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Are Trust and Bipartisanship Dead?

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OK, you may not like Donald Trump. I didn’t like Joe Biden. Many still think the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Biden....

Virtual Education Must Grow Responsibly

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As leaders in Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS), we are committed to ensuring that every student—regardless of geography—has access to a high-quality public education. For many...

Federal Government Shutdown Highlights New Mexico Dependence

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Among other things, the recent federal shutdown highlighted just how dependent New Mexico is on the federal government. According to the website Virtual Capitalist...

Fire Hazard Mounts as FEMA, Forest Service Shrink

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A woman from Mora County told me recently: “We always said we were land rich and cash poor. Since the fire, we don’t even...

Republicans Are Failing to Communicate

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In the 1967 film “Cool Hand Luke,” the “Captain” says to Luke (Paul Newman) “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” The same...

Steve Pearce Can Bring His Best Self to BLM Appointment

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During the Vietnam War former congressman Steve Pearce flew C-130 transport planes when the enemy was trying hard to shoot them down. As the...

Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in the Era of Zohran Mamdani

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Just over a week ago Zohran Mamdani decisively won the New York mayoral election, making the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist the first Muslim to lead...

Private Equity Has No Place Owning New Mexico’s Gas Utility

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By Valerie Espinoza New Mexicans deserve energy companies that are reliable, transparent, and accountable to the public—not private-equity firms that play shell games with our...

There’s No Time to Waste

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At last week’s City Council meeting, the mayor and councilors failed the people of Española.  On the agenda was the decision to let Pathways, the...

Importing Beef from Argentina Doesn’t Put America First

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Ranchers can finally take a deep breath and think about paying down long-term loans and rebuilding their herds because they finally caught a break...

Universal Child Care Needs Legislators’ Close Scrutiny

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Back in September, the governor announced that on Nov. 1 New Mexico would become the first state to offer universal child care. We made...

Les Misérables in the Age of Trump

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I watched the razing of the East Wing of the White House last week for a proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Donald Trump, who described...
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