Travels in Grants

Even more than from my friends, a phone call from the city of Grants comes every 2-3 days about a water shut off, either planned or unplanned. Since I have experienced a few of these in the past, I am sure it is upsetting for many people in the community. So, a trip to the City offices.

Guest Column: Equity Grading: Grade Inflation Dressed Up in Woke Clothing

As standardized student test scores plunge, some school districts are responding by masking student knowledge deficiencies through equity grading, which is little more than grade inflation dressed up in woke clothing.There is little doubt that student learning across the country is at a dire level.

The Postscript

My dad does not like asking for help.He told me this recently when he asked if I could help him put out the dock. His knee was bothering him, and the dock was pulled up on shore at a steep incline. The dock frame was rolled into the water and then the boards of the dock were laid into place.

The Postscript

“I don’t even know what game we’re supposed to be playing!” my husband, Peter, told me.He and our cat, Felix, have been playing their nightly game of chase and tag. Peter always loses. This might be because Felix makes the rules— and is the referee.“When is the game over?” I asked.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear Editor I have been waiting to see a follow up to the short article and pictures of Mr. Windhorst allegedly disposing of oil into a dumpster. Is anybody looking into this?

Ministers of Justice and the Rules of Conduct

It sometimes comes as a surprise to the public that lawyers are held to a particular ethical standard in the practice of the law – otherwise known as Rules of Professional Conduct (aka: ethical code) which outlines the rules of conduct to be followed.

Congratulations Class of 2024!

Graduating high school is a significant milestone. It marks the end of a chapter in a student’s life, and the beginning of a new journey.This school year has been filled with historic moments for the class of 2024.

From The High Plains

Rosanne Boyett In A Sunburned Country Author: Bill Bryson Broadway Books, 2000 ISBN: 0-7679-0385-4“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly in another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul,” author Joyce Carol Oates.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, This Wednesday, May 15th, between 3:00pm to 3:30pm, the annual 'Run for the Wall' Veterans will be riding their bikes through Grants on their way to the Washington D.C. Veterans Vietnam Memorial Wall. They will be led into Grants by the Cibola County Sheriff's Department.

The Postscript

It may be that Stubby is gone for good.In the summer of 2022, I started writing about my mother’s new pet, a red squirrel who she reluctantly began to care for.My parents live on 20 acres in the woods up north in a house my father designed when he retired 35 years ago.