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        AlamogordoTownNews.com and the New York Avenue Cultural Arts District offers a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Alicia "Zoom Zoom" Jaquez of Lordsburg, NM for winning the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for the 2nd District!
Her piece "Mimbres Heritage" is a mesmerizing celebration of Indian artwork and folklore, which will be seen by thousands of visitors to the US Capitol complex and nominated by Congresswoman Herrell
According to the Congresswoman, “I have it on good authority that Alicia's artistic talents are matched by her athletic achievements in Track and Field--hence her nickname.”
Keep up the great work, Zoom Zoom the state of New Mexico is proud of you!
 
    Sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear for the afternoon and evening,
 
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      Absolutely. I would say those are conservative numbers at 1 in 40. The quickest way to become wealthy in America is to enter politics. I would say Miss McDonald is 1 in a 109. The family fun center fiasco is a true memorial to what nepotism and back room dealing will get you.
 
       
      PBS was relevant.
 
      NPR and PBS were definitely relevant - which is precisely why the trump regime has scuttled them...we have truly entered the era of alternative "truth".
 
      Everything in Alamogordo feels fake to me, as if it is some kind of staging ground or network, not an organic community. Since the Manhattan Project, the military has used the town that way, but then there was a hard separation between the base and the town, and maybe that’s where things went sideways.
 
      It looks like my comment was edited.The part about low income housing being crime infested was removed.
 
      this is a situation which is replicated in countless small communities across our nation; where a single business/mine/factory/industry, or in this case, military base, is the economic engine that powers the entire community. this creates a nervous sort of dependency, and subservient approach within the local gover
 
      The corruption which causes reputational damage is too widespread already and is going to overflow into the public eye soon enough. There is nothing anyone, or any group can do to stop it all from coming out. It is not limited to Chamber of Commerce or MainGate, IMO. Its tentacles are choking this city.
 
      this is not an unusual situation involving chambers of commerce - merging government with business interests is nearly as problematic as merging government with churches. either situation places minority stakeholders in positions to manipulate the public's interests.