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Arts & Culture: Brooklyn Rider’s Brilliance
Opinion

I first heard of the seminal string quartet Brooklyn Rider on NPR’s All Things Considered. If my memory serves me correctly, it was around 2010.

OPINION: Power of the Grassroots Episode Two, The Empire Strikes Back
Opinion

In my last column, I wrote about a grassroots petition drive to save single-family zoning in Las Cruces. I promised to give an update after the petition signatures were counted.

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OPINION: Food dye bans are long overdue
Opinion

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking action to ban the use of synthetic food dyes, including Red Dye 3, Yellow Dye 5, Blue Dye 1, and others. This is long overdue.


OPINION: Not the Legislature
Opinion

The media needs to stop saying, “the legislature failed to…” when discussing New Mexico’s persistent challenges—particularly in healthcare and crime.


OPINION: Why socialism is bad for America: A biblical Perspective
Opinion

As believers in Jesus Christ, we are called to be discerning about the systems we support—especially when those systems affect how we live, work, and care for one another.


OPINION: It's Time to Be Biblical Citizens, Not Political Pawns
Opinion

In a time when political division is tearing at the fabric of our nation, I believe it's time we ask a deeper question—one that transcends party lines and pierces to the heart of our identity:


OPINION: Food dye bans are long overdue
Opinion

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking action to ban the use of synthetic food dyes, including Red Dye 3, Yellow Dye 5, Blue Dye 1, and others.


OPINION: Money hasn’t, won’t solve NM education
Opinion

Seven years ago, the landmark Yazzie v. Martinez district court ruling was handed down. Judge Singleton found that the State of New Mexico violated students’ fundamental rights.


OPINION: Medicaid reform/federal cuts long overdue
Opinion

Gov. MLG recently went on the TV show Face the Nation to decry potential cuts to Medicaid. She even claimed the reforms would “destroy health care as we know it.”


OPINION: State Regulators Are Turning Up the Heat
Opinion

With summer just around the corner, our families are eagerly looking forward to enjoying some fun in the sun.


OPINION: Defund Big Abortion and Protect Our Children
Opinion

Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) recently led a powerful grassroots movement to Capitol Hill with a clear message: “Slash the Cash, Save the Kids.”


OPINION: The New Goliath Is Wearing a Jersey
Opinion

David didn’t defeat Goliath because he was the strongest or the most skilled. He won because God called him to stand—and with God on his side, he could not fail.


OPINION: How about a National Family Month?
Opinion

In New Mexico, family has always been the heartbeat of our communities—a tradition of togetherness that binds generations and defines our culture.


Opinion

Who could miss the lurid tale of the Las Cruces Municipal Judge who got a little too cozy with the cartels?


OPINION: Craziness in Las Cruces
Opinion

Political efforts to curtail gas supply and demand have met with limited success.


OPINION: State Leaders Will Determine the Fate of NM Amid Ongoing Federal Cuts
Opinion

It’s pretty simple, if the radical progressive politicians running our state continue to intentionally defy the enforcement of federal law and disregard executive orders from President Donald Trump, New Mexico will face harsh fiscal consequences.


Arts & Culture: A beautiful fusion—Chacon/Nakatani/Santistevan Trio
Opinion

Experimental, improvisatory music is not for the faint of heart.


OPINION: Homeschool community is thriving in Las Cruces
Opinion

New Mexico is ranked last in the Nation for education.


OPINION: An Open Letter to the EVCA Community
Opinion

Dear EVCA parents and guardians: Estancia Valley Classical Academy again seeks people to join its Governing Council (school board), with the release of its “Perspective [sic] Membership Timeline,” an endeavor that comes with controversy.


OPINION: The Truth Is Out: The Abortion Pill Is Harming Women
Opinion

For years, women have been told that the abortion pill is safe, simple, and private.