Dems ignore Social Security at their own peril
David M. Shribman argues the United States faces a looming Social Security funding crisis as retirees grow, benefits rise, and payroll tax caps and benefit rules loom. He notes high elderly shares in early primary states, warns candidates from both parties should address the trust fund and retirement adequacy, and cites studies on nest eggs and fears of benefit cuts.
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Inkham Notch
New Prremestre
Washington
Joseph R. Biden Jr
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
General Accounting Office
Transamerica Center For Retirement Studies
Social Security Trust Fund
Lyman Stone
Institute For Family Studies
America
Tulsi Gabbard
Hawaii
Pete Buttigieg
South Bend
Indiana
Fidelity Investments
Sens
Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Kamala Harris
California
Donald Trump
Sanders
Warren
Harris
Klobuchar
Gabbard
Sen
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Rep
Seth Moulton
House
Beto O’rourke
Texas
Expand Social Security
Trump
Allen Crabtree
Crabtree
Bird friendly plants for attracting native pollinators
The reader lists desert willow Arizona rosewood three leafed sumac penstemons and hummingbird trumpet as bird attracting plant options. They cite Dan Garrison a Valencia County Extension Master Gardener for local guidance and note Xerces Society guidance on creating pollinator friendly habitat with native and adapted plants to benefit birds insects and pollinators.
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Valencia County Extension
Dan Garrison
Garrison
Xerces Society
Woodpecker feeder prompts mixed bird interest in pastes and seeds
A reader recalls a Christmas gift woodpecker feeder with spicy paste, noting birds may ignore pastes at first. Garrison explains woodpeckers and related species respond to seed cylinders and seed mixes when pressed with seed, while doves prefer small seeds. Los Lunas lies near Bosque del Apache NWR and wildlife guidance from the FWS site.
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Garrison
Los Lunas
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Fws. Gov
Gardening for birds at Bosque del Apache refuge
A wildlife watching guide notes 81 bird species sighted in a day at Bosque del Apache. Tips include dawn and dusk viewing, quiet observation, avoiding young animals, no feeding, binoculars for closer looks, watching for tracks and nests, and late season sunflowers for fall forage. The article lists resources and contact details for further gardening and birding information.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Thompson
Southwest Yard & Garden
Valencia County
Nmsu.edu
Nmdesertblooms
New Mexico
Marcy Scott
Southwest
Nmsu Extension
Desertblooms
Nmsu
Marisa Thompson
New Mexico State University
Agricultural Science Center
Misty Choy
M.editor
Rdrnews.com
Roswell
Shelter
Manny Gonzalez
Rostuell
Daily Record