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Reaping the Epstein Whirlwind

There is a verse in the book of Hosea from the Bible that leapt to mind last week as I watched a drama in...

Fate Has a Way of Connecting the Dots

Fate takes you places where your memory wants to reveal itself. Like a petulant child, the amalgam of your thoughts and memories draw distinct...

Living Day-to-Day With a ‘Busload of Faith’

A friend who wrote searing, sometimes grisly Facebook posts as he dug out from Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic destruction around Asheville, N.C. last autumn took...

Elected Officials Have 2 Options

This weekend, friends and I got to camp, eat, and experience the truth of country music. We heard verses like “my heart skips just...

The World is on Fire in 2025

The United States has been at war off and on for a quarter century. It feels like forever. Now we appear on the verge of...

The Great Land Rush of 2025

We now know which public lands in New Mexico that Congressional Republicans might sell, and it’s quite a list — 61 properties in 20...

Plan for the Worst and Hope for the Best

I still remember the look of frustration on her face. She was already tired from a long day’s work. Yet there she was writing...

Guest Opinion: Politicians Overstaying Their Welcome

Ever wonder why presidents have term limits, but not Congressmen? The answer is simple; Congress made it that way. Ever wonder why the nation...

Remembering Brueggemann, a Scholar and Teacher

Walter Brueggemann died last week. You likely have never heard his name. But to a small population of biblical scholars whom he influenced over half...

One Candidate Gets Real about New Mexico’s Doctor Exodus

Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima, in declaring his candidacy for governor, did something no other Democrat has been willing to do: He challenged...

Doing ‘What’s Best for the City’

There is a movie playing at the City of Española. It features the usual politicos and the regurgitated plot involving city officials, their greed,...

Be Curious Instead of Judgmental

I gave the convocation speech earlier this month at the University of New Mexico for undergraduates, masters students and PhDs from the Communications and...

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