By Arnie Leshin The only thing that’s missing now for Bob Hurley is to coach a school to a national championship. After his 18th ranked Arizona State basketball team knocked off No. 1 Kansas in Tempe Saturday night, he took another step up the ladder of success. His Sun Devils …
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A sailor’s salute to West Point’s Army football season. The Cadets went 11-2, defeated Navy and Air Force, and handed Houston a 70-12 whooping in the Armed Forces Bowl behind Kevin Hopkins
By Arnie Leshin Take it from a former sailor, the tide has changed. For years we’ve praised the Navy Academy’s football teams, even gave some kudos to the teams from the Air Force Academy, but this was Army’s season, West Point Army, the Cadets, the Black Knights, and they dominated …
Read More »Santa Fe National Forest Offices Close for Holidays
SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest main office and all Ranger District offices will close in observance of Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Closed for Christmas Holiday: Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25. All offices will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, December 26. Closed for New Year’s Holiday: …
Read More »State Park First Day Hikes and Polar Bear Plunges Offer Invigorating Start to the New Year
By NM Parks Make a New Year’s resolution to your health and happiness by kicking off 2019 with a First DayHike or a Polar Bear Plunge at a state park near you. OnNew Year’s Day, New Mexico State Parks will sponsor free, guided hikes in eight state parks as part …
Read More »Same as before when the Ben Lujan Memorial basketball tournament lines up again today with the Bernalillo boys against Pojoaque Valley, and the Pojoaque girls meeting up again with Penasco
By Arnie Leshin Nothing new in the championship games of the annual Ben Lujan Memorial basketball tournament. For the second-straight year, the boys line up with Bernalillo and host Pojoaque Valley. Same with the girls as undefeated Pojoaque and Penasco meet up again. And the two teams representing the host …
Read More »Governor Martinez Announces Continued Improvement in Drug Overdose Death Rankings
By NMDOH New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) report that for the third consecutive year, the state’s drug-overdose death rank among states has improved. Based on a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New Mexico’s national ranking has …
Read More »Heinrich Announces Nominees To The United States Service Academies
By Sen. Tom Udall Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his nominees to the United States Service Academies. A nomination is required to attend the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy–the Coast Guard Academy does …
Read More »UConn women’s top-ranked basketball team remained undefeated by surviving the challenge of Oklahoma,
By Arnie Leshin It began like a usual University of Connecticut women’s basketball game. It was quickly 6-0 for the top-ranked, undefeated visitors, and it was once again a huge turnout that came to see the Huskies perform, but the young Oklahoma team had other ideas. Going with three freshmen …
Read More »New news finds annual Ben Lujan Memorial basketball tournament directed by its third different athletic director in last three years
By Arnie Leshin Just think of all the goodies that’s handed out to a new athletic director at Pojoaque Valley. No problem in the two decades that Matt Martinez served in that roll. He just rolled up his Pojoaque sleeves and got down to business. The problem came when he …
Read More »AMA Applauds Surgeon General’s E-cigarette Advisory to Protect Youth from Nicotine Addiction
By AMA The American Medical Association (AMA) strongly supports the Surgeon General’s advisory announced today calling for immediate action to address the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by youth. Given the dramatic rise in e-cigarette use amongst young people in the last year alone, it is very clear that we must …
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