November 2022
WEATHER WATCH
ATCH Monday: A 20% chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
RIVER C
ALL Purgatoire River Call as of: 11/10/2022. Hoehne Ditch: Priority #9, Appropriation Date: 01/01/1863.
Help count birds for science during Audubon’s 123rd Annual Christmas Bird Count in Raton, New Mexico
Raton, NM — The National Audubon Society invites birdwatchers to participate in the longest-running community science survey, the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). On Saturday, Dec.
Supreme Court rules that NM law allows for partial forfeiture of groundwater rights
New Mexico Supreme Court SANTA FE — New Mexico law allows for the partial forfeiture of underground water rights, the state Supreme Court ruled. In a unanimous opinion, the justices affirmed decisions of a district court and the Court of Appeals in a case involving Toby Romero, the owner of land and a well in Sierra County near Cutter, a defunct mining town southeast of Truth or Consequences.
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When you are doing it your way and completely unselfconsciously and unapologetically yourself, you have no competition. Getting into this state of confidence is tricky, but when you arrive there, no one can be you better than you.
Bennet, Hickenlooper, colleagues push the FCC to increase broadband speed, access
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet & U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues to push the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase broadband speed requirements in its existing programs so that Americans, particularly in rural and underserved areas, can access the faster download and upload speeds needed to participate in modern telehealth, telework and remote learning.
TXT2Cure program available for Colorado voters for the 2022 General Election
Colorado voters can fix signature discrepancies using a smart phone and the TXT2Cure program, which was first implemented statewide by Secretary Jena Griswold in 2020. TXT2Cureisdesignedtoreduce the number of ballots rejected due to missing or discrepant signatures and is especially geared for younger voters who statistically have more ballots with signature discrepancies.
Hiking public lands shouldn’t require a ladder
Imagine you were part owner of a nice piece of rural land, maybe with a trout stream running through it. But your neighbors won’t let you in. You don’t have to imagine, because access to far too much public land is legally blocked by private property owners, causing headaches throughout the West.
Mother, son team rehab historic Trinidad home
Nancy Ellis shared photos of her son, Jason, painting the Victorian trim on a Trinidad home. The two-story house at 410 S. Commercial Street was built in 1888 by a brickmaker named T.B. Lucas and has withstood many tests of time over the past 134 years. The original cedar shake dragon-scale trim adorning three sides of the house has endured as well, and recently received a colorful upgrade. Jason Ellis put a bright new face on the Victorian trim after repairing the cedar scales. Despite the fact that he does not enjoy painting, his mother says that Jason did a fantastic job, and the pair plans to put the historic house on the market this fall.