Let’s talk about freedom
I would like to touch a little bit on the subject of freedom. Freedom is like air. People struggle for it only when they are deprived of it. When it is there, they ignore it.
But in another way it is very different. If you do not care for it and do not protect it, it has the tendency to disappear. Yet many today advocate violating the right of citizens to protect democracy.
I never realized how easy it is for people to lose their freedoms. I never thought that Americans were susceptible to losing their freedoms until the pandemic hit. I think we all found out that governments can take any and all freedom from people and there is nothing anybody can do about it.
Can you imagine how powerful Dr. Fauci felt when he had control over all the people in the world, by being able to control all the governments in the world. There is an old saying, you don’t miss the water until the well runs dry. In this case you don’t miss your freedom until it is taken away from you. Our freedoms were taken away from us when the pandemic hit.
David Garcia
Española
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The Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District (SF-PSWCD) is pleased to offer residents of Santa Fe County, Los Alamos County, and southern Rio Arriba County a special opportunity to receive professional assistance in eradicating certain classes of noxious, invasive weeds from their properties nearly free of cost, through a special program offered by the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD).
Landowners are encouraged to apply now, as funding for the current cycle of this program will close June 30, 2025. The program covers 90% of project costs, with individual landowners providing a required 10% match.
Application forms, along with a program description and list of qualifying noxious and invasive weeds, can be found at the Santa Fe-Pojoaque SWCD website:
https://sites.google.com/site/santafepojoaqueswcd/assistance-for-landowners
Completed applications should be emailed to sfpswcd@gmail.com. Projects will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Board of Supervisors
Santa Fe-Pojoaque SWCD