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Letter to the Editor 01/01/26

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Obama Was Mostly Right I think President Obama was largely correct when he analogized politics to the sport of football. The City of Española, like...

Change is Coming for Us

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This Christmas morning I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours passing the time quietly reading, observing and listening to music. There were...

Could Rural Postal Service be on the Chopping Block?

Columnists
What do these New Mexico communities have in common: Dulce, Gamerco, High Rolls, Hope, Lakewood, Medanales, Monument, Petaca, San Patricio, Sunspot, Timberon, Tinnie, Whites...

The Real Reason for the Season

Columnists
Ah, Christmas — a time for family, gift giving, and a sense of well-being sweetened by the binging of holiday movies and carols. I’ve been...

The Power of Christmas

Columnists
In the Judeo-Christian world, December is a big month. Other beliefs also celebrate this season. It is a time of new beginnings, longer days,...

State’s Budget Requests Need to Return to Earth

Columnists
Kids are always high on the state’s priority list, but in the coming legislative session they’ll dominate the discussions.  The Early Childhood Education and Care...

We Are All Summoned to Do Our Work, You Just Have to Listen

Columnists
My college roommate still makes fun of me. “Mijo. Que no tienes madre!!” he still tells me. Son. Don’t you have a mother! He...

Cry the Beloved Europe?

Columnists
Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western civilization. Europeans especially resent having...

Policing Fraud in New Mexico’s SNAP Program

Columnists
During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, Texas and Oklahoma farmers who lost everything headed west. Before they joined the great exodus to California...

Is AI a Good Investment or Just the Next Financial Bubble About to Pop?

Columnists
At the outset I want to say I’ve spent most of my life celebrating the new-fangled and innovative against the custodians of tradition who...

Is the Local Ranch Disappearing?

Columnists
No question beef is expensive, but it is not the ranchers who are making the profits. Meet packers and feed lots have always controlled...

N.M.’s Economic Freedom Dead Last

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In a study published earlier this year, we highlighted the fact that New Mexico was the only state in the U.S. to have lost...
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