MitchHellman

Silver City, NM

Three announce re-election to Silver City Town Council

I have to say I disagree. I have been running a business in Silver City for over 6 years and have never felt intimidated by anybody nor have I had any problems with local politics. In fact, one town councilperson provided me with an intro to the bank that provided me with some start-up financingTO my knowledge, the *only* action taken by the Town in reference to the the Trans-Lux complex mentioned in my posting above was to disapprove their request for $25,000 in tax breaks... which they eventually got from Grant County instead. And Trans-Lux isn't a local company, either-- for all the difference that really makes. I am not defending Steve May or any other person; all I'm doing is correcting factual errors.  (Saturday Dec 12 | post #10)

Silver City, NM

Three announce re-election to Silver City Town Council

Actually, the theater deal fell through because Trans-Lux, the company looking to open the theater on the property next to Wal-Mart, decided to sell off all their properties, exit the entertainment business and concentrate on their main line of business: making lighted signs and displays (many of which are used in theaters, which is how they originally got involved in them). They offered the option of buying the land next to Wal-Mart as part of the package, but I don't think the package buyer took them up on it. See the press release here: http://www.pr-insi de.com/trans-lux-r eports-planned-sal e-of-entertainment -r698854.htm  (Saturday Dec 12 | post #9)

Silver City, NM

EcoNew Mexico plans local workshop

FrancesSilver City is bigger than you admit to. I publish the Silver City Restaurant Guide, a Microsoft Word document that I maintain and make available by e-mail at no charge to any person or organization that asks to be added to the mailing list. It lists over *sixty* places to eat and includes every restaurant in Silver City and within a 5-mile radius. They are not all on Bullard, and sending them only to Bullard St. restaurants is unfair to them and to owners located elsewhereThe difference is that the Museum volunteers have other duties, such as running the gift shop; at the Visitor Center, helping visitors is their sole mission-- one for which the Chamber receives thousands of dollars in Lodger's Tax revenuesIt seems a bit unfair that someone who apparently doesn't know me very well is willing to mis-interpret my explanation as a partisan comment-- especially since I am a member of both the Chamber and The Museum... and since I was one of those who were trying to remove the Chamber's Board of Directors last year. I am *not* particularly a fan of the Chamber-- but they are the entity that the Town Council has chosen to provide tourist services, and they are the party that gets the LT funds for doing so (and, BTW, I served on the LT Advisory Board this year and watched as our recommendations were gutted by the Town Council.) My *sole* point in mentioning the Chamber at all, several posts back, was that the Visitor Center being closed on Sundays is but one example of how we are not serving visitors as well as we couldThat's a very narrow view. Many, maybe even most, of the visitors to the area are interested in one or more of the many *other* things we offer: 3.3 million acres of relatively-unspoil ed wilderness, all kinds of recreational opportunities, congenial weather, 30-plus art galleries, small-town ambiance, farms and ranches, and the beginnings of eco-tourism-- which was the original point of this thread.  (Thursday Dec 10 | post #28)

Silver City, NM

EcoNew Mexico plans local workshop

Info about SC's past, yes; info about where to go to eat, where to park their RV for the night, and the fact that the road to the Cliff Dwellings is not plowed at night or on weekends north of Pinos Altos, probably notYes, but virtually everyone who works at the Museum is a volunteer... and the Museum has the same difficulty finding, training, and retaining volunteers as the Chamber does.  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #26)

Silver City, NM

EcoNew Mexico plans local workshop

I was not aware of that, but even so-- do we really want people to come to the Visitor Center only to be confronted with a sign that tells them that they need to get back in their car and drive to the Museum? (I'm assuming that directions to the Museum were provided on the sign.) I'm certain that the Museum doesn't have as much literature to hand out as the Visitor Center does... and are Museum volunteers provided with the kind of info and training that Visitor Center volunteers receive? I try to do my part. In my store I've got one of the literature racks maintained by the Mimbres Region Arts Council, plus another 20+ pockets that I personally stock with local info, plus copies of Desert Exposure, the Glenwood Gazette, several other publications, and lists of local accommodations and restaurants-- and the list of Downtown businesses open on Sunday as published by Silver City MainStreet. On plenty of occasions I have called on behalf of visitors to make reservations at local eateries or B&Bs. I'm happy to do all this, and I admit that it often brings me some business from the travelers I assist. But IMHO, the Visitor Center being closed on Sunday is one of the ways we show the public that we're not yet serious about tourism in Silver City.  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #24)

