Amy Elizabeth Studio
Cover, April 5: “Restaurant Issue”
Bagel Baits
I can’t help but feel that the Reporter got me with the ol’ bait n’ switch. For two days, this former New Yorker has been drooling at the tease of a fine bagel sandwich as the cover of the annual Restaurant Issue. “Where could this tasty little yeast dream be from?” I wondered. A good deli in Santa Fe would be a game changer (yes, I’ve tried the usual spots)!
I ran out to grab the new issue, and...the pictured bagel was homemade. While I’m happy that Amy Elizabeth won your photo contest and ate this beauty, it’s frustrating that the cover photo from the Restaurant Issue isn’t even from a local spot. (Hey, Amy! Next time you’re making this, send up a flare and I’m there.) I love all of the burritos, but a good bagel is a requirement for any self-respecting city. I’ll continue to search for that breaded beauty, and if anyone with capital wants to open a legit deli, I’m here to help.
Kiley Larsen, Santa Fe
Morning Word, April 10: “US Sen. Heinrich Rebukes NM Governor’s Vetoes”
Fiscally Fishy
Like Sen. Heinrich, I was gravely disappointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s line-item vetoes of the Legislature’s tax package. She cited “our state’s reliance on oil and gas revenues” and fiscal responsibility—which is why her vetoes make no sense. We must wean ourselves off finite oil and gas, reduce the carbon and methane choking our planet, and diversify our economy. Yet the governor vetoed all five climate tax credits—for electric vehicles, energy storage, and geothermal energy—that would have reduced New Mexicans’ energy costs and created clean-energy jobs. While claiming fiscal responsibility, the governor gave rebates to New Mexicans of every income level and vetoed measures that would have raised revenue: a capital-gains increase for higher-income individuals and an alcohol tax to reduce New Mexico’s alcohol-related deaths-—the highest per capita in the country. I urge our governor to support such critical initiatives in the future—for the health of our families, our state, and our planet.
Alissa Keny-Guyer, Santa Fe
