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By Sam MazzotaKing Syndicate DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I read about a person who did not vaccinate their house cats, and after one of them got out, lost all of them to feline leukemia. I can relate to this person. I only have one cat, and I thought, for a while, that I could get away without vaccinating her. Fortunately, a friend convinced me otherwise. It turns out that it doesn’t take much to protect my baby when she depends on me to take care of her. I’ve never gone without just to pay for “Racquel’s” vaccinations, and in turn, she…

By Daniel Garcia, Democratic Party of New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE — Steve Pearce’s six-year tenure as Chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico unfortunately came to an end following officer elections at the New Mexico GOP’s State Central Committee meeting this past weekend. Democratic Party of New Mexico Spokesperson Daniel Garcia released the following statement: “The Democratic Party of New Mexico will fondly remember ‘Amarillo’ Steve Pearce’s failed tenure as Chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico for many years to come. We wish Steve Pearce all the best and hope he remains actively involved in New Mexican campaign…

By Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M.,  secured the confirmation of Sarah Davenport for U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico on Dec. 5. “Sarah Davenport has built an impressive legal career as a federal prosecutor in New Mexico and has strong roots in her home community of Las Cruces,” Heinrich and Luján said. “We are proud to have secured Ms. Davenport’s confirmation and look forward to her serving the District of New Mexico, delivering justice, and upholding the rule of law.” Davenport has…

By Sen. Ben Ray Luján WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., joined U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-IL, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV, Tammy Duckworth,D-IL, Mazie Hirono, D-HI, and Alex Padilla, D-CA, in a letter calling on President Joe Biden to protect immigrant families before the end of his presidency. “As Senators who represent diverse states across our nation and who collectively represent millions of immigrant families, we write to express our deep concern about the threat the incoming administration poses to immigrants in our communities,” the Senators wrote in a letter to President Biden. “Mass…

By RICH LOWRY COLUMN It turns out that everyone underestimated how a proposal for mass deportations could bring Americans together. Donald Trump assembled the biggest, most diverse GOP coalition in decades while running further to the right on immigration, crime and culture than perhaps any major-party presidential candidate in U.S. history. Trump inveighed against unchecked illegal immigration in harsh and lurid terms — and picked up Hispanic voters. Trump pledged to reverse “a brutal plague of bloodshed, crime, chaos, misery and death in our land” — and won more young voters. Trump famously dethroned the Republican establishment in 2016, and…

On Dec. 23, 1982, Chaminade University of Honolulu, a school with only 900 students, beat the top-ranked University of Virginia by a mere five points in one of the most stunning upsets in American basketball history. As ESPN’s Chris Berman remarked, “We can’t tell you what happened, but the No. 1 team in college basketball has lost to — we don’t even know who they are.” On Dec. 24, 1851, a fire at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroyed approximately two thirds of its 55,000 volumes, including most of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library. On Dec. 25, 1962, the…

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t be sheepish about asking more questions before making a major decision at your workplace. Meanwhile, your personal relationships continue to improve. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might be rushed into renewing an old, cold relationship. But do you really want a reheated romance when there’s a chance to warm up with someone new? GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Someone tells you something that could lead you to rethink your plans for the holidays. Get the full story before you make a decision. CANCER: (June 21 to July 22) A financial matter that had you…