Stuff you need to know, 9.30.23
Today's intelligence: How will New Mexicans be hurt if the federal government goes dark at one minute past midnight tonight?
Diana Tittle
Diana Tittle, a member of the board of Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project, was the editor of the Sierra County Sun, the Citizen's precursor. A former resident of Truth or Consequences who now lives part-time in northern New Mexico, she spent her 42-year professional career in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer and editor, book author and publisher and publishing consultant. She is the recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for Literature.
Stuff you need to know, 9.29.23
Today's intelligence: wrap-up of testimony in the trial of the New Mexico Republican Party's civil suit charging that the state's new congressional district map is unfairly gerrymandered
Stuff you need to know, 9.28.23
Today's intelligence:: President Biden protects the Endangered Species status of an iconic New Mexican grouse.
Stuff you need to know, 9.26.23
Today's intelligence: "Marty," New Mexico's sole known moose, is again on the loose.
Stuff you need to know, 9.23.23
For your weekend viewing pleasure, we offer this Searchlight New Mexico photo essay documenting people and places along the 470-mile stretch of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
Stuff you need to know, 9.22.23
Today's intelligence: Will financial losses lead to the closure of Deming, New Mexico's 142-year-old newspaper? Plus: The out-of-court settlement of a wrongful death suit brought against Judge Shannon Murdock and the 7th Judicial District Court (which serves Sierra County).
Stuff you need to know, 9.21.23
Today's intelligence: Tesla automotives supplier to build plant in Santa Teresa Borderplex, while the state is urged to seek federal aid to clean up groundwater contamination at the White Sands Test Facility.
Stuff you need to know, 9.20.23
Today's intelligence: The Organ Mountains-Dsert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces has exceeded expectations in terms of visitation and economic impact. Plus: The Bureau of Land Management has been sued for its alleged neglect of environmental oversight of grazing lands.
Stuff you need to know, 9.19.23
Today's intelligence: New Mexico CD2 representative Gabe Vasquez formally announces his re-election bid, with a new poll showing him in a dead-heat race with his likely Republican challenger.
Stuff you need to know, 9.18.23
Today's intelligence: Texas's Rio Grande water dispute with New Mexico in final chapter? Plus: a glimmer of hope the state may finally take fiscal responsibility for Spaceport America off the backs of Doña Ana and Sierra Counties
Stuff you need to know, 9.12.23
Today's intelligence: Why "Stuff you need to know" has gone dark
Stuff you need to know, 9.5.23
Today's intelligence: The New Mexico Legislature receives expert testimony on the precarious status of rural hospitals throughout the state. Although not directly mentioned, Sierra Vista Hospital is likely no exception.