“The Art of Making a Deal,” a dialogue
This fictional dialogue tries to depict the process of dealmaking behind the President's deal to lower drug prices to help Americans.
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Who knew? Elephant Butte’s wastewater treatment plant is in Truth or Consequences
Low land that saved the cost of putting in more lift stations may be the reason the City of Elephant Butte built its wastewater treatment plant within T or C's boundaries. Or maybe Elephant Butte thought it was county land? Now Elephant Butte wants the plant within its city limits.
Fahl goes out with a bang, but not the one she intended
Truth or Consequences residents packed the city commission's Dec. 17 meeting to express their vehement disfavor of Fahl's vague resolution that could "open the door to ICE."
No Kings: Court rules against T or C—City commission can’t make up public bid rules
Ron Fenn, activist and thorn in the side of the T or C city commission, had to file a case in court to get it to uphold the law and get fair treatment. District court, appellate court and remanded back to district court, Fenn finally got justice, after great exertion.
Troubled indigent missing since leaving his possessions along Healing Waters Trail last April
Will Waltman graduated from St John's College and worked as a software developer before succumbing to mental illness, paranoia and homelessness.
Calling all animal lovers–come to T or C workshop on new animal control ordinance
Mahatma Gandhi: The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Sierra Vista Hospital increased revenue by 24 percent due to Governor’s work on Medicaid–and no one tells us?
The hospital's Joint Powers Commission, made up of elected officials from T or C, Village of Williamsburg and Sierra County, are supposed to be reporting to their constituents on hospital doings at their respective meetings. Nope. What do they intend to do with this "new" money?
USDA’s six-week closure now aside and approvals gained—$17.5 million in T or C water projects soon to go to bid
Two critical water projects that will greatly lessen the massive leakage of water--up to 70 percent--will go out to bid in about a month.
From the other side, November 29, 2025: “Why false beliefs feel safer than the truth”
A few weeks ago, I directed readers to an article in the Australian online news source Pearls and Irritations. Here I link to another of their publications: John Frew’s article addressing an issue in Australia but completely applicable to public discourse in America.
What if . . . ?
What if the racial purification ideas hiding in the slogan of making America great again were feasible, that eugenics through forced sterilization and euthanasia could produce a new race of people were true?
Futility
I must admit that I have found it hard to write for the last year, ever since the Election of November 6, 2024. Many have asked me where my voice has been, and I say, "It is lost," It is their prod to speak again and this is the beginning.
T or C’s third $790K tranche of $3 million G.O. bond approved for issuance
City Manager Gary Whitehead and Public Information Officer and Tourism Coordinator Carrie Gaston have made the $3 million G. O. bond approved by voters in 2022 crystalline clear in a series of very readable charts. Kudos for transparency. The city can claim good stewardship and ask for another bond.