Madame G guide to the stars WEEK OF OCT. 21 - 27
Last week, the media was overrun with the arrival of a super moon. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, “It’s an illusion.” If you close one eye and look through one end of a toilet paper tube — you’ll see the moon, once again, in perspective. This week, Madame G suggests you look at events in your life with a...
General Obligation Bond for higher education
This November, voters in McKinley County will be asked to invest in New Mexico’s public colleges, universities, and specialty schools. General Obligation Bond C (referred to as GO Bond C) is asking voters to release $131,106,200 statewide to New Mexico’s institutions of higher education.Here in McKinley County, $1.5 million is being requested for the University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus to be used for planning, designing, construction and equipping of a new physical plant facility.
While approval of funding for a new physical plant building will bring enormous benefit to our campus and community, a vote for GO Bond C will not increase taxes.
Our current physical plant building...
Madame G guide to the stars WEEK OF OCT. 14 – 20
The dictionary defines diplomacy as the, “art of dealing with people in a sensitive and effective way.” From Oct. 7-24, Mercury is in Libra. This opens doors for diplomatic relations. Madame G suggests learning the art of communication. Don’t look to the professionals (like the Presidential candidates) for clarification. Instead, Madame G suggests you look at your fellow human beings with compassion — we’re all in this together.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Are you feeling a bit depressed this week? Watch who you’re spending time with, for they may be contributing to your unhappiness. If the job is dragging you down, consider your options. If you’d like to one day be in...
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Are you feeling a bit depressed this week? Watch who you’re spending time with, for they may be contributing to your unhappiness. If the job is dragging you down, consider your options. If you’d like to one day be in...
A blueprint for a state in the red
Part 2 of 2; continued from last weekThe path to public investment
The path to a strong New Mexico begins with making smart investments. There are many common-sense ways to raise new money, create jobs, and bolster our economy:
• Require all out-of-state corporations to pay income tax on their profits in New Mexico
New Mexico is one of the few states that still allows out-of-state corporations to shift their New Mexico profits on paper to another state to avoid paying taxes here. We lose millions in revenue, and local businesses lose out. A partial fix (called Mandatory Combined Reporting) to this was enacted in 2013, but it exempted many profitable corporations such as...
Report: SNAP delivers more nutrition assistance to children than any other program
NM has highest rate of young children receiving SNAP benefits in nationALBUQUERQUE - A report released the week of Oct. 11 by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities calls the food assistance program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps, the single largest provider of nutrition assistance to children in struggling families across the country.
The report also shows that 46 percent of New Mexico’s young children—ages zero to four—receive SNAP benefits. That’s the highest rate in the nation.
“Getting a healthy, adequate diet is especially important for our youngest children, because nutrition plays a huge role in brain development,”...
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