Letters to the Editor, Dec. 9, 2019
The preservation of the U.S. Constitution is crucial to the survival of democracy. The president’s main role is to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed. This p…
The preservation of the U.S. Constitution is crucial to the survival of democracy. The president’s main role is to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed. This p…
Food stamps were a lifesaver for me (“Hundreds of thousands are losing access to food stamps,” Dec. 5). I was very pregnant and my husband was unable to work; I was re…
The recent New Mexican article (“Neglect case highlights issues with unregulated sanctuaries,” Nov. 30), ignores several important issues. What authority in San Miguel…
I am one of the Zocalo residents blindsided by the exuberant reaction the city took in response to a petition filed by an adjacent neighborhood association to slow tra…
I agree with Attiana Virella-Fuentes, coordinator of the Santa Fe Public Schools Adelante program (“Educators want no part of private prisons,” My View, Dec. 1), that …
The Republican Party, whose members know that the faintest criticism will make them targets of Trump’s vitriol, now forms a model of American tyranny. Cowed by a bomba…
Benefits are caught in the crosshairs
Darlene Muniz (“Turning point,” Letters to the Editor, Nov. 19) suggests “… each state should have equal representation in the Electoral College. That way the popular …
President Donald Trump tried to expose and catch Joe Biden in what he considered a “questionable” situation and wound up getting “caught up in his own trap.” He though…
I agree it should be a crime to knowingly make a false report of child abuse (“Time to pass Abby’s law and save innocent families,” My View, Nov. 24). Once I knew a te…
I am writing to thank the Santa Fe Public Schools board for its decision to keep the schools open, especially Francis X. Nava Elementary School (“Board votes against s…
I thank and commend you for the excellent, in-depth special Vietnam feature for Veterans Day (“ ‘In Country: Memories of service in Vietnam,’ ” special section, Nov 11…
We have “Susana Martinez … with skeletons in her closet that could result in criminal charges” (“Another governor, another corruption scandal,” Our View, Nov. 21)…
I don’t believe that we lack strong candidates for the upcoming Democratic primaries. I think we are being manipulated into supporting candidates who don’t have a chan…
As we are approaching the upcoming 2020 legislative session, it is critical that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham takes a stand in calling for the passage of a Community So…
The article in The New Mexican about fact and fiction in news and information sources (“Poll: Americans struggle to tell fact from fiction,” Nov. 15) was of interest. …
All children deserve to have the best possible future, but until we dramatically reimagine our education system to meet our students’ needs an…
All told, there were 21 of us who chose to be arrested occupying Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office at the end of October (“Climate proteste…
I am a proud Native American and member of the Navajo Nation. I also serve as the Native American liaison manager for beWellnm, the New Mexico…
Compassion is nearly always in short supply in a society (“Have we lost sight of compassion?” My View, Dec. 1). After all, a person is incline…
It seems every week brings new headlines about the challenges our society will face as a result of a changing climate. For the past two decade…
On Jan. 1, 2020, the New Mexico minimum wage will grow to $9 an hour from its current rate of $7.50 thanks to a law passed by the Legislature …
The mad scramble of the holiday season is well underway. We’ve been spooked, thankful, we’ve shopped, and now forge headlong into Hanukkah, So…
“Life” as used here in this short essay refers to all life — humans, animals, trees, plants, bugs, etc. It appears to me that life has evolved…
Chainbreaker is a member-led economic and environmental justice organization. We have over 700 members, many of whom are transit dependent bus…
It is true that good food is good for you. As I write this, I can hear a chorus of “duhs” from my daughters, now adults, when they were teenag…
Saving the elephants is the most popular goal of animal rights groups in the developed world, even though related species have not existed the…
Safeguarding freshwater is something all New Mexicans support, because we know water is life. House Bill 546, which I was proud to sponsor and…
I’m going to get on my soapbox and say a few things that might be controversial.
Simply stated, most likely, you are not a burden. So why do so many feel the strong emotion of lacking value? Often, shame resides in the mind…
Public utility regulation has expanded its domain far beyond its original mandate and what is socially optimal. That mandate confines itself t…
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