Corner to Corner by Diane Denish. Diane Denish is a lifelong advocate for children and a former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. Contact her at diane@dianedenish.com I still pick up a penny when I see it on the ground, the sidewalk, the pavement or even on the stairs in a building. Seems like they catch […]
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Posted inRio Rancho
Letter to the Editor: Sen. Padilla’s only crime was being a Democrat
Submitted by Karen Schafer, Rio Rancho Dear Editor, Many deplorable things are happening because of the Trump administration’s policies. Many people have listed them, so I won’t do that. I will only mention my shock, dismay and disbelief that a United States Senator was thrown to the floor and handcuffed. This action is truly reminiscent […]
Posted inColumnists, New Mexico Statewide News, Opinion
What’s happening at the VA, anyway?
In an age where we are used to getting information with a few keystrokes, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been something of a cipher. I have been eligible for VA care since 1999. I have largely avoided it for the reason noted above and others. Navigating the VA is so labyrinthine that entire […]
Posted inCorrales
Reel Gems – Overlooked Films Currently Streaming: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
By Douglas Wood June 2, 2025 Rated PG Currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ and YouTube Arguably, the scariest moment in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining doesn’t involve ghosts or an ax-wielding Jack Nicholson. It’s the moment when Wendy (Shelley Duvall) discovers that the novel her husband has been slaving over at his typewriter is […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Corrales
Memory from occupied Denmark
Editor’s note: This is a story from “Unbreaking the Circle,” a military anthology that will launch on June 28 at the Corrales Community Library. By Jasmine Tritten An ominous banging on the front door thundered through our house of Nazi-occupied Denmark in early 1945. Mother and I rushed into the hallway. When she hesitantly opened […]
Opinion
Dental school to open this month
Merilee Dannemann has been a reporter and columnist for the Taos News, Albuquerque Journalist and is now a columnist at her own www.triplespacedagain.com New Mexico is about to have a school of dentistry. That is potentially very big news. Meanwhile, New Mexico has done apparently nothing to develop a program that was supposed to provide […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
A Historic Investment in the Heart of Albuquerque
Tammy Fiebelkorn, Renée Grout, and Joaquín Baca are City Councilors in the City of Albuquerque This year, for the first time in Albuquerque’s history, the City has funded three full-time positions in the Open Space program for the Rio Grande bosque – dedicated staff whose sole responsibility is caring for this special area. As the […]
Posted inColumnists, New Mexico Statewide News, Opinion
Non-alternative facts
I don’t often get into the weeds of making news, but I think the craft is worth examining. I’ll share it from my side of the equation – the providing of information. News comes from information. That is, actual events that have happened in real time, real statistics and figures, you know, facts. People like […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Opinion
Op-ed: Public broadcasting funding cuts would be ‘catastrophic’ in New Mexico
For the cost of one cup of coffee per person, per year—that’s about $1.60—American taxpayers have generously and continuously supported public television and radio for communities across the nation. In New Mexico, this investment in public broadcasting allows 12 radio stations and 3 television stations to provide critical educational services, vital public safety partnerships, and […]
Opinion
Protect the firefighters who protect our homes and forests
Riva Duncan is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. She is vice president of Grassroots Wildland Firefighters. By Riva Duncan, Guest columnist. You probably don’t see wildland firefighters on the job because they usually work in remote areas. But with wildfires moving […]