SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE: Rio Arriba County Sheriff arraigned on obstruction charges
We have been following this story for weeks. — Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan has been arrested. the Northern New Mexico Independent Has the details!
There is already a former Rio Arriba County Sheriff in Prison
More News…….
Who is going to be the peacemaker for America? God or Politics?
If you think its politics…your barking up the wrong tree.
I love New Mexico and Minnesota, my home states, that I love and care for so very much. I do a radio ministry program yet into Minnesota and also we purchase scripture ads in the Windom, Minnesota newspaper, the Cottonwood County Citizen. I know that my home states, like all of America is under such stress. This message is intended for all of America.
I have known former NM Congressman Pastor Bill Redmond for years. Some of the greatest interviews I have dome on radio was when I was talking with Bill. I even interviewed him live from China one time on KKIM. Bill is a top adviser of mine. He helps me so very much in my walk with God. Bill is always referring to Francis Schaeffer and his book ‘A Christian Manifesto’ everyone should read this for such a time as this.
Francis Schaeffer, A Christian Manifesto – People for Life Order Here
This is from the wrings of Billy Graham:
Patience isn’t easy for most people. But it is important to consider the needs and thoughts of others, especially in marriage, particularly when things are out of our control. But we must also guard against selfishness. Patience is not simply “teeth-clenched” endurance. It is an attitude of expectation.
The Bible says, “Be patient. … See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth…. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand” (James 5:7-8). The farmer patiently watches his barren ground because he knows there will be results. He has patience in his labors because there will be products of his labor. As we strive to live for the Lord we must exhibit patience knowing that our obedience to Him will result in good fruits that He will accept in eternity.
Patience also speaks of a person’s steadfastness when irritated or experiencing conflict. Enduring ill-treatment without anger or retaliation is a fruit of the spirit, referred to in Scripture as self-control (Galatians 5:23). Our lives are to be characterized by patience; it’s important in developing stable character and integrity. This is why God allows difficulties, inconveniences, trials, and even suffering to come our way for a specific purpose: they help develop the right attitude for the growth of patience in our lives.
Ask God for patience — and then use it in every aspect of life. It will be a marvelous testimony to others.
Oh how I love people! It is one of the main reason I get up in the morning, it so show people the love of Jesus! My top advisers in my life are GOD ALMIGHTY and my angel wife Sharon! My Dear Brother Tom Johnson says, Sharon has such quiet strength and wisdom. I am seeing so many people under extreme stress it breaks my heart. We are such a divided nation. I weep and pray on that. America is an emotional wreck right now. Our nation has been turned upside down, I think I may be in some sort of ‘Twilight Zone’ movie! The best pill for all this is a chill pill from JESUS! Soak in HIS LOVE AND WORD! We are all being tested. One reason I wake up early and work long days is to report the news the best I can from a Biblical Worldview, not a Political Worldview.
Come to Jesus, seek the face of Jesus, be led by Jesus in all you do and say…..
If America is to survive, we need to return to God and not politics. Politics is a dirty business. I beleive America got lazy, greedy, spoiled, self-righteous and turned everything into politics. You can you see where that has gotten us!!!!!
Most of the media is way out of control on TV and the internet. I was trained as a journalist years ago and have been a radio news reporter, radio news director and VP of News at Progressive Broadcasting. I boast in the Lord in saying, I know news when I see it. I know politics when I smell it!
If only America was partisan for God.
Please be in prayer over all these issues.
My Dear Brother in Christ Couy Griffin is under attack because of a speech he made the other day. I know Couy as a Pastor, he was Pastor at First Baptist Church in Reserve for awhile, I have broken bread with him and his family, I have heard him preach, he is a good man. Couy is like many of us, we are heartbroken with all that is happening in America, like abortion. I am an old guy with terminology that many folks under 50 do not understand. My words can be taken differently than what I mean. I beleive this is what has happened to Couy.
From Minnesota:
Catholic, some Lutheran churches defy state order to limit worshipers
Tension is high in not only New Mexico, but the nation, my home state Minnesota is having a tough time….
