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Thank You For a Life Well-Lived, Jimmy Carter

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The United States flag flies at half-staff in Washington as I write these words in Albuquerque, where an overcast sky drapes over the land...

Ready or Not, Here We Go: Legislature 2025

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The Legislature will convene Jan. 21 at noon, which as required by law, is the third Tuesday of January. I have served in the House...

Historians in 1980 Provide Election Perspective

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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’

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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...
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