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Regardless of one’s feelings of the use of fur in fashion and the modern-day fur trade since the beginning of humanity the wearing fur to stay warm has been a part of the human experience. As such a respect for the history of furs in functionality and fashion is essential.

Most respected stylists and personal shopper see outerwear trends going sustainable—vintage or passed down—or turning to high-end faux styles, “but not seeing many clients buying new furs due to sustainability and the sad state of past fur production houses from Europe and beyond.”

However, as a nod to history many stylish women and some men, invest in vintage furs out of respect for the beauty of the fashion piece or craftsmanship and as a nod to history. Many high society women and men at formal balls from Texas to Albuquerque wear vintage furs and wear them as a sign of high fashion. The belief of the modern fur wearer is vintage is the style, the older and better condition they are in the more prestige. Vintage fur is highly fashionable and is sustainable as it is upcycling verses landing the furs in the landfill.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/06/30/history-and-furs-in-fashion-alamogordo-new-mexico-roadrunner-emporium-upcycled-vintage-furs/

Political Corruption and how the spell of Donald Trump destroyed the career of a local New Mexico County Commissioner Couy Griffin. He now faces recall, jail time and ethics violations plus Federal stigma as a potentially convicted insurrectionist

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/06/29/new-mexico-supreme-court-clears-way-to-recall-couy-griffin/

What we were not taught in history class or civics was the loophole. In reading this article, you will learn history but also how that loophole benefits for-profit prisons but harms counties where they are located. The reader will learn, good paying jobs promised to the public are not created in the local community due to the loophole creating exploitations and ultimately harming local communities like Otero County and Alamogordo, robbing the community of those promised good paying jobs for the local citizens.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/06/21/alamogordo-town-news-special-report-modifying-the-13th-amendment-jobs-the-right-side-of-history/