Carlsbad Caverns closed during shutdown

Carlsbad’s iconic underground rock formations were left inaccessible for the past two weeks as federal agencies shut down with Congress locked in a partisan stalemate over legislation to fund the government’s operations.

Forgiveness wins?

 In my own denomination, we do not believe that baptism is a sacrament or that it is necessary for salvation.

Keep ICE detention centers but monitor them

Ellen Bernstein, president of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, emailed her members that Torrance County Commissioner Kevin McCall was an ICE supporter and cautioned teachers against field trips to McCall’s Pumpkin Patch.

Downwinders documentary screened locally

Holloman Air Force Base and the Sacramento Mountains Foundation co-sponsored a free screening of the Lois Lipman movie “First We Bombed New Mexico” at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, October 11.

In little we trust

Trust - or lack thereof -- is also an issue in the Middle East.