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The Red/Green Agenda

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I am not writing about chili. My subject is China’s influence on our society and the unsettled issues of climate change and its effect...

Dock Their Pay if the Government Shuts Down

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When the government shuts down the people responsible continue to receive their pay because they are considered “essential.” These include the president and members...

Ukraine Can Prevail in this David and Goliath Fight

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​As we enter the third year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson and congressional Republicans are dithering on aid as if...

Liberty Only Works When It’s Harnessed to Self-Management

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Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone So goes a signature line from singer-writer Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow...

New Mexico On My Mind

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Albuquerque entered my world 41 years ago this spring. It was 1983 and I was a directionless student at the University of Georgia in...

Winning, Losing and Finishing

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Back in the 1970s, when dinosaurs roamed the land, I coached basketball in an inner-city league in Nashville, Tennessee.  Inspired by “The White Shadow” television...

Guest Opinion: N.M. is Leading Alright, On the Lists of the Bad Things

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Sometimes, we can’t express an editorial opinion better than another newspaper. The following appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday, March 3. All we can...

Feel-Good Tax Bill Has Much to Like But Stops Short of Solving Bigger Problems

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Legislators passed a pretty good tax package this year, but instead of responding thoughtfully to the big picture, they simply rolled together a bunch...

Legislature Says “No” to Prosperity (Again)

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As Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup) told the floor as debate over this year’s budget wrapped up. “You’re not a poor state. Quit telling other...

Lawmakers Help Small Hospitals But Medical Malpractice Lurks

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New Mexico’s strained rural hospitals finally got some love this year. Two bills sitting on the governor’s desk could go far in relieving financial...

They’re Tearing Down a Piece of My Childhood

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I learned recently that at the end of the school year, the powers that be where I grew up will retire a piece of...

There’s a Strange Disconnect

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The Ukrainian and Israeli wars are similar and yet also different conflicts — but in more ways than we can imagine. Ukraine was invaded by...
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