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The Great Land Rush of 2025

We now know which public lands in New Mexico that Congressional Republicans might sell, and it’s quite a list — 61 properties in 20...

Plan for the Worst and Hope for the Best

I still remember the look of frustration on her face. She was already tired from a long day’s work. Yet there she was writing...

Guest Opinion: Politicians Overstaying Their Welcome

Ever wonder why presidents have term limits, but not Congressmen? The answer is simple; Congress made it that way. Ever wonder why the nation...

Remembering Brueggemann, a Scholar and Teacher

Walter Brueggemann died last week. You likely have never heard his name. But to a small population of biblical scholars whom he influenced over half...

One Candidate Gets Real about New Mexico’s Doctor Exodus

Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima, in declaring his candidacy for governor, did something no other Democrat has been willing to do: He challenged...

Doing ‘What’s Best for the City’

There is a movie playing at the City of Española. It features the usual politicos and the regurgitated plot involving city officials, their greed,...

Be Curious Instead of Judgmental

I gave the convocation speech earlier this month at the University of New Mexico for undergraduates, masters students and PhDs from the Communications and...

We Have to Mold the World Into a Better Place

What would I do with another 45 years? If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Life is short. But I’m...

Governor’s Jet Hasn’t Changed in 20 Years

In August 2011 Gov. Susana Martinez stood before her predecessor’s jet, festooned with a big “SOLD” sign. “Last year when I was running for governor,...

Perspective on Working as a Journalist in the U.S.

Southern sheriffs have threatened to arrest me and I’ve landed on more than one governor’s blacklist. So aggravating has been my persistence that, on...

State Leaders Will Determine the Fate of N.M.

It’s pretty simple, if the radical progressive politicians running our state continue to intentionally defy the enforcement of federal law and disregard executive orders...

The City of Española Needs Beethoven

Española needs more Beethoven. Sometimes, to get things right, we have to try and try again. Never be willing to think that the first...

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