Our View
Gordon Wilson deserved better
The cruelty of the death of 83-year-old Gordon Wilson, shot and killed in a strip mall parking lot last week, is reverberating across Santa Fe.
Letters to the Editor
Chasey deserves credit for death penalty ban
I appreciate Milan Simonich’s column Ringside Seat. Something in his recent (“Lujan Grisham makes a case for one term,” Aug. 7) caught my attention. He mentions Gov. B…
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 12, 2024
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
My View Devon Kurtz
N.M. needs private prison competition
The Southwestern United States is at the center of many of the country’s most ambitious efforts to reform private prisons. In Arizona, legislators considered two bills…
My View Lara Adler
Wastewater rule fails New Mexico residents
The proposed wastewater reuse rule is a very real threat to all New Mexico residents. For the past 13 years, I’ve been teaching medical and health professionals around…
My View Ron Simmons
Election will determine our children's planet
The November general election presents United States citizens with extraordinary choices that will shape our children’s world for decades to come. As a concerned citiz…
Ringside Seat
Cognitive candidate: Trump can't tell Browns apart
The Republican presidential nominee has called for mental acuity tests for candidates. A polygraph exam also is in order.
Phill Casaus
The memories made it fun
I joined the ghostly line of people to leave The New Mexican on Friday, my last day as editor here. I suppose this is goodbye. To you, and to a big chunk of my life.
Commentary
'New Mexican' Jinx rears its ugly head again
The Jinx is real.
My View Robert Martin
Shaping futures changes lives and makes history
At the Institute of American Indian Arts, we not only observe history — we create it. Since 1962, thousands of our creative artists have laid the groundwork and tread …
My View Beverley Spears
Santa Fe can grow — just not upward
A recent Kim Shanahan column annoyed me when I realized that the title was not “Empire Builders Supply Co. proposal has a few downsides.” Instead the headline was (“Em…
My View Garrett Peck
Dark skies belong to all of us
As you drive south down Bishop’s Lodge Road toward downtown Santa Fe, you climb over a hill not far above the governor’s residence and there you witness an amazing sit…
My View Paul Gessing and Isaac Orr
Fuel standard will increase gasoline prices
For several years Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the most liberal Democrats in New Mexico’s Legislature pushed to get a so-called “Clean Fuel Standard” through the Le…
My View Elizabeth Groginsky
Better early childhood care means higher pay for teachers
Recent scientific breakthroughs have shown us something amazing about children’s brains: More than 80% of all neural connections are made during the first three years …
My View Víctor Romero-Hernández
Safety solutions must uplift community
Two decades ago, my family and I arrived in Santa Fe from Mexico, driven by the promise of the American Dream. This city welcomed us, and I grew up nurtured by its tig…
My View Ladona Clayton
To our leaders: Water issues can't wait
We’ve all heard the saying “water is life, or in Spanish, “agua es la vida.” But have you ever thought to ask this essential question: What are we doing to protect it?
Letters to the Editor
Readers react: Dog anxiety, cat ladies unite
The Santa Fe New Mexican really stepped in it this time. (“Dogs, dogs, everywhere dogs in Santa Fe. Why?” Our View, Aug. 6) Believe me, I would like nothing better tha…
My View Linda Lopez
We must not accept political violence
Disagreements can be constructive if we engage respectfully and seek common ground.
Our View
Gordon Wilson deserved better
The cruelty of the death of 83-year-old Gordon Wilson, shot and killed in a strip mall parking lot last week, is reverberating across Santa Fe.
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 11, 2024
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
My View Brandon Fryar, Carolyn Ingram, Andrew Peterson and Janice Torrez
Managed care groups unite to expand access
In our state, managed care organizations safeguard access to critical and comprehensive health care services for nearly one in two New Mexicans. Under the Medicaid Tur…
Commentary
An ode to a departing leader
By Friday afternoon, a legend in the local newspaper industry packed up the last his belongings, pushed “save” on his final editing masterpiece (mine, probably) and walked out of the newsroom headed for greener pastures well beyond the domain of the Fourth Estate.
My View Kevin Proescholdt
Mountain bikers push to ride in wilderness
“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed …” — Wallace Stegner
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 10, 2024
From the Santa Fe New Mexican:
My View Maribeth Troyer
Homelessness and housing: a call to action
Albuquerque is facing a growing crisis of homelessness, with a 48% increase from 2022-23. This is a vulnerable people group. 25% of women had been victims of violence,…
Commentary Jenifer Wolf-Williams
Torrance County should end detainee contracts
Rafael is certain that if his asylum petition is denied, he will be imprisoned or killed in his country of origin. Yet he feels trapped between the dangers back home a…
Letters to the Editor
Ice rink closure has been costly
The Genoveva Chavez Community Center ice rink has been closed since June 14 because of deferred maintenance and neglect and with no appropriation for a fix. As a resul…
Ringside Seat
Chicago fire will be absent for Harris' nomination
The Democratic Party imploded at its chaotic 1968 convention. Boring audiences is the Dems' biggest worry as they return to Chicago.
August in Santa Fe is the culmination of a summer of art markets, culture, music and great food. That’s because August in Santa Fe is when Santa Fe Indian Market reign…
Letters to the Editor
Volunteers, donations make back-to-school better
Thanks to all the great volunteers and donors to the Salvation Army. The Back to School program was a total success. On Aug. 3, at the local Kohl’s store, over 20 loca…
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 9, 2024
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
Rescue Report
Tips on adopting cats
When bringing a kitten into a household, look for and eliminate hazards.
