Science on the Hill
Opening a window to quantum weirdness
The Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) is only a fraction of the diameter of a human hair, but it’s much larger than most things that follow quantum laws.
Growing Up Spanglish
Canutito ‘quiere ser como el’ Count of Monte Cristo
Un día Canutito estaba leyendo un libro pa’su book report. It was a thrilling book llamado The Count of Monte Cristo. Era la historia about un hombre pobre who found u…
Commentary Peter Wirth, Steven P. Neville & William H. Payne
Vote yes for PRC reform
During the 2019 legislative session, we co-sponsored the joint resolution proposing a restructuring of the Public Regulation Commission, the powerful body responsible …
Commentary Eric L. Motley
My unlikely friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Our improbable friendship began in 2002 at a Georgetown dinner party, and it began with music. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a Jewish urbanite who had just turned 69 and had…
—Dear Bill,
Whole Hearted Parenting
Give kids the right words to use
Frequently, we tell kids, “Use your words.”
Commentary
Can Arizona save the nation?
PHOENIX
As party chairman, he led a meeting of the central committee to choose a candidate for judge of Mora's Magistrate Court. Sixty-eight minutes later, Regensberg emerged as the nominee.
Rescue Report
Shelter helps rehab animals
Over the next two months, Kona made incredible progress and soon made her way to the adoption floor, and that is where Santa Fe resident Mara Brenner met the pup.
Magic Table
Chicken soup: A bowl from the heart
With summer vegetables still rolling in, this chicken noodle soup reaches new heights with the addition of corn and chile.
Commentary
Our democracy is dangerously undemocratic
The prospect of another bruising fight over a lifetime appointment of a conservative judge handpicked by partisan groups; the realization that the filibuster could all…
The bureau's archaeological professionals are now in Santa Fe.
Commentary Leia Barnett
What the Senate Climate Action plan could mean at home
The Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis issued a report Aug. 25 titled “The Case for Climate Action: Building a Clean Economy for the American Pe…
Building Santa Fe
Hear the cry: Bring back the viga
When I began building homes in Santa Fe more than 30 years ago, locally sourced logs were used for roofs as they had been for a thousand years. Then the 2006 Internati…
Commentary Jill Filipovic
Democrats must consider expanding the court
For liberals, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death brings shock — that an icon is gone, that she didn’t make it until the next presidency — and terror: Senate Majority Leader M…
The juiciest gossip in New Mexico politics isn’t about how fast Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will high-tail it out of Santa Fe if Joe Biden wins the presidency. That’s …
Commentary Edith Roberts
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A 'precise female'
The most gratifying words of praise I’ve ever received were also the tersest: “Just right,” penciled in the margin of a draft opinion I had written as a clerk at the S…
Ringside Seat
Amateurs and political insiders don't belong on PRC
The most important local election this year involves the state Public Regulation Commission, the agency that decides if monopoly utility companies can charge you more for water, electricity and other services.
Commentary
Science: A means to an end
President Donald Trump doesn't think Americans should put much stock in scientific consensus. He prefers to sprinkle our most intractable and urgent problems with pixie dust and promises that — presto! — they will simply vanish.
The Western United States is ablaze with forest fires, part of a frightening annual pattern that scientists agree is related to climate change.
Chef Marianne Sundquist had heard of fire cider for years before she attempted to make her own.
Whole Hearted Parenting
Judgment: Key is how we use it
Judgment is both a brilliant tactic and a block to effective, connected parenting. It can be a wall or a bridge. The key is in how we use is.
Ringside Seat
State House speaker says Trump hurting GOP candidates
Republicans would need a net gain of 12 seats in November to take the majority in the House, a task that's almost impossible.
Phill Casaus
At the little school that could, there's hope
If there's a guy you want to root for, it's Rick Bailey.
Commentary
Jerry Falwell Jr. has his day of reckoning
My only visit to Liberty University coincided with Jerry Falwell Jr.’s debut before the students as president of the school. I was doing research in the Liberty archiv…
Understanding disabilities
Difficulties of finding a primary care doctor
When our family doctor said he would close his practice in April to work in urgent care, my wife and I were sad and a little anxious.
Scott Chandler, a fan of Trump and a foe of Lujan Grisham, hopes to strike a balance bigger than the money he's won in court.
Tales of Tails
Pandemic brings my family, pets closer
After weeks of figuring out how to do it, our daughter's family has temporarily moved in with us.
RescueReport
Calming Tristan's anxiety
After a month in the shelter’s care without any real chances at adoption, he needed a nurturing, calm foster home.
Commentary Joshua Wong
As China arrests Hong Kong dissidents, I could be next
To many dissidents in Hong Kong, one of the immediate effects of the new national security law is being forced to accept hostile strangers walking into our lives. I ha…
Magic Table
Sweet summer farewell: Peach pie
Chilly nights are right around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to share an end-of-summer celebration.
Commentary Rick Perlstein
Ford's rushed vaccine was a disaster
Earlier this month, news arrived that President Donald Trump had lurched into what may be his most reckless obsession yet: His administration would probably seek an “e…
Commentary Jorge Ramos
Latino voters are key to winning the White House
MIAMI — Every four years, without fail, the two mainstream political parties try to win over Latino voters for their respective presidential candidates. The reason is …
Growing Up Spanglish
‘Grampo y’ Canutito ‘hablan’ about girls, flowers
Una tarde, just sitting out en el portal, Grampo Caralampio and Canutito were swinging en un columpio. Grampo was at the swing, smoking sus Kent cigarettes and ramblin…
Ringside Seat
NFL owners grow spine at last
The racial imbalance between management and players means they often see the world differently.
