Political considerations, 3.24.24
This 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.
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Political considerations, 3.23.24
An 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.
Pet Projects
Whether 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.
Stuff you need to know, 3.22.24
Today'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?
Stuff you need to know, 3.21.24
Today'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.
Bond issue to fund the acquisition of a public safety building is voted down
For the second time the people of Truth or Consequences have voted down this financial scheme.
Stuff you need to know, 3.20.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: How New Mexico will attempt to police disinformation contained in political ads. Plus: Couy Griffin's ban from holding office is now unassailable.
Big pieces of Truth or Consequences’ operations budget goes to outside contractors
The city's budget for the next fiscal year is being drafted. The people may want to push back on how it's been handled in the past. Hiring outside contractors indicates a lack of in-house competence and is expensive. Is the public paying more than it should for its local government?
“Vacuum” sewer breakdown, stop-gap fix, wasted money—rinse and repeat
A leadership vacuum at the top trickles down to the people having to pay repeatedly for emergency and then long-term repairs.
Bigotry, xenophobia, and us
The Citizen responds to charges of bigotry and xenophobia from readers.
Local state representatives and senator give verbal confirmation that T or C is to receive $20.4 million for emergency waterline repairs
The state was very good to the city this legislative session, obviously recognizing its waterline crisis.
Stuff you need to know, 3.14.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: The start time and allotments of Rio Grande irrigation waters for Sierra and Doña Ana counties were set yesterday. So why was the river running south of Caballo Dam over last weekend?