Senior center tales charm Meadowlark crowd
At Meadowlark Senior Center a lively session featured longtime residents sharing memories from the Great Depression to the 1960s. Vignettes covered a Wisconsin snowdrift ride in a 1928 Model A, a Waldorf Astoria party mishap, bilingual life reflections along the Mississippi, and playful stage mishaps that drew laughs.
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Ride-sharing faces uphill NM Senate drive for reform
Rio Grande Foundation argues for 2016 ride-sharing bill to streamline taxi rules in New Mexico. Uber challenges Public Regulation Commission while New Year DUI data prompt safety discussion. Albuquerque authorities credit rides to taxis and Uber for fewer DUI arrests. statewide reform uncertain as lawmakers debate policy.
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Carlos Padilla
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Simon Drobik
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New Mexico
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Sen. Sanchez
New Mexico teen birth rate drops sharply from 2000 to 2014
The New Mexico Department of Health reports a 57 percent decline in births among teens aged 15 to 17 from 2000 to 2014, and a 35 percent drop for ages 15 to 19. Despite progress, NM remains among the states with high teen birth rates, prompting calls for reproductive life planning and continued effort.
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Department of Health
Retta Ward
MPH
Lake Wobegon Effect in Education and Self Assessment
The author recalls John Cannell’s Lake Wobegon Effect finding that students across states scored above average. They admit lifelong below average academic performance yet later earned a PhD. The piece critiques public schools for valuing adult agendas over student engagement and questions accountability tests.
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John Cannell
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