Denish: Biden Brings Relentless Optimism To New Mexico
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
President Biden returned to New Mexico recently for the third time since becoming president.
I was thrilled to support the president and attend a private event soon after his arrival in Albuquerque. As is usually the case, there was a wait for the president to arrive. The welcome downpour didn’t dampen our enthusiasm. Folks were looking forward to giving him a warm welcome unlike the recent “welcome” editorial in the Albuquerque Journal.
For context, the editorial consisted of a 1,000-word litany of complaints with specific Read More
Dannemann: Civics Helps Make Democracy Work
By Merilee Dannemann
Triple Spaced Again
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
If we want our country to continue to be a representative democracy that works – and I hope we all do – as citizens we need to know more than a little about how it functions. Some of us have worried in recent years that young people are not learning enough about civics in school.
The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has stepped up to contribute with a new program called the National Civics Bee.
The program, a contest for middle school students, is in the second year of its pilot phase, and New Mexico is one of the Read More
Travel: If There’s A Heaven On Earth, It’s Vermejo
One of the many lakes at Vermejo. Photo by Debbie Stone
Catskill Kilns. Photo by Debbie Stone
By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
I finally hooked a big one! A six-foot, five-inch, 220 pounder! No, it wasn’t a fish, unfortunately, but rather my fly fishing guide, Aiden. Embarrassing to say the least, as my fly landed right in his chin. Thankfully, after some very dexterous “surgery” he was able to remove it. And he graciously told me it wasn’t the first time.
I had never tried fly fishing prior to this attempt but had always admired those I had seen participating in the sport. It looked like a beautifully choreographed Read More
McQuiston: Basic Home Maintenance Tips To Help Protect Against Water Damage
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
If you’re a homeowner, you may be surprised to learn that the bulk of water damage to a home isn’t due to natural disasters or flooding.
It’s actually due to unchecked plumbing issues that lurk on the property — things like slow leaks, corroded pipes, and degraded valves and supply lines. Even your water make-up can be a culprit.
Fortunately, many of these issues are preventable with some basic, proactive home maintenance.
Do you want to reduce the chances of water damage in your house?
Maintenance tips that risk control specialists recommend:
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Gessing: Time For All-Of-The-Above Approach To Education
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
New Mexico should be in crisis mode. Our K-12 education system is certainly facing a crisis. Problems abound: recent reports highlight serious school attendance issues, the NAEP (known as the “Nation’s Report Card” test places New Mexico 52nd across ALL age groups and subjects studied, the Kids Count report shows New Mexico kids are losing ground, and no one seems to have a solution. Education spending has increased markedly in recent years with nothing to show for it.
With New Mexico already suffering from poor educational outcomes the COVID Read More
Houck: Disclosure
By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty LLC
We are occasionally asked, “must I complete the property disclosure statement of adverse material facts (NMAR form 1110) you have supplied?” The answer is no you don’t have to use our form however, while you don’t have to fill out OUR property disclosure statement form, in New Mexico you do have a duty to disclose all the adverse material facts that you actually know about, either on our form or one of your own. Please be aware, you have to disclose adverse material facts but do not have to repair them.
If working with us we strongly urge you to protect Read More
Fuselier: Marlon’s Road To Emmaus
By BOB FUSELIER
Los Alamos
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series about the NPH’s work in Latin America. Please see previous part one here and part two here.
Marlon’s Emmaus moment came somewhere during his early 30’s. Before that, he had experienced the love of his two parents early in his life, enough to give him the confidence needed to survive living on the streets of Tegucigalpa as a young teenager. He had also felt a tremendous sense of abandonment as a young child when his mother died and as a young teenager when his father told him that he could no longer support him. On the streets, Read More
