A natural outcome of certain states moving their presidential primaries earlier in the year is that for those states with later primaries, primary election turnout is often dismal. That will likely be the case in New Mexico in 2024 where both presidential frontrunners have locked in their delegate count and there are few contested primary […]
Commentary
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Letter to the Editor: Setting the Record Straight About Cindy Nava
Submitted by Dr. Patricia Jiménez-Latham Let’s set the record straight. I was incredibly disheartened to read a campaign flyer making disparaging comments about NM Senate District 9 candidate Cindy Nava. I have known Cindy for 20 years as she began her work in the political arena and worked with her professionally at Transform Education New […]
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Letter to the Editor: Rebuttal Response to Op-Ed on Produced Water
Submitted by Steve Conrad, Ph.D. groundwater hydrology The recent op-ed by Sherry Robinson entitled “Step into the future with Produced Water” exhorts us to “trust technology and step into the future.” The problem with her premise is that the oil and gas wastewater treatment technology she suggests that we trust is unproven to be even […]
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Letter to the Editor: DA hasn’t earned 4 year extension in office
This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the author. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org This Letter to the Editor is submitted by Jeffrey Paul, Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Journal’s endorsement of District Attorney Sam Bregman (“Editorial: Bregman has earned a 4-year contract extension as Bernalillo County DA, May 25, 2024) is troublesome on a couple […]
Opinion
Step Into the Future With Produced Water
When the legislative session ended in 2019, House Speaker Brian Egolf said, “The produced water bill, I think, is going to go down as one of the greatest environmental accomplishments to come out of the state Legislature of New Mexico. Just the quantity of fresh, potable water that’s going to be saved for agricultural and […]
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Letter to the Editor: Unbecoming Conduct by New Mexico State Senator
Submitted by Barbara V. Hall In the Santa Fe New Mexican, Senator Craig Brandt criticized Senate District 9 Republican candidate, Audrey Trujillo, with unfounded, defamatory accusations. The purpose? To promote Trujillo’s Republican opponent before the Primary. Trujillo is ahead in the polls and Senator Brandt is scared. No matter how dirty politics can get, Senator Brandt […]
Opinion
The Students Have a Point
By Darrell Allen It is easy to make fun of the student protesters who have vociferously made their voices heard in support of the Palestinian people, pretty much across the whole country. Even here in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico. The front page of the May 16 Albuquerque Journal, perhaps inadvertently, did just […]
Opinion
New Mexico’s Lucky Day
In New Mexico one of our best kept secrets is former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris. It was a lucky day in 1976 when Sen. Harris and his family moved to New Mexico. The move came after two terms as U.S. senator from Oklahoma and two runs for president in 1972 and 1976. On May 21 […]
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Fulfilling a big vision for New Mexico demands experience and courage
By Heather Balas, Candidate, NM Senate District 9 | New Mexico needs an educational system that inspires students to succeed. One that prepares them for careers we can’t even imagine. We need enough healthcare providers to meet the needs of our diverse families, including the growing number who need mental health services. We need a […]
Opinion
Marjorie Taylor Greene jumps the shark
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 […]