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Powering Through an Outage
Sort the many choices for home generators
By Paul Wesslund
If you’re wondering whether to buy a home generator in case of a power outage, you’re not alone. Backup power sources have become so popular that manufacturers now offer a wide range of choices.
Popular Dishes, Refreshing Treats
As the end of summer approaches, school supply lists are filled and outdoor temperatures becoming tiresome, let’s enjoy some simple and delicious recipes.
Pie Town
and the Recipe to Savory Success
By Dixie Boyle
Teach Your Children Well
By Miranda Boutelle
Q: How can I encourage my children to use less electricity at home?
A: When I was a child I dreamed of one day having a home where I could pay my own electric bill—said no one ever.
Recognizing Changemakers
Since 1935, New Mexico has recognized the history of our state by erecting brown, log-hewn roadside markers informing passersby of the people, geological features and historical events that have shaped the state.
In the late 1990s, three New Mexico women realized only one of the more than 500 markers was in recognition of a woman. Determined to honor the remarkable women who are an integral part of our state’s history, Patricia French, Beverly Duran and Alexis Girard established the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative.
As members of the New Mexico chapter of the International Women’s Forum—an organization that advocates for women in leadership positions— they decided to act. In 2005, they met with then- Gov.