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OPINION: What is Good Public Policy
Opinion

Good public policy occurs when you deploy law through legislation to the people to govern themselves and their families as they so desire; providing a safe community, fair laws.


OPINION: "Realize Las Cruces" Plan Threatens Single-Family Home Neighborhoods
Opinion

On February 18, Las Cruces City Council will likely be voting on whether to adopt “Realize Las Cruces,” which includes sweeping changes to the zoning code that will affect all neighborhoods.


OPINION: The New Progressive Playbook: Making Their Own Constituents the Boogeyman
Opinion

Progressives in New Mexico have always been off the mark when it comes to solving our crime crisis in New Mexico.


OPINION: The Right to Choose: Expanding School Choice in New Mexico
Opinion

Recently I turned 65 and joined the ranks of those on Medicare.


Arts & Culture: Caesura - Raven Chacon and Guillermo Galindo
Opinion

Looking at the artwork for Score on Rain Panchos by Raven Chacon and Guillermo Galindo, one sees three raincoats hanging on the wall. The left and right raincoats are white; the middle raincoat is yellow.


OPINION: Women are Under Attack in New Mexico
Opinion

Yesterday was National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Yet in New Mexico, fair competition and equality in women’s sports are under threat.


OPINION: Historic Opportunity: Investing in New Mexico’s Future Through Capital Improvements
Opinion

The 2025 New Mexico legislative session began on January 21 and ends on March 22, 2025. It is projected that legislators will have $892.3 million in “new money” available in 2025.


OPINION: Continuing Progress: Legislative Support for Las Cruces’ Strategic Goals
Opinion

As we welcome the new year, I would like to extend a heartfelt greeting to the 70 state representatives and 42 state senators joining the 57th Legislature of the State of New Mexico.


OPINION: This Legislative Session, don't forget about the Opioid Crisis
Opinion

The latest overdose numbers this year in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties are a harsh reminder that the opioid crisis in the Española Valley is far from over.


OPINION: Dying of Thirst in an Energy Desert
Opinion

There is an old saying in New Mexico that ‘Water is Life’ and it is true that without this precious substance, existence in the desert southwest would not be possible.


OPINION: Regaining Freedom of Speech: A Step Forward, but New Mexico Must Do More
Opinion

In a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed a long-held suspicion: the U.S. government has been pressuring tech companies like Meta to censor content on social media.


Arts & Culture: Award-Winning New Mexico Photographer Jory Vander Galien
Opinion

In a day and age where A.I. computer manipulation and Photoshop rule the world of photography, it’s refreshing to find a naturalist, in the technological and thematic sense of the word.


OPINION: The New Mexico Legislature is at a Crossroads on Crime
Opinion

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."


OPINION: Progressives’ Power Play: Blocking a Moderate Democrat at Any Cost
Opinion

You know the power of progressive lawmaking is slipping in New Mexico when those in power resort to unconstitutional maneuvers to block a moderate Democrat from returning to the Legislature.


OPINION: Governor Grisham’s Legacy: A Crime Crisis of Her Own Making
Opinion

Poor Governor Grisham...she's in a pickle. She now leads the most violent, criminal-ridden state in the entire nation.


OPINION: New Mexico’s Doctor Shortage Is Fixable—So Why Is the Legislature Ignoring It?
Opinion

The media has recently noted that much has been researched and written about doctor shortages in the United States, particularly in New Mexico.


OPINION: The Dark Side of Solar
Opinion

It was truly shocking to watch entire cities in California burn to the ground through a combination of predictable Santa Ana winds, incompetence and misguided environmental policies.


Arts & Culture: Experimental Film - Observance of Absence
Opinion

Bingo. The art-collective, not the game. It’s where twenty-five to thirty people gathered—in an industrial section of Albuquerque, New Mexico, just south of the railyards—to watch and listen to two experimental film projects.


OPINION: Solutions exist to fix NM's beleaguered child welfare system
Opinion

When it comes to our child welfare system, good news is hard to come by. But, rest assured solutions exist to improve outcomes for New Mexico's most vulnerable children and families impacted by CYFD.


OPINION: In Memory of Laken Riley and Stephanie Anderson
Opinion

How much of a threat are criminal illegal aliens to the nation and to New Mexico?