The city commission adheres to its practice of not considering criticism or learning from it, even when a referendum checks their power. More toxic positivity will be imposed and naysayers and truth-sayers will continue to be scapegoated and castigated.
Read MoreReferendum means nothing to city commissionNew Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is a leader of states' efforts to limit the threat posed by artificial intelligent deepfakes to fair elections.
Read MorePolitical considerations, 3.29.24Updating the status of lawsuits brought against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing of nuclear storage facilities in several states, including New Mexico.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 3.28.24A snow storm hit the Black Range for a couple days. Sometimes it snowed big white flakes , sometimes little snowflakes drifted aimlessly, sometimes the sun peaked thru.
Read MoreSnow hits the Black RangeVirgin Galactic has been sued by Boeing for allegedly failing to pay Boeing for its work to develop a new "mothership" for the suborbital spaceflight company.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 3.26.24Why would Arizonan Kari Lake, a potential Trump running mate, make a video encouraging her followers to subscribe to a hard-hitting online newspaper covering politics and government in her state? She didn't. Welcome to the scary new world of AI-created disinformation.
Read MorePolitical considerations, 3.25.24This year's Oscars show iignited a ferocious debate in Hollywood and well beyond that lluminates the extreme difficulty of achieving consensus about the causes of and solutions to what is happening in Gaza.
Read MorePolitical considerations, 3.24.24An exclusive interview in The New Yorker probes former DOJ special counsel Robert K. Hur for insights into his controversial report on the Biden classified documents investigation.
Read MorePolitical considerations, 3.23.24Whether abuse, neglect, adoption, or low-cost spaying and neutering, there are several dedicated groups in Sierra County who focus on providing care and homes for companion animals.
Read MorePet ProjectsToday's intelligence from state and national/reporting: Do taxpayer dollars used to lure movie and tv productions to a state have a demonstrable economic development payoff?
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 3.22.24Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments regarding the legitimacy of the proposed resolution of the Rio Grande water dispute between Texas and New Mexico.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 3.21.24For the second time the people of Truth or Consequences have voted down this financial scheme.
Read MoreBond issue to fund the acquisition of a public safety building is voted down