Rio Rancho Mourns Mayor Bruening and Hints at Successor
Community leaders express well wishes for Mayor David Bruening who faces illness and discuss succession plans for Rio Rancho City Hall. The note notes his open door policy and potential second term ambitions. Authorities outline possible council and mayoral vacancy steps amid upcoming redistricting and municipal elections. The New Mexico State Highway Department approves traffic signal funding totaling 92,000 with 23,000 city match, aiming for November setting and year-end construction.
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New Mexico
Bruening Remains A Strong Mayor In City Legacy
Voters reflect on Mayor Dave Bruening whose term is praised for experienced leadership, orderly growth plans, efficient administration, collaboration with neighboring communities, and a non-partisan, clean government. He departs with a tough act to follow and lasting impact at City Hall.
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Dave Bruening
City Hall
Community Appeal Seeks Funds for Ambulance Purchase
A local appeal urges residents to donate to fund a new ambulance. Fire Chief Ernest Buckholz states there is a clear need and urges the entire community to contribute promptly. The message thanks Mary for leading a summer Day Camp and notes support from the RR.E.A.P. Day Camp for kids activities.
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Ernest Buckholz
Mary
Not Garbage Bias Veterans of Foreign Wars Thanks Rio Rancho
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Rio Rancho Post 5890 thank city residents for support of their paper drive and explain collection boxes are for papers telephone books and aluminum cans only. They condemn littering from other uses and express appreciation for ongoing contributions.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Rio Rancho
Junket Fever and High Tech Hotline Highlight Congress Anew
The piece lampoons congressional travel junkets by Amerson and Spear, cites lavish overseas itineraries through Yugoslavia Tunisia Morocco and Algeria, notes a high tech Moscow hotline upgrade and outlines millions spent on campaign security. It references Secret Service costs, a post in 1985, and editorial bemusement at car phone safety.
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Nal
Sarajevo
Tunisia
Washington
Barbo Museum
Tunis
Carthage
Sidi Bou Said
Morocco
Rabat
Rota
Torrejon
Toledo
Moscow
United States
Defense Department
Capitol Hill
Secret Service
Jesse Jackson
Damascus
Frankfurt
Shannon
Panama City
San Salvador
Havana
Managua
NFU
Bill Scheele
National Institutes of Health
Scheele
At&t
United Feature: Syndicate, Inc
Proposal to close Sara Road to cut west side traffic
A reader urges closing Sara Road to through traffic to relieve congestion at Sara and Southern and other intersections in Rio Rancho. The suggestion favors using Southern Blvd as the main west side arterial and promoting a no through traffic rule on Sara Road, noting Sara is residential and that Southern Blvd. should handle west side motorist flow. The writer states no personal motive and cites ongoing plans like widening Southern Blvd and potential signals.
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Rio
David Bruening
Lave
Bruening
Rio Rancho
Oraiavus Auree
Sara
Southern
Country Club
Golf Course
West Side
Sara Rd
Sara’ Road
Southern Blvd
Grover Nash
Sara and
528
Nash
Sara Road
Cry Africa Cry Sing Poster Plea in Poetic Lines
A fervent poem laments Africa's fate, contrasting suffering with calls for action. It urges repair and resilience while rallying readers to confront hunger and hardship, urging solidarity and bold statements in a dramatic cadence.
Albuquerque teachers attend NASA space center workshop
Linda Sanchez and three other Albuquerque math and science teachers joined twenty five educators from six states for a two week NASA Educational Workshop at Johnson Space Center Houston. Participants toured mission control and astronaut training areas and toured a space shuttle Orbiter mock up. Sanchez recalled wearing a space helmet and learning space trivia such as gravity effects on a rolling slinky and hair length requirements for space travelers.
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Linda Sanchez
Taylor Middle School
Albuquerque
NASA
Johnson Space Center
Houston
APS
Theresa Johnson
Manzano High School
Donna Wrenn
Valley
Cathy Stanke
Jefferson Middle School
The
Space Center
Dick Scobbe
Mission Control
Sanchez
Space
Fresh start needed not old political faces for New Mexico
A New Mexico column argues against reelecting veteran Bruce King and other familiar names. It calls for a concrete agenda from gubernatorial candidates, criticizing vague platforms and demanding specific plans to solve state problems. The piece urges voters to reject recycled incumbents and seek new ideas.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Bruce King
Bruce
Alice
Linda Kehoe
Brian Sanderoff
Bill Giron
Leo Griego
King
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