Saying she’ll be “waiting for people to bring me things to sign” and “taking phone calls” does not sound like the kind of proactive leader we need in charge of our sorely deficient schools.
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…
Members of the Trumpf cult seemed determined to vote for him no matter what he says or does. Some are especially concerned that their guns might be taken away. For ins…
I was intending to stop in at Empire Builders, but it had closed (“Empire Builders Supply may be reaching end of line,” In brief, Sept. 28). Seems like Santa Fe has lo…
I support the young people in the Global Climate Strike movement who asked to meet with our governor to discuss the urgency of the ecological crisis (“Protest, vote an…
A recent letter (“Can’t say you weren’t warned,” Letters to the Editor, Oct. 5), suggested that the city put signs out to warn drivers of safety speed cameras so that …
John Sanchez’s My View (“Fracking ban would damage New Mexico,” Sept. 29), extolling the economic benefits of fracking, exemplifies the current administration’s unmitigated support of corporate greed.
Let’s not blacktop the desert hoping for economic development (“LANL revives talk of shortcut to Hill,” Sept. 15). Northern New Mexico struggles for good-paying jobs, …
Kate Noble is spot on in her thoughtful and insightful My View (“Let’s not talk about closing schools,” Oct. 6) in Sunday’s Santa Fe New Mexican. Her calling for a tas…
Even if the Mexican spotted owl did not need protection, our forests do. Over and over, it has been proven that trees make an enormous difference in protecting the ear…
The cost of running Guantánamo Bay detention camp is reputed to be about $13 million per year per prisoner. For 40 prisoners, the estimated annual cost exceeds $540 bi…
It would be so sad if Ranger Lujan had to close his garage like so many locally owned businesses because of a change in his lease and a increase in his rent (“Popular …
How about combining the speed cams with the flashing speed indicators we sometimes see now, and put a sign on them such as “safety speed cam zone ahead.” Then, no one …
Bleak news has come from the administration in Washington, D.C., that a maximum of 18,000 refugees will enter the U.S. in the coming year.
What is the objective of House Democrats in initiating an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump? If it is to initiate the constitutionally required proce…
In a climate strike of global proportions, thousands of students skipped school to protest the lack of action on climate change. While I admire their passion and sympa…
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.
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.
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.
For too many years, the children of New Mexico have ranked at or near bottom for well-being outcomes.
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…
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…
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state Motor Vehicle Division might not realize it, but they just gave me an early birthday present,
“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…
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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