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
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.
The city commission evidently thinks we are too stupid to understand capital projects and procurement procedures so they don't bother to explain them. An uninformed electorate dooms democracy and invites autocracy or kleptocracy.
Today's intelligence from state and national reporting: The New York Times sent a reporter to Sierra County to observe Virgin Galactic's sixth launch at Spaceport America last month. He came back with this full-blown assessment of the history and impact of New Mexico's massive investment in new aerospace industries. Even if you're sick of reading about VG and the Spaceport, the article's color photographs of Truth or Consequences are not to be missed.
Today's intelligence from international reporting: Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson says he is not presently disposed to putting any more cash into his space tourism business
Today's intelligence from state and national reporting: How New Mexico paved the way for new national regulations curbing methane emissions from oil and gas operations.
Today's intelligence from state and national reporting: Richard Branson's has pulled off another promotional coup, flying with Britain's transport minister across the Atlantic last week in a Virgin Atlantic jet powered exclusively with sustainable aviation fuel.
Today's intelligence: A near-shuttering of operations at Spaceport America will help to conserve resources for the development of Virgin Galactic's next-generation spacecraft.
Today's intelligence: An exploratory program to test the quality and extent of lithium reserves near Lordsburg, New Mexico, is in the permitting stage.
