Get Your H.A.T.

The Faith of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, born February 12,1809, often stands at the center of American history as the leader who navigated the nation through the Civil War.

OP-ED

Is this possible? Pro-nuclear and pro-environmentalist at the same time? It might be like saying, can you be a Cowboys fan and live in Houston? Of course, the two are not mutually exclusive.For decades, environmentalism and nuclear energy have been cast as enemies.

From the High Plains

Title: Something Out There in the Distance Authors: Grant Faullkner and Gail Butensky Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, unmpress.com Published: 2026 Hardcover with numerous color photographs, 87 pages ISBN: 978-0-8263-6858-4“That’s the thing about books.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear Editor, Recent weather extremes in the south and east are examples of what global warming can cause--a warmer arctic that disrupts the polar vortex and pushes cold weather and snow farther south.

Op-Ed

Civics was taught in my public school. The word is related to ‘civil’ and ‘civilization’, and in class, that included the workings of our American government. Above all, we learned that our government was “by the people and for the people.

Op-Ed

I keep hearing conservatives say, if the protesters would only let ICE do their job, this violence would not be happening. I hear this over and over again.

Op-Ed

As the Executive Director of Roberta’s Place, a domestic violence and sexual assault service provider in Grants serving our entire region, I see firsthand the urgent need for sustained funding for sexual assault services in New Mexico.

The Postscript

There’s a reason I don’t write about current events.The news flies at me faster than I can absorb. I cannot make sense of it all, and it feels as if I should always be doing something more, knowing more, helping more than I am.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, The protesters this week in front of Grants City Hall were about 15 when I drove by.

Op-Ed

Martin “Modey” HicksPundits on television and some Democrats in Congress have recently suggested that Donald Trump might cancel the 2026 midterm elections. That claim deserves skepticism. In a constitutional republic, elections are not optional.