The Postscript

I have become the treat lady again.Depending on where I’m walking, I either carry dog treats or I don’t. I used to carry them all the time, but when we moved to the city, I stopped carrying dog treats because I feared that the downtown dogs (or their owners) might not welcome my treats.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, Got last minute notice today of an EPA Open House/Community Meeting on the Homestake Mining Superfund Site held in Milan. Was told the notice was put out into everyone’s electric bill. Not more than 20 people showed up with about 8 people from the Federal and State EPA departments.

Get Your H.A.T.

“I have the right to do anything,” you say— but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”— but I will not be mastered by anything.

State of Affairs

As the United States approaches its 250th birthday and Cibola County reflects on 45 years of its own identity, I find myself thinking about what it means to belong to a place like this.Cibola County is more than a line on a map.

From the High Plains

Rosanne Boyett Title: The Ultimate Protest Author: Ray E. Boomhower Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, unmpress.

Letters to the Editor . . .

To the Editor The Democrat Party’s juvenile behavior at the last State of the Union address achieved a new low in expressing their disdain for not only the institution (Congress), but also for us, the American people.

State of Affairs

Within the last week, the United States and Israel have entered into open conflict with Iran. Six American service members are now confirmed dead.That is not abstract.Somewhere in this country, families received phone calls that changed everything.It is okay to feel unsettled right now.

The Postscript

I’ve always known I was lucky when it came to family.I saw classmates who had impossible siblings, and I knew my curlyheaded younger sister was a catch. I knew people who really hated spending time with their parents, and I always had fun with mine— and I still do.

Op-Ed

The Supreme Court of New Mexico launched a program in 2021 to help young people learn about our system of justice and the role of courts in resolving legal disputes. The concept of the Rule of Law Program was straightforward: We learn by observation.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, I was driving this weekend coming back from Gallup and I drove past an NMSP officer who had a woman pulled over. I was passing as she was let go and she was crying.