Author Archives | Lance Chilton
Lance Chilton is a husband, father, grandfather (of 1, 2, and 5, respectively) who has lived in the North Valley of Albuquerque for nigh on to 40 years. One of his first authorial jaunts was for the late, lamented Century Magazine, not coincidentally also edited by V.B. Price. Chilton is a pediatrician, caring for children in the International District and teaching pediatric trainees a little about caring for children and advocating for children. He is usually found on a bicycle somewhere in the metro area, researching the bike trail guide that he and two others are assembling on the city's web site.
Hunger in New Mexico
More bad news for kids in the Land of Enchantment. Not only is New Mexico the second worst state in which to raise your children (thank God for Mississippi!) according to Kids Count, but it’s the absolute worst in food security. Maybe we need a Department of Homeland Food Security – we’re not doing very well at protecting our children.
Food insecurity is a term that replaces “hunger,” perhaps a euphemism, but more descriptive of families that at least some of the time don’t know where the next meal is coming from...
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18. June 2013
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