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Thinking Out Loud: Heroes, Villains and Mavericks

I don’t watch much TV. The idea of catching my favorite weekly serial is a notion that is long passed. That’s primarily because publishing deadlines that began, for me, way back

Woman in the Mirror: Battling the Blues

Elvis hit the nail on the head when he sang, “Blue Christmas.” Many people, me included, find themselves battling the blues during the holidays. Mine comes from the misbelief that

Wright Words: Merry Christmas

Before going off on a rant, I would like to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Yes, I said Merry Christmas. 

Not "Happy Holidays," or "Season's Greetings."

The birth of Jesus Christ is what we celebrate this time of year, and being a Christian with my 1st Amendment Rights within this publication and outside of these office walls, it will be "Merry Christmas" until my final breath.

Musings by Marilou: A Birthday, Christmas Rescue

When I left the Seminole Sentinel office on Friday, I swore I would not write another animal column for a while. 

Of course, I did not know at the time that our house would take on another family member over the weekend. 

A visit to the Lea County (New Mexico) Animal Adoption Center on Saturday resulted in a win-win situation. Another new toy was added to the pile of donations for needy children in Hobbs, N.M. and a sweet, skinny German Shepard, now named Nola, received a forever home.

Thinking Out Loud:Importing Need

In September, the Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed change in the "Public Charge" rule, one that would have immigration officials factor in potential and past benefits use and income when deciding to grant a visa. In other words, a large component of what some call a "merit-based" or "means tested" system.

Thinking Out Loud: Importing Need

In September, the Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed change in the "Public Charge" rule, one that would have immigration officials factor in potential and past benefits use and income when deciding to grant a visa. In other words, a large component of what some call a "merit-based" or "means tested" system. 

Musings by Marilou: That Goofy Cat

At 2 a.m. Saturday morning, our backyard frozen and laced with snow, I stood barefoot in the alley between my house and the park frantically calling for Shadow.  For a split second I actually wondered why I had been so adamant about having a cat.

Wright's Words: Christmas Calendar Anxiety

I live by the calendar. 

Like most of you, I have certain things take place on certain days. So, like most of you, I keep a close eye on the calendar. 

With that said, I was taken back when I looked at the bottom right corner of my computer screen on Monday afternoon -- December 10th by the way if you're keeping an eye on your calendar -- when the anxiety-driven thought hit me: "The Christmas holiday shopping season is almost over."

Local Journalism Can Upend the ‘Fake News’ Narrative

“For the first time media is the least trusted institution globally,” Edelman, the global PR and marketing firm concluded in its annual worldwide study on trust in institutions like the media, business and government. These international findings are in line with recent data coming out of the U.S. A 2016 Gallup poll reported that just 32 percent of Americans trusted the mass media, while an Ipsos poll from summer 2018 found that nearly one-third of Americans agreed that the news media is the “enemy of the people.”

How did it come to this?

Thinking Out Loud:

I've never paid a whole lot of attention to celebrities. Or as my mother used to say, "they're not worth a hill of beans." Funny, coming from a woman whose family's survival can be attributed, in large part, to a very large hill of beans.

Not that my mother or I would ever diminish the achievements of those who become celebrities. It's just that, over time, people often begin to celebrate celebrity for celebrity's sake, and forget what it was that the person was actually good at.