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N.M. leaders urge Biden Administration to provide clean energy tax credits
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Don’t forget your shacket
![Curtis Honeycutt](/images/resized/images/news/2024/469_mar29/2_100_100.jpg)
Enter the shacket. While in New England, a shacket is another name for a yellowjacket or hornet, I’m not talking about flying insects with miniature needles on their butts. No, I’m talking about a piece of clothing hybrid of a shirt and a jacket. It’s a shacket. Picture a thick, slightly oversized flannel shirt for which retailers can charge $130 and you’ll get a good idea of what...
New Mexico is right to hold out for higher prices for its most valuable commodity
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That’s why we support State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard’s pause on certain leases on land in the Permian Basin. Commissioner Garcia Richard rightfully paused the leasing until the state increases its royalty rates to market values...
One last word on words
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To leave you with one last “word nerd” lesson, I’d like to talk about the power of words (for better or for worse). In Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams’ character Mr. Keating tells his students, “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” This quote causes me to “sound my barbaric yawp,” as Walt Whitman writes.
Words have the power of life or death. It seems as though — in the age of social media algorithms and always-on partisan news — we...
Financial advice: Common investor mistakes for retirement
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Hard work, meticulous planning, and years of dedicated wealth-building are the main ingredients needed to facilitate a prosperous, enjoyable retirement.
Here are just a few of the things people do that can create lots of frustration, hardships, and headaches later in life:
1. Waiting too long to start saving: Survey after survey confirms the fact that most people regret waiting too long to start planning retirement. The majority of folks wait until they are in their late 40’s or 50’s to start thinking about retirement planning.
2. Borrowing from a 401(k) plan. Even if you are several years away from retiring from...
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