Letters to the editor
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 28, 2020
Last month, The New Mexican featured an article about John Rizzo (“Silicon Valley exec eyes midtown campus project,” Dec. 11, 2019). Although I have much to say about …
Ringside Seat
Ex-Rio Arriba sheriff gone rogue has done enough time
The 10-year sentence Tommy Rodella received was excessive if you believe in equal treatment under the law.
Of the many misconceptions that come with living in or being from New Mexico, this one is the biggest: It’s the Land of Mañana.
Growing Up Spanglish
Canutito sings ‘yo traigo un gato de la cola’
It was a Saturday morning y como siempre, Canutito estaba escuchando el radio ese sábado por la mañana. Le gustaba hacer tune in to listen to a program que se llamaba …
I’ll admit to former snobbery about cooking with gas. Fancying myself an accomplished home chef, I toed the party line. But moving into a home 10 years ago with an ele…
Do you ever wish you had your personal weather forecaster, ready to dish the best data about pending storms and snowfall? I’ve found mine in the form of local diehard …
Worries about New Mexico's crushing poverty and how to protect its fabulous wealth have collided every winter since 2011.
Ringside Seat
Crime, punishment and other stories from the Capitol
The most striking comment of the day came from a lawmaker who said New Mexico doesn't need more laws against drunken driving.
For the birds
A walk with the birds
We got closer than normal to hundreds of one of the tallest birds in the world, the sandhill crane.
The New Mexico Legislature's 30-day session begins at noon Tuesday. Contrary to popular mythology, chaos will reign for only part of the time.
A lot of people are going to have entertaining lives during the cattle drive known as New Mexico’s legislative session. Sure, there are the brands everyone will follow…
Building Santa Fe
Pipeline would help Santa Fe serve future growth
A pipeline to carry treated effluent from the wastewater treatment plant to the Buckman area near the Rio Grande could be just the ticket to ensure Santa Fe has water to serve future growth without adding demands for new water supplies.
Snow Tracks
Events aplenty on New Mexico slopes
At Taos, The Taos Freeride Championships are March 5-6.
Ringside seat
You can't take politics out of an election office
Two Democratic lawmakers are sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment to make the secretary of state a nonpartisan position.
Her nickname was “Hay Hay” (by her mother and aunt) or “Spaghetti” (by her granddad).
Ringside seat
Most Senate candidates silent on charitable giving
How generous the candidates are with their own money and which agencies they support is a fair line of questioning.
Ringside Seat
Plame says Trump has her tweeting again
Congressional contender Valerie Plame, once an operative for the CIA, described Trump as a reckless opportunist after he issued the order to kill an Iranian general.
If you’re wondering what the final straw looks like, you’d have found it near the intersection of Coal Ave. and Broadway Blvd. in Albuquerque early Sunday morning.
James Barron
Keep the New Mexico Bowl, for now
Are there too many bowl games? Of course, silly.
Building Santa Fe
A lobbyist who knows how to play the long game
Quiet and unassuming, Jack Milarch can out-lawyer the lawyers and out-wonk the wonks.
It's easy, perhaps natural, to write about the dead in dulcet, muffled tones — as if mere words could provide a cortege that will escort a loved one through time.
Ringside Seat
TV weatherman joins long line of celebrity candidates
The culture of celebrity also has given America two presidents in the last 40 years, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump
Life is reduced to feeding the two wood stoves and our wood-fired hot tub, taking snowshoe walks, good food and drink, watching the sun track across the blue sky, the shadows shift across the meadow and under the forest canopy.
Tales of Tails
Little Westie dog comforts ailing Marines
The Marine looked haggard. He was distraught from his physical and psychological injuries of being hurt in an artillery accident. He was, at the time, in the depths of…
Ringside Seat
Senator just couldn't say he was sorry
To hear his supporters tell it, state Sen. Richard Martinez was as much a victim as the couple he scarred while driving drunk.
