Celebrate Rio Rancho Block Party Has Many Volunteers
Mayor Jim Owen thanks volunteers and recognizes a long list of sponsors and participants in the citywide block party in Rio Rancho. He highlights wife Rosemary, Art Perez, and multiple sponsors like Tuff Shed, Intel, Don Chalmers Ford, KKOB, and First State Bank, plus entertainers Bill Martin and Center Stage in a recap of the event.
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Rio Rancho School Board Votes For Equal Access Policy
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education approved a policy aligning with the Equal Access Act of 1984 after a 4-1 vote. The discussion allowed strong advocacy for and against the measure, with Dr. Sue Cleveland summarizing the legal basis and Margaret Terry urging diversity as a core value.
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Reader angered by home occupation licensing and fire risk
A letter writer recalls a Sunday night house fire near sagebrush, doubts a local home occupation license permits tutoring yet allows storing explosive materials in a truck in a desert area. She questions safety standards and cites past correspondence with Gov Johnson and the Department of Transportation about Daylight Saving Time.
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Readers Letters and Opinions Policy and War Clock Debate
The Rio Rancho Observer invites letters and guest opinions up to 250 words with signature full name and verifiable contact details for non publishing use. Submit by mail fax or email. The writer urges leaving Daylight Saving Time in place postwar, arguing clocks should stay set to heat and activity benefits, referencing Rosie the Riveter and WW2.
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Special Election on Constitutional Amendments in New Mexico
Voters in New Mexico face a special election this year to decide two proposed constitutional amendments. In Sandoval County absentee and early voting run through September 20 with in person polls in Bernalillo and Rio Rancho Meadowlark Senior Center. Election Day is September 23 with countywide polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The first amendment would create a public education department headed by a cabinet secretary and a new Public Education Commission. the second would raise annual distributions from the permanent fund to 5.0–5.8 percent with caps and safeguards. More information is available from the state legislature and secretary of state sites.
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Clean up on Golf Course Road and street cleanup thanks
A reader praises cleanup along Golf Course Road as a beautiful job on a beautified road. Acknowledges trash dumped behind the Presbyterian church on Southern Boulevard and thanks Walter Monica Brad and Raymond for removing the mess while urging ongoing community stewardship.
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