May 10, 2025
Opinion
Regulatory Reform is Required
Almost daily as a State Representative, I hear from someone about their troubles with a regulator. This to often has to do with a construction project being stopped while waiting for one of the required construction permits. Typically, this delay is caused by the Construction Industries Division which headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Delays are costly and in most contractor’s opinion, it is unnecessary and unwarranted.
Read MoreRegulatory Reform is RequiredDonald Trump can’t stop talking about Kamala Harris’ mixed race
Did you catch former President Donald Trump’s appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists July 31 in Chicago? It was mesmerizing, and not in a good way. The former president’s task was easy: Go in and talk about how his second term as president could help the country’s black population and criticize Kamala Harris’ record.
Read MoreDonald Trump can’t stop talking about Kamala Harris’ mixed raceLetter to editor
The intent of this letter is two-fold. One is to communicate to pet owners that not just anyone wants their unwanted animal. I live in a rural area and sometimes find stray dogs on my property that have been dropped off and abandoned by their owners. There seems to be a notion of ‘city folk’ that people on farms, ranches, or simple homesteads can benefit from stray dogs causing damage to their homes and property. Every city and county has a procedure to follow when animals are no longer wanted; please, stop dropping your animals off in the country for others to handle your problems.
Read MoreLetter to editorStriking gold with green chile
“Damn! That smells good!” The woman said it out loud, with joy, as she entered Lowe’s grocery store and walked right by me. I knew exactly what she was talking about, because I’d said the same thing in my head about 30 seconds earlier.
Read MoreStriking gold with green chilePlenty of people in all that emptiness
By Grant McGee Eastern New Mexico News CLOVIS — I had to go to Roswell for a fancy eye appointment. I always wanted to be a traveler.
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Governors with their dukes up
By Sherry Robinson Former Gov. Susana Martinez once described her first legislative session, in 2011, as “handto-hand combat.” A former DA, Martinez had no experience with the Legislature, and went in swinging.
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Saying ‘I don’t know’ in a very weird election year
A career of reporting on politics and a love of history has left me illequipped for 2024. Fully, and completely useless.
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Triple Spaced Again: Monitoring the invasion of private equity into healthcare
By Merilee Dannemann Healthcare companies should never have profit as their primary mission, don’t you think? There’s a genuine conflict between the profit motive and what healthcare is supposed to accomplish: providing a service that heals people’s illnesses or helps them stay healthy. For a healthcare institution to be successful, profit has to be tempered with giving priority to the wellbeing of patients.
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Republican National Committeeman
By Jim Townsend Republican National Committeeman New Mexico State Representative District 54 Note from your National Committeeman: When I arrived in Milwaukee earlier this week for the Republican National Committee’s summer meetings, the temperament of the group was dedicated and sincere. The meetings went methodically smooth. Each of the committee meetings went on queue. I serve you on the RNC Rules committee and was selected to serve the Convention Rules Committee too.
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