Photos Courtesy of Rebecca Dow Submitted by Chris DeBolt, MA, New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils Partnerships Manager Public Health is everybody’s business and that important issue was front and center at the New Mexico Public Health Association’ s annual conference last week in Albuquerque, as a part of the celebration of National Public
Women rule the world. This weekend women across the US were encouraging one another to run for office, to vote, and to “resist.” Although we need more balance in New Mexico elected leadership, I want to encourage women across our state to lead where they are. We already have the collective power to change our
(Press Staff Photo by Christine Steele) USDA employees Christine Griego and Patricia Villalobos talk with Rosalina Sedillos and Laura Breed, both of Hanover, about options for repairing their homes. Sedillos said she was interested in selling her home several years ago, but it needed repairs that she couldn’t afford. Low-income seniors in Grant County who
Letter to the Editor: Through my many years I’ve come to believe that most of our elected officials acquire their office and then ignore those of us who put them there. Over the past few years many constituents and I (members of the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA.org), a group that advocates for
Democrats unveil four gun proposals ahead of next session By Dan McKay / Journal Staff Writer https://www.abqjournal.com/1206161/dems-unveil-four-gun-proposals-ahead-of-next-session.html Copyright © 2018 Albuquerque Journal Democratic lawmakers say they will pursue a number of new restrictions on firearms in the next legislative session – including a “red flag” law that would allow family members or police officers to
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Local Senior Meals Programs See Funding Increase By Etta Pettijohn Beginning this month Sierra County’s seniors began benefitting from an increase in the amount of funding for congregate and home delivered meals, which will allow the Senior Center to hire additional staff and improve the quality of food served there. According to Carol Tavis, executive
The Grant County Beat http://www.grantcountybeat.com/editorial/46204-hunting-season-has-begun When I decided to run for the New Mexico House of Representatives, I saw an opportunity to improve the quality of life for the residents in my district by reforming and improving our state’s laws. I also believed that I could elevate awareness throughout the state of the wonderful things
NEW FEDERAL LAW Dow Sponsored Legislation To Give Terminally Ill Access To Experimental Drugs In N.M., Before President Signed By Etta Pettijohn Last week President Donald Trump signed into law a measure giving terminally ill patients, who have exhausted other options, access to experimental drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The
Caught Between Your Fire Marshal and your Building Official? “You’re Not Getting the C.O. Until You Change It!” Contractors and Building Owners have been getting caught up in the problem of conflicting opinions about fire prevention construction details ever since I have been working for New Mexico Home Builders Association. Occasionally this involves residential construction.