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Think New Mexico’s Education Reform Agenda

SANTA ROSA, N.M. — With an upcoming legislative session around the corner, I thought I’d check in with my favorite think tank, Think New...

Time for Our Community To Come Together: Unite

For those that don’t know me, I grew up in a family-owned funeral home and was taught early on about appreciating the gift of...

New Year Means New Promises Made by NM Gov. Lujan Grisham

LAS VEGAS — As a new year begins, so too does a new round of promises from our state government ahead of this month’s...

In Southwest Airlines meltdown execs forgot founder’s wisdom

Herb Kelleher once told a group of UNM business school students: “The business of business is people. If you don’t treat your people well...

Former County Commissioner Thankful for Experience

This is James J. Martinez, school Staff member, Pastor and former Rio Arriba County Commissioner. As my term comes to an end, I would...

Change Prisoner Release Laws to Protect Our Communities

Like the dark and ominous clouds that appear over our mountains presaging either a winter storm or a summer monsoon, two issues in our...

Honoring an Industry Giant

Editors Note: Our editors liked this column because it explains so well the term “Wildcatter,” in the oil and gas industry. John Yates was...

Universities are Seeing Big Changes – Are They Doomed?

In a famous exchange in the The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway wrote: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said....

Happy New Years!

Happy New Year — almost. It will still be 2022 when most of our readers open this week’s edition but it will be 2023 by the...

Hunger Releases its Grip on New Mexico

Too many people here live with hunger, and food banks need help. You knew that, but you may not know that the bigger picture...

The Most Dangerous Woman in The World?

Schools are failing students in New Mexico by not producing satisfactory academic student achievements. Running for cover, our Public Education Department (NMPED) has announced...

How the Language is Shifting on Abortion

“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” The great humanitarian, cartoonist and children’s author Dr. Suess scripted out a few phrases of wisdom on...

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