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Public comment on Sheriff Hamilton during County Commission meeting

by Kathleen Sloan | May 22, 2020
8 min read

…executive session by the Sierra County Commission. That letter is appended to this article. Below are the public comments forwarded to the Sierra County Sun. Dr. Victoria Boynton The “Cowboys…


Local government meetings for June 2020

by Kathleen Sloan | June 6, 2020
3 min read

…87935. Please follow CDC recommended guidelines for proper sanitation prior to delivering your comments. “Any written comment must be no longer than 3 minutes when read out loud. The comments…


Last Rights

by Michael Benanav | February 12, 2021
13 min read

…are at your most vulnerable and you can’t even control how you die—all you can do is lay here and suffer and suffer. So where’s the compassion in that? I…


Passive City Commission leaves people at mercy of City Manager

by Kathleen Sloan | February 11, 2020
4 min read

…the process.  For more information on the City Commission’s Jan. 29 meeting, read:  www.sierracountysun.com/truth-or-consequences-city-commission-chooses-smart-meter-contractor-over-residentsrsquo-wish-to-ban-them For information on a court case filed the day after the Jan. 29 meeting, read:  ​www.sierracountysun.com/fenn-files-court-case-against-city-for-violating-law-requiring-they-hold-a-special-election-on-smart-meter-ban…


Community Service Announcement: There’s still time to express your opposition to Holloman Air Force Base’s proposed expansion of its F-16 training airspace by as much as seven million additional acres over southwestern New Mexico, T or C Indivisible, Nov

by Kathleen Sloan | November 25, 2019
2 min read

…of radar-deflecting chaff fibers. INFORMATION YOU’LL NEED TO COMMENT Impact reports, helpfully digesting the AF’s thousand-page Draft Environment Impact Statement (DEIS), are available at www.peacefulgilaskies.com, an informational website organized by…


Making Sense of Sierra County’s 2020 Property Taxes

by Tom Plant and Debora Nicoll | October 29, 2020
5 min read

…the coffers of Sierra Vista Hospital, the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District and the Sierra County Office of Flood Control. Everyone in Sierra County, whether owners of residential or…


Why watchdog journalism is disliked and essential

by Diana Tittle | October 16, 2020
4 min read

…and grants. They supervised the redesign of the Sun’s website and conducted community surveys to guide the careful expansion of the Sun’s coverage. The Campaign committee also made the impactful…


Will Elephant Butte Lake’s SOS prompt statewide water management reform?

by Diana Tittle | August 2, 2021
21 min read

…cliff,” King claimed. If and when that happens, Compact Texas will sue, and the federal courts will ultimately require Compact New Mexico to come into compliance through the institution of…


County backs bill to reinstate state meat inspection, expand markets for local producers

by Debora Nicoll | February 5, 2021
12 min read

…the Sierra County Commission’s discussion of the resolution to support HB33, Commissioner Day made reference to a 2018 agribusiness capacity analysis conducted by NMSU and published by the Middle Rio…


“Riverwalk” ideas get thumbs down from community

by Kathleen Sloan | July 2, 2021
8 min read

…project’s scope of work, described in the Wilson contract, did not come before the city commission for review and discussion. The commission’s involvement was limited to approving the city’s application…


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