Letters to the editor
Too much noise overhead is disturbing
A helicopter flew circles around our city center for more than three hours Friday night. Aside from the noise and irritation, what possible purpose could this action a…
Ringside Seat
A gender ceiling comes tumbling down
New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District has never been represented by a woman. Soon it will.
Magic Table
Pancakes that nourish
Skip the flour and try a nutritious sweet potato version of the breakfast favorite
Holy Trinity of Finance
Surviving financial trauma
I’ve always hated talking about money. In fact, I don’t like to think about my own money at all.
Ringside Seat
Pearce's poll patrol is a Republican smokescreen
Will vigilantes engage in racial profiling by asking voters for identification? Will Pearce's interlopers attempt to frisk masked voters on grounds that they look suspicious?
Growing Up Spanglish
Canutito knows ‘de dónde vienen los’ babies
The weather was still cold en ese mes. Canutito estaba en el bedroom watching television. Era un programa about baby animals. Grama was sitting en la cama remendando a…
Ringside Seat
Complacent politicians abet law and disorder
Politicians will ignore their police departments until a scandal or tragedy obliterates the wide blue line separating the station house from city hall.
Phill Casaus
Class of '20: A few lessons to share
You’ve given thanks for health care workers and front-line responders and cops and docs and folks who stock the shelves.
Building Santa Fe
Growth in Santa Fe is not out of control
What exactly is the acceptable rate of growth?
Understanding Disability
Residential care facilities leave elderly more at risk
In most places in the world, if you are living or working in a long-term care facility, you have a greater chance of getting a novel cornavirus infection and dying fro…
Ringside Seat
Two cases of taking a knee; one was deadly
Blackballed from pro football since the 2017 season, Colin Kaepernick continued to speak out.
Ringside Seat
Reprieve for a firebrand of a tenant
Peter Jack is 74 years old, broke and possessed of a short fuse.
Will Webber
Lance Armstrong is what he's always been
They say time heals all wounds, that old grudges eventually fade as the years tick by. Not so much with Lance Armstrong.
Magic Table
Marinate and make it a party
The technique of marinating is two-fold. At the end of the day, it’s about tenderizing and adding flavor.
Ringside Seat
Switching parties is old news, but brings new attacks
In their own way, weeks like the one ahead offset the death of circuses.
Ringside Seat
Politics really is a game of inches
In most elections, people don't vote for president based on the bottom of the ticket. But this year is different for the Democrats, at least in the swing states.
Growing Up Spanglish
‘Grama Cuca va al’ beauty shop
Una mañana Canutito walked into the bedroom y halló a Grama Cuca looking at herself intently en el espejo. At first he thought que se estaba inspectando las arrugas in…
Building Santa Fe
Maybe there's an alternative to treatment plant problems
Imagine a beautiful pond holding a few million gallons of water in Frenchy’s Field surrounded by towering cottonwoods.
Etiquette Rules!
Teach your child the significance of Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend often marks the start of summer, but the meaning and solemnity of it are often overshadowed by barbecues, three-day getaways and, now, the coronav…
Ringside Seat
He's king of the cowboys and self-promotion
Otero County Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin knows a thing or two about making headlines.
Magic Table
A simple star: Roasted chicken
When we roast a whole chicken, it easily feeds us for three to five meals by doing the roasted chicken-picked chicken-some kind of chicken soup method.
Ringside Seat
GOP's Senate drought looks interminable
Conservatively speaking, 50 years could pass before Republicans win another U.S. Senate race in New Mexico.
Ringside Seat
Governor takes stand with endorsements — sort of
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made a few enemies last week by endorsing 13 candidates in contested Democratic primary elections.
Phill Casaus
For coaches like Moon, missed connections
Throughout America, high school coaches of all shapes, sizes and sexes are grinding their molars into talcum powder.
Building Santa Fe
Building can help boost GRT quickly
Gross receipts taxes start to be paid within 30 days of a project breaking ground. The ramp-up curve is fast and steep.
Growing Up Spanglish
‘Grampo va a su’ class reunion
Era una noche that was rather cold. Grama Cuca wanted to make algo calentito para la cena. She got busy e hizo un jumataso de chile con carne thinking that it would wa…
Ringside Seat
Turnabout for mayor who claimed he was smeared
Without seeing any proof, all the talk is cheap — at least until the lawsuits are filed.
Mortgage Matters
Progress still possible
Mortgage lenders can take steps in these unusual times to expedite the successful closing of a loan.
Typically, you would be reading a column about the transition between school and summer, how to make your summer vacation memorable or how your children can stay conne…
Ringside Seat
Nothing neighborly about real estate tours in pandemic
In clashes between money and health concerns, someone just might get thrown overboard.
Tales of Tails
Raising chickens helps pass time in lockdown
Chickens. In the middle — in the end of the beginning — of this massive and frightening change that we are experiencing, I thought I’d write about raising chickens.
Ringside Seat
Senate president finally faces 1-on-1 challenge
Liberals who want to oust conservative Democrat Mary Kay Papen from the state Senate might have missed their chance.
Magic Table
A stew to celebrate spring
With a combination of spring and New Mexico ingredients, this stew felt like a welcome dose of goodness.
Ringside Seat
Challenger hopes King is still a royal name in politics
State legislative candidate Rebecca King Spindle is distributing a campaign flyer featuring six photographs of her late granddad Bruce King, who served as governor.
