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Lisa Maue lives in Carrizozo, New Mexico. Formerly a reporter, Lisa continues to write about the people and places in south-central New Mexico.
Another Billy the Kid Movie, This Time With Paul Newman

Another Billy the Kid Movie, This Time With Paul Newman

“The Left Handed Gun” (1958) starring Paul Newman, based on screenplay by Gore Vidal and directed by Arthur Penn. Although filmed on studio sets in California, the plot of “The Left Handed Gun,” fictionalizing one of Lincoln County’s favorite, albeit vile, sons qualifies it for inclusion in a series about New Mexico movies. Billy the Kid movies could be the subject of a separate series. According to the website www.aboutbillythekid.com, over 50 movies about or referencing the Kid have been…

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Mastication vs Dozing

Mastication vs Dozing

It is alarming to drive past areas where the forest is being treated and see scraped off and bare earth. According to Kim Kuhar of the Forest Service who has been on a monitoring team, the land is remarkably resilient, even when subjected to dozer or mastication treatments. In this month’s Forest Health talk at ENMU-Ruidoso, Kuhar revealed the findings of a study on using heavy equipment to restore grasslands that included the work of Dan Ray, Nicole Delorenzo, Mike…

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Max Evan’s “The Hi-Lo Country” Understated Life in NE NM

Max Evan’s “The Hi-Lo Country” Understated Life in NE NM

“The Hi-Lo Country” was released in 1998. It was based on a novel by Max Evans written in 1961 and starred Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette and Penélope Cruz. Filmed in Bernal, Cerrillos, Galisteo, Española, San Jose, New Mexico. Rated R for profanity and sexual content. The film takes place on the plains of north-eastern New Mexico immediately following World War II. Two young men, played by Billy Crudup and Woody Harrelson, return from the war and…

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