The great artist Diego Velazquez painted royalty as they were, often blank-eyed and taken up with amusing themselves with court jesters instead of serious matters of state. There are Velazquez-like parallels with the supposedly democratic T or C city commission.
Another four years of 'on-call' contracts that short-circuit city commission and public oversight of capital projects. Department heads have carte blanche to hire architects and engineers behind closed doors.
Information about an upcoming opportunity to share your ideas for and express your concerns about senior services in Sierra County
The city commission adheres to its practice of not considering criticism or learning from it, even when a referendum checks their power. More toxic positivity will be imposed and naysayers and truth-sayers will continue to be scapegoated and castigated.
Whether abuse, neglect, adoption, or low-cost spaying and neutering, there are several dedicated groups in Sierra County who focus on providing care and homes for companion animals.
For the second time the people of Truth or Consequences have voted down this financial scheme.
The city's budget for the next fiscal year is being drafted. The people may want to push back on how it's been handled in the past. Hiring outside contractors indicates a lack of in-house competence and is expensive. Is the public paying more than it should for its local government?
A leadership vacuum at the top trickles down to the people having to pay repeatedly for emergency and then long-term repairs.
The state was very good to the city this legislative session, obviously recognizing its waterline crisis.
NMDOH will be offering free well water quality testing to 100 local private wells. See if you qualify.
A great exchange occurred among residents, Spaceport America staff and the company working on its master plan.
Join the Socorro Peace Vigil in a march for Peace in Palestine.
