Those of us who call southwestern New Mexico our home, are very fortunate to have two very special places totally over 755,000 acres just a short distance from home. The Gila and Aldo Leopold Wildernesses are wild, rugged and nearby.
Looking back over the series of essays called "Assaying Entropy," I summarize what has been said: why the topics so far covered are a continuous investigation of loss and time, how that process of thinking got to the question of democracy; and where that may be going.
What do you see when you look out over a landscape? When you gaze or glance at somebody? Do you glance or do you really LOOK and wonder?
Today's intelligence: a year-end roundup of good news and stories of progress from around the world. 2022 wasn't a total disaster, ya'll.
Today's must-read commentary: A disparate group of thinkers says we should welcome humanity's demise.
Today is giving Tuesday, a holiday started in 2012 to support organizations that rely on charitable giving. Please share your favorite Sierra county organizations with our readers.
There are times when a pause in our daily routines can be most beneficial. A time to reflect on our actions and the effects they have on the world we live in
We journey through our days, brushing past people without much acknowledgement of who they are. What are their life stories?
It is not just the brash and boisterous people who have fascinating tales to tell.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: remembering the life of tireless community volunteer Jan Billings Thedford
Jan Haley is an extraordinary photographer and this photo inspired my imaginary early dawn at the edge of a wildlife refuge
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: inspiration for the day after tomorrow
A few miles south of Socorro is a New Mexican natural treasure, the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Known most for the visiting Sandhill Cranes, it offers a lasting nature experience any time of year as you walk amongst the towering Rio Grande Cottonwoods.