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Historians in 1980 Provide Election Perspective

Some of us remember the turbulent economy of the 1970s, which made the last few years look like a walk in the park. We...

In the Face of Uncertainty, Turn to the Light

I always listen to the first movement twice. Chaos doesn’t just happen, it builds on itself, it uses gravity to envelop, encircle and pull. Beethoven’s...

Radio Sets Broke Rural Isolation 100 Years Ago

A century ago, shoppers bought their Christmas cards from the local printer. A little bottled cheer required a visit to the local bootlegger because...

Remembering the Light Amid the Darkness

By now, Christian celebrants have lit their advent candles and Jews will begin lighting the menorah Wednesday evening to celebrate the eight nights of...

Faceless Flunkies Making Dangerous Decisions

By Sherry Robinson All She Wrote “Live your life in such a way that half the world isn’t dancing in the streets when some hero puts...

Join Us on Christmas Day

By Javier Sanchez On these, the holiest of days, Yuletide brings solace, silence, and reflection. We step into the night and see the North Star....

Lift Childcare Workers Out of Poverty

By Jacob Vigil New Mexico has made some significant and historic investments in early childhood ­— and there is exciting new evidence that those...

Appreciating the Quiet

As I write this, the slanted light of late afternoon spills into a nearby room. Quiet music by a group I’d never heard of before...

Why is Truth So Important?

I remember reciting a poem. It was in front of the whole class during my junior year in high school. I was in Germany...

Higher Ed and ‘Playtime for Adults’

I’m going to tell you a story about entitlement, misuse of public money, poor judgment, and fuzzy ethics. The only reason we know about...

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

What a raucous political campaign! I despise politics of personal destruction. Give me policy and a game plan. But this is not what we had...

Expressing Gratitude This Thanksgiving

It is the week for expressing gratitude for many Americans. So here’s a list of people and experiences for which I’m thankful in late November...

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