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Politics today
By Tom Vaillancourt | Jul 8, 2022
Surely, all of us feel like our heads are going to explode!
The 'political movida:' Albuquerque city council redistricting map
By Pete Dinelli | Jul 5, 2022
Every 10 years, the Albuquerque City Charter requires that the Council appoint a committee composed of an equal number of representatives from each Council District to review and make recommendations redistricting each City Council Districts based on information from the Federal Census
Let’s celebrate our freedom and seek more!
By Carla Sonntag | Jul 1, 2022
This Independence Day, July 4th, we celebrate 245 years of freedom from England.
What does the ruling in NYSRPA v Bruen mean for New Mexico?
By Zac Fort | Jun 27, 2022
In New Mexico, we are already a shall-issue state. Therefore, we won’t see any immediate impact on our gun laws as a result of the ruling. But the state is prohibited from attempting to move our concealed carry laws from their current form to a may-issue regime
Godfather-like shake down by Keller for police protection
By Pete Dinelli | Jun 27, 2022
On June 21, Mayor Tim Keller and APD Chief Harold Medina held a news conference to announce a new law enforcement initiative they dubbed “Targeted Enforcement Action Monitoring” (TEAM).
An opportunity for Valencia County
By Harvey Yates | Jun 24, 2022
A proposal has been made to modify Valencia County’s zoning ordinance to allow the development of natural resources in the county.
APD two step on DOJ reforms justify need to remove sergeants and lieutenants from police union
By Pete Dinelli | Jun 20, 2022
APD is struggling mightily with implementation of 271 mandated reforms to eliminate APD’s “culture of aggression” found by the Department of Justice in 2014.
Albuquerque resident: 'the homeless have come a long way'
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 18, 2022
On June 6, members of the the public testified before the Albuquerque City Council in opposition to several Integrated Development Ordinance Amendments centered around the issue of the rising homeless population in the city and where the homeless are allowed to stay.
Lessons learned from the Ukraine crisis regarding the energy transition
By George Sharpe | Jun 10, 2022
Some are saying that the one good thing about the Ukraine caused energy crisis is that it will accelerate the transition away from our dependence on fossil fuels.
Oil and gas threat radius – how far is safe?
By George Sharpe | Jun 10, 2022
If I were to ask you how close a well could be drilled to your home without sacrificing the health and safety of your family, what would you say?
'Safe Outdoor Spaces' not even a stopgap to Albuquerque's homelessness crisis
By Pete Dinelli | Jun 8, 2022
Research shows that housing is the most effective approach to end homelessness with a much larger return on investment than offering government sanctioned encampments and “tent cities”.
There's a better way to serve the homeless - sanctioned encampments aren't it
By Judy Young and Valere McFarland | Jun 3, 2022
As members of Women Taking Back Our Neighborhoods and the Albuquerque community, we are voicing our strong opposition to the Amendments to the city’s zoning ordinances which sanction homeless encampments across our city.
Wrong is right - - right is wrong
By Tom Vaillancourt | May 27, 2022
We live in some very interesting, or maybe a better adjective would be confusing, times.
The importance of voting
By Myles Culbertson | May 27, 2022
I’ve always considered voting to be a privilege of the highest degree.
Does the truth really matter?
By Stephan Helgesen | May 26, 2022
How's that for a provocative question?
Letter to the Editor: 'There is no reason for the rolls to be confidential other than to allow for mischief!'
By William James | May 13, 2022
I am truly shocked that New Mexico does not allow access to the voter rolls.
Return to the basics
By Tom Vaillancourt | May 11, 2022
For those of us who are sports fans, it doesn’t matter what sport, we have all heard the phrase by coaches who have taken over losing teams, “we have to return to the basics.”
Chaco Canyon buffer zone has no basis in fact
By George Sharpe | May 5, 2022
After many years of debate, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is officially seeking comments on a proposed 10-mile buffer zone to protect the Chaco Culture National Park from oil and gas development.
A wakeful state
By Stephan Helgesen | Apr 22, 2022
Many of us (including yours truly) have walked through our lives in an occasional state of denial.
The precious right to vote
By Myles Culbertson | Apr 18, 2022
This is a story about my father – W.O. Culbertson, Jr. A few of you reading this will still remember him.