The Postscript

We have had our adopted Mexican street cat, Felix, for a month now.“Has he bulked out?” I asked my husband, Peter, as we watched Felix, standing on his back legs and walloping the tattered mouse hanging from his sisal scratching post.

Travels in Grants

I heard some great news that reminded me of one of the hidden treasures of this area. This place is packed with people who love music. So, some visits to a few of our own.Nathan Franklin is the Head librarian at our NMSU branch.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear Editor I was heartbroken to learn of the passing of Becky (Barber) Trefren, former editor of the Grants Daily Beacon in Grants. She was also on staff at the Annapolis Capital newspaper in Maryland and served in public relations for the Port of Baltimore.

Light in the Darkness

I began noticing trouble sleeping around freshman year of high school. I began staying up later and later at night. Around my junior year I began to have even bigger issues with my sleeping patterns. I began struggling with insomnia, I would typically stay up to around 3 a.m.

The Postscript

I had a discouraging day yesterday.I don’t expect anyone to keep track—heck, I can’t keep track half the time. But I got another rejection of my book from another editor with another publishing house.I’ve read the stories of how long it has taken well-known authors to sell their first novel.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, In a new paper published in Climatic Change, scientists explain how Big Meat pays academics to oppose policies that might affect its unregulated methane emissions. So, for National Agriculture Week (March 17-23), let’s support growing plants for food and ditch meat.

State of Affairs

In a time of growing global instability, the principles of democracy and freedom are being challenged like never before.

Guest Column: Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address

On March 4, 1865, only 41 days before his assassination, President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time. Lincoln's second inaugural address previewed his plans for healing a once-divided nation. The speech is engraved on the north interior wall of the Lincoln Memorial.

The Postscript

“I’ve been reading about cats,” my husband, Peter, tells me. Peter has never had a cat before.“Oh, yeah?” “Salt is not good for their kidneys. We have to give Felix unsalted fish.”Felix is our adopted street cat here in Mexico. He is coming back to the U.S.

Guest Column:Gettysburg Address (Bliss copy)*

Dear Editor: We just watched Spielberg’s film “Lincoln” (again). I was struck by how close today’s tensions match those of the Civil War. It is a good moment, then, to be reminded of two famous speeches by President Lincoln; first, as follows, his Gettysburg address, which I copied from www.owleyes.