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Kentucky State Athletics Hosts Frankfort High Seniors for Internships
Thorobreds in the Community | 12/8/2023 9:00:00 AM FRANKFORT, Ky. – Four local students from Frankfort High School have chosen Kentucky State as the site of their senior internships for their first semester of the school year. During their internship, the students have the valuable opportunity to shadow professionals in Athletic Administration and Athletic Training.
The Best Economics Books of 2021
As you’ve kindly done for a number of years now, you’ve selected the best economics books of 2021 for us. Let’s go straight to your first choice, which is by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. Tell us about his memoir, Home in the World. Sen is a really important and inspirational thinker. He is known for advocating the capabilities approach in economics. Conventional economics is based on the idea that people maximize their utility or maximize their profits. It’s one dimensional.
EPA, New Mexico announce new air quality initiative
The New Mexico Environment Department and Economic Development Department, a private aerospace firm and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a joint initiative Thursday to use high-altitude, solar-powered airships to conduct advanced air quality monitoring throughout the state.
Protests against school mask guidelines form across New Mexico
Lauren Becerra hoped that this school year would be a return to normal for her 6-year-old son, Steven. "He was ready to go, we got him school supplies and a backpack, and then we found out he had to be masked up," Becerra, of Eldorado, said of the statewide mandate requiring unvaccinated kids to wear masks in public school. "He wants to go to school, but we won't send him with a mask.
Reclaiming and expanding Native foodways in New Mexico, one seed at a time
SAN PEDRO — For the past 34 years, Roxanne Swentzell has worked to save the seeds of her ancestors. “I remember getting a small pouch of a variety of Pueblo white corn that had been passed down from my great-great-grandmother,” said Swentzell, pulling out an ear of Pueblo red meal corn from a large storage bin at the Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute’s San Pedro Homesite — a farm, permaculture teaching center and future seed bank just outside Santa Clara Pueblo.
State, local rules in New Mexico to keep stressed renters in homes
People in New Mexico who have fallen behind on their rent and are fearful of being evicted during the coronavirus pandemic will be able to stay in their homes so long as local and state moratoriums remain in effect, even as a federal eviction moratorium is set to expire this weekend, housing officials and advocates said Wednesday.
Without Santa Fe's International Folk Art Market, many artists struggled to get by
For artist Wilmer Vásquez, the few days that make up Santa Fe's International Folk Art Market are the most economically important of the year. "It's an opportunity to support our family and our community," said Vásquez, part of a family of master weavers from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Sabinoso Wilderness to expand by nearly 10,000 acres
When U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich first visited the Sabinoso Wilderness Area — a rugged landscape of steep canyons, lush riparian areas and sandstone cliffs near Las Vegas, N.M. — he was struck by how dramatically different it was from the rest of the state. “Its geography felt more like some of the areas I used to guide in Southeast Utah,” Heinrich said. “You’re driving east across the short grass prairie, with barely a tree in sight, and then you hit this landscape of deep canyons and mesa tops.
Northern New Mexico food bank hits the road
CERRILLOS A few eye-grabbing vehicles probably have rolled through Cerrillos over the years, but nothing like this: a bookmobile-turned-Food Mobile. Painted in festive colors (heavy on turquoise), The Food Depot’s newest tool in the daily battle against hunger made its debut Thursday at a distribution event in Cerrillos. The Food Mobile, officials say, will allow Northern New Mexico’s only food bank to move much-needed supplies to underserved and hard-to-reach places around the Santa Fe area.
Some New Mexico counties resist inoculation against COVID-19
LOGAN Mama T’s Road to Ruin — known for a chile-smothered chicken-fried steak that’s big enough to be served up on a car hood — is a can’t-miss joint if you’re anywhere close to this small town in Quay County. As restaurant owner Brian Cox went about his day while feeding the people of Logan, he paused to consider why so few people in his part of the state have gotten their COVID-19 vaccine. “How are they gonna make a vaccine to prevent something they know nothing about?” asked Cox.
Santa Fe Opera returns after nearly two-year hiatus
In the past 25 years, Ravel Strub has only missed opening night at the Santa Fe Opera twice. The first time he was in Paris. The second, a pandemic hit. “It’s a part of this town’s tradition,” said Strub, who, like many others, missed last year’s event, which was canceled because of the coronavirus shutdown. “Summer doesn’t start until the opening day of the opera.
Unprotected pockets: Some New Mexico counties resist inoculation against COVID-19
LOGAN Mama T’s Road to Ruin — known for a chile-smothered chicken-fried steak that’s big enough to be served up on a car hood — is a can’t-miss joint if you’re anywhere close to this small town in Quay County. As restaurant owner Brian Cox went about his day while feeding the people of Logan, he paused to consider why so few people in his part of the state have gotten their COVID-19 vaccine. “How are they gonna make a vaccine to prevent something they know nothing about?” asked Cox.
