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O O Michael H. & Claudia Sander
2702 S. Westgate H Weslaco, Texas 78596
956/968-9650 • Office 956/968-4528
Angus, Effici ent, Profita High Quality ble, Many Low B irth Weight C alving Ease Bulls A vailable
Peddling Bulls in NM
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Registered Replacement Heifer Calves Available Call Bob, Kay, or Mike Anderson A Lazy 6 Angus at Blanco Canyon, HCR 72, Box 10, Ribera, NM 87560
Headquarters: 575/421-1809 Cells: 505/690-1191 • 505/660-2909 Email: alazy6ranch@yahoo.com
“They are worth more if they have Black Angus influence.”
12
DECEMBER 2016
TO THE POINT by Caren Cowan, Executive Director, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association
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here was a new national disease diagnosed in early November 2016. Fox News labeled it election depression (ED). This acronym is used for other things, so always be sure which malady or job you are referring to. Fox seemed to think this was a new discovery. Sadly they are wrong. I, and I am sure many others, have suffered off and on with election depression since 1992. In 1997 I was driven to wear a black arm band on Inauguration Day during the American Sheep Industry Convention. I was granted relief in 2000 and 2004, but election depression came back with a vengeance in 2008 and lasted a hard eight years. However I have discovered that the disease is made worse by additional actions of our state and federal government. We fall back from Daylight Savings Time on the Saturday before the election. That time change always throws my body clock into a tail-spin. I think it tends to exacerbate the depression that can come. I am not suffering as much from election depression this year. On the federal level I am quite healthy. At the state level, it is sad to lose friends on both sides of the isle in both the House and the Senate. We thank these men and women for their service. However, now there is a great opportunity to make new friends and we all shall carry on. As for at least a small portion of the rest of the nation… they just need to get over themselves. Life has consequences and there are no participation pretty ribbons or trophies in elections. I was thoroughly aggravated when the television news felt the need to teach people how to handle relatives at Thanksgiving. The report allowed as to how you were allowed to leave dinner if you just couldn’t take it, but you had to state clearly why you were leaving. As if everybody didn’t already know. I heard of one family that withheld the invitation to the annual dinner, sending the non-conformists off to Cracker Barrel for their turkey, or crow, as the case may be. It would be especially nice to have our