Monthly Archives: February 2022

Enforcing Yazzie-Martinez

The coalition supporting the Yazzie-Martinez court decision is complaining that the state Public Education Department has not yet published a comprehensive plan. The demand was made public in a news release in early January. Yazzie-Martinez, we recall, was the 2018 … Continue reading

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Money is not enough to fill needed jobs

Here’s great news. You can get a job starting at $20 an hour plus pretty good benefits, including a pension. There are plenty of job openings for prison guards in New Mexico. The Corrections Department is even advertising on TV. … Continue reading

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Picking up the garbage

New Mexico is branding itself as a destination state for outdoor recreation. We have a new Outdoor Recreation Division in the Economic Development Department. We’ve had an outdoor recreation state conference; another one is being planned. We’re investing the state’s … Continue reading

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Charities that waste their money

A small collection of unneeded junk has been sent to me from charities to which I have never given any money.  They send glossy full-color calendars or tote bags printed with their name, in envelopes the size of a pillowcase.   The … Continue reading

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