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Uniting for Progress: New Mexico Republicans drive educational empowerment
By Ryan Lane | May 22, 2023
One of the top priorities for many in New Mexico is educational excellence.
Wall Street titans echo economic warnings: A call for prudence and preparation
By Walt Benson | May 19, 2023
There are some who have often shone a spotlight on the precarious state of the economy and the need for cautious investment strategies.
What's next for the American economy?
By Greg Zanetti | May 17, 2023
America's economic transition from a focus on industry to service to design and finally to finance has progressively distanced our economy from tangible reality.
ABQ councilors' move to diminish mayor's authority sparks debate
By Pete Dinelli | May 16, 2023
On April 27, first term City Councilors Democrat Louie Sanchez and Republican Renee Grout announced legislation proposing a City Charter amendment for a public vote that will make the Mayor of Albuquerque a member of the City Council.
Residents unite across party lines to protect values: Taos County petition drive underway
By Sarah Valente | May 16, 2023
Residents of Taos County have long prided themselves on holding values that run deeper than political labels, though we have voted Democrat generationally due primarily to social welfare policies.
The Math to Net Zero Doesn’t Add Up
By George Sharpe | May 15, 2023
The politicians who are mandating a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 certainly didn’t do the math to net zero because the math in their path doesn’t add up.
Tim Keller's shanty town of casitas, duplexes and homeless encampments
By Pete Dinelli | May 9, 2023
A shanty town is loosely defined as an area of improvised buildings known as shanties or shacks of poor construction that lack adequate infrastructure including proper sanitation, safe water supply, electricity and street drainage and parking.
Defending the innocent, and holding offenders accountable, should not be a partisan issue - but it is
By Larry Sonntag | Apr 20, 2023
During New Mexico’s recent sixty-day Legislative session, numerous bills were introduced to address out-of-control crime in the state
Reality
By Tom Vaillancourt | Apr 7, 2023
One could spend numerous hours and hundreds of pages describing the “Idea of America”
The big picture
By Tom Vaillancourt | Mar 6, 2023
The phrase was first used in 1904 meaning “the entire perspective on a situation or issue”
Santa Fe Democrats created NM’s failed education system
By Mick Rich | Mar 6, 2023
New Mexicans believe Santa Fe Democrats will turn around New Mexico’s public education system despite decades of failing grades.
Peeling back the 'diversity' onion
By Stephan Helgesen | Feb 27, 2023
It's time we talked about e pluribus unum and what it really means for our country, especially in light of all the propaganda that's being injected into our collective bloodstream by the 'woke' Left.
Will there be a brighter ending to this legislative session?
By Carla Sonntag | Feb 21, 2023
There have been some attempts to justify what’s happening in Santa Fe, but let’s look at some facts rarely discussed.
Is it always financially worthwhile to attend one of New Mexico’s four-year public universities?
By Charles Sullivan | Feb 20, 2023
The majority of students go to college to get a better job and to make more money. How good a job have New Mexico’s seven, four-year public universities, done in accomplishing these goals?
Love My Edgewood: One local's opinion
By Louis Abraham | Feb 15, 2023
My Edgewood is currently the largest bastion of balance and common sense in Santa Fe County, and possibly the entire State of New Mexico.
Socialized utility rates mean another tax on working families
By Carla Sonntag | Feb 7, 2023
New Mexico is ranked the third poorest state in the nation with a poverty rate of 17.85% according to World Population Review.
Enact Omnibus Violent Crime and Gun Control Act
By Pete Dinelli | Feb 6, 2023
In an effort at “bipartisanship”, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham held a high-level news conference with top Democratic and Republican legislators to ask for enactment of a wide range of “solutions” to deal with the state’s violent crime.
Reality check
By Tom Vaillancourt | Jan 23, 2023
It is very common this time of year to review the last year and look at what was good and what was bad. If you are a person who believes in “Traditional American Values”, “Faith, Family, Freedom, Friendship, and Fellowship”, 2022 was not a good year.
The benefits of oil and gas
By Mayor Dale Janway | Jan 12, 2023
Last year, we put out a column listing the many different uses of fossil fuels, beyond just for driving a vehicle.
ACLU lawsuit vs ABQ: false and inflammatory
By Pete Dinelli | Jan 10, 2023
On Monday, December 19, the ACLU and the NM Center on Law & Poverty filed a “Class Action Complaint For Violations of Civil Rights and for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief” against the City of Albuquerque on behalf 8 Plaintiffs alleging they are homeless.