NEW MINN. MOVES GET SOME PUSHBACK
Albuquerque, May 20–Today RPNM Chairman Steve Pearce issued the following statement after Gov. Lujan Grisham’s press conference updating her public health order:
“Gov. Lujan Grisham continues her piecemeal solution to our serious problem of treating constituents fairly. We’ve now learned it will be at least June before dine-in restaurants, salons, gyms and other establishments can be considered for a partial reopening. The continued shutdown is killing livelihoods while other businesses are partially opened and national chains take in New Mexico dollars. This is unjust and unfair. The inequitable order is forcing hundreds of restaurants to close, bankrupting other establishments and collapsing our state’s economy.”
COVID-19 rages on in the Navjo Nation. Our Native American brothers and Sisters are hurting, Navajo Nation passes NYC for COVID-19 rate
More News:We have reported on this before…………
More news today from New Mexico……
So many things are changing so fast it makes my head spin. I have read reports of Memorial Day events being cancelled and even July 4th celebrations being cancelled already around America. Now the World famous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is in doubt. ABQ JOURNAL STORY
I always pray myself through the days…..not plow myself through and do dumb things…….
I keep thinking….I cannot get a haircut in New Mexico because of Public Health orders, but the murdering of God’s babies continue through abortion here in New Mexico. So very, very wrong….it goes to show how off base we are as a state. Evil. Who is in charge of the Public Health for God’s babies? This whole world has been turned upside down, never seen anything like it in my lifetime.
Yesterday I had a lovely Christian woman call me and she wept as she talked about how many Christians are falling apart emotionally during this time. I also had a young lady call me who works in the service industry in Albuquerque and she said that many people are being rude as they wait. The nasty talk has got to stop. Christians need to be well behaved and remember if you are rude, that is the example you are showing an unbelieving world, it is just what they want to see, Christians behaving badly. The peacemaker is JESUS and HIS WORD! HIS PROMISES!
We will continue to be a divided state and nation unless all this stops, if not, this division is going to finally tear us apart.
Jesus is always the answer…….seek the face of the LORD, use your God given discernment in all you do and say. Will we ever come together in unity? Who will be your peacemaker?
God Given Discernment….Do You Have it?
for Flaring of Gas on All Non-municipal, Non-federal, and Non-tribal Lands Statewide
SANTA FE, NM – The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division is re-issuing restrictions on fireworks, smoking, campfires and open fires on all non-municipal, non-federal, and non-tribal lands to clarify exemptions for gas flaring in New Mexico. Increasing temperatures, lower humidity, high winds and ongoing drought conditions in parts of the state make these restrictions necessary in order to protect communities, firefighters, first responders, and New Mexico’s natural resources from wildfire. The revised restrictions are in effect as of 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
The restrictions will be imposed on non-municipal, non-federal, and non-tribal lands statewide in New Mexico and will remain in effect until further notice.
SMOKING, FIREWORKS, CAMPFIRES, OPEN BURNING, AND OPEN FIRES ARE PROHIBITED ON NON-MUNICIPAL, NON-FEDERAL, AND NON-TRIBAL LANDS STATEWIDE UNLESS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET.
Smoking is prohibited except in enclosed buildings, within vehicles equipped with ashtrays, and on paved or surfaced roads, developed recreation sites, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material.
Fireworks use is prohibited on lands covered wholly or in part in timber, brush, grass, grain, or other flammable vegetation. The State Forester is allowing exceptions to the ban on fireworks where they are a part of a public exhibit approved by the local fire department.
Campfires are prohibited unless the following exceptions are met. An exception is granted where cooking or heating devices use kerosene, white gas, or propane as a fuel in an improved camping area that is cleared of flammable vegetation for at least 30 feet or has a water source. New Mexico State Parks and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish lands are included in this prohibition. For more information regarding New Mexico State Parks contact the local State Park Superintendent or Manager or visit the website at www.nmparks.com.
The State Forester is also allowing exceptions for charcoal grills and wood and coal stoves within yards associated with a residence or on the premises of a business.
Open burning, i.e., burning of cropland, fields, rangeland, debris burning, slash piles, prescribed burning, or weed burning, is prohibited. The State Forester grants an exception to open burning when all the following conditions are met:
1. the cropland is irrigated (This exception does not apply to non-irrigated croplands, fields, or rangelands.);
2. burning is done with adequate planning;
3. adequate personnel are present to monitor and control the burn to assure that it will not become an uncontrolled fire;
4. the burn area is secured from becoming uncontrolled at the end of daily operations; and
5. at the beginning of each day, before ignition, the person responsible for the burn notifies the local fire department responsible for fire protection and follows all local burning guidelines and 20.2.60.111 NMAC, Open Burning of Vegetative Material, related to state air quality.
