Polio hospital began with publisher’s plea to FDR who hid his paralysis from the public
For 44 years, Carrie Tingley Hospital was TorC's biggest industry, treating polio and other orthopedic disorders
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New veteran digs are among swankiest skilled nursing units you’ll find but they’re not cheap
The six new residential buildings at the New Mexico State Home provide a home-like atmosphere for veterans needing higher levels of care, with each bloc of 12 units sharing a kitchen staffed by professional cooks.
Judge orders landowners to open road to Aldo Leopold Wilderness trailhead
The Citizen republishes here Ben Neary’s article from the New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s website. There will be a follow up from Steve Morgan and Nichole Trushell on behalf of the Percha Creek Association, the other successful claimants in this litigation.
What you need to know, November 2, 2024: New Mexico Gas Company selling out
The New Mexico Gas Company, the natural gas company which services Truth or Consequences, has asked the state's Public Regulatory Commission for permission to be sold. If the sale is approved, it will transfer ownership from a Canadian energy company to an American equity firm.
Rough Road Ahead
Some say last minute NM DOT re-paving project could put some downtown merchants out of business by Christmas
Secretary of State launches educational preemptive strike against “deepfakes”
Take the test on the secretary of state's website and see how hard it is to tell a deepfake from a real photograph.
Air Force looks to expand low-level flights over Gila Wilderness
Opponents of a plan to conduct lower altitude military training flights in parts of western New Mexico and Arizona say that current operations are already impacting communities like Rodeo, New Mexico and Portal, Arizona.
What you need to know, September 29, 2024: “New Mexico in critical nursing shortage”
Susan Dunlap, of New Mexico Political Report, reports on the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee's discussion of the state of New Mexico's hospitals. In previous posts I have presented readings about the national health care system. Here, with this republication, we look at specific issues closer to home.
Bulletproofing county clerk office won’t start until after contentious election
The growing threat of violence against county officials who count votes has Sierra County planning to install bulletproof doors and windows to the clerk's office.
Metformin decelerates aging clock in male monkeys
For us older people living in Sierra County (and there are an unusually large number of us), this bit of news might be welcomed: a common drug usually prescribed for type 2 diabetes has been shown to slow down the aging process in monkeys that are very like us.
New abortion clinic in Las Cruces expected to provide more abortion training
One of the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision is the lack of abortion care training for medical residents training to become OB-GYN doctors in states where abortion care is banned. This is a republication of an article by Susan Dunlap in New Mexico Political Report, September 11,2024.
GPK Media sells KCHS radio station, but still owns Sentinel
Odd that the Sierra County Citizen is breaking the news and not the Sentinel about the sale of the radio station. The sale has been in the works for a year and the deal closed over three months ago.