Jail reform overdue in New Mexico call for bail changes
A New Mexico column argues jail overcrowding and bail practices harm inmates and taxpayers. It cites 7 030 males and 1 405 females in county jails versus 6 043 males and 652 females in state prisons as of 2013 and notes a 147 day median unsentenced stay in 2010. It endorses a constitutional bail amendment to allow judges to deny bail for dangerous criminals while permitting release for non dangerous defendants who cannot post bond.
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New Mexico
The
Association of Counties
Stephen Slevins
Dona Ana
Peter Wirth
D-Santa Fe
State Supreme Court
U.S
New
Mexico
Merilee Dannemann
Triplespacedagain
Balancing Opportunity and Border Control Editorial
The piece argues Trump’s deportation plan is simplistic yet politically resonant amid immigration tensions. It notes complexities like expired documents, citizen children, economic costs, and humanitarian impact, advocating lawful border control while upholding opportunity. Reprinted from the Panama City News Herald.
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Donald Trump
United States
U.S
Trump
Europe
Congress
America
Obama Alaska trip skips polar bears amid warming talk
A commentary notes President Obama highlighted warming impacts in Alaska while on a choreographed three day visit and yet observers point to the absence of polar bears in media coverage and imagery. It questions the alignment of climate claims with the trip's ice breaker funding push.
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Obama
Alaska
America
Arctic
Russia
Congress
NASA
al Gore
National Geographic
George Washington
White House
Charles Mon
Eye sun exposure risks and protection tips from Ask Doctor K
A reader asks about eye safety in the sun. Dr Louis Pasquale warns early sun exposure without sunglasses increases later eye disease risk, including exfoliation syndrome linked to glaucoma and cataracts. Regular comprehensive eye exams and UV protecting sunglasses are advised.
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Reader
Louis Pasquale
Harvard
American Academy of Ophthalmology
California
Komaroff
Harvard Medical School
Askdoctork
Shattuck St
Boston
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