Letter to the Editor: Having Trouble Understanding School Board’s Decision
By SUE and RUDY HENNINGERTo Dr. Kevin Honnell
March 13, 2014
Dear Kevin,
This letter has taken so long to compose because I was so angry about our school board’s treatment of Dr. Schmidt that I have needed time to be more civil. You are our representative, and having worked with you on the Barranca Mesa Pool Board I have seen that you have the capacity to consider things carefully. I am therefore hoping that you will take our comments to heart and consider what we have to say.
When we look at the last five years we see so many positive things that have happened in the schools due to Dr. Schmidt’s Read More
Letter to the Editor: UNM-LA Board Chair’s Response a Masterpiece of Spin
By GEORGE CHANDLER
I want to thank UNM-LA Advisory Board Chairman Boerigter for his thoughtful response to our letter regarding the UNM-LA development on Ninth Street. It is a masterpiece of spin.
Contrary to the letter’s implication that UNM-LA sought and responded to neighborhood input, UNM-LA had no intention of holding neighborhood meetings, in spite of the fact that we had suggested they do that over a year ago in casual discussions about the future of their neglected apartments. After the rezoning request was filed and we were notified in December, I approached county planners and in Read More
Letter to the Editor: Rest In Peace Aime’ Thurlo
By DIANA NORWOOD
Many of you know Aime’ Thurlo, through the books written with her husband David. They’ve written several series of southwest mysteries, and other great series over the years.
They visited us a couple of years ago, here at the library during the “authors speak” session. Aime’ passed away peacefully, Friday, Feb. 28. Aime’ and I have been friends for nearly 20 years. She was a great woman; a bundle of energy, and a “force to be reckoned with.” She’s survived by husband David, and their two dogs, Marlowe and Ella. Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews: ‘Frozen’
‘Frozen’Frozen won for Best Animated Feature Film in the Oscars last week, but I hadn’t seen it until yesterday.
To be honest, out of the five films nominated in this category, I had only seen The Croods, not having much drive to see animated features these days. But, I did like The Croods and was delighted by its imaginative story of a Neanderthal family having to move to safety.
In comparison, Frozen’s fairytale style led to a less than surprising outcome. So what made it Oscar worthy? Here are some possibilities.
‘Frozen’ Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Butch, Coxswain of the Mahan – A World War II Memoir
File photo of Bill and Butch, Feb. 12, 1945. Courtesy/LADNDogs and humans have a long history, at least tens of thousands of years long. Why else would DeeDee and Scooter, probably pointer-heeler mutts, do such a good job of watching the Hen House birds, when they would rather be chasing them? It has been recognized for decades that relating to dogs can lower a human’s blood pressure.
Stories abound, but one of the most poignant is the story of the cocker spaniel Butch and the Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
“Dallas Buyers Club”I just saw “Dallas Buyers Club.” Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto are, in my opinion, well deserving of their Oscars for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.
“Dallas Buyers Club” poster. Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
The film tells a piece of the history of the 1980s AIDS struggle with which I was less aware: the difficulty with getting proper, life-saving treatment in the early days of the epidemic, and the surge in something called “Buyers Clubs” where HIV positive people paid Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column by JIM O’DONNELLMovie poster for ‘Non-Stop.’ Courtesy/Reel Deel Theater
Dallas Buyers Club is opening here very late I know, but Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively. I think that alone plus its 94 percent rating make it worth a look on the big screen.
Non-Stop is just that; nonstop action starring Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore. Read More
