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Albuquerque City Council to introduce new pot penalty law proposal

04. August 2014

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Primaries decide many elections

04. August 2014

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Santa Fe Community Farm founder celebrates 100th birthday

04. August 2014

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Debating the costs of carbon regulations

04. August 2014

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Provincial Matters, 8-4-2014

03. August 2014

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By V.B. Price Provincial Matters, 8-4-2014

V.B. Price's weekly collection of appreciations and observations.

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Parents Respond to For-Profit Education Reform Lapdogs

02. August 2014

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By Kathy Korte

As mothers helping to lead the fight against harmful policies inflicted on our children in New Mexico and Tennessee, we felt compelled to respond to the July 24 opinion piece written by education leaders Hanna Skandera and Kevin Huffman that appeared in the Washington Post.

In classrooms across New Mexico and Tennessee, standardized tests are taking away valuable classroom learning. Of the 174 days our children attend school in New Mexico, 76 of those days are impacted by some standardized test or another. In Tennessee, teachers estimate that at least 1/3 of the year is devoted to testing or test preparation...

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Secretary of state changes tune on campaign donations

01. August 2014

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Landing the Gigafactory could be costly for the winner

01. August 2014

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LANL worker says firing tied to anti-nuke article

01. August 2014

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APS, teachers’ union tentatively agree on contract

01. August 2014

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