Register to Vote Before Oct 9 for 2012 General Election
Our View urges readers to register by October 9 for the November 6 election. It notes campaign ads dominate air time, highlights local races and district boundary changes, and outlines candidate questionnaire publication dates. Emphasizes voters should research positions and exercise informed choice to uphold democracy.
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Guidelines for Rio Rancho Observer Submissions
The Rio Rancho Observer invites Guest Opinions and Letters to the Editor with word limits of up to 500 and 300 words respectively. Submissions must include author name city and phone, may be edited for clarity AP style and space, and may be published or not at the editor’s discretion.
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Open Our Eyes to What Is at the End of Our Pointing Finger
A reader urges humility and open listening across faiths and institutions. The letter by Sharon Arlett in Rio Rancho invites readers to suspend judgment of others churches and to engage with Muslims Sikhs teachers and government officials with thoughtful consideration rather than contempt.
New Mexico's first governor Mac McDonald forged a lasting frontier career
William Calhoun McDonald known as Mac arrived in White Oaks in 1880 at age 22 with a law degree then took a government surveying job. He built mining connections, became Lincoln County assessor in 1884 and later ran Bar W Ranch operations for English investors, expanding ranch holdings while pursuing politics.
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Radioactive fears and border patrol encounters
A narrator describes a tense border patrol stop near Alamogordo prompted by a radioactivity treatment. A doctor letter and Tc99m explain the medical context while the scene mixes humor and danger as guards question them and a partner reddens with feisty banter.
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