Flaring of gas is prohibited. The State Forester grants an automatic exception to the prohibition on open fires for the flaring of natural gas when the conditions are met for each of the following categories:
1. Flaring is needed for safety purposes and/or short term unplanned operational needs.
2. Flaring is planned, and the facility is manned:
- the day is not designated a “red flag day” as determined by the National Weather Service and the sustained wind is not in excess of 25 miles per hour in the area; and
- the local fire department and county dispatch are notified at least 24 hours in advance of anticipated releases that will result in flaring; if flaring is done by an automated system then the schedule of flaring shall be provided to the local fire department and county dispatch; and
- at least one adult is on site with communications equipment adequate to reach county dispatch and the local fire department in the event of a fire; the individual should also be equipped with a shovel and a water backpack pump or other equipment to deliver water to suppress a fire; and
- the area is mowed and maintained at a length not to exceed 4 inches and all other flammable products or debris shall be cleared in the area for a distance of one and one-half times the height of the stack.
3. Flaring is planned, and the facility is unmanned:
- the day is not designated a “red flag day” as determined by the National Weather Service and the sustained wind is not in excess of 25 miles per hour in the area; and
- the area around the flare stack is mowed and maintained at a length not to exceed 4 inches and all other non-facility related flammable products or debris shall be cleared in the area for a distance of three times the height of the stack.
Other exceptions may be requested
The State Forester may allow additional exemptions upon receiving a written request and granting subsequent approval in writing. You may apply for exemptions other than those listed above for flaring or agricultural burning on the Forestry Division website at https://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SFD/. The exemptions provided above in this Fire Restrictions Order for flaring and agricultural burning do not require written approval so long as the conditions listed are met.
An exemption does not relieve a person from any civil or criminal liability associated with an uncontrolled fire, including costs associated with wildland fire suppression. These revised restrictions become effective at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2020 and will remain in effect until rescinded.
For details and the legal restriction notification, go to www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SFD/ or call (505) 476-3325.
For questions regarding flaring contact the local New Mexico Oil Conservation Division Office: Artesia/Hobbs: (575) 626-0857; or Aztec, Brandon Powell (505) 320-0200.
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The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department provides resource protection and renewable energy resource development services to the public and other state agencies.
Much of New Mexico is getting very restless staying at home and wearing a mask. NM health secretary warns Lea County The state is hurting very badly in a lot of ways, murder, robbery, drug abuse, domestic violence, New Mexico ranks 3rd in alcohol consumption during pandemic, unemployment, businesses closing for good, the oil industry has gone away for now, the state is broke, the coming years will be very tough in New Mexico. Many have not had funerals for their loved ones because of COVID-19. Folks cannot visit loved ones in the hospital, nursing home, assisted living…..Meanwhile COVID-19 rages on in the Navjo Nation. Our Native American brothers and Sisters are hurting very badly.COVID-19 impacts every corner of the Navajo Nation
Please be in prayer over all these issues.
Tension is high in not only New Mexico, but the nation.
Many restaurants in New Mexico have closed for good. This is so very sad, as many have lost their life savings, their dreams, many jobs are being lost. Last week the number was at 215 that have closed for good.
Please let your voice be heard!NM Governor Lujan Grisham’s Website
I am counting on you to be nice to the Governor….show the love of Jesus.
NM Health secretary fighting an ’emotionally draining’ battle
Local restaurant shares dine-in service reopening guide with other restaurants
Small businesses grapple with governor’s mandatory mask public health order
Churches across NM slowly reopen for in-person services
UNM professors working to develop COVID-19 vaccine
WalletHub released its report on the States with the Biggest Drug Problems in 2020, as well as accompanying videos, to highlight the areas that stand to be most affected.
This study compares the 50 states and the District in terms of 22 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and employee drug testing laws. You can find some highlights below.
Drug Abuse & Prevention in New Mexico (1=Biggest Problem; 25=Avg.):
- 11th – Share of Teenagers Who Used Illicit Drugs in the Past Month
- 15th – Share of Adults Who Used Illicit Drugs in the Past Month
- 28th – Opioid Pain Reliever Prescriptions per Capita
- 16th – Drug Overdose Deaths per Capita
- 12th – Share of Adults Who Needed but Didn’t Receive Treatment for Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year
To view the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/drug-use-by-state/35150/FROM YESTERDAY: When I was out in Catron County yesterday Preaching at FBC in Reserve, oh man is it so very dry! Here at our home on the west side of Albuquerque it is dry as a bone! Please be in prayer for rain and the safety of our Firefighters. Today the temps are in the 90’s for much of the state with windy conditions in parts. The only chance of rain in the coming days is Tuesday, only a 20% chance.
