Obituaries | dchieftain.com
Oct 30, 2024 · Ricardo Giron “Richard” Zamora and Guadalupe Maria “Lupe” Zamora. Ricardo Giron “Richard” Zamora, age 93, of Polvadera, New Mexico, peacefully entered his eternal home on Friday, July 26, 2024. He was born on Wednesday, May 6, 1931, in Polvadera, New Mexico. Richard was the son of Francisco “Frank” and Sefe….
Columns | dchieftain.com - El Defensor Chieftain
Things are “looking up” at the VLA. “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”. I’m not sure if the Bard was commenting on the existence of ghosts or the universe in general, but that line spoken by Hamlet pops into my head whene….
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San Marcial youth earns Miss Rodeo NM Princess. At eleven and a half years old, Westie Trujillo of San Marcial earned the title of Miss Rodeo New Mexico Princess for 2025. Despite her young age she is known for her ….
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Las Cruces Film festival to feature “First We Bombed New Mexico”. The Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium is offering free bus rides to the Las Cruces Film Festival to watch “First We Bombed New Mexico” at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 5. Paul Pino, board member of the consortium, and personally affected by the….
Community | dchieftain.com - El Defensor Chieftain
Community digs in to plant trees beautifying Magdalena. The village of Magdalena was bustling with activity as more than 75 volunteers from Tree New Mexico, and locals planted 64 trees on residential and public properties on Saturday.
‘Twas the week before Christmas | Columns | dchieftain.com
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Chieftain staff wins 15 NMPA awards | News | dchieftain.com
Nov 2, 2023 · Socorro’s El Defensor Chieftain came away from the New Mexico Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest in Albuquerque with 15 awards on Oct. 28, including recognition for first places in breaking news, …
Editorial | dchieftain.com
Guest Editorial: We can’t keep shirking mental health care. The latest trend among adolescents is deadly. The suicide rate for people ages 10 to 14 tripled between 2007 and 2017, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for Americ….
Socorro continues historic relationship | News | dchieftain.com
May 5, 2022 · Casas Grandes Mayor Roberto Lucero met with Socorro Mayor Ravi Bhasker Tuesday to accept the donation. During the visit, Lucero offered to help Socorro create QR codes that could be used on city buildings to help share local history. The two cities have a historic relationship, since the Paquimé archeological site in Casas Grandes is connected ...
Down the clickbait rabbit hole | Columns | dchieftain.com
Sep 21, 2024 · Down the clickbait rabbit hole. John Larson | Columnist. Sep 21, 2024. Sep 21, 2024. Am I alone on this? You’re going on the internet to find some information you need quickly, but this time, you guessed it, it’s interminably slow. The other day it was running like sorghum molasses, like it knew I was in a hurry and wanted me to know who ...