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
Auditor Keller should stop using Gmail for public business
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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
Agriculture’s role in our state economy, culture, and water cycle
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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
Food stamp work requirements are hardly onerous
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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
Firsthand account: Las Crucens respond to church blasts with courage, resolve and community
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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
Hey, Tax and Rev: Since you’re ignoring my questions, I’ll write about your silence instead
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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
Following Church explosions, Las Crucens must come together
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“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
Customs and Border Protection should embrace systemic reforms
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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
We need wet water, not paper water
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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
‘Thank goodness for Mississippi’ shouldn’t be NM’s motto
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Last week’s news was disappointingly familiar: New Mexico ranks 49th in child well-being in 2015. Again. Continue Reading
It’s time to work wiser and smarter
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We must look at our processes to head issues off before they become a crisis. Continue Reading
Martinez needs to sniff the wind on Common Core
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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
A bright future for the City of Las Cruces
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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
NM is 49th in child well-being again. What will it take to make change?
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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
NM leaders rightly call for strong methane venting and flaring rules
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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