Who’s the fairest of them all?
In September, the Commonwealth Fund released its eighth comparative report on health care systems in 10 wealthy and comparable nations, the US among them. How did we do and why?
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Cloudburst, funding the Citizen, and communications between life forms
Readers of the Citizen have gifted us with a cloudburst of generosity, and we are grateful for the healing waters in this desert land. This process of social relationship is an act of communication, which has just been discovered to function through all life forms.
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.
Western Swing Band in Hillsboro
The Swing Dusters will be at Hillsboro Community Center on Saturday October 5th
Free Irish Music Concert
In Kingston on Saturday evening September 21
Appeal to T or C and Village leadership
The water and sewer systems are dying carcasses that are attracting vulture-like opportunists. Meanwhile, the people are paying ever-increasing water and sewer fees. Who is protecting us from the vultures? No one. The city needs to hire an engineer who can coordinate and communicate. No mumblers or wonks.
Stuff you need to know, September 17, 2024: As New Mexico shakes, state cancels dozens of planned wastewater injection sites
Republication of article by "Capital & Main" in New Mexico Political Report, September 12, 2024. Its topic is the wastewater produced in fracking for gas and oil operations in New Mexico: its toxicity, the earthquakes produced by its injection into the ground, and the proposal to reuse it.
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.
Racehorses, slot machines and election campaigns
In New Mexico, horse racetracks have become centers of political power. This is a republication of a September 11 article by Noah Raess and Joshua Bowling in Searchlight New Mexico.
T or C owners will see their property taxes triple
The ballot measure for $3 million in general obligation bonds for water, sewer and roads passed two years ago. How many voters knew or cared that property taxes would double or triple to pay off that debt?
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.