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This Week At The Reel Deal Theater

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 2, 2019

Catch Of The Week: ‘CEO Fraud’ … Watch Out!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 2, 2019

Indicators of Business Email Compromise. Courtesy image

By BECKY RUTHERFORD

Los Alamos

Imagine this – it’s a busy day at the office, almost time to go home. Your computer beeps with an email notification.

Jane – do you have a minute? Am tied up in a meeting, need your help. We have a pending invoice from our Vendor. I will highly appreciative if you can handle before close of business. Can’t take calls. Please email.

It’s from your boss, and it’s not like you can ignore him … you reply and ask for the details so you can make the payment. Before you leave the office for the day, Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Rack Of Lamb

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 2, 2019

Rack of Lamb ready to serve. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ

Espanola Valley

I come from a very long line of shepherds who settled in the northern hills of El Rito and La Madera in the late 1500s. My mother’s generation of the Ortega and Gonzales families, who were in this line of business, was the last to live on that working farm up north.

When I was a kid, she and Grandma both shared lots of memories about those hard working days, their fun times at dances held at the SPMDTU, and the long periods of time (months) when the women were left alone to run the ranch

Wiemann: Pension Buyout Offer – Annuity Or Lump Sum?

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 1, 2019

By SHELLY A. WIEMANN

Edward Jones Financial Advisor

If you participate in a pension plan at work, you might be offered a buyout at some point. This could happen if your employer wants to shrink its future pension obligations or if your company has been bought, and your new employer decides to terminate your existing pension plan.

In either case, you will likely have two main options: You can take your pension as a lump sum of your accrued benefits, or you can convert it to an annuity, which can be structured to provide you with a lifetime income stream. Which choice is best?

McQuiston: Things To Consider When Starting A Home-Based Business

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 29, 2019

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency

Starting a home based business might sound appealing (working in your PJ’s, setting your own hours, no boss!!). However, you need to make sure that your business is properly insured.

Here are some questions to ask yourself about your endeavor:

Will merchandise be stored in your home?
Will you have office equipment?
Will there be customers on your property? What if a customer slipped on a wet floor or an icy sidewalk?
Are you selling a product? What if a customer is injured by your product?
Are you providing a service? What if a customer is not happy with your work?

Fr. Glenn: Inevitable Change

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 28, 2019

By Fr. Glenn Jones

Was scrolling through Facebook the other day and came across a post from one of my former parishioners announcing that yet another one of her young ones was learning to drive. Well, that darn ol’ teasing self came out and I couldn’t help but reply: “Okay, I’ll stay off the sidewalk.”

But, regardless of sarcasm, inside there truly WAS a tinge of surprise: “Is she old enough to drive … already?!”… for etched deep in cherished memory are the many times that “little one”—with brothers and sisters—virtually gang-tackled ol’ Fr. Glenn in group hug as they exited IHM on Sundays. Heavy sigh. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Climate & Energy Transition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 26, 2019

By CAMILLA FEIBELMAN

Rio Grande Chapter Director

Sierra Club

You probably heard that PNM announced Monday that they will reach 100 percent carbon-free by 2040, five years earlier than ETA requires. This is very exciting news and moves us even faster toward protecting our planet.

PNM wasn’t specific about how they’ll get to 100 percdent and what technologies they’ll use to reach the goal. But they did say that they will be building 140MW of wind and that battery prices are falling fast. They also said they’d offer different scenarios and that “we”

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