SNAP recipients to receive about half of benefits this month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, though benefits could take months to flow to recipients, the department said Monday in a brief to a federal court in Rhode Island.

The last week of the life of Jesus

Someone has figured that if we put all the materials in the Gospels that tell us about the life of Jesus together that it would equal about 80 pages.

SOS Toulouse Oliver announces run for lt. gov.

Following months of speculation, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced on Thursday she will seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in the June 2, 2026 primary election.

Time for the Right Wing to clean house

Conservatives - true conservatives, as in the Ronald Reagan brand - have a problem. The movement has been invaded by the “alt-right” (or alternative right), a brand that is not conservative, but rather slogs through the mud of antisemitism and racism, staining all who support or refuse to denounce it.

Around Town

Here is a look at community happenings around Artesia.