Opinions & Columns

Prioritize positive law-enforcement interactions in our schools

When I was in the 5 th grade at Highland Elementary, I went through the D.A.R.E. program. The program, taught by a commissioned LCPD officer, was about much more than what kind of drugs you can take, …

Summer reading: “Playing from the Rough”

As American as apple pie Summer Reading has been a staple pastime for ages, where folks relish the fair-weather hours in a hammock or at the beach with a good book in hand. I have been recommending …

Support reliable local news sources

I still have a vivid recollection of the exact moment I knew for certain that the industry I had toiled in since college was in trouble. It was a TV commercial during the NCAA Basketball …
    • No new wars without Congress

      Where is the U.S. Congress? This past weekend the United States conducted a successful strike against Iranian nuclear weapons facilities, …

    • No Kings protests a small victory

      It almost seemed too festive. Prior to the “No Kings” rallies held throughout the country Saturday, the president had warned that …

Guest Columns
The current imbalance of power among the three branches of our federal government is a clear and present threat to our democracy.  Thus, we, the people, are obliged to speak out against …
As the philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It’s true that we humans easily forget the past, and we seem to repeat our …
Every day, as I drive through my district heading to work, I come across a sight that is all too familiar in New Mexico: a burned out, abandoned building. These delinquent properties dot the …
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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