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By Brian C. Nixon | Jan 21, 2025
My association with Stephen Christian goes back many years. As lead singer for the rock band Anberlin, a chart-topping ensemble with hit song Feel Good Drag, Christian performed throughout New Mexico, often joining me for interviews.
By Gail Armstrong, Alan Martinez, and Rebecca Dow | Jan 17, 2025
Just days away from another 60-day session of the Legislature, New Mexico’s wins and losses will once again be defined by a overwhelming progressive majority in both chambers.
By State Senator Craig Brandt | Jan 17, 2025
In December 2024, I had the honor of visiting Israel with the Consul General of Israel to the Southwest United States. The purpose of this trip was to deepen the relationship between New Mexico and Israel.
By Jodi Hendricks | Jan 14, 2025
For many New Mexicans, the annual Legislative Session can feel distant and disconnected.
By Robert Witsenhausen | Jan 12, 2025
The Sunday after Christmas this year also happened to be the fifth night of Hanukkah, so I went down to the Santa Fe Plaza to see the Santa Fe Jewish Center’s Menorah lighting ceremony.
By Brian C. Nixon | Jan 12, 2025
When I moved from Southern California to New Mexico, I picked up a flyer that read “Experiments in Film.” I was intrigued. The host was Basement Films.
By Sarah Smith | Jan 10, 2025
Our communities are bearing the brunt of a criminal justice system that is broken—one that fails to adequately address mental health challenges and drug addiction.
By James Townsend | Jan 8, 2025
The Legislature will convene January 21st at twelve noon, which is the third Tuesday of January as required by law.
By Sarah Smith | Jan 8, 2025
The 2025 New Mexico Legislative session begins on January 21st and runs through March 22nd
By Brian C. Nixon | Jan 3, 2025
In one hand I have the article A Movable Peace—from the newspaper Pasatiempo—extoling the joy of riding Sky Railway, a train venture partially funded by George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 23, 2024
From all of us at the Native American Rights Fund, we extend our warmest wishes for a joyful and peaceful holiday season and a bright and prosperous New Year.
By Brian C. Nixon | Dec 19, 2024
Walking into the Norbertine Abbey in Albuquerque’s South Valley for an art exhibit a few years back, I was smitten by a small icon.
By Sarah Smith | Dec 17, 2024
Zoning codes don’t sound exciting, but they impact many aspects of our City and daily lives.
By Sarah Smith | Dec 12, 2024
Many of us remember 2020 as the year of COVID, when our lives were upended and nothing would ever be the same again. What began as a novel illness quickly cascaded into “2 weeks to flatten the curve,” followed by lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, and vaccine mandates.
By Brian C. Nixon | Dec 3, 2024
When it comes to popular music, Albuquerque is well represented. From Weird Al Yankovic to Albuquerque’ own, The Shins, Albuquerque is sung about with humor, hubris, and honor. A cursory Google check shows over twenty songs with Albuquerque in the name or within the lyrics.
By Kenneth Costello | Dec 2, 2024
It’s important to preface my remarks by saying that I don’t question the existence of climate change and that humans are a major (but not the sole) contributor. This is what science is telling us. As I argue below, I do object to energy policies that derive from a political or quasi-religious agenda, misinformation and ignorance of economic principles. Such policies are inescapably destined to jeopardize the public good for the sake of benefitting special interests.
By Brian C. Nixon | Nov 22, 2024
Purgatory may not be something all people believe in, but to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, Mexican actress Lupe Vélez, indigenous interpreter La Malinche, and La Llorna, a fictitious, forlorn woman, the intermediate state between life and death comes to life in Living Purgatory, a play penned by Patricia Crespin and directed by Alicia Lueras Maldonado.
By Brian C. Nixon | Nov 19, 2024
History barely remembers Asa Whitney, Theodore Judah, and Lewis Clement, or the thousands of other Americans—Native, Chinese, Irish, Italian, German, Japanese and African—who helped build the first transcontinental railroad.
By Sarah Smith | Nov 18, 2024
In 2023, the NM legislature and Governor signed law HB7, which requires that school districts must not “interfere” in any way with children accessing transgender (and abortion) procedures. Despite what some lawmakers have said about this law, there is no requirement for parental notification and there are no age restrictions for children to access these procedures. Schools can be fined $5,000 per instance if teachers or nurses “interfere” by talking to children's parents about their transgender procedures.
By New Mexico Sun | Nov 4, 2024
According to recent polling by the Albuquerque Journal, a significant portion of New Mexicans are dissatisfied with the current economic conditions.