Commentary Mihir Sharma
The rest of Asia will miss Japan's Abe
A month before he ended his first stint as Japan’s prime minister in 2007, Shinzo Abe addressed the Indian Parliament in New Delhi. Quoting the Mughal scholar-prince D…
Commentary
Our presidential election system is a mess
If you opened up your newspaper and read that Joe Biden was campaigning in California, you’d think that something had gone terribly wrong with his campaign, or perhaps…
Rescue Report
Couple drawn to dog looking sad
The Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society continues to drive change with its transfer program by bringing in at-risk animals from other shelters.
Holy Trinity of Finance
Federal assault on sustainable investing will hurt investors
Here is a sentence I never thought I would write: Investment advisers managing socially responsible retirement plans could soon risk breaking the law if they put their…
Commentary
Don't let Trump incite his way to reelection
President Donald Trump and his cronies are like the cartoon villains in movies who not only unleash dastardly plots but then helpfully explain them to the audience. Th…
Phill Casaus
And the bell tolls again -- this time in Los Alamos
The first time it happened, I was at my desk when the corporate owner’s area code — 513 — jumped off the caller ID. Uh-oh.
Commentary Paul Waldman
Fear message isn't working for GOP — yet
For months, the Trump campaign couldn’t quite figure out what it wanted voters to believe about Joe Biden. Was he old and infirm? Was he corrupt? They would try one at…
Growing Up Spanglish
Old-timers enjoyed ‘haciendo tióliga’
Ahora que era springtime, los días were getting longer and Canutito liked going outside a jugar con sus amiguitos until the sun set como a las nueve de la tarde. La pr…
It’s been hard to escape the topic of the novel coronavirus as it affects all aspects of our lives. This week I respond to COVID-19 conundrums sent in by readers with …
Rescue Report
Fostering turned into adoption
I’ve always been a cat woman and proud of it," Geena Tommasi said.
Magic table
Treat yourself to a summer spa salad
It’s been a long summer, and I have never been so excited to welcome the cozy shift to fall. The leaves on my neighbor’s aspen, which shimmer outside my bedroom window…
Commentary Devin Boerm
Iowa left reeling — but assistance isn't coming
“I’m getting tired of this.” This was the message my mother’s husband wanted to communicate when we spoke recently by phone. “This” referred to the 10th day without power.
James Barron
After 17 years, Barron takes a break from sports
This isn't quite goodbye.
Phill Casaus
30 seconds of fame: Genuine and with feeling
When they asked Derrick Lente of Sandia Pueblo to cast his state’s nominating votes for president before a national television audience, he did just what you’d expect …
The Master Gardeners
Let's enjoy some virtual garden experiences
Traveling to see extensive acreage of historic or thematically designed gardens elsewhere is complicated during the coronavirus pandemic. Enter the virtual garden tour.
Commentary Vladimir Kara-Murza
Russia must face consequences for poisoning of dissident
It’s scary to not be able to breathe. That was the first thing I felt, both times the poisoning symptoms began to set in. Both times were in Moscow — the first on May …
When we embrace all that our state has to offer, New Mexicans benefit on several critical economic fronts that enhance our financial health.
Commentary Bob Davis
Congressional oversight is falling short
Remember how our middle school civics teachers proudly touted our Constitution’s “separation of powers” and its “checks and balances?” How eac…
My View Manny Marczak
Ginsburg's empathy born of discrimination and Jewish values
In Jewish tradition, burials usually take place within 24 hours of death. But nearly a week after her death, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was lying in …
My View Jerome Martinez y Alire
What it means to be a New Mexican
I am a native New Mexican of many generations (my dad used to tell us, “We never crossed the border, the border crossed us.”). Like many nativ…
My View Dan Frazier
Invest in parks, recreation: It's good for people and the economy
These are tough financial times for cities around the country, including Santa Fe. Many businesses are closed or operating at reduced capacity…
My View Ashley Lopez
Adults can help children thrive in these uncertain times
This year continues to reveal itself as one of crisis and confusion, with legitimate demands from people for their needs and rights — from rac…
My View Edward R. Baca
He is the hoax
“A false witness shall be punished, and a liar shall be caught.” (Proverbs 19:9).
My View KAREN MENCZER
Kindness to animals should have no boundaries
Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Billie Eilish are just some of the young celebrities who have adopted or fostered dogs and cats during the coron…
My View Jay Impellizzeri
In gratitude, remembering a December snowfall
The pandemic of 2020 has me grateful to be able to remain active at home, the circumstances resembling winter in that regard. I opened my diar…
My View Paul Gessing
New Mexico's lockdown is having impact
According to the latest unemployment figures (for August), New Mexico’s unemployment rate is 11.3 percent. Only 5 states, all of them locked-d…
My View Pam Walker
Local food and farms essential during pandemic
Our farmers market is the heart and hub of our local farm and food community, and our community is the lifeblood of the market.
Instead of protecting public lands and natural resources, Bureau of Land Management has essentially rubber stamped 3,000 new fracking wells, some in areas already heavily burdened by fossil fuel development and the resulting pollution.
Commentary Allan Oliver and Dolores E. Roybal
Who would pass up $10 a day for a decade?
At its core, the 2020 census is simply a count of everyone living in the United States. But it’s how this data is used that has so many commun…
My View Mary Feldblum
Investing in health security creates a secure future
Last fall, the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee selected Maryland-based KNG Health Consulting to conduct a fiscal analysis of the home…
My View David Smith
Elected leaders must heed local voices
The evidence is clear — pollution levels in the Permian and the Four Corners area are some of the worst in the U.S.
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