We all stress about money — it is a daily struggle to have a healthy relationship with our finances. We also stress about our environment: Sea levels are rising, polar…
Ringside Seat
Senator hopes to unravel mysteries of lobbyists
The measure would require lobbyists or their employer to file a report after each legislative session listing the bills they supported or opposed.
Building Santa Fe
Resiliency means nothing, everything in homebuilding
There’s a new buzzword zinging around the fringes of the national home builders' world: “Resiliency.”
I like the design of the Vladem Contemporary.
Growing Up Spanglish
Grampo Caralampio talks about ‘el Cristo Vavoseão’
Una mañanita Canutito awoke to find a su grampo rezando sus morning prayers. Grampo was whispering todas sus oraciones and Canutito tried to understand as he was bisbi…
Ringside seat
Gloves off as vulnerable senator gets challenger
Sen. Richard Martinez's challenger, Leo Jaramillo, created a New Year's Eve post on Facebook offering to provide a ride home for anyone who had too much booze.
Snow Trax
Plenty of great events this season
With the season well underway with excellent early conditions, here’s a look at special events taking place at Ski Santa Fe and Taos this winter.
My View Kelly Fajardo
CYFD needs an Ombudsman Office
People working within the system told me that communication between families and New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department was challenging.
My View Gaile Herling
Is your family is in dire straits?
It’s exciting to read about efforts of the Santa Fe legislative delegation, state and private agencies, and the New Mexico Coalition to End Ho…
My View Stephan Helgesen
What is a good education?
New Mexicans have been wringing their hands for decades over the pathetic performance of our schoolchildren. There is much disagreement as to …
My View Scott Bunton and Tracey Enright
New Mexico Legislature's help is needed to reduce hunger
For most of us, a trip to the grocery store involves purchasing some store specials or store brands to keep our food budget in check, but we g…
My View Paul Gessing and Len Gilroy
Stars have aligned for needed pension reform
Over the last few weeks leading up to the 2020 legislative session, an all too rare alignment has occurred in New Mexico — the governor, legis…
My View Michael Radtke and Logan Howard
Skateparks build grit, resiliency and community
A skateboard is just a wooden toy with plastic wheels. To most people, it is inconsequential; to others, it is a safety hazard or a nuisance; …
My View Joseph Jordan-Berenis
Housing vouchers are no magic bullet
At the Interfaith Community Shelter, we have long supported what is known as a “housing first” model (which couples housing with intensive cas…
My View Olivia Padilla-Jackson and David Scrase
Investing for tomorrow, delivering today
As the 2020 New Mexico Legislature convenes, we are pleased to see the agenda full of initiatives that not only deliver new programs to New Me…
My View John Gluck
End the practice of killing dogs and cats
As a scientist who was deeply involved with animal research for over 35 years, I am ethically troubled to learn that tens of thousands of dogs…
My View Paul Lazarus
Over the line in comedy
I recently attended Ron Bloomberg’s lecture on comedy. To a question about Mel Brooks’ Springtime for Hitler (The Producers), Bloomberg respon…
My View Eric Griego
Investing adequately in New Mexico's children
The 2019 legislative session was among the most productive ever for New Mexico’s children. From $450 million in new money for public education…
My View Rebecca Dow
Debate enriches the legislative process
There is a deep divide between rural and urban New Mexico, and changing the rules of debate will only make it worse.
My View Phillip T. Kehoe
Women's 'march' a bit of a letdown
The recent gathering at the Roundhouse was robust, even if it was smaller than in previous years (“Smaller event still boisterous,” Jan. 19). …
My View Norma Chairez and Brenda Gallegos
Make the outdoors more accessible
When Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the campaign promise to create a New Mexico Office of Outdoor Recreation, it was received positively by …
My View Yvette Herrell
Democrats already feeling the heat
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began impeachment proceedings against President Trump, everyone knew that she was exposing 31 of her most vulnerable members.
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