Stuff you need to know, 1.5.24

Today's intelligence: A New Mexico in Depth special series examines whether the state has the ability to take care of its growing population of senior citizens.

Today's intelligence: A New Mexico in Depth special series examines whether the state has the ability to take care of its growing population of senior citizens.

Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin will be performing live at the Hillsboro Community Center

Today's intelligence: Educator Barbara Pearlman breaks her silence about the unfounded attacks made against her and her philosophy of education during last November's Truth or Consequences school board election. Plus: public comment meeting on Spaceport America next week in Albuquerque
We conclude the sermon for the new year by considering our holy text, Deuteronomy 32:35, in the context of the Quran, and therein discover a surprising reference to the Hamas attack of October 7th.

Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: Millions in federal funds lost to New Mexico community-based recreation projects because of inadequate state parks department staffing.
The water and wastewater departments are $1 million over budget before mid-year and not a word from the city commission.
This is the second part of the sermon on how the sacred texts of the Abrahamic religions deal with vengeance, punishment, and retribution.

Recently down to one bookstore, Truth or Consequences is now graced with three. Meet the folks who hope to make the new stores distinctive community assets.

An outsider looks at revenge, punishment, and retaliation in the three holy texts of the Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – in order to understand what is happening in Gaza today. Shaped as a Christian sermon and so addressed to the faithful, the study comes in three parts.
Interested in the natural world of the Gila? Local experts and lovers of the area share their thoughts, observations, research, and insights about the natural history of the Black Range of SW New Mexico and the adjacent areas in this insightful journal.

The Sierra County Arts Council announces their upcoming schedules for Art Talks and Music Mix

So often we head from one year into the next with vague notions of things we should work on changing. Perhaps this year, pause, and then dive into 2024 with strong convictions for change