Opinion

Lawmakers Try to Understand Detention Centers

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

Sanitizing History is a Dangerous Exercise

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

Guest Opinion: EV Sales Were Plummeting Before Trump Overturned California Mandate

Under the plan imposed by Gov. Lujan Grisham and her handpicked Environmental Improvement Board, 43% of all vehicles sold in New Mexico were supposed...

It’s Not Enough to Sit on the Sidelines

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

Guest Opinion: Did Trump Get Rolled in Alaska?

Promising severe consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine and then apparently reversing himself is what sends a...

Age, Experience and Moving Around

“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

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

Guest opinion: Immigration Raids Are a Defining Moment

Before the leader of one of the most respected immigrant rights organizations in the nation could get on a flight and come to Missouri,...

Harness Virtue and Bravery to Strengthen Our Valley

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...

Letters to the Editor 8/14/25

No Doom or Gloom Espanola’s drug narrative from a former methadone clinic counselor Residents have seen, heard, or read about it for decades: Española’s drug problem...

Jobs Numbers Look Better in NM

Day in, day out, the number crunchers at the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics keep tabs on the economy and report data, a job...

Guest Opinion: Intelligent Design

Intelligent design is usually an expression attributed to creation – “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.” God, the creator, created...

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Northern Briefs 8/20/26