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Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $965 Million to Sandy Hook Families

Ben Montoya '23, Writer, Journalism Class 2022-2023 October 27, 2022

It has been nearly ten years since a gunman opened fire in Sandy Hook Elementary School during the morning of December 14, 2012. Jurors have ordered conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder Alex Jones...

The 2nd Gubernatorial Debate

The 2nd Gubernatorial Debate

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor October 20, 2022

On Wednesday, October 12, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham faced off with Republican opponent Mark Ronchetti in New Mexico’s second gubernatorial debate, this one hosted by KOAT. Lujan Grisham,...

The first day of Balloon Fiesta 2022 had perfect weather

50th Annual Balloon Fiesta!

Anagha Devarakonda '26, School and Local Editor October 14, 2022

This year was the 50th Annual International Balloon Fiesta! In what was supposed to be a milestone year, many of the sessions were washed out by unexpected rainstorms. But while the hot air balloons are...

First Alaska Native Elected to the House

First Alaska Native Elected to the House

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor October 4, 2022

On August 31, 2022, Alaska sent its first Native Alaskan member of Congress to the House of Representatives after it was announced that voters had elected Democrat Mary Peltola. This came after she defeated...

Apology to Sacheen Littlefeather

Apology to Sacheen Littlefeather

Zola Ortiz '23, Writer September 29, 2022

Fifty years ago on March 27, 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache and Yaqui actress and activist, declined an Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando for his lead role in The Godfather,...

There are many similarities, but also significant differences between the 1918 Flu pandemic and the 2020 Covid pandemic.

What can we learn from 1918?

Isy Gruner '25, Writer September 22, 2022

COVID-19 has disrupted our lives over the past two years, but is the situation finally improving? A look into a similar 1918 influenza pandemic will help us predict what is coming next with COVID-19. The...

The Race for Governor

The Race for Governor

Becca Faber '24, Writer September 15, 2022

 Uzair Hammad '24 The election for New Mexico’s governor between Democratic incumbent Michelle Lujan Grisham and GOP challenger Mark Ronchetti taking place on November 8 has already proven to...

When Donald Trump retreated to his Florida home, he took many documents that were classified as secret or top secret. He is now fighting with the justice department over the documents.

FBI Raids Trump’s Residence

Anna Hastings '26, Writer September 14, 2022

In early August, the F.B.I. conducted a search of Donald Trump’s house and private club, Mar-a-Lago, in Florida. They were looking for documents that the former president had allegedly taken unlawfully...

Supreme Court has been busy this summer making landmark rulings.

What SCOTUS did on Your Summer Vacation

Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor September 9, 2022

The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) held an eventful 2021/2022 term, with several landmark decisions including the historic overturn of Roe v. Wade, decisions on gun control, EPA authority, Indigenous sovereignty,...

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Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

Kaeli Kampschmidt '23, School and Local Editor September 8, 2022

Tragedy struck on September 8 in England. The Royal Family released a statement at 11:30 a.m. Mountain Time revealing that Queen Elizabeth II had peacefully passed away at Balmoral Castle, her Scottish...

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Summer Politics Recap

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor September 8, 2022
What happened in Washington over the summer?
Monkeypox: A New, New Public Health Emergency

Monkeypox: A New, New Public Health Emergency

Elizabeth Hiller '25, At-Large Editor September 1, 2022

The world is now consumed by the possibility of a new public health emergency: monkeypox. The disease, which spreads through the bodily fluids of an infected person, and by touching objects that have been...

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