Bannon and bannin’

Bannon stumps for Rich

Donald Trump's campaign guru Steve Bannon made a brief appearance in Roswell last night, as he and US Senate candidate Mick Rich spoke to a group of about 70 people at a restaurant there. Rich's campaign wouldn't say who invited whom to the event, which featured a film by Bannon supporting Trump. Bannon has been making the rounds in the US lately, after a series of meetings with nationalist candidates in Europe and South America. He's formed a new political group called Citizens of the American Republic.

Are you Dunkin’ kidding?

Timothy E Nelson is a historian and professor. On Monday, he was getting his car serviced and walked next door to get a cup of coffee from Dunkin'. He walked out, strolled over to the cemetery behind the shop, checked on his car, then went back to Dunkin' to use the Wi-Fi. The manager kicked him out, citing a one-hour rule to be in the shop and claiming he hadn't purchased anything. Nelson is black ($). He wasn't pleased and recorded a bunch of the interaction, which included the store's manager, Irene Deubel, calling the police. Nelson says it's a "teachable moment."

Project Censored

Call it the real fight against fake news. SFR's cover story this week is the top 10 list from from Project Censored. The list is 10 stories that were tamped down in the places many people go for news. Stories like the growth of private contractors in national intelligence work, the continued wealth gap and the Washington Post's ban on employees criticizing sponsors through their private social media accounts.

Voting

Early voting begins tomorrow, and in-person absentee numbers from the past 10 days seem to show New Mexico is going to have a big turnout for Donald Trump's first midterm elections. Southern New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District has seen a big jump in voting so far, after some of the state's lowest numbers in the 2014 midterms.

Cuba cross country team rescues lost hunter

Can pretty much guarantee you won't see that headline twice in your life, so take a moment to appreciate it.

Okay, so Ronnie Duran had been lost in the woods near Cuba, New Mexico, for two days without food or water. It was starting to look grim for him. But the high school cross country team was out running near Vallecitos and rounded a bend to see a disheveled and clearly hurting Duran. They led him back to safety.

What if 

New Mexico occasionally gets bitten by the In-N-Out bug. The popular California-based fast-food chain is known for tasty burgers, fries and shakes, but also for its adherence to fresh ingredients. What that looks like on a supply chain-level is a promise that no location is further than a day's drive from the nearest warehouse. The company plans to open a new warehouse in Colorado Springs in 2020. So, if we're all still here, burger aficionados might have a New Mexico In-N-Out to look forward to sometime after that.

Sealing the deal

Albuquerque's City Council approved $4.5 million in Local Economic Development Act money last night to finalize the city's commitment to Netflix. The video streaming and production company plans to buy Albuquerque Studios and create its first US production hub. The state is kicking in $10 million in LEDA funding.

Star turn

The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival began its 10th year on Wednesday, featuring films of all kinds at various venues around town. But it also includes workshops, parties, talks by filmmakers at many of the showings, which happen through Sunday. It's an all-around cool experience.

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