Graduation Echoes Across Rio Rancho Readers
Editorial notes soon to be graduates from Cibola and Bemalillo preparing for university and work. It urges graduates to seek opportunities in college life, reflect on past choices, and hope for New Mexico economic improvement to keep the young generation from leaving. The piece honors all 1987 graduates and wishes them joy and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cibola
Bemalillo
West Mesa
University of New Mexico
America
New Mexico
Rio Rancho Observer
End of School Year Memories and Pranks from a Catholic Grammar School
A reflective piece recalling the closing days of the school year at a Catholic grammar school in upstate New York. It contrasts strict nuns and lighthearted antics, including the infamous golf ball test, a globe-tossing mischief moment, and the final sprint of students leaving school for summer. The author recalls summer jobs and the sense of freedom each June, ending with Sister Mary Alma’s rare smile.
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West Mesa
Sister Mary Alma
Mary Alma
Upstate
New York
Sister Imelda
Satan
Hell
Imelda
Warning signs and copycat risk in teen self harm cases
A Rio Rancho Observer piece outlines Werther effect risks after New Jersey teen deaths by self harm. It lists warning signs such as mood changes, withdrawal, neglect of school, talk of death, giving away possessions, and sudden cheerfulness, urging adults to listen, inquire, and seek help without judgment.
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Bergenfield
Witrin
City Rio
New Jersey
Werther
Goethe
Rio Rancho Observer
Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety
Rio
Question of the week press Hart matter Rio Rancho feature
A Rio Rancho Observer question of the week surveys readers on press responsibility in the Gary Hart matter. Corrales and RN-Rio Rancho residents express varied views, arguing either for or against media scrutiny of a frontrunner’s private life.
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Gary Hart
Controversy Over Bernalillo Petroglyphs Hots Up District 29 Report
The Indian Petroglyphs on the 17 mile Bernalillo County West Side escarpment ignite a fight between Friends of The Petroglyphs and Albuquerque City leaders over preserving the area. Legislator backs memorial to declare the site a national monument but warns against a full 17 mile designation due to cost. Proposals include confining the site or creating a regional state park to boost tourism and regional development.
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Bernalillo County
Friends of the
Unser Boulevard
House of Representatives
New Mexico
National Park Service
North
Taylor Ranch
West Side
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Randall C. Johnson
Gary Stewart
Sharon Ely
Frank Gilmer
Barbara Sawtelle
Margo Cowen
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Rio Rancho DR
S.E.P.O
Shannon Eubank
Engineer Corrales
Hart
Mary Wallen
Dewalk
Rocky Weeley
Debbie Sade
Gary Westerfield
Dianne Yank
Dietician Aid
District 29
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