After a career in education, I have firsthand knowledge of how impoverished students struggle to learn. Psychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs suggests…
In 2021, we’ve seen more than 349 bills introduced in the legislatures of 47 states attempting to suppress the vote in communities of color. The reasoning behind these…
The nation again earned poor marks (a C-minus) on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ recent infrastructure report card. In New Mexico, 32 percent of roads are in…
The newspaper republished an editorial from the Washington Post (“Census numbers are clarion call for immigration,” Our View, May 2). I don’t oppose immigration, but t…
Why is the state capital not as proactive as Albuquerque? Seniors in this town want more than shuffleboard and arts and crafts. We are active and take responsibility f…
So, Los Alamos National Laboratory director Thom Mason admits (“Mason: Nuclear work still core LANL mission,” April 30) that the primary mission of LANL is the designi…
On Aug. 21, when Democrats nominated Joe Biden as their candidate, the headline in my local newspaper, the Santa Fe New Mexican, was, “I’ll be an ally of the light.” T…
Congratulations on the editorial (“Tending to trees makes sense for humans,” Our View, April 28) and your support for Arbor Day. On Oct. 30, 1854, the day of their mar…
I thought it was obvious but maybe not. So here goes: If you want to solve municipal growth, make fewer babies. If you want to solve the water shortage, make fewer bab…
So this morning I noticed the mural on the side of Natural Grocers. Is that temporary art or expected to be here in 500 years? I’m more disturbed that an AutoZone is g…
This past month, about nine square miles were burned in Santa Fe National Forest by prescribed burns (550 acres Pacheco, 4,300 acres Rowe Mesa, 997 acres Cuba). It is …
Changing Santa Fe’s street lighting to LEDs is a good idea. We have the opportunity to use low-color temperature LEDs to provide the safety we need while protecting th…
Thanks for the two excellent articles on the trash problem in Santa Fe and all those who are attempting to help with this issue.
The Modern Elder Academy would be a perfect fit for the retreat center (“Two buyers express interest in archdiocese’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center,” April 2…
State methane regulations are in the middle of a much-needed overhaul that began over a year ago. New Mexico ranks third in the U.S. for production of oil and ninth in…
This morning’s New Mexican reports that the state’s Republican Party will hold its convention in Texas to avoid New Mexico’s health and safety rules (“N.M. GOP plans c…
The letter from Danielle Garcia (“Wind projects can take advantage of N.M. realities,” April 20) made me ponder other natural resources our state has. How about changi…
For anybody concerned about climate disruption, there is some good news. More than 300 businesses, including major companies like Google, McDonald’s and Walmart, signe…
This year, and this month in particular, have been reported as “windier than normal.” We could be harnessing all of this wind to power the state; however, our current …
I note that the Santa Fe Post Office on Pacheco Street has removed its recycling bins. Now the trash cans are packed with discarded mail (mostly presorted advertising …
I would like to make a short case for the encouragement of housing and commercial expansion within the boundaries of the existing city. Development and redevelopment i…
I am a frequent trail user and have noticed a dramatic increase in human excrement and toilet paper on city, foothills and forest trails. I have long wondered why ther…
Kim Shanahan would have us believe there is actual water in the “water bank” when he assures us about water (“There’s more water than you think, and here's why," Build…
It is essential that the Guadalupe Street mural be saved and incorporated into the plan for the new museum of contemporary art. The mural reflects, in a dramatic and c…
The approval of the Zia Station development seems to be a travesty of justice. For the hundreds of logical reasons why it should not be in that place, or at least modi…
I am a Santa Fe “outsider from The East,” having only arrived in 1976, but with immense respect for the local culture I am inadvertently helping to subsume, and have t…
Derek Chauvin, with his knee on the neck of his now-vanquished nemesis, George Floyd, reminded me of a man on an African safari, kneeling triumphantly on his just kill…
With COVID-19 vaccinations increasing and infections hopefully decreasing nationwide and in New Mexico, we are encouraged and thankful to see businesses and organizati…
I am so tired of reading the self-aggrandizing, pedantic letters about development in Santa Fe. They could only be written by boomers who don’t understand the veiled c…
The number of large wildfires in North America has increased fourfold, with 330,000 wildfires recorded each year. More than 46 million homes in 70,000 communities are …
Friday evening’s (April 2) national TV news programs included two prominent stories on New Mexico that featured our successes — which is more rare than it should be, s…
The last of winter’s chill is still hanging over us; our house is closed up tight. And yet, all hours of the night I can still hear the roar of hot rods screaming up O…
I salute Richard Rudman for his generosity in giving his stimulus check to charity (“Overstimulated,” Letters to the Editor, March 28).
