Watermelon Mountain Ranch and A Park Above Suffer Vandalism Amid Community Concerns
An Observer editorial notes repeated vandalism at Watermelon Mountain Ranch including a $3000 equipment theft and $2000 repairs, plus graffiti and sabotage at A Park Above near Cabezon. The piece urges security upgrades, community vigilance, and reporting suspicious activity to police to protect these local facilities and their dog and cat welfare missions.
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Guidelines for Rio Rancho Observer Submissions
The Rio Rancho Observer invites guest opinions and letters to the editor with word limits of 500 and 300 words respectively. Submissions must include author name city and contact phone. Anonymous entries are not allowed and the paper may edit for clarity.
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Boost the minimum wage for Rio Rancho and state
Ray A. Collins urges Mayor Hull and the Rio Rancho city council to raise the local and state minimum wage, arguing a $1 increase boosts the economy, benefits businesses and residents, and supports a Buy Local initiative. He cites past bold city actions and notes impending political opposition, urging decisive leadership ahead of the next city election.
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Everunin
Rio Rancho
Roundhouse
Hull
Blueprint for effective corporate volunteerism
Raytheon vice president Randa G Newsome outlines a strategy for meaningful corporate volunteerism aligned with company mission in defense and aerospace. The piece highlights supporting military families, STEM education, and sustained off the clock hours rather than photo op efforts. It cites math and science centers at Boys and Girls Clubs and emphasizes true volunteer impact through mentoring and long term community investments.
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Defense
Boys & Girls
Economy likely to trump foreign policy in 2016 race
The piece argues a foreign policy election is possible in 2016 due to ISIL, Syria, Iran talks, and Russia. Yet Labor Department data shows real incomes falling for most households from 2013 to 2014, with top quintile the only group rising. The author notes a slow recovery, rising wealth gaps, and questions whether foreign policy will dominate if many Americans see economic strain.
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William Kristol
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Syria
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