Busy signal
…employee fixed her problem—caused by a typo in the computer system. McCamley’s intervention demonstrates just how much the pandemic has strained the state’s unemployment system. Scores have applied for unemployment…
Farming “for as long as I can”
…southern Sierra County. Melendez said they also have two full-time employees helping with crops and the occasional part timers for tasks like pulling weeds. A part-time worker pulls weeds out…
“I wish one day there wouldn’t be no drugs here”
…been repeated too many times. Even 22 years later, there is bitterness about the stigma cast on the community. I was determined to tell the story in a more personal…
Rooted: Our big move, Part 5
…It had been a long time since I basked in compliments and comments on my work. My paintings and digital creations seemed to connect with people, perhaps because they had…
New Mexico: Land of Entrapment
…had been introduced three times previously, but had never progressed even that far. Surely the time has come to end the awful carnage traps inflict, not just on companion animals,…
City Attorney’s “order” and “findings of fact” offer up alternative reality
…the amount that Sierra Electric Co-op charges to read an analog meter. The other commissioners passed the motion unanimously. In doing so, the commissioners violated the Open Meetings Act by…
Preview of Truth or Consequences City Commission May 27 meeting
…At the May 7 meeting the City Commission agreed to form an ad hoc committee under the guidance of City Commissioners Randall Aragon and Amanda Forrister to get public input…
Preview of Truth or Consequences City Commission meeting, Wednesday, June 10: Water loan/grant, planning grants, extending health emergency resolution
…Commission will consider whether to accept the award via resolution. The $50,000 award is 100-percent grant money. The City has 18 months to complete the plan. Economic feasibility study for…
Preview of Truth or Consequences City Commission meeting June 24: Public hearing on County—not City—handling local elections; Massive budget adjustment; Hospital and utility board appointments
…its representative. Rolf Hechler, a City Commissioner until May 31 and also the City’s Joint-Powers-Commission representative, has applied to be on the Governing Board. The City Commission will also consider…
Preview: Truth or Consequences City Commission meeting July 22: Final budget workshop, $2.24 million loan, opting in to county running elections
…City Commission voted blind on the preliminary budget at the May 27 meeting. The final budget is not an action item, so perhaps the City Commission will hold a special…