New Mexico businesses need patent reform
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New Mexico businesses may be on the verge of seeing one form of commercial piracy go away, a plague that can seriously damage any business’ ability to survive. Continue Reading
Of groceries, ray guns, and the gross receipts tax
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The GRT has been meddled with enough. It’s time for a simpler, more affordable, and pro-growth gross receipts tax. Continue Reading
County commission should listen to objections to Santolina project
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The Bernalillo County Commission was remiss in its refusal to listen to the people who live here and who have voiced their objections to the Santolina project and its potential for stripping the Augustin Plains Basin of its water. Continue Reading
Consider Oñate’s legacy thoughtfully and in proper context
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When we’re looking at the Confederacy, or Oñate, or anything else worth taking the time to study, we must necessarily also understand them within the context of their times. Continue Reading
Public Education Department chose to deceive
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We knew the 99.8 percent claim could not be supported by facts. That would mean only two of every 1,000 teachers were rated as unsatisfactory by their district administrators. Continue Reading
Hobbs manager’s contract evolution exposes sense of entitlement
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Before the Hobbs City Commission amends City Manager J.J. Murphy’s contract yet again, I think reviewing his contract’s chronology in total is importantly informative. Continue Reading
Mandatory flunking is not the answer
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Oklahoma ended its failed experiment in mandatory flunking because it cost taxpayers millions of dollars, hurt students, and took away parents’ rights. Continue Reading
Outside Supreme Court, joy followed same-sex marriage announcement
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I will never forget what is was like to be there, feeling completely immersed in human joy and waves of love. Continue Reading
Webcasting would increase access, help people in Hobbs interact
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I would truly love to be able to stream or download video/audio of the meetings to my iPhone and iPad and desktop or laptop. Oh my gosh! Do you realize the access that simple change would give me? Continue Reading
Save lives, generate revenue: Regulate marijuana like alcohol
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If we want less crime, better schools, and a healthier state let’s stop our outdated prohibition laws and do this right. Continue Reading
What you can do to improve our government
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If you desire to improve our government, focus on the root of the dysfunction, institutional corruption. Here is a model I have found effective for implementing an ethics plan with the City of Albuquerque. Continue Reading
Let the renewable energy tax credits expire
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Our objective is clean, reliable and affordable energy not just for the favored few, but for all New Mexicans. Continue Reading
Let’s get the most from our infrastructure dollars
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The solution is for infrastructure to be built with labor paid at market rates. This is actually contrary to New Mexico law. Continue Reading
Remembering Magna Carta and the legacy of progress
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Those who seek to hold on to current or outdated laws or interpretations of laws fail to see the long-term arc of historical progress. Continue Reading
School district budget crisis didn’t sneak up on anyone
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Furloughs and program cuts are tried and true ways to reduce budget lines, but they don’t exactly inspire confidence in school staff and in the community as a whole. Continue Reading