Scratchin' Out A Little Living

In 1963 my parents purchased a three-bedroom house in a small town in northern Wisconsin for $13,000. The median home price in the US that year was $18,000.

Letters to the Editor

Helping Those in Need Dear editor, After so many years of not having a homeless shelter in this community, can’t we get one? Many people would be happy to receive the blessing that comes from volunteering to help others.

Dear Nancy:

I feel like I’m stuck on a hamster wheel and can’t get off. I’m a single mom struggling to make ends meet to provide for my daughter. Her dad is completely out of the picture, and while I have a little help from friends and family, their support is sparing since they live far away.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor When you live in a small community, every life matters. Every life touches another. So when we lose someone we love to death, it hurts. Every day I meet someone that is carrying the burden of grief and depression like a large heavy duffle bag on their back.

State of Affairs

This last week I had the great privilege of attending legislative committee meetings in Santa Fe. The capital is a beautiful city, ancient, and historic city. Driving to the Roundhouse – the New Mexico capitol, the building where our government is housed – you go down so much history.

Travels in Grants

January-new beginnings, time to look back at old bad habits. First going through last year's bills to confront how much I overspent and then shred the statements in repentance. Next the collection of papers for the IRS as penance.

Letters to the Editor

Sakelares Dear Editor, In view of the extensive foundation work necessary to repair Sakalares Boulevard, adding not just one, but three roundabouts there is a waste of time and money. Related to this is Ms. Elva P-Dominguez’s letter about Leach Avenue (and many others in similar condition).

Postcards From Milan

It’s the quonset hut with the wood frame front that might grab your eye first. It sits next to an unassuming house on a quiet street in the Village of Milan.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing today as a concerned citizen. Have you ever driven up Leech Street? I asked this because if you have then you know exactly what I'm talking about and why I ask how did these $200,000 and $300,000 homes get approval to be built when it isn't even a legal street.

Always Living and Learning

In mid-December, just before the winter break, Grants High School concluded the first semester with exam week. I was pleased as most of my English/ journalism students, for the most part, approached exams well and mostly prepared.