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Olivia and Liam were New Mexico’s top baby names in 2023, according to the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. The top girls names: (1) Olivia; (2) Amelia; (3) Isabella; (4) Emma; (5) Sofia; (6) Mia; (7) Sophia (8) Aria; (9) Luna; and (10) Camila. The top boys names: (1) Liam; (2) Mateo; (3) Noah; (4) Santiago; (5) Ezekiel; (6) Elijah; (7) Josiah; (8) Sebastian; (9) Ezra; and (10) Julian....
While public confidence in journalism remains low, surveys in recent years by the Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others, suggest that local news is faring better in public opinion. Surveys show high rates of confidence in local reporting and community information, as well as for advertising sources. Interestingly, the confidence spans age groups: It’s not just the older generations that value their local newspapers, even as more and more people look for that information online. A 2019 survey by Pew also found that m...
Let’s go back. Way back, 138 years, to when Silver City citizens almost did something that most of us wouldn’t approve of today. Here’s an announcement from the Southwest Sentinel of Nov. 24, 1885: “There will be a meeting of citizens on Tuesday evening at Crown Hall for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of ordering the Chinese population to remove for the following reasons: “First, they [do] work that our needy population desire; second they have paid but $12 into the treasury as city taxes during th...