For the birds
Arrival of flashy Bullock’s oriole is a delight
This show-stopping bird (particularly the male) is impossible to miss.
Growing Up Spanglish
Remember man ‘que pollo eres’ and unto ‘pollo volverás’
It was already la primera semana de la Cuaresma. Canutito siempre estaba bien confuso about the meaning of Lent so esa mañana he asked Grama Cuca, “Oiga grama, ¿por qu…
Ringside Seat
Best and brightest usually aren't regulating utilities
In the 20 years of the PRC's existence, most of its elected members didn't make headlines for crimes or misconduct. Trouble is, many of them didn't do much of anything else, either.
Building Santa Fe
Fire suppression systems should be no-brainer
Yes, residential sprinklers work and undoubtedly save lives, but they aren’t cheap.
Commentary
Smart is in the eye of the beholder
In the depths of the economic crisis of 2008-09, I sat in a conference room at a large Denver newspaper, discussing how we were going to cover the crash of the U.S. fi…
Etiquette Rules!
Resilient mothers moderate expectations amid pandemic
There was a funny meme going around social media last week that said Mother’s Day was approaching and there would be no handmade art projects coming home from school t…
Ringside Seat
Sins of omission from four spin doctors
The competition is still ferocious between the four finalists, all of whom share an aversion to history.
The coronavirus pandemic is an insidious thief. It's robbed sign-making companies of customers and separated candidates from their slogans.
Magic table
The perfect salad for spring
Warm days have arrived, giving me a hankering for one of my favorite salads of all time. You can add grilled chicken, sausage, beef or salmon if you like to bulk it up…
Holy Trinity of Finance
Ten tips for having 'The Money Talk'
As the economy falters, many of us need to have difficult money conversations with a significant other but are hesitant to do so.
Ringside Seat
What would Hershey do? Fight on, that's what
The coronavirus pandemic that has forced a lockdown of the city of 22,000 is still secondary to the story and spirit of Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura.
Building Santa Fe
Time to rethink property tax policy?
Santa Fe long has had a rather smug attitude toward property taxes.
Commentary
In grief, there is one small mercy
For me, there’s only one good thing to come from this COVID-19 disaster. But I’m not sure I can type the following words to describe it to you.
Ringside Seat
Democrats go to the mat in Senate primaries
A PAC is using money from Chevron to promote conservative Democrats in the state Senate who face liberal challengers in the June 2 primary election; the challengers have a PAC of their own.
Growing Up Spanglish
‘Grampo tiene que tomar’ insulation
It was much colder than usual esa mañana. Grampo Caralampio got up con todos los joints que así le dolían. Sus coyunturas ached so that he could hardly move sus dedos.…
Spouses Selling Houses
A local market update
The Santa Fe real estate market is still experiencing record-low levels of inventory, which is only exacerbated by the pandemic.
Understanding Disability
It may be time to revisit your do not resuscitate order
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, it may be a good time for people to review their advance directive and make necessary changes.
My View Chuck Case
Ranked-choice voting would come in handy right about now
The 3rd Congressional District has a population of about 680,000 with 450,000 registered voters, 50 percent of whom are registered Democrats a…
My View Don Schreiber
Turn the page to the next chapter
The oil and gas industry is one chapter in our state’s story, and it’s time to turn the page. The next chapter will be filled with sustainable…
My View Mary Ann Maestas
Struggle is nothing new — but we shall endure
The idea of “one person, one vote” has always been grounded in the principles of individual freedom, choice and power in our democracy. While …
My View Fred Friedman
Lamy rail line continues to inspire
After 140 years, the Lamy rail line continues to attract believers in its potential. Its latest investor, the Martin-Banowsky-Oppenheimer grou…
My View Larry Rasmussen
Returning to normal: It's a bad idea
Warren Buffett’s famous quotation, “When the tide goes out, you discover who has been swimming naked,” is right on target in today’s United States.
My View Sarah Hyden
Forest Service is ignoring public comments
The public has spoken in a landslide of support for protecting and conserving our forest. But the U.S. Forest Service isn’t letting you know a…
Many people are upset and angry that they haven’t yet received their absentee ballots, even though they requested them weeks ago. Here’s what’s happening — and here’s how I, as Santa Fe County Clerk, would address this issue.
Commentary Jeff JOSEPH
Industry claims AG's privacy lawsuit misses the mark
The recent lawsuit brought by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas questioning Google’s privacy protections for students misses the mar…
During the 2020 New Mexico Legislative Session, our political leaders crafted an ambitious budget that would rebuild business and education in…
We are paying an incredibly high price for the degradation of our politics, democratic institutions, and civil discourse. For the first three …
When I first heard Teresa Leger Fernandez utter those words, “Ahora es cuando”, it was clear that the words came from a deep resonant place. I…
We are former career foreign affairs and national security professionals whose many years of service overseas has taught us what information w…
When you think about the County Clerk’s race, ask what could have been done to make this election easier. I am Sarah Guzman and I believe the …
My financial literacy education was far from formal. My working-class parents, children of the Great Depression who lived through World War II…
My View Sandy Beery
Ending a school year, beginning a new era
As K-12 schools across New Mexico prepare to end the 2019-2020 school year this month, there is no doubt that this academic year brought unpre…
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