Panel OKs bill after testimony on NM boarding home conditions
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This is at least the third time in recent years that the Legislature has considered re-regulation of boarding homes. Continue Reading
Thanks to those fighting in DC to save our health-care programs
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Cutting health-care programs for people in the middle class, the poor, and the elderly will ruin the quality of life for many and will actually end the lives of some. Continue Reading
I marched with my daughter to feel proud, strong and brave together
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This is how democracy works, and how our country rights itself. Continue Reading
Many working-class whites break from Democrats to choose Trump
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In Mahoning County, Ohio, as its county seat Youngstown labors under the loss of the steel industry, more than 6,000 voters have switched from Democrat to Republican this year. Other areas are seeing similar trends. Continue Reading
Hours after learning of job cuts, NMSU medical staff saved a life
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This is the story of a New Mexico State University employee who had a heart attack hours before he was scheduled to learn his job was being cut — and the campus medical staffers who, just after learning several of them would also lose their jobs, saved his life. Continue Reading
State’s decision to cut Medicaid is self-defeating
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New Mexico is losing precious resources that our state needs to spur job growth and support our health-care infrastructure. Continue Reading
Centennial Care’s long-term time bomb
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It is probably too late for New Mexico to avoid a long-term care financing catastrophe, but here’s how to reduce the damage and save money. Continue Reading
An explanation of why police officers use deadly force
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Police officers would much rather resolve a situation peacefully, but unfortunately they are sometimes put into a position by a suspect who affords them no other option but to use deadly force. Continue Reading
Are we circling the drain?
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While promising fair distribution of material and social wealth, capitalism delivers quite the opposite. Continue Reading
Gliding into dreamtime
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We must ask how much destructive inhumanity any social contract can withstand before erupting into rebellion. Continue Reading
Q&A: John Hummer promotes medical school, urges bipartisan cooperation
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John Hummer says New Mexico’s new medical school in Las Cruces will help address the region’s doctor shortage and have a significant economic impact. He also says real change will require that the state’s elected leaders do a better job of working together. Continue Reading
Friday is the last day for on-campus employee health services at NMSU
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The university hasn’t yet finalized a plan to offer another way for employees to receive expedited health services. Continue Reading
NMSU considers merging medical, counseling services for students
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The student body president favors a merger, while staff at the Counseling Center do not. “A medical operation and a counseling operation are fundamentally different things,” said Corey Vas, the Counseling Center’s associate director. Continue Reading
Medicaid cuts will impact care for all New Mexicans
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It is crucial that the governor calls for a special session and lawmakers come together to ensure that our health-care system works for us as New Mexicans. Continue Reading
This Memorial Day, our veterans need our help
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Community of Hope in Las Cruces, which provides services to homeless and near-homeless veterans, is working to raise money to make up for a lost state grant. Continue Reading