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The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Benny Shendo Jr. went personal at a candidate forum last night in Farmington "when he asked a question of Ben Ray Luján that implied Luján is gay. "You say that you stand up for the people of New Mexico," Shendo said, "and I want to know how you can stand up for the people of New Mexico if you can't stand up to your mom and dad about your lifestyle." Lujan campaign manager Carlos Trujillo, while protesting that such "personal issues" have no place in the race, obviously felt it important to make clear that Lujan is not gay, the New Mexican reported: "Trujillo said Tuesday that Ben Ray Luján has 'a loving and committed relationship with his girlfriend.'" Great to know.
The Albuquerque Journal details the sections of fencing being installed along the New Mexico border with Mexico and provides a dramatic picture of a 15-foot high fence in this slide show.
The Journal also highlighted a report from the state's Office of the Medical Investigator about the reasons behind teen suicide. Saying that her conclusions were different from a lot of other studies, Dr. Veena Singh said she and her collegeau Sarah Lathrop found that the prevalent idea that suicide among teens is an impulsive act isn't necessarily true. Instead, of the 433 cases studied, 46 percent involved youth with ongoing psychiatric problems, with depression being the most common, followed by substance abuse.
A judge in Farmington will reconsider the sentence he imposed on a man convicted of intentionally dragging his dog behind his truck while driving 40 mph, according to the Farmington Daily Times. After sentencing the man to unsupervised probation, District Judge Thomas Hynes received several complaints from the public about the light sentence.
Soldiers under the age of 21 may be old enough to go to war, but if they're stationed at Fort Bliss they'll have to wait until they're 21 to drink alcohol. The Las Cruces Sun-News asked what prompted the change from 18 to 21: "...post spokeswoman Jean Offutt, said, "The number of incidents that we have had - deaths, injuries, altercations, things like that - that have involved alcohol."
Taos City Councilors were evenly split on whether or not to ban the use by retail stores of plastic non-biodegradable shopping bags, according to the Taos News. The Mayor was out of town and therefore unable to cast a tie-breaking vote, so the issue was tabled and will be brought back to a working group.
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