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Singer/guitarist Raul Midon is a contemporary soul singer whose impassioned acoustic guitar playing -- a mix of rock, classical, and flamenco -- has gotten him just as much attention as his smooth voice.

Crews in central and southern New Mexico are bracing for strong wind and hot temperatures this weekend amnthey battle two wildfires. via Alamogordo Daily News

“It is imperative that state residents take personal responsibility to think smart and not let wildfires start”

Part of the Cibola National Forest around Mountainair is putting fire restrictions into effect next week. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“From communications to technology to renewable energy, he'll bring fresh air in developing regional collaborations between Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and other communities within District 3”

Bingaman won't endorse yet Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. said he was not ready to endorse either candidate in the Democratic race for President. via Los Alamos Monitor

The abstract paintings of Deborah Hede, Joyce Melander-Dayton, Kim Moss and Mercedes Velarde are Taking Shape . via Santa Fe Reporter

Bankruptcies in New Mexico increased by more than a third in 2007, but those who work with bankruptcies downplayed the jump. via Alamogordo Daily News

“Los Alamos County and the county council were very helpful and put up no roadblocks.”

Skate Park back on track Los Alamos County Council decided Tuesday to resume progress on a skate park in front of Mesa Public Library. via Los Alamos Monitor

“General land management and environmental laws apply, but there are no specific statutory provisions under the mining law setting surface management or environmental standards.”

The Mining Law of 1872, signed into existence 135 years ago by President Ulysses Grant, is either "the most outdated natural resource law in the nation" and sadly in need of overhaul, or working just fine and ... via Gallup Independent

Democrats prepared Wednesday to examine nearly 17,000 provisional ballots that will determine a winner in New Mexico's tightly contested presidential caucus, as party officials came under sharp criticism for ... via Alamogordo Daily News

A Chama storefront is obscured by snow in this photgraph submitted by a viewer to KOB.com Governor Bill Richardson Tuesday ordered more than a dozen New Mexico National Guard members to deploy to Chama to ... via KOB-TV

A survey that appeared in last year's New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs annual report showed that public libraries are utilized by local residents more frequently than any other cultural resource, ... via Alamogordo Daily News

“They had all sorts of family members helping them”

Exhibit honors eight Pueblo women whose artwork made waves If you go What: "Timeless Beauty: Pueblo Women Artists of the 20th Century." When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through June 14. via Albuquerque Tribune

“Sugar's is just a kitchen in a tin-sided trailer. Picnic tables are located to the left of the photo, in back. Many customers dine in their cars in the parking lot.”

" Sugar is a beauty. She is the proprietors' bulldog, whom you can usually see in the yard to the left of the tin trailer where you place your order at a window then wait while they cook it inside. via Roadfood.com Reviews

A mother and daughter are dead after the pickup truck in which they were riding crashed into the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. via KOB-TV