City of Santa Fe begins to resume in-person services
Before the pandemic, Elizabeth Alarid and her 11-year-old daughter browsed the bookshelves at Santa Fe public libraries two to three times a week. “They know my daughter by name,” Alarid said of the librarians at the Main Library downtown. “Pre-pandemic, they would give her hugs. It’s a warm and fuzzy place to be.” Over the past 15 months, they have continued to check out books using the library’s curbside pickup service, though it hasn’t been the same.
In New Mexico communities dependent on aquatic recreation, worsening drought could be disastrous
ELEPHANT BUTTE From the base of Elephant Butte Dam, the scale of the reservoir’s decline is evident. The high-water mark — visible way up on the gray concrete wall — shows the last time the lake reached full capacity, in the late 1990s, when a surplus of water would periodically rush through the spillway into the Rio Grande below.
40 years after onset of AIDS crisis, survivors see parallels in pandemic
In June 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report describing a rare lung condition affecting the immune system of five young gay men in California. By the time the report was published, the mysterious virus — later named acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS — had already left two of the men dead. They would be the first official victims of one of the deadliest epidemics in history. “It was very misunderstood and stigmatized,” said state Rep.
Live events back in mix for Santa Fe’s 2021 Pride celebration
Santa Fe’s 2021 Pride festivities will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday with karaoke at the Santa Fe Railyard followed by a screening of Rocketman, a film based on the life and music of Elton John. “We’re thrilled we can do a live event and have some fun,” said Kevin Bowen of the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance, which is organizing the event. Pride festivities have occurred annually in Santa Fe for more than 30 years.
Pride returns to Santa Fe Plaza
For Cameron Ticey, this year's Santa Fe Pride parade could not have been more welcome. After more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions, the 29-year-old cowboy with the New Mexico Gay Rodeo Association was eager to celebrate with friends. “We've been so ready for this,” said Ticey. “People are coming from all over just to be able to see one another celebrate. It's been too long.” Ticey was among the thousands of people who descended on the Plaza for Santa Fe Pride on Saturday.
Anti-vaccine protests held in Santa Fe
Two anti-vaccine protests were held Saturday in Santa Fe, just days before Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was set to fully reopen the state as vaccination rates continue to climb. More than 60 protesters gathered in a shaded area outside the state Capitol to protest the governor's policies and her handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
A look at the upcoming Pride events happening in Santa Fe
Santa Fe’s 2021 Pride festivities will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday with karaoke at the Santa Fe Railyard followed by a screening of Rocketman, a film based on the life and music of Elton John. “We’re thrilled we can do a live event and have some fun,” said Kevin Bowen of the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance, which is organizing the event. Pride festivities have occurred annually in Santa Fe for more than 30 years.
New Mexico firework vendors wait for boom or bust
Jun. 21—Greg Gilder's livelihood depends almost entirely on the Fourth of July. He owns Wholesale Fireworks in Moriarty, one of a handful of shops open year-round in New Mexico that carry fireworks that cannot be found at your local Walmart. His family has been in the business since the late 1950s, and Gilder has been selling roman candles and aerial shells for as long as he can remember. But in the weeks leading up to Independence Day, his shelves aren't as well-stocked as they normally would be.
New Mexico firework vendors wait for boom or bust
Greg Gilder's livelihood depends almost entirely on the Fourth of July. He owns Wholesale Fireworks in Moriarty, one of a handful of shops open year-round in New Mexico that carry fireworks that cannot be found at your local Walmart. His family has been in the business since the late 1950s, and Gilder has been selling roman candles and aerial shells for as long as he can remember. But in the weeks leading up to Independence Day, his shelves aren't as well-stocked as they normally would be.
Juneteenth: A ‘celebration of Black joy’ planned in Santa Fe Original
In the mid-1970s, Charles E. Becknell, then in grade school, attended one of the first official Juneteenth celebrations in New Mexico. At the time, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery was an obscure one to many people outside the Black community. “The Black community always knew about Juneteenth,” said Becknell, 53, now head of the Africana Studies program at the University of New Mexico.
After year of isolation, adventure-seekers rush to Bandelier, national parks
Correction appended BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT — The nearly full parking lot was a dead giveaway. Adventure-seekers are making a beeline to spectacular outdoor spaces like Bandelier National Monument, which is seeing a renewed rush of interest from visitors tethered to their homes by the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s our first trip since COVID,” Cristi Johson of Maryland said as she laced up her hiking boots.
On the New Mexico-Texas border, a new kind of green energy
CLAYTON — As Ernest Sanchez grew up in this small town, the place was full of life. “When I was a kid, all these places were open,” Sanchez, 67, said while driving past a series of old red-brick buildings toward the center of Clayton. “That used to be a drug store,” he said, pointing to a large building a few blocks from the train tracks. “It had one of those old soda fountains.
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