Yes, there is an election season taking place right now. Across New Mexico, voters will be deciding nonpartisan local election races come Nov. 5. Yet the contests are …
Letters to the editor
‘Master of misery’ should be impeached
It’s pretty clear that neither guilt nor shame nor the law will stop President Donald Trump from dismantling our government, one agency at a time, and driving our econ…
The problem seems to be escalating, in ways large and small.
The movement toward formally changing the name from Columbus Day to honoring the original inhabitants of the New World is gaining momentum.
All members of the New Mexico congressional delegation now favor an impeachment inquiry into the actions of President Donald Trump.
For the sanctions to represent real bite, they must now stick.
On Monday, rather than marking Columbus Day, Santa Fe once more will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. That’s as expected.
The longtime state representative of District 45 in Santa Fe has announced he won’t run for reelection next year. At 80, he said, “it’s time.”
During the Trump era, the department’s mission has been singular, focused on expanding energy production on federal lands wherever and whenever possible.
In New Mexico, as in other parts of the West, the Interior Department is the key agency in protecting cultural sites.
New Mexico lawmakers decided to consolidate all nonpartisan local elections on odd years in November.
For Santa Fe Public Schools, it’s déjà vu all over again.
If more groups came together to hold, say, a monthly pick-up-trash day at local parks or along streets, our city would start to shine.
The evidence room at the Santa Fe Police Department is a mess, according to a court-ordered audit. Such a situation increases the likelihood that justice will be denie…
The sight of young people protesting and taking to the streets to secure their future is inspiring. And so it has been both locally and in the world with youth protest…
It’s understandable that rural counties in southeastern New Mexico want investment in their roads and other infrastructure. Immediately.
Even in a world divided by priorities and politics, in New Mexico many people of various beliefs do hold some values in common — particularly the need to protect water.
Ringside Seat
A hoaxer’s claim of killing Hoffa hits the big screen
Zack Stalberg, now retired in Lamy, was the legendary Daily News editor who killed a story about a man’s claim of killing Jimmy Hoffa.
It might not — in fact, probably won’t — make things better overnight, but it’s the path the school absolutely has to take.
Notes from the North
Happy Danes randomly cheer on Braves
While their enthusiasm may have been a little misdirected, there was no denying that a small part of Denmark has a soft spot for Santa Fe Indian School football.
Ringside Seat
Public loses if schools leader goes to Senate
It’s impossible for me to accept the claim of Veronica García, Santa Fe’s superintendent of schools, who says she could do her job well while also serving in the state Senate.
Understanding Disability
Seeing disability as a cultural phenomenon
Disability is part of everyone’s culture; it impacts all of us, according the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 1 in 4 American adults reporting a disability.
Roundhouse Roundup
Government transparency? Not for everyone
Larry Behrens, a former spokesman for Gov. Susana Martinez as well as a spokesman for House Republicans, now works for Power the Future. No, t…
Roundhouse Roundup
In politics, another ‘silly season’ is on
According to Merriam-Webster, whoever she is, the phrase “silly season” is defined as “a period (such as late summer) when the mass media ofte…
Roundhouse Roundup
Getting a ‘standard’ driver’s license is getting easier
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state Motor Vehicle Division might not realize it, but they just gave me an early birthday present,
Roundhouse Roundup
Remember the days before 9/11, too
“Never forget.” That’s a message we heard repeatedly last week on social media — and even anti-social media — around the 18th anniversary of t…
Roundhouse Roundup
Hey, Taos, we need more music, not less
Last week, after returning from a fun vacation in New Orleans — great food, voodoo and, best of all, music everywhere — a story on one of my s…
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