ISSUE 11-20-21 MOVIE REVIEW

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Antlers Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Kerri Russell and Jesse Plemons. Plugs: None. Nearest: Cottonwood Mall.  Antlers is set in a decaying Oregon town, where a single father, Frank, is seen with his young son, Aiden, outside a mine. What at first seems like an innocent father-son bonding moment turns dark, […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 GOLDEN YEARS VILLAGE IN THE VILLAGE VIV

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] By Barry Abel Village in the Village Giving Thanks Some of us grew up here, or close enough to want to live here “one day.” Many others found Corrales after spending years and years in other places, often several other places. In other words, Corrales is our chosen place. But what turns a […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 LETTERS

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Dear Editor: Climate change is a massive problem among our world making landfills and dumping nuclear waste are not helping. Humankind could go extinct by us destroying rainforests, oceans and making densely-populated cities are having us over-populate and run out of space on earth. My opinion is that we need to save animals, […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 TOM NIMS DIES

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] In spite of Covid’s continued bedevilments, Corrales Mainstreet is planning to host the 2021 Starlight Parade this December 4. Sandy Rasmussen, spokesperson for Corrales Mainstreet, says that the plans have to be very fluid right now because of the pandemic. Even so, the organization is determined to host some sort of celebration. Ideally, […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 LARRY SALAS DIES

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] In spite of Covid’s continued bedevilments, Corrales Mainstreet is planning to host the 2021 Starlight Parade this December 4. Sandy Rasmussen, spokesperson for Corrales Mainstreet, says that the plans have to be very fluid right now because of the pandemic. Even so, the organization is determined to host some sort of celebration. Ideally, […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 STARLIGHT PARADE

In spite of Covid’s continued bedevilments, Corrales Mainstreet is planning to host the 2021 Starlight Parade this December 4. Sandy Rasmussen, spokesperson for Corrales Mainstreet, says that the plans have to be very fluid right now because of the pandemic. Even so, the organization is determined to host some sort of celebration. Ideally, that celebration […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 WELL SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE?

What could you, your neighbors, your village, your nation,  do to protect the earth’s ability to sustain a healthy biosphere? Readers’ suggestions, recommendations or pledges are welcome. Send them to Corrales Comment, or better yet, mobilize to implement them. Here are a few ideas to start. Convince Corrales’ state legislators, Brenda McKenna, Jane Powdrell-Culbert and […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 CHILDREN’S CLIMATE CRISIS LAWSUIT AGAINST U.S.

If nothing more, the teenagers’ lawsuit against the U.S. government for failing to protect them from future ravages of global warming captured the nation’s imagination and sympathy. The 2015 Juliana v. United States suit sought to compel the federal government to take action to limit further changes to the climate that would leave young people […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 KOMADINA MURDER UPDATE

Corrales Police Detective Sergeant Julie Rogers told Corrales Comment November 11 that a grand jury was set to convene November 18 in Albuquerque to consider charges against Joel Ray, arrested for the murder of Spencer Komadina in Corrales October 30. A report by Argen Marie Duncan in the Rio Rancho Observer dated November 4, stated […]

ISSUE 11-20-21 CANNABIS DEBATE RAGES ON

The debate about cannabis growing in Corrales will rage on for at least the next three months. At Tuesday’s village council meeting, Resolution 2139 was passed which included a moratorium to pause the processing of all applications for new cannabis-growing permits for 90 days. Village attorney Randy Autio said, “The idea of the moratorium would […]