Don’t miss Damsite Day !
Festivities include a Polar Bear Plunge, 20+ arts and crafts vendors, local food, displays and demonstrations by the Sierra County Rock and Gem Society, 1,000 luminaria, historic Damsite tours, and music. Admission is free
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Little Red – a frozen moment
A cold winters walk through a favorite canyon reveals ephemeral moments to enjoy.
Stuff you need to know, 1.27.23
Today's intelligence: bills to expand voting rights, better support creative artists and reduce underage access to firearms are under consideration by the New Mexico legislature.
City Commission ignores animal-control law to grant mayor and husband a kennel permit
Just as the lower-court planning and zoning commission blinded themselves to current city code, so did the Truth or Consequences City Commission. Mayor Amanda Forrister and her husband have been granted a kennel permit, making their hunting-dog operation legal, or at least sanctioned by her fellow city commissioners.
Assaying Entropy X: Science, non-writing, expertise, and discussion
I've weighed the way three institutions have historically unshaped our idea of democracy as a model of human relations. I now turn to look at how these cultural tendencies impact public discourse and our apparent inability to settle any public issue.
Stuff you need to know, 1.23.23
Today's intelligence: Will this be the year that efforts to reform the outmoded operations of New Mexico's state legislature succeed?
Little Red
A curious thing. One never knows what story is waiting to be told as we venture outdoors.
Stuff you need to know, 1.20.23
Today's intelligence: Who is Harvey Yates and what is he trying to accomplish by buying Española's newspaper and making sizeable political contributions last election cycle, primarily to New Mexico Republicans, including Solomon Pena.
Assaying Entropy IX: Reading, writing, and arithmetic
The validation of a personal, individualistic point of view in American culture to the exclusion of an objective, shared, and collective perspective constantly puts us at odds with one another because individuals normally disagree in judgement, interpretations, and opinions.
Student Art Show 2023
The Center Gallery Fine Art and Sierra County Arts Council have once again partnered to present the second annual Sierra County Student Art Show.
Stuff you need to know, 1.17.23
Today's intelligence: Republican wannabe state legislator, a convicted felon, arrested on suspicion of having "masterminded" recent shootings in Albuquerque targeting Democratic elected officials.
Stuff you need to know, 1.16.23
Today's intelligence: New Mexico's tough new pollution rules rely on oil and gas operators to report and fix their methane emissions. How is self-policing working? Plus: a possible model for future suits against polluters and unexpected allies of tighter EPA regulations