Day Journeys to the Middle of Nowhere: An Adventure in Corrales
Travel Column by Kirsten Laskey
To say this place is centered in nowhere may be a bit of a stretch. It actually nips at the heels of one of those major sprawling communities that are located everywhere.
Still, when my parents and I drove into Corrales via Bernalillo recently, we were certain we had arrived but not entirely sure where.
Corrales and Bernalillo may tread on each others’ toes but driving down a road lined with trees that create a dappled pattern of sunlight and seeing horses roaming through pastures in the small town of Corrales, it is hard to believe that minutes away is a huge collection Read More
Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘Yes’ on Charter Ballot Questions
By Kevin HolsappleAmongst the various elective office contests and ballot questions on the slate for November’s election are four local Charter ballot questions deserving of your attention and affirmation.
Column: Hope isn’t Enough
By Allen E. WehWebster’s definition of hope is “to cherish a desire with expectation of fulfillment,” but hope is not a plan.
Regrettably, this country’s foreign policy has been largely based on hope during the past three plus years, and it shows.
People can desire this, and hope for that, but without good policies these things can never be fulfilled, and the recent violence in the Middle East reinforces this indisputable truth.
The brutal murder of our Ambassador and three other Americans in Libya by radical Islamists, along with the Read More
Letter to the Editor: Charter Amendments Clarify and Unify the Process
By Kyle WheelerThe charter amendments on the ballot group the various processes for initiative, referendum, recall, and future charter amendments into more sensible groupings within the charter, so if you want to start a petition to recall an elected official or start some other petition, and these amendments pass, the process for how you do it will be spelled out more clearly within the charter.
The amendments clarify and unify the process. Even Rob Pelak agreed at a recent League of Women Voters Forum that the way the Charter Review Committee grouped the items makes sense.
His objection Read More
Column: Closing Corporate Tax Loophole is Win for New Mexico Businesses
Column by State Sen. Peter WirthDeveloping a vibrant, diverse private sector economy is critical to getting New Mexicans back to work.
While our national labs and large, multi-state corporations are important to our economy, 98 percent of New Mexico businesses are small or medium sized with less than 100 employees.
To create jobs, policy makers must focus on our local businesses and give them the tools they need to grow and compete.
Key to the success of any small business is a fair tax code that lets it compete with the multi-state competitors down the Read More
Pajarito Rambler: Devaney-Longmire Trail, Oct. 4, 2012
PAJARITO RAMBLER…
Column By Nina Thayer
Have you ever wondered where one takes those spectacular pictures of the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge?
Follow me and I will show you. The Devaney-Longmire Trail starts only a hundred yards or so from the Quemazon Nature Trail described in our last column.
Take Trinity Drive west into Western Area. At 47th Street, bear left and 50 feet later turn left onto the paved utility road.
Continue down the hill and park close to the large water tanks. Follow the dirt road for several hundred feet.
As the trail narrows, you will see Read More
Column: New Mexico and Corporate Taxes: Basic Facts
Column By District 43 Rep. Jim HallThere has been a lot of misinformation about corporate income taxes in New Mexico. Some facts about Corporate Income Taxes (CIT) follow.
First, statements have been made that out-of-state corporations pay no corporate income taxes in New Mexico.
This is false: out-of-state corporations and their subsidiaries pay more than 90 percent of New Mexico corporate income tax revenues.
Second, it has been said that New Mexico collects less than other states in corporate income taxes because Read More
