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Government switches sides in suit over protections for lesser prairie-chicken and more

A male lesser prairie chicken in the Texas Panhandle. The bird's entire habitat includes parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
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A male lesser prairie chicken in the Texas Panhandle. The bird's entire habitat includes parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Adrian Hedden, managing editor for El Rito Media, covers top stories each week on Alamogordo NOW. This week, the government switches sides in a lawsuit over protections for the lesser prairie-chicken, horse racing returns to Ruidoso Downs this month, and area graduations celebrate academic achievement.

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