Robinson: New Mexico Scientists See Promise Of Hydrogen In Energy Strategy
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Trying to follow the debate over hydrogen as an energy source is like watching a ping pong game: It’s good. It’s bad. It’s good. It’s bad.
So, when the U.S. Department of Energy recently declined to fund the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub (WISHH), which included New Mexico, but did agree to spend billions on seven other projects around the nation, it was discouraging news to the governor and hydrogen supporters but not to environmentalists.
One problem is that most of us aren’t engineers or scientists. Oil, gas, coal, solar and wind Read More
Home Country: Gas Station Gun Shop
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
The sign in front of the gas station says “Unleaded, 3.39, special on Colt .357 Magnum, six-inch barrel.”
Visitors here in the valley do a double take when they see Vince’s sign there at what we all know as “the gas station gun shop.” That’s because Vince doesn’t believe in being deprived of his passion while earning a living. His passion: guns. His living: pumping gas.
We had all known of his passion for many years. He is the perennial president of the local rod and gun club, plans nearly all their annual spaghetti feeds to raise money for targets. If you want to go hunting, Read More
Dannemann: A Presidential Candidate Talks Serious Policy
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Doug Burgum, governor of North Dakota, made thought-provoking remarks about the complex relationship of our national security, the environment, and the global implications of how countries meet their energy needs.
He caught my attention when he mentioned the mining of rare-earth elements because New Mexico has deposits of some of them. The New Mexico deposits have been studied by our Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, affiliated with New Mexico Tech.
Burgum is one of the lesser-known Republican candidates Read More
Robinson: Juan De Oñate Is With Us Once Again
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Recent arguments about Juan de Oñate have been long on emotion and short on historical perspective. Sadly, Marc Simmons, one of New Mexico’s most respected historians, died last month, but it’s still possible to have a balanced discussion guided by Simmons’ words.
So let’s return to 1598. Spain was the most powerful nation in Europe, and it was the Age of Discovery. After brutal exploration and conquest, Spain controlled the Americas from Peru to Mexico and began to look northward. The king had a choice of candidates who wanted to Read More
Posts From The Road: Ranches, Farms And Country Roads
Hotchkiss Farmland: Farms and fields of green cover the arid desert landscape in an area of Hotchkiss, Colo. The North Fork of the Gunnison River flows through the area providing resources for the farms and ranches. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mountain Ranch: When traveling across Kebler Pass Road from the west one travels through a canyon along the Anthracite Creek before climbing quickly into the higher elevations of the route. This mountain ranch sits in the canyon and can be seen from Kebler Pass Road from viewpoints along the way. The fall colors frame the beautiful setting of Read More
Fr. Glenn: Never Say Never
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
One of the best-known verses in the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes is: “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Or, for a more flippant contemporary phrase, “Wash. Rinse. Repeat.”
As we’ve watched the tragic events occurring in Israel unfold over the last week or so, we who are a bit older can’t help thinking: “Huh; I’ve seen THIS movie before.” Scale can be different, methods somewhat varied, but it seems an unending cycle of: War. Tense ceasefire. Rearm. Wash, rinse, repeat. Except Read More
Denish: Governors Bruce King And Bill Richardson Saw Humanity In Everyone
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Following the death of Gov. Bill Richardson, the PBS channel KNME invited me along with others to recall experiences with Richardson and how he “got things done.” One of the guests was Steve Terrell, now a retired capitol reporter.
We discussed some of the governor’s character traits; Terrell depicted Richardson as having had a “lot of Bruce King in him.” The panel chuckled, recognizing that Bill might not enjoy that comparison as much as we did.
I thought a lot about that as I listened to President Clinton eulogize Richardson at the Read More
