La Politica New Mexico posts, “The Funeral: Microcosm of the Bruce King Legacy.” This blogger gives a sense of the event, including those in attendance, a review of King’s work in the state, and his relationships with both the political class and the Average Joe citizens of New Mexico.

Next, Democracy for New Mexico remembers President John F. Kennedy, as his assassination occurred exactly 46 years ago as of Sunday. This blog lists many pertinent JFK quotations, and also suggests, “The innocence that characterized a significant part of the American psyche in the years before Kennedy’s murder never ever really was regained.”

Then, on to the blogs of criticism.

Blogger Mario Burgos questions the need for some state-funded projects, focusing specifcally on one that helps Clovis homemakers get back into the workforce. He suggests that the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women is “just another example of one of those government agencies that would be politically unpopular to defund, but is absolutely unnecessary.”

Meanwhile, blogger Ched Macquigg questions some shady situations at Jimmy Carter Middle School in albuquerque. This blog sums up several problematic situations at the school, regarding a sexual student-teacher relationship, another teacher’s assault on a student, and a survey on the “school climate” in general.

And finally, Peter St. Cyr asks, “Is NM Land Office making deals behind closed doors?” This is all about “prime acres of state land” in Northern New Mexico, public and private access, and how to fairly handle this highly-controversial land.