Only in New Mexico

Senator Martin Heinrich had it right yesterday when he criticized Republicans who voted against a bill to restore Veteran benefits.  The GO...

How are Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Pope Francis alike?  They both want to change backwards and wasteful cultures into more modern an...

Sandia Labs in Albuquerque released their latest economic impact report for their operations in our region.  They spent nearly one billio...

The Defense Secretary wants to downsize our armed forces to reflect the fact that we are no longer engaged in a significant ground war.  Th...

I am almost certain that the Governor of Arizona will veto that bill that allows businesses to deny service to gay people.  How could she...

I read a news release this morning from the State Democratic Party and it's Chair Sam Bregman touting the fact that State Public Educ...

The Department of Agriculture has declared Lea County a disaster area because of the prolonged drought.  That means that farmers and ranc...

I am on the fence about Genetically Modified Organisms.  Specifically, plant food crops.  I am not on the fence about requiring food produc...

It is really phenomenal that Mayor Berry quick drew his gun and hired a new police chief for Albuquerque's Police department in such a ...

I just got my bill for internet service from Comcast.  It went up $2.00 a month.  No explanation or notice.  It is just their attitude of ...

Two out of towners and one local are the finalists for the new APD Chief position.  This is a decision for the Mayor that will leave a lega...

You will know for sure if our Democracy has failed in America by watching two upcoming mileposts.  One of them is the proposed merger of Co...

I want someone to fund a poll amongst both democrats and republicans and all other registered voters to ask them questions about the legisl...

One useful thing the Legislature could accomplish this session is the legalization of Hemp as a crop.  The cousin of Cannabis was a vict...

My friend Ned Judge took this time lapse from his porch in Corrales.  The Earth Abides.

I have some acquaintances who seem to be signing out.  I feel that way sometimes too.  When we talk about the issue of the day we more and ...

They say that the Roman Empire failed because everyone drank out of leaded cups and it made them stupid.  They could no longer understand...

All the New Mexico statewide candidates have filed their petition signatures up in Santa Fe.  Now, they have to waste time and money trying...

New Mexico sleeps as its economic outlook quickly goes under like the Titanic.  The news of the city of Albuquerque's plunge in the e...

That game was a letdown.  Guess their chile was worthless. The Journal article on Poverty on their front page this morning was a breath o...