Opinion

Madness in Minneapolis

Leave it to a politician to take advantage of a tragedy and attempt to use it for political advantage.

Lawmakers try to understand state’s ICE detention centers

In recent reporting Patrick Lohmann of Source New Mexico dug beneath the rhetoric following a tour of the Otero County Processing Center by some members of the legislative Courts, Corrections and Criminal Justice Committee.

Welcome back, students

From powering classrooms to producing the materials we rely on, oil and gas quietly support nearly every aspect of our educational system.

EV sales were plummeting before Trump overturned California mandate

A new report from the pro-EV trade group Alliance for Automotive Innovation indicates that as of the first quarter of 2025, adoption of EV’s had begun to decline even before Congress acted.

Migrating from blue to red states

Blue state Democrats are reacting to losing residents not by reducing taxes, but by raising them.

Immigration raids are a defining moment for Latinos

Sen. Josh Hawley targeted Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), in June.

Who has been busy destroying democracy?

“Destroying democracy” -- the latest theme of the left -- can be defined in many different ways.

A good recipe for getting along with all types of people

Trip Jennings“Thank God no one let me write newspaper columns when I was 22.” I said this flippantly to another journalist last week as...

Democrats are on the wrong side of medical malpractice reform

The State Ethics Commission tore the mask off New Mexico Safety Over Profit and revealed – ta da! – trial lawyers.

Back to safer schools?

As President Trump prepares to head to Alaska to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop the killing” in Russia and Ukraine, what is being done to stop school shootings in America as millions of children begin returning to their schools this week?

Why DEI was already dying

DEI had enjoyed a surge following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent 120 days of nonstop rioting, arson, assaults, killings, and attacks on law enforcement during the summer of 2020.

Jobs numbers look better in NM than they do nationwide

Day in, day out, the number crunchers at the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics keep tabs on the economy and report data, a job only a geek could love.

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