Readers Letters Debating King School Name Spark Strong Response
Readers letters in Rio Rancho Observer debate the May 13 editorial naming a new elementary school for Rev. Martin Luther King. Contributors argue over memory, racism, and progress, urging harmony and equal treatment for all communities.
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Rio Rancho Observer
Martin Luther King
Dr. King
Christopher Miller
David H. Morrissey
Ethel Davis
Steve Hallock
Wentworth Gumbs
Rio Rancho
Detroit
Michigan
America
Ms. Davis
The
Albuquerque Journal
Alboquets
NAACP
Martin Luther King, Jr
Four-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Sr and family praised
Sincerely Zora T. Burton writes of Al Unser Sr achieving a historic four Indy 500 wins. She notes the Unser family as longtime New Mexico ambassadors, with two champions and a third potential, while remembering Jerry Unser Jr. who died at the Brickyard. The letter expresses pride from Albuquerque and the West Side.
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al Unser
New Mexico
Bobby
al, Jr
Jerry, Jr
Albuquerque
West Side
Unser Boulevard renaming proposal for Rio Rancho
A reader supports renaming Rio Rancho 20th Street to Unser Boulevard to honor the Unser family and attract attendees at a future ceremony. The note urges timely action, praises local landscaping, and warns of higher costs and potential complaints over city budgeting and a proposed waste bill increase.
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Rio Rancho
Unser
20Th Street
20Th and Southern
Reader Letter Critiques High Prices and City Garbage Plans
Tom Willoughby criticizes high charges for dental work surgery and legal services as bragging rights and questions a Rio Rancho Observer article. He warns a pilot garbage program will cost residents at least 14 more dollars for containers, and compares the author to a grade school student eager for attention.
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Rio Rancho Observer
Open Letter Urges Rio Rancho Parents and Dog Owners to Regulate Children and Pets
A resident decries unsupervised children and roaming dogs in Rio Rancho. The writer cites repeated dog intrusions, yard waste, and unaddressed calls to the dog catcher. An incident involved a six year old letting a neighbor’s dog loose. parents were sought to address the action.
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Leslie Meyers
Rio Rancho
Inside the Capitol: NM highway privatization debate stalls
State Highway Department witnesses tell an interim committee they are privatizing highway work while keeping payrolls unchanged. Senator Larry Vernon questions why privatize if costs aren’t saved. A 1927 Hannett anecdote frames the long history of privatization in New Mexico.
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Highway Department
Legislative
New Mexico
Larry Vernon
Albuquerque
A. T. Hannett
Hannett
Garvey Carruthers
Jerry Sandel
Farmington
Joe Fidel
Grants
Highway Commission
April blood drive in Rio Rancho praised by donors
A Rio Rancho drive by United Blood Services and Northwest Auxiliary at the Audi torium drew strong participation. Donors are thanked for giving the gift of life and urged to bring friends to help ensure blood supplies stay available.
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Rio Rancho
United Blood Services
Northwest Auxiliary
Rio Rancho Auditorium
Creative
Las Tiendas de Corrales
Tell
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APS Board of Education
Sincerely, Frank X. O'Donnell, Jr
Accident & Pain Center
Las Tiendas de
Corrales
Donald E. Bonney
Sincerely, Zora T. Burton
On Unsers
Sandia
Utah
Savings and Loan Association Que
Ane
Forela
Tom Willoughby
By David
Janet Wiggins
Creative Jewelers
American Heart Association
Las A Public Sea
Amalty Company
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