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The public must have a strong say in the selection of T or C’s city manager

by Diana Tittle | February 24, 2021
5 min read

…departments. So, we won’t address all the components of a successful executive search, other than to point prospective search committee members to this online tutorial that a Google search uncovered….


H.E.L.P.

by Diana Tittle | December 20, 2021
20 min read

…In the aftermath of the tragic loss of a neighbor, the close-knit Hillsboro community has realized the need to augment law enforcement’s search capacity and taken steps to do so…


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

by Diana Tittle | August 2, 2021
21 min read

…has located online a copy of HB 15736, and the text of its TITLE XIV ELEPHANT BUTTE RECREATION POOL, NEW MEXICO is reproduced in a downloadable PDF below. A determination…


Understanding New Mexico’s proposed new social studies standards for K-12 students

by Debora Nicoll | December 9, 2021
13 min read

…standards was posted on NMPED’s website on Sept. 29 for the public to read and comment on. The period for posting comments ended on Nov 12.   The required 30-day comment period…


Making Sense of Sierra County’s 2020 Property Taxes

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

…below is broken down by the county’s four jurisdictions: Truth or Consequences, Williamsburg, Elephant Butte and the county outside those municipalities. Each is published as a downloadable PDF. Please note that…


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…


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…


“Riverwalk” ideas get thumbs down from community

by Kathleen Sloan | July 2, 2021
8 min read

…locations presented in a five-minute PowerPoint narrated by Wilson & Company Transportation Planner Paige Wolfram were wholly rejected by the open house attendees. Open House PowerPointDownload Wilson was hired last…


Why watchdog journalism is disliked and essential

by Diana Tittle | October 16, 2020
4 min read

examples, complaints against the Sun’s reporting can only be discounted or dismissed. We want to hear from the community we serve, and we intend to be proactive in soliciting feedback…


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…


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