Elon Musk brandished a chainsaw at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference and shouted that it symbolized his intention to cut government spending. In this article I analyze the meanings that chainsaw carries, and my conclusions are different from what the media has said.
I compare the weekly Kingston demonstration against federal governmental actions with the County Commissioners' Resolution against federal governmental actions relative to the concept of First Amendment's protection of speech.
I link to and comment on three articles about medical care: 1) the death of a child from measles; 2) meddling with the VA's health system in ways that will reduce available health care for veterans; 3) NM's debate on excessive malpractice insurance costs.
This posting republishes an original article by Amy Maxmen in KFF Health News. The article also appeared in CBS News. Since the federal government and some state governments no longer concern themselves with containing infectious diseases, more people will get infected, some die, just as in the great old days.
Director Mark Shapiro will be at the El Cortez theater to promote his movie "Downwind".
After the 2022 New Mexico Supreme Court decision that allows the public to fish and boat on all waters of the state as a matter of the public trust doctrine, the landowners filed suit in federal district court for relief. Thursday, the federal court dismissed their case.
Tree NM is hosting a tree-planting event and it's open to the public. The next planting is scheduled for Saturday February 22, 2025. Here are the details:
Three fourths of the old Carrie Tingley Hospital is empty now that all the veterans housed for 38 years have moved to new residences. No plan yet how to use it.
For 44 years, Carrie Tingley Hospital was TorC's biggest industry, treating polio and other orthopedic disorders
The six new residential buildings at the New Mexico State Home provide a home-like atmosphere for veterans needing higher levels of care, with each bloc of 12 units sharing a kitchen staffed by professional cooks.
The Citizen republishes here Ben Neary’s article from the New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s website. There will be a follow up from Steve Morgan and Nichole Trushell on behalf of the Percha Creek Association, the other successful claimants in this litigation.
There will be a special showing of the movie "Borderland - The Line Within" on Sunday November 10th at the El Cortez Theater in TorC.
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