Stuff you need to know, 12.19.22
Today's intelligence: a year-end roundup of good news and stories of progress from around the world. 2022 wasn't a total disaster, ya'll.
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Next city manager will ease utility infrastructure crises—if transparent and experienced
The next city manager must hold to a course correction, reversing 60 years of water, wastewater and electric infrastructure neglect--Bruce Swingle is leaving in May.
Appeals court affirms water conservancy in New Mexico
Water conservation has been a legal requirement in New Mexico for several decades, but until now, the courts have never discussed or defined the requirement. Yesterday, the Appeals Court gave substance to law by affirming a lower court decision based on conservation principles.
Sierra county commission meeting highlights for December 13, 2022
Three years after being invited to collaborate with Mexican wolf recovery program the county commission decided it is in the county’s best interest to join. The commission discussed but declined to submit comment to a letter from the USDA informing of plans for feral cattle removal in the Gila Wilderness.
Assaying Entropy III: Thinking about Covid
Some limits on our ability to think when we want to think about Covid.
Stuff you need to know, 12.16.22
Today's must-read reporting: the dimensions of the humanitarian crisis brewing at the El Paso border crossing and the latest data about New Mexicans' unaddressed and growing alcohol consumption problem
Fixing Cantrell Dam may not be worth it
The $3 million to $5 million to repair Cantrell Dam isn't worth it, the engineer said. Even at full function, it doesn't provide flood protection against three-inch intense-rain events. The engineer recommended "breaching" the dam, not repairing it, until City Commissioner Merry Jo Fahl said breaching would "scare" people.
Bosque del Apache
We stopped by Bosque at the end of the day hoping to see birds and wildlife but all we saw was human birds armed with cameras with impressive lenses.
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Stuff you need to know, 12.12.22
Today's must-read reporting: a preview of a new documentary about domestic animal neglect; New Mexico gets a tourism boost from Lonely Planet; and Las Cruces-Albuquerque flights to debut in January.
Winter light on Percha Creek
Sure feels like winter in this late autumn. The low sun shines a soft golden light that gives a dreamy tone to the landscape. More like a glow.
Damsite Day Trip
Sierra County’s best kept secret is Damsite Historic District, which is undergoing restoration and worth a visit any time of year.
Assaying Entropy II: Dying during Covid
Is our perception of death and of human life changing because of the Covid-19 pandemic?