Going past the warning signs at Area 51
Nearly three-quarters of a million people (As of this writing) have signed up to storm one the U.S. government’s most mysterious bases on Sept....
Unlike absentee voting, all mail-in balloting defrauds voters
By State Rep. Jim Townsend
The American voting system can best be described as one voter-one vote. In recent weeks, Congressional Democrats have been pushing...
Opportunity awaits Spring River Park & Zoo
Having a zoological network encompassing China, Japan, Taiwan, South Africa, Mauritius, Caribbean, and United States, I can safely say the attention Spring River Park...
Why newspapers still connect with readers
Years ago a state lawmaker — in a state other than New Mexico — took it upon himself to try and undermine the public’s...
Make Facebook, Google pay for local news
By Dean Ridings
CEO, America’s Newspapers
If you are a newspaper subscriber or you pick up a copy at a local retailer, you pay for the...
It’s time to resolve the Roswell mystery of 1947
As every citizen of Roswell knows, the city is at the center of one of the greatest mysteries of all time. In 1947, something...
Civic engagement, great HS football
Local attorney Rick Kraft last week filed paperwork to appear on the ballot in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary, telling the Roswell Daily Record,...
Census planning efforts underway
The prospect of counting every person in a country as expansive as ours might seem, especially in the planning stages, like an earth-to-the-moon endeavor....
Communication lacking at RISD
Public’s interest in local schools deserves more consideration
The Roswell Independent School District board has met in closed session three times in recent months to discuss...
Use time to shape the new normal
There are all sorts of suggestions out there for what to do with time spent at home during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Of course...
Western wildfires burn with surprising speed
No one wants to see more of any sort of natural disaster. Unfortunately, in recent years we’ve witnessed an increase in any number of...
Best gift I ever got came at Thanksgiving
The best gift I ever received didn’t come on a birthday or at Christmas. It came right around Thanksgiving, not a holiday often associated...
Path’s hard to follow, easy to see
It’s been difficult to watch in recent weeks as many of the things that lend our city its unique character have been muted by...
Researcher to teach UFO continuing education course
Chris Rutkowski is a science writer and UFO researcher. He has authored several books on UFOs and has also taught courses on the subject.
Next...
Getting stronger every day; Vistas editor describes his near-death experience, then...
As many of you know, I suffered a series of grand mal seizures on March 16 that put me in a coma for a...
