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Guest Opinion: Accommodating Evil Never Ends Well

In his 1951 farewell address to Congress and the American public (known as the “old soldiers never die, they just fade away” speech), Army...

Letters to the editor 2/27/25

Stand up to HB 283 Every New Mexican is guaranteed timely and easy access to public records. House Bill 283 would take that away. The New...

Bill Threatens Fabric of Rural Way of Life

As a small-scale farmer dedicated to the land that has been in my family for generations, I navigate the complexities of the agricultural sector...

Some Mythologies About Elon Musk

Here are some of the untruths told about Elon Musk and DOGE: “Musk has no right to cut USAID.” Elon Musk and his team are not...

Guest Opinion: We Should Embrace Successes and Accept Known Challenges

Monday was President’s Day, officially celebrated on the third Monday in February, honoring all of those who have served as president of the United...

Patients Sound Off About Malpractice Costs

This is how bad New Mexico’s medical malpractice problem is. Reader Carl Hester, of Hobbs, writes that when he went to a doctor in Lubbock,...

Letter to the Editor 2/20/25

Common Sense Bills I attended the Senate Conservation committee last Thursday morning at the Roundhouse, and picked up a copy of the Rio Grande Sun. It’s...

Moving Fast and Breaking Things

I’ve witnessed extreme cases of hubris in my years as a political reporter and editor. There’s the governor of Connecticut who thought he was untouchable,...

Rube and N.M. Residents Should be Confused by This Bad Bill

By Bill Church The dynamics of a legislative body — especially one trying to find its identity — are similar to the junior year of...

A Bigger Conversation About Water

For the two sponsors of the Strategic Water Supply bill now before the Legislature, this is personal. Rep. Susan Herrera, D-Española, said she gets asked...

Rely Only on Yourself and Family

Every Sunday after church my mom and dad would take us to visit our grandparents. We’d first visit my grandpa and when we’d get...

Guest opinion: Are Trump’s Tariffs Really Tariffs?

Hysteria has erupted here and abroad over President Donald Trump’s threats to level trade tariffs against particular countries. Both American and foreign critics blasted them...

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