A review of "Oppenheimer," the epic movie opening this weekend, and the real-life and continuing fallout in New Mexico of Oppenheimer's achievement in organizing the wartime effort to create the world's first nuclear weapons
Today's intelligence: A looming Arizona water rights conflict involving the production of alfalfa could set legal precedents that will affect agriculture throughout the drought-striken Southwest. Plus: Black Fire relief aid is finally on its way.
What's causing New Mexico's "non-soon"? Plus: Rio Grande water dispute between Texas and New Mexico moves one step closer to settlement after a decade of litigation.
Today's intelligence: Border crossing deaths in the desert near Sunland Park, New Mexico, are on the rise. Plus: Has New Mexico become a national nuclear sacrifice zone?
Today's intelligence: why the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation in water rights dispute and what caused Virgin Galactic's most recent stock tumble
Following the downtown water project from inception to the conclusion of its attendant financing is relayed to you, dear reader and rate payer, to illustrate this project's opaque and non-transparent process, which is, unfortunately typical for all of the city's capital projects.
The decay of democracy and the rule of law in Truth or Consequences is nearly complete, as seen in Fenn's recent scapegoating. Beware, you could be next.
Three seats are up on the Truth or Consequences city commission. We need serious, fresh, hardworking candidates. The city is facing failing water, wastewater and electric infrastructure. Current commissioners have failed to lead or inform the public what is to be done.
A quick overview of the electric department's main purchases over the last four years explains why it and other departments are in bad shape. Management is the problem, caused by a leadership vacuum at the elected-official level.
Amidst massive water leaks and water repairs and with water and sewer pipes being the same 80 years or so old and often running parallel, I often wonder why there are no boil orders when pipes break. The "consumer confidence report" doesn't begin to allay water-purity concerns.
The people should not sign the petition to get the question of a special hospital district and five hospital trustees on the ballot. The elected officials on the hospital owners' board haven't reported to us over the years and another passel of them won't fix that.
Today's intelligence: cautiously optimistic predictions of the impact of the end of Title 42 on New Mexico's Mesilla Valley
