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The Hysterical Style in American Politics

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The post-Joe McCarthy era and the candidacy of Barry Goldwater once prompted liberal political scientist Richard Hofstadter to chronicle a supposedly long-standing right-wing “paranoid...

It’s Up to Voters to Clean Up Rio Arriba County

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Waste again. The recent dismissal of perjury indictments against County Commission Board Chair Alex Naranjo and Rio Arriba County Manager Tomas Campos is yet another...

Putting a Wedge in the Revolving Door of Justice

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Devin Munford should have stayed in jail. He was a repeat offender, arrested for shooting from a vehicle with a stolen gun. The prosecutor...

The More I Know, the More I Know How Much I Don’t Know

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A governor going to federal prison. A woman dying of anthrax. The collapse of Enron. The growth of female gangs in California. A governor...

Why does Financial Literacy Matter in Our schools?

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By Laura M. Montoya State Treasurer Growing up in rural N.M., the eldest of three, I had no choice but to grow up fast. I helped...

If it Acts Crazy and Quacks Like a Duck, It’s a Man on Drugs

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The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

How Do We Escape the Eternal Recurrence of the Same?

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As I bring the series of articles about light and darkness to an end, I am reminded of the story of Prometheus.   When I...

New Poll Finds Voters Support Smaller Elementary Classes

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The lawmaking season is upon us once again. The 30-day 2024 legislative sessionstarts next Tuesday at noon and as we have since 2013, New...

Gun Bills Make a Comeback in Legislative Crime Package

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 Guns are back on the governor’s priority list this year. She and the sponsors of several defeated bills from last year hope for a...

Governor’s Call: The Budget, Gun Control and Crime

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Our first legislative session of 2024 is known as the governor’s call, which is normally about budgets and spending. In addition to a 9.9% inrease...

Looking back, Looking Forward

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At the end of the year, we hear predictions about the future, many of which have been proven wrong — from the end of...

Overlapping Issues In 2023-2024

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    SANTA ROSA, N.M. — As intense as this year has been, next year promises to be even more so.     For one thing, 2024...
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