Robinson: Smoothing Out The Capital Outlay Process
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Wesley Billingsley will soon be able to say, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” He will tackle one of the most stubborn problems in state government.
Billingsley is the first director of the new Infrastructure Planning and Development Division (IPDD). While that sounds boring and bureaucratic, the IPDD’s proud parent, the state Department of Finance and Administration, intends for Billingsley to lead an overhaul of the capital outlay system to help small organizations, communities and tribes steer their projects Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: April 22, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The weather has finally settled down and spring I definitely here. Flowers and fruit trees are blooming. The land gets a little greener every day.
Spring hunting season for wild turkeys opened April 15. You will need to purchase an over-the-counter (OTC) turkey hunting license. The season ends May 15. New Mexico has three species of wild turkeys. The most common is the Merriam’s, which is found throughout the state in mountainous areas, mostly in ponderosa pine forest. The Rio Grande wild turkeys are found in riparian areas of Eastern New Read More
Denish: Polling Is A sketch, Not A Painting
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
In the U. S. there is something called the polling industrial complex. It’s a description of how polling has changed over 50 years. It has grown and become more complex and less understandable.
Researchers define polling as the ability of organizations outside of government to gather, interpret, and publish information about voter views on issues and candidates.
People often say when a poll comes out, “No one polled me!” That holds true for most Americans. It’s an indication of the skepticism people have about polls with which they Read More
Posts From The Road: Tucumcari Tonight
Blue Swallow: The Blue Swallow Motel has been a popular Route 66 motel for decades and is the most well-known of the Tucumcari motels. Travelers continue to book the facility months in advance due to its popularity along Route 66. This photo shows the motel with its classic Hudson auto parked in the entrance at twilight as the neon lights begin to light the motel. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
La Cita: La Cita Restaurant is a popular Mexican Restaurant on Historic Route 66 in Tucumcari. The bright yellow exterior with murals painted on many walls and the tall sombrero over the entrance make Read More
Fr. Glenn: Shepherding
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Some of my former parishioners live in a very rural setting, and besides farming one of their businesses is raising/selling a species of goat used for Jewish religious rites. They related to me recently that they found one of their dogs which guard the sheep bloodied, some slain coyotes nearby. The faithful hound evidently had repulsed a coordinated attack for which the wily coyote is so well known.
I recalled this while reviewing the Gospel for this weekend’s Catholic Mass in which Jesus portrays Himself as the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18). One of the earliest paintings of Read More
All Shall Be Well: The Power Of Love
Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
“Solitary confinement involves physical isolation. This means a person has minimal interaction with other people. It can cause severe psychological distress and other adverse mental effects. Isolation can be as distressing as physical torture and it can create the following: anxiety and stress, depression and hopelessness, Read More
Ryti: County Budget Reflects Our Priorities
By RANDALL RYTI
Los Alamos County Councilor
Starting on Monday April 22, 2024 at 6 p.m. and continuing for up to three more nights (Tuesday and Monday/Tuesday the next week), the County Council will consider and ultimately adopt a budget for our fiscal year (FY) 2025 that starts July 1, 2024.
This is my sixth time representing the community in these hearings.
For the last two years, Council’s strategic priorities include five goals:
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- Quality Governance
- Operational Excellance
- Economic Vitality
- Quality of Life
- Environmental Stewardship
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Under each of these goals are listed from four to six priorities Read More
