NM known as ‘dull,’ ‘close to Arizona’
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New Mexico, the so-called Land of Enchantment, has a branding problem, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Article explores school district’s racial, religious tensions
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An in-depth article published Sunday by the Farmington Daily Times explores the racial and religious turmoil behind division in the Central Consolidated School District in the northwest corner of the state. Continue Reading
Judge puts parts of contribution-limits law on hold
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A judge has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of state limits on financial contributions to be used in federal campaigns and for independent expenditures in state races. Continue Reading
For New Mexico, the possibilities are endless
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We have so many problems in New Mexico, but we also have so much potential. Here’s to hoping that, during our 200th year of statehood, we look back at the time when New Mexico was near the bottom of every positive list as a thing of the past. 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 new Tower of Babel
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The 21st Century Tower of Babel has been constructed and the intent clearly is to confound the narrative in order to dismantle the finest, most democratic and enabling institution this country has ever had, public education. Continue Reading
Judge’s ruling means a more competitive N.M. House
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A judge’s decision to side with Gov. Susana Martinez in redistricting of state House seats is certainly a win for Republicans, but it’s arguably more significant as a loss for Democrats. Continue Reading
Land of sopapillas and chile or chips and bytes?
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Judging by the great strides made in technology over the last 100 years, we can expect massive change during the next century. Here’s what I think things will look like in 2112. Continue Reading
Compromise? Bipartisanship? What about the truth?
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If I’ve done my due diligence to answer questions and find the truth, only to dismiss part of them when someone disagrees, haven’t I compromised my integrity to gain a settlement? Continue Reading
NM’s top 10 political stories of 2011
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s announcement that he’s retiring tops the list, but 2011 will also be remembered for lots of scandal and corruption, some interesting dynamics in the Roundhouse, and the rise of the Occupy movement. Continue Reading
The basis of marriage is happiness
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In response to Sen. Bill Sharer’s recent column, to assume that “natural” marriage is based solely on what will benefit society, on the basis of a couples’ ability to procreate and care for children by encouraging “the traditional family,” indicates that you are clearly misguided. Continue Reading
What is the mission of higher education?
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New Mexico institutes of higher education received more than $2 billion in funding from the state this year. But to what end? Continue Reading
Meaning of Block’s e-mails to PRC chief of staff is ‘murky’
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If what former Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. told a television reporter is to be believed, e-mails Block sent to the PRC chief of staff and another employee in the months before his resignation may have related to drug activity. Continue Reading
PRC violated state and federal law, audit finds
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The Public Regulation Commission violated state and federal laws related to employees’ and commissioners’ use of state vehicles and gas cards, state Auditor Hector Balderas announced today in releasing an audit of the agency. Continue Reading
Don’t repeal the First Amendment
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State Senator Steve Fischmann argues in his recent column for a constitutional amendment that “corrects the Citizens United fiasco.” If Congress and the states were to pass such an amendment, it would gut the First Amendment. Continue Reading