State of Affairs

Some words which haven’t seen a lot of usage are running loose and rampant these days, some of them curse words and others powerful old pieces of vocabulary that mean so much to the fabric of this republic and yet receive little to no attention.

The Postscript

We are heading into the holiday season—already.This year it seems like I have been running and racing and making it to places in the nick of time all year. I tend to overschedule— although I’d like to point out that my sister crams far more activities into less time than I would ever attempt.

From the High Plains

Title: “Llano County Mermaid Club” The Lynn and Lydia Miller Southwest Fiction Series Author: Kathleen M. Ridgers Publisher: University of New Mexico, unmpress.

State of Affairs

There’s a question I’ve been hearing more often lately, first it was from students but lately it has been from the adults in Cibola:“Why even vote if they can just do whatever they want?”It’s a simple question, easy to disregard, but in actuality it strikes at the very heart of our Democracy.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, “Quiet. Quiet piggy,” said President Trump to Catherine Lucey aboard Air Force One during the November 14 press conference.Ms. Lucey, the Bloomberg News correspondent for the White House press corps, had asked a follow-up question about the Epstein files.

OP-ED...

New Mexico Hates Uranium!To hear some people say it, you might think that statement is the gospel truth. ‘Of course, New Mexico hates uranium – look at what happened’. And we must acknowledge that sentiment honestly.

Letters to the Editor . . .

The Most Patriotic TownDear editor, The City of Gallup, New Mexico, was named 'The most patriotic small town in America,' by Rand McNally in 2013. I would invite Rand McNally to come to Grants and Milan, New Mexico on Veteran's and Memorial Day and rethink this declaration.

Get Your H.A.T.

“Give me liberty, or give me death!” - Patrick Henry The Revolutionary War, also known as the American Revolution, was an eight year fight for independence.It is estimated that 25,534 Americans lost their lives fighting for independence.

State of Affairs

Democracydoesn’tcollapse with a single dramatic act. It frays—one overlooked rule, one shrugged-off standard, one “it’s no big deal” at a time.Grants City Council District 1 is testing that truth right now.

From the High Plains

Title: “small lives” Author: Gary Jackson Published: 2025 Publisher: University of New Mexico, UNMPress.