Opinion

Washington Insiders Take Care of Themselves First

By Martin Zamora Every year, New Mexico families sit down at the kitchen table and do the math. Groceries cost more. Gas costs more. The...

Is a Poor Education, the Root of New Mexico’s Problems?

By Jerry L. Trujillo As a new candidate for House Seat 30, I’ve knocked on more than 800 doors asking voters what concerns them most...

New Poll Declares ‘Dead Heat’ Between Haaland and Hull

By Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote When Ken Miyagishima, Democrat turned Independent, ended his campaign for governor recently and endorsed Republican Gregg Hull. A couple of...

Hypnotized by the Siren Song of Envy

By Javier Sanchez Words are beautiful. Arranged correctly, they define you, they create you and they transcend the ordinary. When placed in the proper order,...

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...

Why I Left the Democratic Party

By Sen. Gabriel Ramos People often ask me why I left the Democratic Party. My answer is simple: I don’t believe I left the Democratic...

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...

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