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By Julie Pace
AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups. The moves were aimed at halting a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that the president has been passive and disengaged as controversies consume his second term.

Four New Mexico Highlands University women’s track and field team members have earned recognition on the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s all-academic teams.

The recent Associated Press story outlining the generous pensions that state lawmakers receive once they are out of office raises some serious questions.

Among the troubling issues raised by the article is that while lawmakers have trimmed pension benefits for some government workers they have resisted scaling back their own pension program.

Just how egregious is the situation?

Congratulations to the Mora County Commissioners who voted to protect the beautiful land of Mora County.

NPR radio recently shared a study addressing the effects of pollution on air, water and soil from gas and oil drilling. The conclusion of the study indicated that science has done very little regarding the effect on the environment.

The study also pointed out that some of the rules and regulations EPA is to apply in monitoring natural gas and oil drilling won’t even take effect until three years from now.