Opinions & Columns

Citizens need to stand and be heard on crime

Starting in January, the 60-day legislative session will begin in Santa Fe. Your representatives and senators are the only state elected lawmakers in the country that are unpaid for their service. …
    • More on the thinning blue line

      What is a police officer? Most people think of the action (and not) you see on television. Running, shooting, chasing bad guys, drinking coffee …

    • The thin blue line is getting thinner

      I ’ ve spent the last eight months or so trying to get versed in ways to affect change in my hometown as it relates to the crime taking over …

After super year, LPGA faces challenges in 2025

It’s been a banner year for women’s sports, especially women’s golf. Caitlin Clark had both women’s basketball (Indiana Fever in WNBA) and playing a pro-am 9 holes in The …

A plan to fix health care shortage

The free market system just doesn’t work for health care. If it did, we would sell kidneys at auction to the highest bidder instead of having a waiting list of those most in need. …
Desert Sage

Advice for Thanksgiving after the 2024 election

Thanksgiving dinner is not a cable news show. Neither host nor guest are obligated to imitate one. Keep personal relationships at the center. Don’t be afraid to pass on anything served to …

National Newspaper Week is about community

News organizations across the nation are observing National Newspaper Week Oct. 6-12, which is one reason you will find quotations about newspapers sprinkled throughout this week’s edition of …
Guest Columns
For the last three months, I have had the honor to live and work in Las Cruces as interim CEO of Memorial Medical Center. Thank you for the warm welcome, as this city has quickly become home to me. I …
Our entire state legislature is on the ballot right now.  This is a good time to look deeper to see how our Las Cruces area representatives and senators have voted in the Legislature. Our …
Election Day is just a week away, and many voters are already casting their ballots. On the backs of those ballots is an opportunity to invest nearly $230 million in New Mexico’s public higher …
My father just got over a cold that almost left us with an empty bedroom that would have converted nicely into an office for me. Still, the rest of us are not without our own issues. Just the …
I remember when growing up in my small hometown, there was a daily newspaper that had everything I wanted to know about what was happening both at home and far away. There is no daily newspaper …
As I near the end of my long journey with horses, I often reflect on the one question I’ve heard more than any other. That is, why have I always felt a natural approach to teaching horses is …
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