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The controversy surrounding Sen. Phil Griego’s campaign spending is one of three situations brought up during the current primary election season that raise ethical questions and point to the need for reform. Continue Reading
What to make of all the polls released today? As far as I’m concerned, this race could be roughly tied at a third apiece on June 5. Continue Reading
Until reform gives third-party candidates a chance to become viable, perhaps spoilers are our best hope of keeping the two-party system in check. Continue Reading
Bernalillo County Commissioner Michael Wiener loaned his smiling face to the sex tourism industry – and possibly sex slavery – in a less-developed nation, and says that’s no different than posing with women at Hooters here. How very American. Continue Reading
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Jesus “Ruben” Segura’s 12-year tenure as mayor does not represent the good old days in Sunland Park. It’s just another page in a scandal-plagued chapter in the city’s history that needs to come to an end. Continue Reading
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By all appearances, the Sunland Park City Council tried to comply with the Open Meetings Act in appointing a new mayor, but it still failed. The city’s leaders don’t seem to know how to let sunshine in. They need help. Continue Reading
Martin Heinrich and Hector Balderas are the future leaders of the Democratic Party, and during this U.S. Senate primary they’ve pushed each other to become better public servants. Continue Reading
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If the two-party system that controls our government erred on the side of ballot access for minor parties and independents, I’d be more forgiving of the mistake several legislative incumbents and other Democrats and Republicans made this year that could have ended their campaigns. Continue Reading
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The lieutenant governor may have embellished when talking about voting for Ronald Reagan, but the reporter who criticized him failed to present the most obvious possibility: that Sanchez simply misspoke. Continue Reading