Opinion

Their view: ACLU should be everyone's organization

I don't think everyone is as stupid as me; I *do* however, think you're even stupider that I imagined.  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #244)

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Their view: ACLU should be everyone's organization

He's baaaaaaaa-aaaack!  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #242)

Opinion

Their view: ACLU should be everyone's organization

I just thought it was amusing that you'd name yourself after people you profess to hate. I guess that proves it: you always hurt the one you love.  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #241)

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Their view: ACLU should be everyone's organization

...and you do realize that the name 'atty' is the commonly-used abbreviation for "attorney, " right? :)  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #238)

Opinion

Their view: ACLU should be everyone's organization

At least you didn't call anybody a liberal this time. And they said you couldn't be trained!  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #237)

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Their view: ACLU should be everyone's organization

OMG! He used the 'L' word! I'm so ashamed! Don't look now, dimwit, but most of us liberals DON'T MIND being called liberal. On the other hand, you are a poopoo-face doody-head. There-- that'll show 'em.  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #188)

Silver City, NM

EcoNew Mexico plans local workshop

SK: I'd love to send someone over; in fact, I wish I could go over myself. But: my entire workforce consists of yours truly and two part-time employees, one of whom is already working on Sunday (and the other one is in church).  (Wednesday Dec 9 | post #22)

Silver City, NM

Naturalization ceremony produces new citizens

You're still flunking Reading Comprehension. Up until now I have never mentioned my national origin; here it comes: I am a third-generation American citizen, born in the USA to American parents and grandparents. (And up until now *you* haven't mentioned your origin, either-- only your 'heritage,' but nothing about your country of birth, and nothing about where your ancestors came from-- are you ashamed to say? How's it feel to be on the other side of the Birther argument?) And you have never asked me what I have to offer Americans and their families. So far, all you've done is tell poster #5 above that *he* had nothing to offer... and I already mentioned that I'm not him. Try and keep up, OK? You don't even remember what *you've* said, let alone what I've said-- even when it's right on the screen in front of you, a few inches up from where you're typing. I feel like I'm in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.  (Monday Dec 7 | post #13)

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Their view: ACLU should be everyone's organization

Hey Fabioso and PlacitasRoy: why not join me at the link below-- I've been tying Border Native-American up in knots! See: http://www.topix.c om/forum/city/silv er-city-nm/T11U2UU M701906768  (Monday Dec 7 | post #62)

Silver City, NM

Naturalization ceremony produces new citizens

Your heritage built this country? Was it the Irish? The Chinese? The Africans? The Polish? The Jews? The Scandinavians? The Italians? The Anglicans? The Catholics? All of these people --and more-- endured hardship in coming here, many of them after being persecuted in their own country, and all of them suffered prejudice and discrimination in this country from bigots just like you. So spill it, big boy-- where did they come from? And would you like to bet that they received similar treatment from xenophobic no-nothings like you? You keep dodging and weaving, but you are afraid to admit that your ancestors were immigrants-- just like the ones you are trying to denigrate. Your own words trap you; you dispute my logic, yet you use the exact same argument to claimBTW: how do you figure I got booted out of Australia? If you are talking about post #5 above: 1. That was a different person posting, another member of your fan club-- not me; and: 2. He said that he was from Austria-- not Australia. You *do* know the difference, don't you? Geez, did you sleep through Geography, History, Logic *and* Reading Comprehension?  (Monday Dec 7 | post #11)