Opinion

Congress Was Never Meant to Be a Lifetime Job

By Siah Correa Hemphill The recent passing of Senator Lindsey Graham has once again raised an important question: How long is too long to serve...

Developers Spell Out Needs to Jump-start Affordable Housing

By Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote When it comes to building more housing to meet New Mexico’s great needs, we seem to get in our own...

Children Are Stronger Than We Think

By Javier Sanchez I could hear the cringe-worthy words coming out of my mouth. It was too late and I couldn’t even take them back....

Don’t Let Them Forget the Victims of New Mexico’s Fentanyl Crisis

By Sam LeDoux When I first learned of the whistleblower allegations that the Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly allowed thousands of fentanyl pills to enter New...

Criticizing Public Officials Results in Restraining Order

There comes a time when we have to ask ourselves what kind of community we want to be.I’ve always believed that asking questions, holding...

Rebates Now, Tax Reform Later

By Paul J. Gessing Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is to be applauded for calling for rebates for hard-pressed New Mexicans. With an additional $850 million...

The Delay is Becoming the Decision

By Jim Townsend Seven years, two months and 25 days.That is how long it has been since Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed bipartisan legislation directing...

Our Party is Strongest When it Leads by Example

As many of us prepare to fulfill our responsibility as members of the State Central Committee, I encourage each of us to reflect not...

How Alexander Hamilton Helped Shape the U.S.

By Tom Wright Editor’s Note: This is the final in a three-part series from contributor Tom Wright on the events and people who shaped the...

Increased Electric Rates Not Taken Lightly

By Joseph Sanchez Flipping the switch and having electricity in your home and business is something many of us take for granted. Yet our lives...

Only You Can Overcome the Challenges and Storms

By Javier Sanchez I believe that to appreciate independence you must also believe in free will. It is not a dangerous precipice, this balance between...

‘Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor’

By Tom Wright Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part column series by Tom Wright, a regular contributor to El Rito Media, commemorating...

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