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Why Would Any Doctor Want to Practice in this State?

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Troubled New Mexico has another significant worry: It’s losing its doctors. In 2024, it was the only state to have fewer doctors than it...

Bad Decisions Keep Pushing Us Behind

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Another week of mayhem, chaos and mismanagement has come and gone. Nothing new and no end in sight for the city of Española. This time,...

Democrats Blame Everyone but Themselves as Doctors Leave

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Something I’m hearing lately is, “That’s medicine in New Mexico,” spoken by weary doctors trying to explain a two-month waiting list for a physical...

Student Success Requires Insurance Equity for Educators

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Six years ago, the average New Mexico teacher earned $180 more than the average New Mexico state employee, notes the Albuquerque Journal in a...

Escaping a World on Fire Through Books

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There I was on holiday break ignoring the news and immersed in books after a year that was so loud and distracting that I...

Understanding N.M.’s Data Center Boom

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After years of failure to land a “big fish” business for New Mexico’s economy (or effectively use the oil and gas revenues to grow...

Wildfire Prevention Costs Less Than Suppression

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Did your parents ever tell you, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?” That adage also applies to wildfire management. When it...

Change is Coming for Us

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This Christmas morning I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours passing the time quietly reading, observing and listening to music. There were...

Could Rural Postal Service be on the Chopping Block?

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What do these New Mexico communities have in common: Dulce, Gamerco, High Rolls, Hope, Lakewood, Medanales, Monument, Petaca, San Patricio, Sunspot, Timberon, Tinnie, Whites...

The Real Reason for the Season

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Ah, Christmas — a time for family, gift giving, and a sense of well-being sweetened by the binging of holiday movies and carols. I’ve been...

The Power of Christmas

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In the Judeo-Christian world, December is a big month. Other beliefs also celebrate this season. It is a time of new beginnings, longer days,...

We Are All Summoned to Do Our Work, You Just Have to Listen

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My college roommate still makes fun of me. “Mijo. Que no tienes madre!!” he still tells me. Son. Don’t you have a mother! He...
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