Op-Ed: From Crisis To Recovery: The New Mexico Higher Education Dept.’s Role In Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility
By GERALD HOEHNE
Chief of Staff
New Mexico Higher Education Department
When an institution is in trouble, the problems can pile up quickly.
From the outside, the damage appears irreversible. It takes a significant, collective effort—sometimes the comprehensive work of an entire government agency—to not only stop the landslide but to begin the painstaking work of rebuilding.
The New Mexico Higher Education Department has been that agency, and I want to share a positive, but often unheard, story about two of our state’s institutions that are now on the path to recovery thanks to our dedicated, Read More
Fr. Glenn: Brother, Not Enemy, At The Gate
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
The world is filled with those in need—both material and spiritual. In the Catholic Mass for this Sunday (Sept. 28), the focus is upon the theme of charity, primarily Luke 16 and the parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus.
To recap: The passage contrasts two men—one wealthy, the other destitute and afflicted. The rich man, clothed in fine garments and feasting lavishly, ignores Lazarus, a poor man covered in sores at his gate and longing for scraps. Both men die: Lazarus is comforted “in Abraham’s bosom,” while the rich man is tormented in Hell.
Now, this parable is not primarily Read More
Coral And Cobalt Clouds Blanket Sky Over Los Alamos
Coral and cobalt clouds blanket the sky Monday morning over Los Alamos. Photo by Jim Gourdoux
Sunrise colors soften to autumnal gold and purple on Monday over Los Alamos. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Macadamias Have Proved To Be Hard Nuts To Crack
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
For Clean Air & Water
Macadamias Have Proved To Be Hard Nuts To Crack
History has reasons of its own, which steered the fortunes of macadamia nuts. Macadamia nut trees evolved in nature far from the world’s crossroads where trade began. Trade took new wings in the “Age of Exploration”, lasting from the 1400s through the 1600s, some say the 1700s. Europe’s seafarers sailed afar and went ashore on many a land, where they came upon new foodstuffs and spices. Ships returned with these prizes to the port cities that were expanding back home. Read More
Robinson: Self-Serving Senators Keep Medical Compacts Out Of Special Session
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
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What is it about healthcare that inspires so much gibberish? On the same day that the president was dispensing unfounded medical advice on Tylenol to pregnant women, state Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth was spinning a wild yarn about why lawmakers shouldn’t take up medical compacts during the upcoming special session.
The interstate medical licensure compact is an agreement among states to recognize each others’ professional licenses. It allows healthcare workers licensed Read More
Daily Postcard: Jays Enjoy Snack Plate On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A handsome Stellar Jay nibbles seeds from a snack plate in a garden recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Daily Postcard: A Woodhouse Scrub Jay surveys a snack plate filled with tasty sunflower seeds in a garden recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Home Country: Dry Fly Fishing
By SLIM RANDLES
Home Country
Delbert McLain was seen going into Marvin Pincus’s house the other evening. We wondered on it a bit, because those two were less likely to become friends than any other two people in the valley.
But Marvin, an old curmudgeon, is an amazing tier of fishing flies, and Delbert, who thinks blizzards are wonderful because the grass will be greener in the spring, is also an amateur fly tier. But Marvin is the real expert.
“There should be,” said Del, expansively, “a National Fly Tying Month. Just think how many more people we could get to tie flies if it were more … organized, you Read More
