Posts From The Road: Arizona Agriculture
Rows and Rows: Green fields from a winter crop grow along the roadway in Yuma County. The beautiful green fields and sunny blue skies were a nice change from winter scenery. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Migrant Bus & Workers: Thousands of Mexicans are bused across the border into Yuma County to work in the crops. The workers have visas for temporary foreign agricultural workers and are legal workers on the farms. The workers are bused back across the border every day after work. Shown is a typical white bus used to transport workers to the crop sites. Thousands of seasonal workers also Read More
Fr. Glenn: Passionate
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
So, we come this weekend (March 29 this year) to Passion, or “Palm”, Sunday … the latter name referring to the branches placed on the road as the Israelites celebrated the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. While that passage of the Gospel opens the day’s Catholic Mass, it hardly speaks to the whole of the day’s remembrance. Rather, in the Gospel of the day’s Mass and of other denominations’ observances, we have one of the longest, most poignant, and most moving excerpts of our year: the account of Jesus’ sacrifice of Himself—the Last Supper, the agony in the Garden, His arrest, false Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’
We live in times of zealous palaver about being “bipartisan” and “working together.” Exactly what these words include is unclear. In times past, New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air & Water pursued ideas of our own that might qualify. Our goal was simpler and mightier than “bipartisan” or “working together.” We found mutual ways of telling missing parts of the whole story.
Over time, we learned that industry is no different from the cross section in every activity.
Gessing: Is New Mexico Suffering From The Curley Effect?
BY PAUL GESSING
President
New Mexico Rio Grande Foundation
I recently came across a concept called The Curley effect. It has nothing to do with Larry and Moe. After some research I learned that The Curley effect, coined by economists Edward L. Glaeser and Andrei Shleifer, is a real concept in political economy. It describes how politicians use wasteful redistributive policies and divisive rhetoric to drive opposing voters out of a city (or in our case a state), thus securing their electoral base.
Named after former Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, it explains how leaders can maintain power Read More
Unitarian Church To Host Five-Week Program, Dying My Way: What Are Options For Me And My Family?
Unitarian Church News:
The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is offering a free online five-week program to help community members plan for the closing chapters of their lives. It is a delight to have several expert speakers who will be presenting on various topics related to death and dying.
There is no charge for these sessions, but people are asked to please register ahead of time. Online sessions will be held from 6-7:30 p.m.
Participants may choose to come to one or all, but it is encouraged to attend all sessions.
Schedule:
- Thursday, April 2 at 6 p.m. – Presented by End of Life Options New
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Flowers Bloom On Grand Canyon
Daily Postcard: Beautiful flowers spotted blooming during a walk on Tuesday morning along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Another view of beautiful flowers spotted blooming during a walk on Tuesday morning along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
NM Junior Foodies: Edible New Mexico’s Grassfed Smackdown 2026
Taco from Chef Danny Calleros of Ardovino’s Desert Crossing. Courtesy photo
Christopher and Chef Noah Scanland of Noah’s table. Courtesy photo
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
NM Foodies
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
If you want honest food criticism, bring a teenager. But not just any teenager.
My 13-year-old son is the kind of kid who experiments with sauces at home, studies restaurant menus for fun, and debates steak doneness like a seasoned cook. So, when we headed to the annual Grassfed Smackdown in Santa Fe, he arrived ready to evaluate.
Hosted by Edible New Mexico and the Southwest Grassfed Livestock Read More