Opinion

Legislative delegation: Radical policies are fueling wildfire crisis

Drive through Ruidoso or into the Sacramento Mountains today, and you’ll see the problem: forests choked with dead timber, dense overgrowth, large burn scars, and millions of acres that have become nothing more than tinderboxes. This didn’t happen by accident.

Beth Dowling: Much ado about something

Will Amy Barela do the right thing and admit that she is no longer Republican Party State Chair based on violation of the party’s Uniform State Rules (USR)?

Annie Jung: New Mexico is open for doctors

No single issue has driven more physicians out of New Mexico — or discouraged more from coming — than our medical malpractice environment.

Steve Fischmann: What does Blackstone’s purchase of PNM mean?

What happens when the owner of a public utility also becomes its dominant customer?

Cal Thomas: Should America have a red line for terrorist attacks?

How many more terrorist attacks must we endure before more is done to lessen the threat?

Opinion: New leadership is needed to solve crime

Last week, I was walking my dogs near Kit Carson Park which runs parallel to Albuquerque’s Tingley Beach.

Opinion: Pass health care worker compacts this year

It was a big bipartisan win for New Mexicans when the legislature and governor enacted Senate Bill 1 to bring New Mexico into the interstate licensure compact for doctors.

Opinion: Trump’s way of war

Has President Donald Trump introduced a novel way of waging Western war against America’s foreign enemies?

Opinion: Using religion to win votes

Democrats have had trouble in recent years attracting conservative evangelical voters, who mostly vote for Republicans. In 2000, former Vice President Al Gore gave it a try.

Opinion: Don’t get too comfortable, health care supporters

It’s a good beginning, but those of you who contacted your legislators, wrote letters to the editor or posted online should stay vigilant. The people who brought us this disaster are still in place.

Opinion: Medical malpractice success a win, but more needed

The passage of medical malpractice reform is the most important public policy success in New Mexico in more than a decade.

Opinion: State’s legislative schedule and structure are locked in the past

New Mexico’s Legislature is locked in an outdated schedule and structure.

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