Editorial Opinion West Side schools in Albuquerque
The Albuquerque Public Schools board meeting at Martin Luther King School highlighted the need for planning and the many proposed solutions for the West Side. The piece argues against dividing Rio Rancho and urges immediate action to address severe overcrowding for kindergarten through sixth grade, faulting residents for inaction.
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Albuquerque Public Schools Board
Martin Luther King School
APS
Jemez
West Side
Rio Rancho
AMREP
Amnesty success or failure revisited after 1986 act
The Immigration Reform and Control Act aimed to give amnesty to 1.6 million undocumented immigrants and curb new arrivals. The amnesty met the first goal, with INS centers efficiently processing many applicants, though outreach lagged. The second goal to deter entry remains unfinished, with a future focus on employer enforcement beginning mid year.
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INS
Lament of a New Mexico Lawn Project
The narrator recalls mowing a lawn during youth and now chronicles the long and costly effort to lay sod in New Mexico. Surrounded by soil work, roto-tillers, soil builders, and endless watering, the author details the irrigation grind, the misadventures with worms and puppies, and the constant rain prayers for survival.
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New Mexico
Gene Bohn
New Mexico Bellwether Question Revisited in 1988 Preview
A review notes New Mexico's 1976 vote for Ford broke a long bellwether run and examines how recent polls from KOAT Zia and Times-CBS reflect shifting support. Dukakis leads among Hispanics and younger voters while Bush's base leans Anglo and Republican. the piece highlights intra party dissension and undecided figures influencing the general election outlook.
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Albuquerque Tribune
Times-Cbs
Dukakis
Bush
Koatzia
Dole
Junedia
Republican Party
GOP
Rio Rancho - Drug Problem Perceptions In Community
Residents debate whether drug use is a local issue in Rio Rancho New Mexico while urging education on drugs and their effects. Opinions vary from no problem to a statewide concern with calls for ongoing school programs starting in kindergarten.
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RIO Rancho Observer
Wick New Mexco, Inc
Rio Rancho Blvd
Rio Rancho
New Mexico
Bernalillo
State of
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