Monthly Archives: May 2012

Employment law and 21st century realities

The group of small business owners sat around a table talking earnestly about what helps and what hurts their efforts to stay in business and maintain the jobs they have previously created. During the current recession, said one gentleman, he … Continue reading

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The candidate at the door

It must be spring – spring in an election year.  The first candidate of the season has beat the hummingbirds to my front doorstep.  She is walking my neighborhood, petition and voter registration list in hand, asking for a signature. … Continue reading

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Old horses: what’s the humane solution?

Some months ago, there seemed to be an increase in news stories about mistreated horses:  horses starving on drought-blighted open range or neglected in too-small private fields.   Horses are such noble animals, I had always thought.  How can anybody mistreat … Continue reading

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Saving the Retiree Health Care Authority

The news from the New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority (NMRHCA) is that things could be worse, but they are not exactly great. If you are one of the 22,000 state and local government and public school retirees covered for … Continue reading

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