Meanwhile….who is minding the store???
“The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow”
U.S. Consumer Debt!!! It is UGLY!
We are playing monopoly with our future and we are losing!
Those stimulus checks are nothing but monopoly money.
Who got the “Go to Jail Card?” Well, we all got the “go to the poor house card”
We are in a Depression and don’t know it! The worst conditions since the Great Depression. Over 30 million Americas are unemployed and way too many business have closed forever, over 200 restaurants in New Mexico have closed for good. See what happens when you do not follow Biblical principles with finances???!!! We have just dumped a gigantic pool of red ink on our children and their grandchildren with this mess.
FGGAM MEDIA CENTER just received this news release:
With most states partially reopened after closing down non-essential businesses earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions, as well as accompanying videos.
To identify which states have the fewest coronavirus restrictions, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 11 key metrics. Our data set ranges from whether child-care programs and restaurants have reopened to the presence or absence of a “shelter-in-place” order. Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A.
States with the Fewest Restrictions States with the Most Restrictions 1. South Dakota T-41. Connecticut / Michigan 2. Wisconsin T-41. New York 3. Idaho T-44. New Mexico 4. Missouri T-44. Washington 5. Utah 46. Hawaii 6. Wyoming 47. Vermont 7. Montana 48. Massachusetts 8. Arizona 49. District of Columbia 9. North Dakota 50. Rhode Island 10. Iowa 51. Illinois Note: Rankings are based on data available as of 12:30 p.m. ET on Monday, May 18, 2020.
Biggest Changes in Rank from the Previous Report
- Wisconsin moved from 34 to 2, up 32 positions. This is due in part to the fact that the state has lifted all restrictions on large gatherings, had closed but fully re-opened restaurants and bars, has child care programs open and has fully reopened all non-essential businesses.
- Arizona moved from 32 to 8, up 24 positions. This is due in part to the fact that the state has lifted all restrictions on large gatherings and has lifted all stay-at-home mandatory restrictions.
- Georgia moved from 11 to 28, down 17 positions. This is due in part to the fact that the state requires wearing a face mask in public and that the state still has its legislative sessions postponed.
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-fewest-coronavirus-restrictions/73818/Q&A with WalletHub
What should states be most mindful of when reopening?
“States should be most mindful of limiting close contact between residents even as businesses reopen, which means that state legislatures should transition from guidelines on social distancing to laws, such as requiring mask wearing in public places and limiting the number of people per square footage. States can show extra care to vulnerable populations by making sure they are accommodated with free deliveries of essential goods and exclusive hours at all businesses,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “Most importantly, state governments need to closely monitor the number of coronavirus cases, prepare for a second wave, and adjust further reopening plans if needed to avoid too much of a strain on hospitals.”
What can citizens do to maintain their safety in the states that have the fewest restrictions?
“In order to stay safe in the states that have the fewest coronavirus restrictions, people can wear masks and gloves in public even if it’s not required, and they can minimize the amount of time they spend around other people,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “Employees whose jobs allow for working from home could request that their employers let them do so for another few months, and those who can’t work remotely should make sure their workplaces are cleaned regularly and have measures in place to reduce crowding.”
Why does South Dakota rank as the state with the fewest coronavirus restrictions?
“Two major reasons why South Dakota ranks as the state with the fewest coronavirus restrictions are that it is one of only seven states that never had a mandate for all schools to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is the only state that never required a statewide closure of bars and restaurants,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “South Dakota has already lifted some of the restrictions it did implement, such as its ban on large gatherings, and it only recommends wearing a mask in public rather than requiring it like most states do.”
New York has the most coronavirus cases in the U.S. How has that impacted their restrictions?
“New York ranks as No. 9 for the most coronavirus restrictions in the U.S.,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “One of New York’s most prominent COVID-19 restrictions is its continued limited statewide quarantine even as many states start to reopen, and it is one of only 8 states in which all gatherings remain prohibited. New York is also among 19 states that participate in multistate agreements for making decisions on the reopening process.”