Barbara Romo is district attorney for the 13th Judicial District, which includes Valencia, Sandoval and Cibola counties. The recent special legislative session was of particular interest to me and my […]
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All’s Fair in Healthcare Worker Recruiting
Around Houston Medical Center are six billboards inviting its employees to come to New Mexico, where they will be “Free to Provide.” The message is repeated in full page ads […]
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Domenici needs to show she’s from here
Let’s not talk about race. It might upset the children. That’s the rule in Florida, at least, or so we interpret from the way it’s been reported. It means they […]
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Cold food, cold coffee: senior care facilities can do better
Two recent studies of New Mexico’s senior care facilities ring alarm bells. In June the news organization ProPublica published a report that ranked New Mexico nursing homes fifth in serious […]
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Governors with their dukes up
Former Gov. Susana Martinez once described her first legislative session, in 2011, as “hand-to-hand combat.” A former DA, Martinez had no experience with the Legislature, and went in swinging. She […]
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Monitoring the invasion of private equity into healthcare
Healthcare companies should never have profit as their primary mission, don’t you think? There’s a genuine conflict between the profit motive and what healthcare is supposed to accomplish: providing a […]
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Line of succession
I’ve been thinking more these days about Vice President Kamala Harris, her role as vice president and the ever-present is-she-ready question. Being second in line is something I know a […]
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Let’s Get Bold About Fixing Education
The most overused word in the recent primary was “bold.” Candidates were claiming they had bold solutions for New Mexico’s myriad problems and failings. Then we got the Kids Count […]
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Age, the Issue That Won’t Go Away
When I was covering the Legislature and watching our elected officials at work, I would sometimes say a silent prayer: “Help me know when it’s time to step aside and […]
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Letter to the Editor: We should grow the Valle de Oro
This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the authors. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org We created the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge hand-in-hand with Albuquerque’sSouth Valley community. In […]