I have my reasons for not thinking too much about the plight of homeless people, but the death of Kliff Paul Groves made it hard to ignore for a while. I had to remember a time when I was one step up from homeless. Facebook is not a complete news source, and the Daily Press […] Read More
It’s likely that the least-popular candidate will win in Silver City’s District 3 council race. But before we get to why, here’s how I came to understand how little I understand local elections. About 45 years ago, I was a reporter covering an election in a town smaller than Silver City. The candidates were a […] Read More
As a fan of newspapers, I live in fear that small newspapers like this one are doomed. It wasn’t that long ago that the Daily Press published five times a week and had a monthly arts magazine. Now we get three paper-papers a week. Still, our small paper is doing better than most. Fortunately, I […] Read More
Last week, the Biden administration announced it would encourage Medicare to bargain with drug companies on the cost of 10 expensive medicines. While others cheered or vilified Biden, I was checking to see if Flovent was on the list. No, the top three drugs subject to negotiation were Eliquis, Jardiance, and Xarelto. I hadn’t heard […] Read More
It’s crossed your mind. They’re making such a mess of things. You could do better. Well, the time has come. Make up your mind and run for town council. Municipal elections happen in the off-years from state, county and national elections. Our small towns have delegated elections to the Grant County clerk. Next Tuesday, Aug. […] Read More
Three things are inevitable: death, taxes and monsoons. Or at least they used to be. Now I’m not so sure about the second two. On the death front, I’ve known for a while that I could die at any moment. This first came home to me when our family got stuck in Hurricane Hilda while […] Read More
We respectfully acknowledge that the entirety of southwestern New Mexico is the traditional territory, since time immemorial, of the Chis-Nde, also known as the people of the Chiricahua Apache Nation. The Chiricahua Apache Nation is recognized as a sovereign Native Nation by the United States in the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Friendship of 1 July 1852 (10 Stat. 979) (Treaty of Santa Fe ratified 23 March 1853 and proclaimed by President Franklin Pierce 25 March 1853).
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