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By Caren Cowan | Mar 10, 2022
If you ever thought the Old West was harsh, those outlaws and renegades had nothing on today’s US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Wildlife Services.
By Tom Vaillancourt | Mar 4, 2022
We are living in interesting, dangerous, scary, overwhelming times.
By Dale Janway | Feb 25, 2022
We continually hear from people who are against fossil fuels and are wanting to shut down the industry. Do these people not understand the industry and everything it does for every one of us?
By Rick Reynaud | Feb 23, 2022
The Las Cruces economy, and in particular restaurants and small business, are facing an extremely uphill battle.
By Stephan Helgesen | Feb 9, 2022
At some point, even the most devoted among us have doubts, and that goes for those of us transplants to New Mexico who are wondering if it's really worth staying in the "Land of Enchantment."
By Rick Reynaud | Jan 29, 2022
. I am among the grassroots coalition of parents and concerned citizens who fought against the eventual passage of Policy JBC at Las Cruces Public Schools on May 18, 2021.
By Larry Sonntag | Jan 28, 2022
Sometimes, when a bill dies in committee, it is best to let it rest–especially if the passage of that bill means that a financial lifeline for countless New Mexicans would be severely compromised, if not totally eradicated.
By Kenneth W. Costello | Jan 24, 2022
Real-world experiences have shown that costs of switching to public power are high and the benefits are specious, highly uncertain, not well-defined and hard to quantify.
By George Sharpe | Jan 10, 2022
If you want reliable carbon free energy, then nuclear is your answer.
By Stephan Helgesen | Jan 6, 2022
The subject of protecting democracy was front and center this morning as the President and Vice-President of the United States took to the podium in Statuary Hall to lay down some political markers using the events of the mass trespass of January 6, 2021.
By Dave Heil | Jan 5, 2022
Many have advocated for changes in New Mexico tax and business regulation policies, including Rep. Jason Harper, Paul Gessing, Rio Grande Foundation CEO and and Carla Sonntag, New Mexico Business Coalition CEO.
By Gary Hays | Dec 22, 2021
Re: Number of Albuquerque's unsheltered homeless doubles over last 5 yearsThe lesson learned from the attempt to house the homeless, is that most are not willing to give up their drugs and drinking, the very problems that got most of them into a homeless situation in the first place.
By Carla Sonntag | Dec 17, 2021
Around the world it’s Christmas time for many; a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus and a time to reflect on the days recently passed. It’s a time to renew our spirits and find hope for the days ahead.
By Stephan Helgesen | Dec 16, 2021
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the Mississippi abortion law that placed a limit of 15 weeks on terminations of pregnancies. The U.S. Solicitor General (SG) Elizabeth Prelogar argued against it and Mississippi SG Scott Stewart argued to uphold it.
By George Sharpe | Dec 6, 2021
Mankind is 100% reliant on energy. Given our need to respond to climate change, where should we get our energy in the future?
By Dave Heil | Dec 3, 2021
Every 10 years, based on the Census, Commission Districts are realigned to balance the population that each commissioner represents based on the growth or decline of the population within a county.
By Tom Vaillancourt | Nov 9, 2021
There will be many pundits on all the TV talk shows and cable networks as well as reams of editorials and opinions pieces telling us what we should think about the election results. All of these people have a much better pedigree than I do.
By George Sharpe | Nov 8, 2021
The general public has no clue how important energy is to our way of life. They just know that when they flick a switch, the light comes on.
By Stephan Helgesen | Nov 5, 2021
Political pundits and analysts are willing navel gazers and are constantly talking about the 'long game' in politics.
By Larry Sonntag | Oct 29, 2021
Some people think the ‘little local’ elections don’t matter. Who really cares about the school board if you don’t have kids in public schools? Does the City Council really influence anything important?
