Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to share with our local citizens how much I enjoyed some recent community events and have a renewed perspective for Grants and Cibola County. My spouse and I attended the NMSU Grants Open House as well as the annual Health Fair this past week.

OP-ED... New Mexico’s Failure to Protect Mothers in

As a mother, I am heartbroken by the tragic news that a newborn baby was found dead in a dumpster in Albuquerque. This tragedy is a stark reminder that our system has failed the very mothers who need our support the most.

The Postscript

Only after you’ve had a day like yesterday do you really know you married the right person.The day started out fine. We were flying back from Mexico to the U.S. My husband, Peter, books all our flights, and he had arranged it so we did not have to get up at “the crack of stupid,” as he would say.

State of Affairs

In the long tradition of American governance, the office of secretary of state has been a fulcrum of influence— a role held by some of the most distinguished public servants in our country’s history.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Political ProspectsDear editor, So apparently my doctor was wrong. On a recent visit, he complained that to be a doctor one has to have years of education, more years of training, complete courses in ethics and remain current, but a political candidate needs nothing.

State of Affairs

We used to think of artificial intelligence as software. A product of brilliant minds tapping on keyboards in Silicon Valley. But AI is no longer just code—it’s infrastructure. It’s machines, minerals, and megawatts.

Get Your H.A.T.

Easter is a holiday celebrated by over 95 countries, yet many people think of it as a holiday about bunnies and eggs. But the true story behind it is not a work of fiction or inaccurate.

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Accepting our differencesDear editor, I participated in the Hands-Off rally in Gallup last Saturday and chatted with the middle-aged man next to me. I asked him if he had family who were Trump supporters. He said, yes, you have to love them from a distance. I said, I can't do that.

Building the Community

The best way to build a community is to put our best efforts forward to build for the future. The City of Grants has been working very hard to do just that with the completion of the new enclosed Rodeo Arena on the west side of the city.

3:22: Ink Drops and Paper Scraps

It was one of those tiring afternoons. I was finishing the last gulp of my coffee in my classroom, waiting for the campus to go quiet before heading home, when I thought about having my students publish their work in the local newspaper for National Poetry Month.