The 2024-25 school year should become the time when all schools strive to reach 90% attendance or above.
My View Sam LeDoux
To gain trust, be open with the public
I believe one of the most important lessons from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s town hall tour is that being open to hear your harshest critics and being transparent wi…
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 8
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
Letters to the Editor
Biden deserves credit for prisoner swap
I read that Donald Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin, not President Joe Biden, over the U.S.-Russia prisoner release deal. Really? What’s wrong with…
Voters have reelected four governors in succession, two Republicans and two Democrats. All stumbled in their second terms.
In a matter of weeks, Democrats and the nation went from Tim Who? to a wave of support for Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2024.
Letters to the Editor
Candidates: Let voters know how you stand
VOTE411.org is a one-stop shop for election-related information that provides nonpartisan information to the public. On VOTE411, you can register to vote, see what’s o…
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 7, 2024
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 6, 2024
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
E-voices
E-voices, Aug. 6, 2024
We need to build, build up and build infill (“Empire Builders Supply project has few downsides,” Building Santa Fe, July 27).
Letters to the Editor
Manchin's energy bill is a climate bomb
The environmental voting record of Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has been almost perfect over the past 15 years, according to the League of Conservation Voters’ report…
Our view
Dogs, dogs, everywhere dogs. Why?
Santa Fe is a town that loves its dogs — but pet owners are going overboard by taking their animals everywhere they go. It’s one thing to see dogs on trails or strolli…
Cantor's Corner
My millennial friends aren't investing — but they should
I’m in my early 30s. As someone who works in finance, I know that one of the most important things I can do for myself at this point in my life is develop strong finan…
Letters to the Editor
Tell the truth about politicians' remarks
To alarm the public by saying that former President Donald Trump meant he would eliminate elections when he said, “Four more years it’ll be fixed … you won’t have to v…
The past 100 years
The past 100 years, Aug. 5, 2024
From The Santa Fe New Mexican:
My View Justin Nobel
Wastewater rule is a free pass for industry
I have spent the past seven years researching and reporting on the little-known topic of oilfield radioactivity and recently published a book, Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s…
My View Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
New Mexicans deserve better prescription prices
New Mexico took a big step forward this year in health care when the governor signed a drug pricing transparency bill into law. Included in the list of organizations t…
My View Joshua Kastenberg
Calley's lie has lessons for today's leaders
In the midst of news reporting on the wars in Gaza, Ukraine and in Mali near the Algerian border, not to mention the Olympics in Paris and an upcoming election, the pu…
Ringside Seat
Attack on Harris hurts Trump in New Mexico
The Republican nominee for president took a loser's path by accusing his Democratic opponent of racial opportunism.
My View James C. Kenney
Cleaner air sooner — if Environment Department can do its job
Now that the Environment Department’s air quality permit fee hearing has concluded, it’s up to the Environmental Improvement Board to perform its duties as directed by…
My View Devon Kurtz
N.M. needs private prison competition
The Southwestern United States is at the center of many of the country’s most ambitious efforts to reform private prisons. In Arizona, legisla…
My View Lara Adler
Wastewater rule fails New Mexico residents
The proposed wastewater reuse rule is a very real threat to all New Mexico residents. For the past 13 years, I’ve been teaching medical and he…
My View Ron Simmons
Election will determine our children's planet
The November general election presents United States citizens with extraordinary choices that will shape our children’s world for decades to c…
My View Robert Martin
Shaping futures changes lives and makes history
At the Institute of American Indian Arts, we not only observe history — we create it. Since 1962, thousands of our creative artists have laid …
My View Beverley Spears
Santa Fe can grow — just not upward
A recent Kim Shanahan column annoyed me when I realized that the title was not “Empire Builders Supply Co. proposal has a few downsides.” Inst…
My View Garrett Peck
Dark skies belong to all of us
As you drive south down Bishop’s Lodge Road toward downtown Santa Fe, you climb over a hill not far above the governor’s residence and there y…
My View Paul Gessing and Isaac Orr
Fuel standard will increase gasoline prices
For several years Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the most liberal Democrats in New Mexico’s Legislature pushed to get a so-called “Clean Fuel…
My View Elizabeth Groginsky
Better early childhood care means higher pay for teachers
Recent scientific breakthroughs have shown us something amazing about children’s brains: More than 80% of all neural connections are made duri…
My View Víctor Romero-Hernández
Safety solutions must uplift community
Two decades ago, my family and I arrived in Santa Fe from Mexico, driven by the promise of the American Dream. This city welcomed us, and I gr…
My View Ladona Clayton
To our leaders: Water issues can't wait
We’ve all heard the saying “water is life, or in Spanish, “agua es la vida.” But have you ever thought to ask this essential question: What ar…
My View Linda Lopez
We must not accept political violence
Disagreements can be constructive if we engage respectfully and seek common ground.
My View Kevin Proescholdt
Mountain bikers push to ride in wilderness
“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed …” — Wallace Stegner
My View Maribeth Troyer
Homelessness and housing: a call to action
Albuquerque is facing a growing crisis of homelessness, with a 48% increase from 2022-23. This is a vulnerable people group. 25% of women had …
My View Sam LeDoux
To gain trust, be open with the public
I believe one of the most important lessons from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s town hall tour is that being open to hear your harshest critics…
My View Justin Nobel
Wastewater rule is a free pass for industry
I have spent the past seven years researching and reporting on the little-known topic of oilfield radioactivity and recently published a book,…
