Opinion

Letter to the Editor 10/09/25

A Harmful Mistake Dixon Elementary is usually the highest performing school in the troubled Española School District. The have won national and statewide awards. But...

Guest Opinion: Let’s Celebrate What Lifts Us

Every October, the skies over Albuquerque come alive with color, creativity, and joy. The Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque isn’t just a local tradition —...

Letter to the editor 10/2/25

Doing Right by Americans Background: Military Leaders and Healthcare Access In February 2018, the Secretaries of the Navy, Army, and Air Force sent a joint letter...

’Tis the season for Ghosts and Ghouls

I am writing this in late September, but by the time you read it, the calendar will have slipped over into October. And that...

Guest Opinion: Why the Health Care Worker Compacts Belong in the Special Session

When the legislature convenes for a special session starting October 1, they should enact a straightforward reform that will immediately increase access to health...

Forgiveness Frees You, Not the Other Person

I just can’t let it go and it continues to haunt me. How could she do it, I keep asking myself over and over...

NM Outshines Colorado in Tourism Attractions

My plan was simple. I was going to meet my brother and his family at a favorite haunt in western Colorado. I’m no longer...

Political Violence and Kirk’s Legacy

While enjoying lunch last Wednesday a lunchmate looked up from his phone to tell us Charlie Kirk had been shot. For the next hour or...

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

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...

Guest Opinion: The Role of an Independent Judiciary

“We the People of the United States ...” These memorable words start the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which was signed 238 years ago...

Charlie Kirk: Converter

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

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

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