News

DA appoints special prosecutor for Rust caseFirst Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced yesterday she has appointed Andrea Reeb, who retired in March as DA for the Ninth Judicial District and is a Republican legislative candidate in the November election, as a special prosecutor for her office’s Rust investigation. No charges have been brought as of yet in the case following last year’s Oct. 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding of Joel Souza on the Rust set. In a statement announcing the appointment, Carmack-Altwies said she was providing an “official update” to “dispel any rumors” about the...

Let’s depart Asia and take our food travels across the Pacific Ocean this week.  Soon we will be docking land in the good old USA.   We’ve been talking about Indian, Italian and Chinese fare for awhile, but there’s nothing wrong with good old classic American comfort food, is there?  Although our cuisine, like America’s ‘melting pot’ of people, has evolved into a melting pot of great foods, I often wonder if it is truly AMERCAN food, outside of maybe roasted turkey and winter squashes (and even those were native to the indigenous people here when Columbus and the pilgrims arrived). ...

In the past five years, there has been an absolute boom in new micro-compact pistols. What followed was optics-ready models of those micro-compact pistols. With only a sparse amount of “micro-optics” and seldom in supply or at a feasible price point it was only a matter of time before other brands stepped up to the plate with their own offerings. Several footprints and types have made their mark in this timeframe but most are fragile and expensive. I am excited to say that now it is Vortex Optics’ turn in the spotlight. Today I am glad to introduce the Vortex...

Today I learned that Woodpeckers Tools owns Blue Spruce Toolworks. Woodpeckers is a USA manufacturer of premium woodworking tools and accessories. Blue Spruce Toolworks is known for their customizable woodworking hand tools. I wrote about Blue Spruce Toolworks before, and little did I know at the time that Woodpeckers had already acquired the company. I discovered this today, when I opened a box of Woodpeckers tools I had purchased, and there was a Blue Spruce flyer inside. And yes, the Woodpeckers order did great damage to my wallet. I wanted one item and maybe another, but then I looked at...

Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Mokwheel Basalt – Photo: Mokwheel Sponsored by Mokwheel Mokwheel Basalt Electric Bike Offers “Wow Factor” At Every Turn I was recently afforded an opportunity to test the Mokwheel Basalt electric bike from start to finish, including delivery and assembly to various test drive scenarios. This was my first chance to really dig into the ebike world. I had only ridden an electric bike once before, at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, and it was only for a minute or two.  RVers have toted bicycles with them for decades. They provide an easy and practical way to get...