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A Statement Against Racial Profiling: This Is Not Who We Are

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As a proud Chicana whose father fought fascism in World War II, I am compelled to speak out against the Supreme Court’s unconscionable decision...

Charlie Kirk: Converter

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Charlie Kirk has been called many things, including an influencer, especially of young people. A better label might be “converter.” The power to speak truth...

From 9/11 to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination — How Political Violence Has Metastasized

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“It was one of us.” In that one short sentence after the alleged gunman was caught, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox began to address the...

Crime Is a Choice: Politics Should Never Come Before Public Safety

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By Amy Barela In New Mexico, crime has become more than a statistic — it has become a daily reality for families, businesses, and entire...

Do Your Best to be the Light in Someone’s World

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What does failure look like? It’s a question I ask myself all the time. Often the answer stares right back at me in the mirror. At...

Remembering Katrina and New Orleans

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Friday marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in New Orleans. One of the country’s deadliest and costly disasters, Katrina submerged 80%...

Lawmakers Try to Understand Detention Centers

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New Mexico has three ICE detention centers in Otero, Torrance and Cibola counties. The governor is considering a bill to ban immigration detention facilities...

It’s Not Enough to Sit on the Sidelines

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I came across a young man from Española. I was shopping in a different city and as we started talking, he asked where I...

Sanitizing History is a Dangerous Exercise

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The history police are at it again. Taos officials want to rename Kit Carson Park, and the president aims to scrub “propaganda” from the...

Age, Experience and Moving Around

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“Thank God no one let me write newspaper columns when I was 22.” I said this flippantly to another journalist last week as I was...

Democrats Are on the Wrong Side

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The State Ethics Commission tore the mask off New Mexico Safety Over Profit and revealed — ta da! — trial lawyers. After arguing that they...

Harness Virtue and Bravery to Strengthen Our Valley

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Western civilization is built on bravery, courage and honor. Since early Greek civilization, we have placed extraordinary emphasis and love on these virtues. They bind...
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