The only thing to show for it, besides the Santa Fe Farmers Market and the Violet Crown Cinema, are four brew pubs facing a fake water tower.
We don’t appreciate our city as much as we should. We were cycling on Airport Road going east just past N.M. 599 on Tuesday. One of our riders fell hard. No vehicles w…
Kudos to Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, for his leadership and perseverance in bringing transparency to New Mexico’s system for funding public infrastructure projec…
Once again, people living in an evermore materialistic society bite the hand that feeds them by claiming they will take action against the operations of an asphalt pla…
The saying, “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention” is apropos to current attempts to suppress voting in states across the nation. The Republican Party i…
I have had the pleasure of living in New Mexico for 11 years, and while living here, I have driven through many parts of the state. In the past few years, I have notic…
The sorry state of city-designed and maintained road medians is disturbing to say the least. Those created and maintained by local landscapers are the exception and ar…
Ricardo Caté nails it again! His horno oven image — rented for only $300 a month — perfectly captures the affordable housing problem in Santa Fe. Ever since his hero p…
Ten people, all younger than my 68 years, died this week in Boulder, Colo., because the U.S. Congress has failed in its duty to ban the manufacture, sale and possessio…
Bell bottoms, midi dresses and 70-year-olds — we’re back! As a visual artist I loved the article (“Fully vaccinated and ready to party — if over 70,” March 22) on thos…
I see our newly elected Sen. Ben Ray Luján has been busy in the Senate. He is co-signer for Senate Bill 51, the Washington, D.C., Admission Act, for citizens who live …
OK, Santa Fe, it’s time to do something about this trash problem in our city. We can blame and point fingers and, yes, shame those people who think it’s OK to throw it…
I’m really getting tired of all the whining and impatience regarding the COVID-19 vaccine in New Mexico. I have visited several developing countries where women wait f…
How much is too much? When it comes to the interest you pay on small-dollar loans at storefront lenders, only the New Mexico Legislature knows. Currently, those loans …
It shouldn’t be just the artists who object to the destruction of that wonderful mural on Guadalupe Street. When my wife and I moved here 34 years ago, it attracted us…
Federal elections should be run according to federal rules. To have a well-run democracy, this should be established by law. Currently, states are responsible for sett…
It is time for Mayor Alan Webber and the City Council to take a position regarding the Guadalupe Street mural by Gilberto Guzmán. The city may not have legal authority…
Dear Loretta Medina (“An essential worker doesn’t think teachers should be first,” March 10): I hope all essential workers get vaccinated soon, and you are greatly app…
It seems as though teachers are the cheap labor of a big corporate factory in which the CEO lives rich by siphoning value off underpaid labor.
The New Mexican published a pretty good commentary on the surge of bicycling during the pandemic in the hope the surge would have staying powe…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently stated that 3 feet of separation in schools is as safe as 6 feet of separation. The re…
Our civic fabric is fraying. We are losing our sense of connection to one another, not just nationally but also here in our beloved city of Sa…
As an educator, advocate and New Mexican, I have dedicated much of my life to giving our state’s children the best possible education. Often t…
I have good news. Actually, it is great news. We do not have to wait for legal accountability for justice to prevail.
With persistent drought, below-normal precipitation and above-normal temperatures, New Mexico forests — including Santa Fe National Forest — a…
My kindergarten class is like a small-town community. We each hold important roles that make learning fun and engaging. Each day, Mal, our 5-y…
Back in the winter of 2006-07, the member congregations of the Interfaith Leadership Alliance took turns sheltering homeless individuals in th…
As an Eagle Scout and an avid runner, I am passionate about the environment. My family has never been able to afford a trip to Hawaii or Europ…
This past year has been a year of learning. We’ve witnessed beautiful acts of kindness and generosity. We’ve grieved together over unthinkable…
It’s sad to see them lined up like silver sardines.
I was heartened to see the pandemic relief bill recently signed into law. Although the $1.9 trillion cost seems high, the problems it is meant…
I believe I can speak authoritatively on the topics of white privilege and white supremacy. I have had quite a bit of interaction with both. I…
During 30 years of preferring to get to places in Santa Fe on a bicycle, I’ve seen great improvements and worked out a lot of ways to not have…
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