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On Jan. 29, a convoy of ticked-off truckers rolling across Canada reached its final destination, Parliament Hill in the capital city of Ottawa.
They used their trucks to shut down the core of the downtown area to all incoming traffic.
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By Walt Rubel
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3/8/22
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The inability of the Las Cruces City Council to allocate federal relief funding in a way that is fair, efficient and transparent is concerning.
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By Walt Rubel
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3/2/22
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State Sen. Willliam Sharer is a marvelous storyteller with the ability to go on at length on a wide variety of subjects.
Last week, he regaled his restless Senate colleagues on the final day of the session, as time ran out on a voting rights bill that had been one of the top priorities for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
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By Walt Rubel
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2/23/22
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“WE THE PEOPLE of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and …
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By Kathy Brook and Eileen VanWie
Co-Presidents
League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico
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2/15/22
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From the day in 2005 when the agreement between Bill Richardson and Richard Branson for what would later become Spaceport America was first announced, the business model for southern New Mexico has always been to separate wealthy tourists from their not-so-hard-earned vacation money.
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By Walt Rubel
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2/8/22
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The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) reminds the state Legislature that Article IV, Section 12 of the New Mexico Constitution requires that all sessions of each house of the Legislature be open to the public.
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By Shannon Kunkel
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2/2/22
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When former Gov. Bill Richardson ended the gross receipts tax on food in 2005, I thought it was a no-brainer. Food and water are the two things we can’t live without, so of course they shouldn’t be taxed.
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By Walt Rubel
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1/26/22
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Republican lawmakers in New Mexico have alleged for years that our elections are plagued by massive voter fraud. They finally had their chance to prove it in 2011, with Susana Martinez as governor …
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By Walt Rubel
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1/20/22
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Watching Montana State play in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game Jan. 8, I wondered if Waded Cruzado was still the president there.
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By Walt Rubel
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1/12/22
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The other morning, as I walked for 30 minutes along parts of several streets between B & G Automotive and the Bulletin, I counted 12 discarded facemasks and one plastic bag, which was clinging to a dead weed.
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By Mike Cook
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1/12/22
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The League of Women Voters of New Mexico (LWVSNM) believes that education is the foundation for a strong and viable representative democracy.
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By Kathy Brook and Eileen VanWie
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12/17/21
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I was reading the paper to the cat last week. She tries to keep up on current events, particularly stories about politics and alien landings.
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By Baxter Black
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12/17/21
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New Mexico has the third-highest poverty rate in the nation, ahead of only Mississippi and Louisiana, according to the state Department of Workforce Solutions. But, while families throughout the state are struggling, the state government is more than flush.
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By Walt Rubel
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12/9/21
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Plenty of good seats were still available at kickoff Saturday for the Aggies’ final game of the football season, which was unfortunate but not surprising.
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By Walt Rubel
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12/2/21
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I took a trip to the museum of natural history. It was a fascinating place: a taxidermist’s showcase. A dog heaven, what with all the prehistoric bones.
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By Baxter Black
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12/2/21
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The New Mexico Legislature has finally passed a rule banning guns in the state Capitol building. Now, they need to provide that same common-sense protection for local school boards and city councils.
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By Walt Rubel
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11/23/21
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Most would admit it was an unusual location to put a chain in the first place. Not that it didn’t look at home amongst the rotting posts and rusty headgate, but there it was.
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By Baxter Black
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11/23/21
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Worried that federal spending was getting out of control, Sen. Everett Dirksen warned in 1973 that, “a billion here, and a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.”
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By Walt Rubel
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11/12/21
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“Twas a matchup made in Elko for the cowboys in the know
Called the Rough and Ready Knock Down Finals All Ranch Rodeo.
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By Baxter Black
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11/12/21
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I had just finished loading 184 7-foot steel T-posts, old ones, by the way, in my pickup and was unloading a mere 24 bales of hay from the front section of my gooseneck stock trailer.
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By Baxter Black
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11/4/21
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