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Protecting New Mexico Landowners from Washington-Knows-Best Rules

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From how to spend your money to how to manage your land, the Biden administration thinks they know best. Take for example this week’s move by the Environmental Protection Agency to begin unravelling the Navigable Water Protection Rule and bring back the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. This “Washington-Knows-Best” decision is a direct attack on the private property rights of millions of farmers, ranchers, and homeowners.

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June 15 A rollover during the evening hours of June 15 left two people with injuries severe enough they had to be taken to Cibola General Hospital in Grants, New Mexico. The crash occurred at 9:39 p.m.

Targeting the elderly; Scammers steal more than $7 million from elderly New Mexicans

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CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Every year thousands of elderly people are taken advantage of, from credit card scams to romance scams, thieves will go to extreme lengths to get the most out of the elderly. In 2020 alone scammers managed to steal over $7 million from New Mexico’s elderly, more than half of that money was lost in what are called “confidence” or “romance” scams.

New Mexico District 6 traffic report

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NMDOT asks all motorists to reduce speed, obey all posted traffic signs, use caution, and watch for heavy equipment and construction personnel in all work zones. PLEASE NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones in effect.

Community Calendar

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The Cibola Citizen welcomes announcements about community events. Please include contact information: phone number, email address or website.

June 27th is PTSD Awareness Day and this is one soldiers experience

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June 27th is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Injury Awareness Day. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness around the signs, symptoms, and stigma, associated with PTSD. As a former Infantry Officer with two deployments to Afghanistan this issue is deeply personal to me. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reported that somewhere between 10-15 percent of Veterans have a clinical diagnosis for post-traumatic stress. That number is likely far greater. A recent survey suggests at over a quarter of our population believes PTSD is incurable and those who have it are dangerous and mentally unstable – it is for this reason that so many Veterans refuse to seek help. 22 Veterans will take their own life today, two thirds of them will have never stepped foot inside a VA facility – 15 Veterans will die today without ever asking for help

Tips for writing an obituary

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Do not feel obliged to include cause of death. While acquaintances who first learn of a person’s death via an obituary may be curious about cause of death, loved ones of the deceased do not have to include such information if they are uncomfortable doing so.