of Dems
By Daniel Chacon/Santa Fe New Mexican A bill advocates contend would make voting more accessible in New Mexico is making a comeback. After a death by filibuster in the final hours of last year’s legislative session, the so-called Voting Rights Act is expected to be formally introduced this week. “As other states are rolling back […]