Opinion

Governor’s Veto Pen Punctures Tax Bill that Tried to Do Too Much

There were plenty of signs that the “omnibus tax bill” would not waddle into law books, even before the governor began questioning whether it...

Avangrid, PNM and the PRC jointly seeking to resurrect the merger is shady

When I was a Commissioner on the PRC (2013-2021) we met in executive session fewer times in eight years than the current Commissioners have...

Letter from Susan Herrera: ‘Let me Set the Record Straight’

Editor’s Note: Normally, the Sun does not respond to letters to editor unless there is either an actual misstatement of fact or an implied...

The Truth about Española’s Problems Lies in Lack of Political Leadership

“You know the street are filled with vipers  Who’ve lost all ray of hope  You know it’s not even safe no more In the palace of the...

Easter Shines the Light for Those of All Beliefs, Faiths

(Editor's Note: Javier Sanchez, former Espanola Mayor, writes a column every other week for the Sun. His message this week resonates in a manner...

California Hastening its Own Demise as Residents Flee

The state of California, once a place where people moved to find beauty, prosperity, and great weather (earthquakes and fires aside), is rapidly becoming...

Lawmakers Relieve Educational Assistants But Not College Adjunct Faculty

In a year with lots of money to spend, legislators tried to lift up two long-neglected groups of educators – educational assistants in schools...

NM Politicians Can’t Squander Surplus Opportunity

With $3.6 billion at its disposal the New Mexico Legislature had the chance of the century (and possibly the last century) to enact sweeping...

American Preeminence No Guarantee in Age of Dysfunction

When Constantinople finally fell to the Ottomans on Tuesday, May 29, 1453, the Byzantine Empire and its capital had up to that point survived...

Think New Mexico Gauges 2023 Session Outcome

The 2023 legislative session just concluded, and we were able to make solid progress on several of our policy priorities. Optimizing Learning Time (HB 130)...

‘Nosotros La Gente: Money Draws Predators’

LAS VEGAS — Not a week after my house burned down in the Calf Canyon Fire, someone wanted to buy my land. My response...

Los Alamos Builds Fences that Need to be Torn Down

We do not enjoy contradicting the wonderfully poignant and to-the-point words of famed poet Robert Frost, but apparently his New England neighbors—frozen much of...

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