Author name: ljcalloway

I am a writer. I love the Rocky Mountain West. For more than 50 years my primary residence has been in the upper basin of the Rio Grande.

Governor’s man Contarino says 98 per cent is a pretty good average for non-felonious appointments. Are they giving the real politicians a bad name?

Was it the libertarian drug issue or superior organization that defeated John Dendahl as New Mexico Republican state chairman? Whatever. . . Politics ain’t simple.

You could be fined $1,000 for failing to file a price affidavit on recording a real estate contract or deed, but if you wanta to know what houses are going for in your neighborhood, you still have to see a Realtor.

New Mexico gets $168 per person this year in pork barrell spending from Congress — fourth highest in the nation — according to a Washington anti-waste group. Should we feel guilty?

Another four years of this and Lake Powell could be a mud puddle? Surely the Bureau of Reclamation will think of something. Right?

In the post-Dendahl era of political warming, the Democrats and Republicans may be dropping all pretense that they are polarized on environmental and business issues.

Bill Richardson could resort to refinancing the Gary Johnson bonds, but that’s only a temporary solution to New Mexico’s empty road fund. And then there’s the fight between the planners and the legislators.

He’s the nation’s highest ex-governor, but he’s shunning publicity on this one, especially the cost. A fragmentary report on Gary Johnson at Everest Base Camp. Will he summit? Will the Texans?

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