Opinion

State’s Budget Requests Need to Return to Earth

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Kids are always high on the state’s priority list, but in the coming legislative session they’ll dominate the discussions.  The Early Childhood Education and Care...

Policing Fraud in New Mexico’s SNAP Program

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During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, Texas and Oklahoma farmers who lost everything headed west. Before they joined the great exodus to California...

Is AI a Good Investment or Just the Next Financial Bubble About to Pop?

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At the outset I want to say I’ve spent most of my life celebrating the new-fangled and innovative against the custodians of tradition who...

Is the Local Ranch Disappearing?

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No question beef is expensive, but it is not the ranchers who are making the profits. Meet packers and feed lots have always controlled...

Examples of Happiness, Sadness, Gratefulness and Kindness Will Guide You Through Life

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I remember the unbearable heat. I remember how oppressive it felt against my chest. Like it wanted to keep pushing me down into the...

N.M.’s Economic Freedom Dead Last

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In a study published earlier this year, we highlighted the fact that New Mexico was the only state in the U.S. to have lost...

Can the 21st-Century Version of the ‘Lost Generation’ Be Found?

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The current generation “Z” — those now roughly between 13 and 28 years old — is becoming our 21st-century version of the “Lost Generation.”...

Rethinking the American Revolution

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The USA is a miracle, and the revolution that made it possible could easily have gone the wrong way. These were a couple of...

No Silver Bullet for New Mexico’s Medical Professional Shortage

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Heading into the 30-day legislative session in January where state lawmakers will likely take up how medical malpractice laws contribute to New Mexico’s thinning...

Is the U.S. Ready for a Female President? Not Everyone Thinks So

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Former first lady Michelle Obama says America is not ready for a female president. In a series of recent interviews promoting her new book,...

Mayor Punts Important Decision on City Raises

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In yet another disappointing turn of events, the Española City Council chose to fail the people of our city. In so doing, they also...

Are Trust and Bipartisanship Dead?

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OK, you may not like Donald Trump. I didn’t like Joe Biden. Many still think the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Biden....
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