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200 Years On the Santa Fe Trail
The Spanish founded the city of Santa Fe in 1610 on top of a native Pueblo, as La Villa Real de la Santa FĂ© de San Francisco de AsĂs–the capital of Nuevo Mexico. The province became part of the nation … Continue reading
Aztec, New Mexico, Comprehensive Plan
The City of Aztec and Consensus Planning hosted an online Public Meeting, July 30, 2020, for the Aztec Comprehensive Plan Update project. I worked in Aztec, New Mexico, on a temporary basis before I moved up to Pagosa Springs a … Continue reading
Raton, New Mexico
Willow Springs stage station once provided respite at the southern base of Raton Pass for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail’s mountain cutoff. In 1879, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway set rails over the pass from Colorado and … Continue reading
Absaroka County, New Mexico
In 2004, author Craig Johnson created Sheriff Walt Longmire as the protagonist in his series of Western-crime novels set in fictional Durant, Wyoming, county seat of the equally fictional Absaroka County. Longmire is a crime fighter, but first and foremost … Continue reading
Pancho Villa Crossed the Border…and got US into the Great War
Pancho Villa crossed the border in the year of ought sixteen The people of Columbus still hear him riding through their dreams He killed seventeen civilians you could hear the women scream Blackjack Pershing on a dancing horse was waiting … Continue reading
Coworking in Southwest Colorado
There’s an awkward time in the life of a startup, when the idea outgrows the garage but maybe isn’t quite ready to commit to anything long-term. Â It may be time to graduate, but not yet time to settle downâas an … Continue reading
Livability Index: AARP Contributes a Tool Box of Community Indicators
If you create a city thatâs good for an 8 year old and good for an 80 year old, you will create a successful city for everyone. â 8-80 Cities A well-designed place works for all of its residents, from … Continue reading
Development Professional Available
Friends, I am currently seeking a new opportunity in community and economic development, policy analysis or public administration, particularly in the Rocky Mountain or Great Plains states.  I do my best work with a small team of professionals dedicated to excellence … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin BrownâMarch 28, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Goldsboro, North Carolina Tuesday–Mar. 28th It was cool again last night and the day has been foggy. I wrote another letter home today. We drew clothing this AM. Jim Gifford was put on extra duty today … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin BrownâMarch 26, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Goldsboro, North Carolina Sunday–Mar. 26th It has been a little warmer today than yerterday. Our regt. went out today to guard a forage train they had to start at 4 AM and got back at about … Continue reading
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