Guest post submitted by Ratonymous In many endeavors in life, one must sometimes lower their sights from the end goal and focus on the fundamentals. For sports, that means catching the ball; for sales it means number of calls; for retail it means boots in the door. Leading a city to prosperity has its own fundamentals. If one drives through a decrepit town, it is difficult not to think, “Who would want to live or invest here?” Trash, run-down buildings, weeded lots – these will sour even the most avid enthusiast. In comparison with...

Would you like to honor an individual or local business or organization? It is always wonderful to celebrate the good in our community, whether it be by an individual or an organization. If so, please feel free to fill out the Contact Form with details of who or what business or organization you would like to honor, as well as details as to why and we would be happy to do a feature blog po...

It is no secret, our community faces many tough challenges in the coming weeks, months, and even years. These challenges include everything from the current state of our economy, getting our local government up and running again, drugs & crime, and much more. In your opinion, what is the biggest challenge that our community faces right now? What is the most urgent challenge that we currently fa...

 Welcome to the Raton Community Gathering Blog. Regardless of race, education level, age, or gender ... we welcome you. Regardless of whether your family roots stretch back many generations in Raton, or if you have only today moved to our wonderful community ... we welcome you. Regardless of rumors or bias, you are welcome here. Made mistakes? Haven't we all ..... you are still welcome here.  I am a simple everyday citizen, just like you, who truly cares about the community that I've...

I, like many others, have quietly observed as the political and social climate of our beautiful town has deteriorated over the past several years. I, like many others, have sat in coffee shops, restaurants, and in our workplaces and discussed the problems of our community. I have searched for outlets in which to hold discussions, with the cyber era offering even more opportunities to network. However, in my wanderings, I became even more saddened upon finding that these cyber areas have become...