Opinion

The Postscript

The Postscript

The Postscript

“It’s not what you eat between Christmas and New Year’s that counts, it’s what you eat between New Year’s and Christmas.”I’ve had this mantra in my head because my husband, Peter, and I have been trying to keep our weight in check. Peter is doing it for sensible reasons.

I am Ready to Serve District 6

It has been my honor and privilege to serve the constituents of Cibola and other counties in House District 69 as a state representative in the New Mexico legislature since 2016.Recently, my esteemed colleague and friend Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon, with whom I have worked closely during my tenure, has...
Travels in Grants

Travels in Grants

Travels in Grants

It’s a time of lights, joy, greetings, gifts, get togethers and being children again. But not for all of us. So, a trip to Grants City Offices.Former Fire Chief Hayes started a process by contacting the State who could provide $10,000 for a Baby Box.
Postscript Bayanihan

Postscript Bayanihan

Postscript Bayanihan:

No questions asked. Filipinos would always walk the extra mile for cultural shows. When I stepped into the Double Six Gallery and saw a full house, the world briefly stood still like a scene in a movie where the song 'Manila' (by Hotdog) comes to life, making me feel like I was back in the city.
“Just in Time”

“Just in Time”

“Just in Time”

I will be home in time for Christmas.It’s always a little hard to leave Mexico, and leaving right before the holidays is perhaps the hardest. The giant Christmas tree just went up in front of the church last night.

Always Living and Learning

The holidays are a time of reflection for many people. Recently, when my wife Sarah was going over an early morning bible devotion, she mentioned the word `gratitude.'
State of Affairs

State of Affairs

State of Affairs

When a government acts, it does so in service to the people—or at least it should.In my last column, I outlined why I believed the Cibola County Commission’s decision to nominate Harry Garcia for the District 6 legislative seat was not only problematic but fundamentally misaligned with the basic...

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, Lee Alcon the District 6 Representative in Santa Fe, NM recently may have resigned his post before the NM Secretary of State of New Mexico certified the election results which according to State Laws 113-16 B, C, 1 & 2 Post-election duties, secretary of state duties, 1-14-1, 1-14-2,...
The Postscript

The Postscript

The Postscript

It is an unusual living situation, in many ways.My husband, Peter, and I spend almost half the year down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Help patients by stopping unprecedented healthcare fraud and abuse

Through a mix of gross incompetence and active complicity, the federal government is allowing big hospitals to abuse a safetynet program, thereby defrauding taxpayers and harming patients' access to medicines.Each year, massive hospital systems exploit the loopholes of a drug pricing program called...