Coming to terms with Santa Fe’s Entrada pageant
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Perhaps it is time to move forward with a different vision for Fiesta to free it from the painful ideological trappings of conquest and conversion. Continue Reading
Colonias on the border struggle with decades-old water issues
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As of 2015, an estimated 30 percent of colonia residents didn’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. Continue Reading
Plan to eliminate Bosque State Park needs more scrutiny
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The community drove the effort to get the bosque park established. We deserve to be included in efforts to save it. Continue Reading
Campaign reporting proposal creates necessary, nation-leading disclosure in NM
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The secretary of state’s proposed rules are a positive step toward rebuilding the public’s trust in government. Continue Reading
Boyfriend’s betrayal: ABQ woman jailed after ATF informant lured her into drug deals
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During a nearly two-month courtship, the man kept his government job a secret. Continue Reading
Supporting environmental group is of the utmost importance
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To say that the New Mexico Environmental Law Center is an asset to the state is an understatement. Continue Reading
After years of delays, Virgin Galactic prepares for spaceflights from NM
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The company has 21 employees in Las Cruces and says it will move 85-90 more to southern New Mexico from California once testing on its spaceship is complete. Continue Reading
How much secrecy does Spaceport America need?
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The spaceport wants the ability to keep all sorts of information secret and is already shielding most companies’ rent payments from the public. Continue Reading
Carruthers: NMSU regents ‘did not intend to extend my contract’
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Should they change their minds, I am willing to serve. Continue Reading
Transparency problems plague Spaceport America
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The N.M. Spaceport Authority has violated the state’s transparency laws several times this year, blocking or delaying public access to information about the spaceport. Continue Reading
Funding woes could ‘cripple’ NM spaceport as other states invest in space race
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The state has cut its annual funding for the spaceport. Excess tax money collected in Doña Ana and Sierra counties is shoring up the budget for now. Continue Reading
Is Spaceport America taking flight?
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An NMPolitics.net investigation finds challenges, but also reason for optimism. Continue Reading
A plan for racial healing and transformation in Santa Fe
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These conversations are difficult and require all of us to participate. In doing so will we can heal and grow stronger. Continue Reading
Trump needs to go
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If the president won’t resign, he must be impeached. Patriotism and love of country demand nothing less. Continue Reading
We must face the truth about Spanish colonization
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With Santa Fe’s Entrada coming up next month, it’s time to face the truth and find a way to respect our brutal history without glorifying it. Continue Reading