The dog days of elections
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My dog Conrad was amused by the story of an Albuquerque man who registered his dog to vote and promptly got a voter card for the dog in the mail. Continue Reading
The need to please lost on two pharmacies
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Many pharmacies have already adopted the government attitude of health care: “Step up, pay up and shut up.” Continue Reading
Becoming the more-jobs state
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We need to develop the commercial economic base in our area so our children can go to college and then stay in the area. Continue Reading
A train wreck by design
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The New Mexico Legislature is like a train wreck. Year after year it is the same. Each year, losing all of that work to filibusters, is a heck of a way to run a government. Continue Reading
Envy me not, nor me you
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Nothing good comes from the political envy with which someone votes for the person who says they will take the legitimate property of one citizen and give it to another for votes. Continue Reading
Occupy Santa Fe needs to move differently
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The Occupy people all over our nation have our attention, but we will not be bullied, we will not be intimidated, and they cannot come on private property and attack New Mexico citizens without the full response of angry citizens being directed at them. If they want to change the political process, do it right: Get elected and lead us to a better world. Continue Reading
The final consequences of political actions
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We all know we cannot spend without restraint much as we know that smoking is unhealthy. There will be final consequences. Continue Reading
How to overcome simple, easy to understand, wrong answers
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All school districts must step up to the 21st Century in education. Here are some interventions that have worked and will work if the politicians get out of the way and the schools adopt best practices from states and districts where they have gotten their students on grade level. Continue Reading
Truly interesting NM historical characters like Baldy Russell
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It is true that Baldy Russell wasn’t Billy the Kid, but I find him much more interesting. Continue Reading
Working New Mexicans celebrate statehood differently
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Jan. 6, 1912 was, for most of the citizens of New Mexico, just one more working day. The way to celebrate the anniversary correctly is by going to work early and working late. Continue Reading
The truth about the year 2011
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America started 2011 in severe financial crisis with far too much governmental spending. We end the year without any real effort by our government to deal with the crisis. Continue Reading
Americans at the mall and Congress out to lunch
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To those military men and women who have come home from Iraq to an indifferent population, I say thank you for your service. I am sorry your fellow Americans are at the mall and Congress is still out to lunch. Continue Reading
Degree of certainty is the core issue in identity questions
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What precision is necessary for the state government to “know” the identities of people? The two areas of contention in New Mexico where political advantages mute identity certainty are voting and driving. In all other areas New Mexico has no trouble imposing adequate requirements for identity. Continue Reading
Stopping boy behavior or bullies
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There are concerns that bullies may be getting worse in our society, especially in public schools. Maybe we need to teach our children to band together to stop them. Continue Reading
Living energy-large at a good price
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Thankfully, I live in an energy-rich state and, for the most part, do not even notice all of the millions of hours it took to put up the electric lines, put in the natural gas, pave the roads, and build energy-consuming houses. Continue Reading