Love Your Park A Rio Rancho Tree Planting Effort
Rio Rancho volunteers from Rio Rancho and Cleveland high schools joined Kiwanis Kohl’s and city officials to plant shade trees in three city parks. The effort, sparked by a Keep America Beautiful grant and guidance from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, aims to create a lasting shade tree program with ongoing cleanups and community involvement. March 31 was designated Love Your Park Day as part of sustained volunteer action.
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Rio Rancho
Cleveland
Rio Rancho Kiwanis
Kohl's
Parks and Recreation
Jay Hart
Parks and Recreation Commission
Jennifer Scacco
City Hall
Keep
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Ed Fagan
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department
Philadelphia
Dement
Pennsylvania
Guidelines for Rio Rancho Observer Submissions
The Rio Rancho Observer invites guest opinions and letters to the editor. Submissions must include author name, city, and a verification phone number. Anonymous submissions are not considered. The paper reserves the right to edit for clarity and space and may publish in print or online.
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Rio Rancho Observer
Sara
Suite D
Rio Rancho NM
Views on City Budget Rebalancing and Revenue Trends
A reader letter outlines four years of revenue decline from 68.4 million to 56.6 million, with city leaders cutting costs through vacancies furloughs and targeted raises. A 0.25 gross receipts tax was enacted in 2010, aiming to preserve service levels. Revenue from retail and services shows growth, signaling a hopeful path to sustainability.
New Mexico Women Pioneers in State Politics History
The centennial coverage tracks NM women in politics from 1922 when Soledad Chavez de Chacon became secretary of state and Elizabeth Echols won public instruction, to later milestones like Louise Coe as state senator, Heather Wilson in the U.S. House, and Patricia Madrid and Diane Denish reaching top offices. It notes enduring debates over women governing and the long arc toward greater representation.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Adelina
Nina” Otero Warren
Congress
Soledad Chavez de Chacon
Jim Hinkle
Hinkle
Chacon
Susana Martinez
Martinez
Elizabeth Echols
Bertha Paxton
Otero Warren
Georgia Lusk
U.S. House
Lusk
Heather Wilson
U.S. Senate
U.S
Louise Coe
Senate
Patricia Madrid
Diane Denish
Madrid
Denish
Democratic Party
Deer feeding debate in New Mexico columns
A New Mexico columnist argues for deer feeding limits, mocking federal health care decisions and urging caution on deer nibbling. He lampoons deer feeding opponents, notes signs speed limits, and recalls a neighbor lecturing deer. Wildlife biologists are cited as opposing feeders.
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New Mexico
United States Supreme Court
Clovis
Las Cruces
Bambi
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the Observer
Show
Will Rogers
Jay Miller
Roberta
New York Times
Ned Cantwell
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