Every time I turn on the news, I see a map where New Mexico is a different color than our neighbors Arizona and Texas. That shows New Mexico has fewer new cases of COV…

Jan Boyer is correct, the U.S. Forest Service forest restoration projects remove upward of 90 percent of trees (“Forest project deserves a closer look,”

I want to express my gratitude and to congratulate all the brave and wise men and women who contributed to containing the Medio Fire. Eddie Baca, Porfirio Chavarria, t…

As a hometown Santa Fean, I am proud and grateful to our courageous Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for keeping many of us alive. Am also grateful to Patrick Duran from U.…

It is now close to 200 days since the Genoveva Chavez Center ice rink has been open.

Remember Merrick Garland? He was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court in March 2016, more than seven months befor…

The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was quoted as once saying, “Some things are more important than votes.” Scalia, a devout Catholic, said those words …

Too much time has been spent coddling the maskless. When we see them we get fussy, but we don’t get serious. Tongue-clucking, finger-pointing, head-shaking, the occasi…

Since restaurants were first closed to indoor dining (and many of us still feel uneasy eating in public outdoor spaces), we’ve all been ordering more takeout meals. Lo…

We have extraordinarily little time to make sure we are ready for the consequences of the election results. As before with many protests, this will be the most importa…

New Mexico is an important breeding ground for the monarch butterfly. It is home to many pollinators, including Cockerells’ bumblebee, the rarest bumblebee in the coun…

In rebuff to the boring recent conventions: the Democratic National Convention's PBS pledge drive and the Republican National Convention's reprise of the best fictions…

Note to President Donald Trump regarding comments on the California fires: 57 percent to 60 percent of California’s forest land is owned and managed by the U.S. Forest…

We all agree that Santa Fe is a very special small city, and Old Santa Fe Trail, the oldest street, has some of the most wonderful 200-plus-year-old adobe buildings. W…

It’s true that if not done right, energy development can result in real public health consequences (“New Mexico has a toxic relationship with fossil fuels,” Aug. 29). …

This letter is about lies. It’s about the destruction they can cause. I was so struck by the true story told by the daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 because he b…

Whether we’re Black, Native, Anglo, Latino, Asian, a longtime resident or a newcomer, it’s time to pull together to get through this difficult time. Immigrants are cri…

In the Sunday, Sept. 6, edition there was a headline that read, “Luján declines to participate in TV debate.” Feeling quite disappointed that Ben Ray Luján was not goi…

Watching all the Trumpers and Trumpettes assure suburban voters that only the president can save their neighborhoods from rampaging mobs raised this question:

Sen. Bernie Sanders is very concerned, and so am I, that President Donald Trump may not accept the outcome of the November election. He has consistently sought to cast…

I want to applaud the teachers who are going above and beyond in teaching in a virtual world, but they cannot reach students who cannot get connected. In this day of a…

To save even more money, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy might consider implementing other United States Postal Service efficiencies. First, trash all mail trucks and r…

I, too, have a dream, although as dreams go, mine is not fit to shine the shoes of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. I dream of a time when I no longer have to …

For those discouraged with government dysfunction on so many levels, the response to the Medio Fire is a shining ray of hope. Federal, state and local entities rapidly…

I would like to understand the governor’s decision to keep state parks closed to overnight camping. One would assume there is some data behind this decision. Is there?…

In response to Milan Simonich’s column (“Congresswoman doesn’t shoot straight in copycat ad,” Ringside Seat, Aug. 30): Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small says “to unwi…

I was pleased to see both a city crew and a group of workers from YouthWorks removing goatheads from the playing fields in Alto Park. However, less than two weeks late…

There must be 100 (or 1,000) people in this country who would be great presidents. Where are they? What is wrong with our system? Is there any way to fix it?

Regarding: “Gov. apologizes for mask criticism,” (Aug. 28): The governor has nothing for which to apologize. She reported what she saw as she rode through Española, wh…

Kim Shanahan is correct that when the city refuses to zone for manufactured housing, it blocks affordable housing because the cost to build a “stick-built” home on a s…

Can we not install more than 12 drop-off ballot boxes in the state (“20 questions for New Mexico voters,” Aug. 23). Twelve could be spread around Santa Fe alone, simil…

The ptarmigan stopped at the side of the trail and continued calling quietly. I was on my way down from the summit of Mount Handees in Colorado.

I have been a professional associated with the public parks and recreation field since my first job out of college in 1982. I have seen and experienced changes in muni…

The U.S. Postal Service is an essential service, not a moneymaking business (like FedEx or United Parcel Service). It is a service on which we all depend, a service so…

Santa Fe River Commission Chairwoman Rachel Kullman asked readers (“Pet waste can pollute waterways,” Letters to the Editor, Aug. 22) to keep the rivers clean from ani…

Why not use drop boxes to collect ballots? Drop boxes have been used safely and securely in Colorado and other states. We could ease the pressure on the U.S. Postal Se…

I was an election presiding judge for many years and have a few observations regarding mail-in voting (different from absentee voting). First, it became obvious to me …

Food banks operate quietly behind the scenes during typical times, supplying nonprofit partners in hunger relief with food supplies that are then given out to people i…

We are all hopeful the monsoon rains arrive soon. Humans, plants and animals will not be the only beneficiaries of this much-needed moisture; rains also will be critic…

The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis told us through his words and actions that where we saw wrong, we should get in trouble — good trouble, necessary trouble — to right the …

The attempted disbanding, defunding and mismanagement of the U.S. Postal Service by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general, is a disgrace to the people who have worked all th…

I seem to have a great deal of time on my hands these days, as do many of my friends. So I have been thinking, “How did we get into this state?”

Before I moved back home to Santa Fe, I was living in Covington, La.

One of the most annoying things facing seniors in New Mexico over 75 is the requirement to renew drivers licenses on an annual basis. New Mexico is the only state in t…

I drive Interstate 25 daily. Normally I go 80 miles per hour. Invariably I’m passed by numerous other drivers going at least 100 mph. I’m not a driving prude. As a you…

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all facing formidable challenges that have significantly affected the rhythm of our lives. It is during times like this t…

Photos are in every newspaper: Peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights (freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition) being pummeled b…

I have requested my mail-in ballot for the November election but will hand-carry (masked and distanced) my completed ballot to an early voting site regardless of how b…

Regarding the opinion in the My View titled “Governor should not shame private citizens,” Aug. 5. The solution seems simple to me, and it doesn’t involve the governor.…

The County Clerk’s Office told me that everyone knows that in order to vote absentee, you must obtain a request, also known as an application, before 5 p.m. Tuesday, O…