For Miguel Silva to vote no on a business that is legal and has every right to open is not courageous. A council person should base their votes on the legality and code, not personal agenda.

Our mayor is going to Saudi Arabia to learn about people, politics and culture. Why doesn't he go down on Amador to the City of Hope and talk with those people and use his politics to help those people and end the culture of homelessness.

I just finished reading the article on what you can buy with the money on the $500 million Powerball. Who would want to buy 3 million Tony Romo jerseys?

China and India sends her thanks to all you Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers.

Your headline on Wednesday says spaceport tax pays $1.9 million to local schools. But that is a small part of the spaceport tax. How much would the schools get if they got all of the spaceport tax instead of giving it to the spaceport?

Congratulations to Israel Rodriguez, Mayfield senior. He won the New Mexico Municipal League Young Citizen Award 2012 and will be presented on 12/6 in Albuquerque. Israel is an Excel Plus student at Las Cruces Police Department and is an asset.

Sir Richard Branson has criticized the $209 million New Mexico Spaceport: "We're not getting what we signed up for." He says he was promised a spaceport with many tenants. This is more malarkey from Sir Richard. New Mexican taxpayers should be tired of his balderdash.

The "Chasing Ice" film on global warming should be seen by everyone. It plays at the Allen Cineport 10 Theater from December 12 through December 20.

We are in a drought and yet new pecan orchards are being put in all up and down the valley between here and the county line. It's ridiculous to continue to put in pecan orchards. There is supposed to be a moratorium on it.

As the only elected Republican in Congress from New Mexico, I have been waiting for some kind of response from Steve Pearce to all that is going on about budget talks and I have not heard a word.

The Democrats and Republicans continue to argue about raising taxes on people making $250,000 or more. Now $250,000 is a small, small business. So the compromise should be $500,000 or $700,000.

There should be no talk in Washington about cutting Social Security benefits to retired people.

Imagine the president of NMSU traveling around the state, making speeches criticizing the state Legislature instead of meeting with them in Santa Fe. That's how Obama is dealing with the fiscal cliff.

For covering up the Benghazi killing of four Americans, Susan Rice is rewarded with putting her in the office of secretary of state. Obama says don't blame her for no explanation, blame me. We are and still waiting for you to get all the facts together.

On the Rice issue. She was a spokesman for Obama, she took the heat and now he is rewarding her by giving her that position. That is the name of the game in Washington is it not?

It is funny how the Republicans are claiming that women are important and women legislators are an integral part of the Congress. Out of the 19 committee leaders that the Republicans have in the House of Representatives, they are all white and all men. Not a single women or a minority on those committee leadership panels.

I have been listening to the Republicans and they say it was not their policies that did not get them elected. It was the fact that they talked about their policies that did not get them elected.

The Civil Rights Act was written by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican president. Lyndon Johnson, the Speaker of the House, refused to bring the bill forward for a vote. When he became president, that bill got forced on him so he had no choice but to sign it.

Until the Republicans build enough spunk to stand up to Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, those two will continue to bring them down through hate radio.

Actor Jamie Foxx called President Obama the "Lord and Savior." Now, a Boston community college art gallery is displaying a painting of Obama being crucified like Jesus on a cross. You Obama disciples are starting to scare me.

I see where Obama has a 20-day vacation planned to Hawaii at a cost of $4 million to taxpayers. Typical populist ruler. Wants the people to sacrifice and pay his definition of a fair share, while he lives like a king.

At least the Tea Party stands strong for its beliefs. Now their voice has been silenced and the moderates can't wait to compromise.

If people get AIDS from immoral behavior, why should they get assistance from anybody? Now if you were truly a victim, then you probably need some help. But in this day and age I think most people know how to get AIDS, doing that kind of behavior. Then they should not get any help.