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“You missed the point of my presentation”

by George Szigeti | October 21, 2020
4 min read

…the money elsewhere, but your presentation only gave one cutting-down-on-expenses option, which was dismissed as no option. For example, a cost-savings option might examine how much the city would save…


Lone candidate running so far for one seat open on Sierra County Commission: William H. Hopkins

by Kathleen Sloan | May 13, 2020
3 min read

…Asked if he will support ranchers’ interests, just as the current three Sierra County Commissioners do, all of them being ranchers, Hopkins indicated he would.  Currently the board supports getting…


T or C takes first step toward possible sale of its electric utility

by Kathleen Sloan | November 3, 2021
5 min read

…three electric cooperatives, including SEC. The Sun added PNM’s rates as a comparison, since it is the largest electric company in the state. Our research found that SEC’s per-kilowatt rate…


Legality of GRT spending on Spaceport operations and other financial irregularities left unsettled by AG

by Kathleen Sloan | February 19, 2021
10 min read

…meeting. HOW WILL THE EXCESS GRT DISPUTE BE SETTLED? Doña Ana Commissioner Shannon Reynolds, who sits on the district tax board, declined to comment in a Feb. 11 interview with…


A holiday message to our readers

by Diana Tittle | December 23, 2020
3 min read

…that the free flow of reliable information about public affairs in Sierra County is vital to our community’s well-being. If you’ve read this far, we know you value our work….


Two residents complain EB didn’t put mayor’s empty seat on November 2019 ballot

by Kathleen Sloan | September 9, 2019
4 min read

…costs. The City of Truth or Consequences will still run their own city-commission elections, three seats opening in March 2020. The option for putting the mayor’s seat on the ballot…


Williamsburg trustee and T or C commission candidates make the case for their election at public forum, Part 2

by Kathleen Sloan | October 22, 2021
8 min read

currently mayor pro tem of the Truth or Consequences City Commission. Gustin said she has 30 years of experience in “accounting and administration, and I have a lot of common…


Cops and Electric Department Director Easley descend on community activist Fenn, leaving him without electricity and in the cold

by Kathleen Sloan | December 10, 2020
6 min read

…The moratorium would give time for definitive research on their possible health and safety threats to be completed. The city’s commission-manager form of government is supposed to allow “initiative ordinances,”…


Preview: Truth or Consequences City Commission Jan. 22 meeting

by Kathleen Sloan | January 18, 2020
4 min read

Commission then makes recommendations to the City Commission.  There is nothing specific in City Code that addresses conditions for a live/work permit in downtown buildings. The generic special-use permit law…


How affordable health care can become a reality in New Mexico

by Véronique De Jaegher | January 15, 2021
4 min read

…legislative session. The Health Security Plan will offer enrollees the comprehensive benefits enjoyed by state employees, including mental health care, freedom of choice of health care provider (no more networks),…


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