Opinion

May 8 could have been another low point for U.S. House Republicans. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), after weeks of threats, finally pulled the pin on the grenade she’d been carrying around since March and officially filed her motion for Speaker Mike Johnson to vacate his leadership position, forcing a vote on the measure. Greene […]

In the digital age, access to reliable internet is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity. This truth has become even more evident as we’ve navigated through recent global challenges that pushed us towards remote work, online schooling, and telehealth services. Yet, for many in rural New Mexico, high-speed internet remains out of reach due […]

The man was said to be the only electrician in Mora, and my agency forced him out of business. This was around 20 years ago. I learned about it in a staff meeting. The assistant general counsel who told us about it had tears in her eyes and a quiver in her voice, but she […]

If you do grocery shopping for your family, you have undoubtedly used self-checkout. That’s what I was doing recently when shopping for two items in a nearby store. I noticed a new sign had been posted: “Self-check-out restricted to 15 items or less.” I had not seen that before.  On the contrary, there were times […]

Democrats’ notion of their party as the big tent is suffering as hard line progressives target moderates in the primary. It’s been widely reported that progressives have primaried every state representative who voted against the family and medical leave bill. They’ve reportedly raised millions to help their candidates. Jeff Apodaca, son of late Gov. Jerry […]

Does everyone in your household have a spare $102,000 lying around? Because that’s what it will take to clear our federal debt: $102,000 from every woman, man and child in the United States. The debt currently stands at $34 trillion, is rising by a trillion dollars every 100 days or so and projected to reach […]