On Dec. 21, the former Environment Department secretary issued a groundwater discharge permit for the Copper Flat Mine, a proposed open-pit copper mine near Hillsboro …
At recent public forums, the Department of Energy and the Los Alamos National Laboratory claimed that cleanup is more than half complete. What these staged events fail…
The Trump administration published on Aug. 14 a final rule that allows federal officials to deny green cards to legal immigrants who have received public benefits to w…
A nationwide website called Donors Choose connects teachers in need of classroom materials with community members.
We cannot not let the U.S. Department of Energy and the out-of-state nuclear waste generators turn New Mexico into the nuclear waste capital of the United States.
Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize winner for literature who recently died, said that freedom is being able to choose what you will be responsible for.
Second or 14th, we are the thing
Santa Fe is, again, in the news for having been named the second-most popular destination in the nation, 14th in the world. One might find this fantastic, even halluci…
A strange and unknown romance
During the August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally events in Charlottesville, Va., white nationalists chanted for “white sharia.” Nearly 16 years earlier, Islamic extremis…
How can we, the community of Santa Fe, navigate our water future? We’ve all heard the phrase “water is life,” but what should we do with that concept? If water really …
What a blessing it is to live in a state so defined by its landscapes and ecology. In a world where human populations are increasingly distancing themselves from natur…
The 2019 edition of Santa Fe Bandstand is in the books, but I’m still savoring the memories. This longtime fan declares it the best Bandstand yet!
This year already has seen significant steps toward protecting Chaco Culture National Historical Park, nearby tribal communities and the surrounding ancestral cultural…
People sometimes tell me that the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service isn’t aggressive enough in fighting fires. As a wildland fire professional wit…
We have now come full circle. Back to the oldest system of free trade, barter and selling to people who desire to purchase our goods.
If we can see beyond manipulative labels and talk about issues, about our values, about what we want for our state and our country, maybe we can find our common vision and work together to accomplish it.
New Mexicans have concerns about the shirt Richard Martinez was wearing when arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Making sense of HOA act
The first of its kind in New Mexico, the Homeowner Association Act affects approximately 275,000 New Mexico HOA property owners, and the dispute is over what records can be inspected.
Asking parents to be responsible not enough
We must put public safety alongside a latter-day reinterpretation of the Second Amendment.
The president has avoided the most pressing issue, and Americans are crying, “Do something.”
Guns are killing us
The problem is the guns, the weapons designed to put down rapid, accurate fire.
At recent public forums, the Department of Energy and the Los Alamos National Laboratory claimed that cleanup is more than half complete. What these staged events fail…
The Trump administration published on Aug. 14 a final rule that allows federal officials to deny green cards to legal immigrants who have received public benefits to w…
A nationwide website called Donors Choose connects teachers in need of classroom materials with community members.
We cannot not let the U.S. Department of Energy and the out-of-state nuclear waste generators turn New Mexico into the nuclear waste capital of the United States.
Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize winner for literature who recently died, said that freedom is being able to choose what you will be responsible for.
Second or 14th, we are the thing
Santa Fe is, again, in the news for having been named the second-most popular destination in the nation, 14th in the world. One might find this fantastic, even halluci…
A strange and unknown romance
During the August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally events in Charlottesville, Va., white nationalists chanted for “white sharia.” Nearly 16 years earlier, Islamic extremis…
How can we, the community of Santa Fe, navigate our water future? We’ve all heard the phrase “water is life,” but what should we do with that concept? If water really …
What a blessing it is to live in a state so defined by its landscapes and ecology. In a world where human populations are increasingly distancing themselves from natur…
The 2019 edition of Santa Fe Bandstand is in the books, but I’m still savoring the memories. This longtime fan declares it the best Bandstand yet!
This year already has seen significant steps toward protecting Chaco Culture National Historical Park, nearby tribal communities and the surrounding ancestral cultural…
People sometimes tell me that the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service isn’t aggressive enough in fighting fires. As a wildland fire professional wit…
We have now come full circle. Back to the oldest system of free trade, barter and selling to people who desire to purchase our goods.
If we can see beyond manipulative labels and talk about issues, about our values, about what we want for our state and our country, maybe we can find our common vision and work together to accomplish it.
New Mexicans have concerns about the shirt Richard Martinez was wearing when arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
In this election scrum, the cream might not rise
So many candidates are entering the race for Congress in New Mexico’s 3rd District that they’re deadening public interest.
St. Michael’s soccer players lend hand at New Mexico United game
The St. Michael’s boys and girls teams were ball shaggers, and Horsemen head boys coach Mike Feldewert played a role in getting the teams on the field.
One surefire way exists to determine if a New Mexico legislator is in hiding: Check his or her requests for travel expenses.
Lobos walk-on, a former St. Michael’s football standout, takes new path
On Saturday morning, Xavier Vigil had seen enough. He told friends and family that he was walking away from the Lobos on the eve of what would have been his redshirt sophomore season.
Santa Fe homes reflect art, craft
As you admire the craftsmanship of the beautiful homes in the Haciendas — A Parade of Homes, take a moment to appreciate the unique skills Santa Fe workers bring to the show.
Uneasy on the Plaza
I’ve known Roque Garcia since several years before he started cooking his carnitas on the Plaza in the mid-1980s. He’s a good-hearted, good-na…
A nation that lacks a consoler-in-chief
Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Barack Obama knew that an important, if unwritten, part of the job is being comforter-in-chief in times of national distress. Events in the past week show the current president does not.
Reality shows about cops fall short
Dropping Live PD probably won’t have a major effect on law enforcement in Santa Fe.
In New Mexico, the scandals never stop
The names of the corrupt New Mexico officials who help fuel the effort to establish a state ethics commission — a roll call that includes Mich…
Zorro Ranch: Where cattle actually roamed
In the spring of 2006, politically connected convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was under investigation by the state of New Mexico for cer…
