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Bernie Sanders: The presidential candidate we’ve all been waiting for (really)
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A President Sanders would enter the White House with a plan to shake up the status quo for the benefit of the 99 percent. Continue Reading
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A President Sanders would enter the White House with a plan to shake up the status quo for the benefit of the 99 percent. Continue Reading
Using a private email account – especially when you also have a government account, as Tim Keller does – creates the appearance that you are trying to hide something. Continue Reading
National Farmers Market Week last week got me thinking about the economic and cultural importance of not just the state’s 75 farmers markets, but of New Mexico agriculture more broadly. Continue Reading
Gov. Martinez is wise to impose some form of requirements on able-bodied adults. It is a necessary first step toward ending New Mexico’s culture of dependency. Continue Reading
The very best in people came to the surface in response to this act of violence. It has been uplifting to see everyone coming together to help and support each other. Continue Reading
An email the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department gave me last week raises questions about the cabinet secretary’s involvement in an audit. Those questions need to be answered. Continue Reading
“We will not let fear take hold of us in our daily activities,” Gov. Susana Martinez said Sunday. On that point I agree. Fear divides us. Our strength comes from community. Continue Reading
Anything short of embracing systemic police reforms would suggest our nation’s largest police force refuses to answer to anyone at a time when police departments nationwide are prioritizing trust and accountability to the communities they serve. Continue Reading
A different type of agriculture, less water-intensive and involving higher value crops, should be our goal, not paper rights to support unsustainable products. Continue Reading
Last week’s news was disappointingly familiar: New Mexico ranks 49th in child well-being in 2015. Again. Continue Reading
We must look at our processes to head issues off before they become a crisis. Continue Reading
COMMENTARY: Gov. Susana Martinez would be wise to take note of the other states that have recognized the bleak future Common Core presents school-age children. Continue Reading
We are extremely fortunate to live in Las Cruces, in this place and time, with all of the many and varied efforts being made to improve our community. Continue Reading
New Mexico has ranked among the worst states in which to be a child for so long that it hardly seems like news anymore. Continue Reading
It’s important for the BLM to introduce a strong rule on methane before more gas is wasted, affecting our land, our health and our economy. Continue Reading