State of Affairs

There are moments when the world feels so large and so unstable that it becomes hard to know what you’re supposed to do with it.I think this is one of those moments.

The Postscript

“Carrie!” my husband, Peter, called from the bathroom.We are still in Mexico, and Peter’s abscessed tooth had been extracted earlier that day. The extraction had been difficult. Peter was sore and tired, and he had not eaten since the night before. All this factored into what happened next.

OP-ED

If New Mexico legislators were paid a salary, what would you expect them to do that they have not been doing up till now?New Mexico is the only state legislature where legislators are not paid something like a salary, though they do receive per diem and mileage compensation.

State of Affairs

The world feels heavier than it did a month ago.The current conflict in the Middle East has struck at oil security. Right now, Americans don’t need a lecture to understand the consequences. We already feel it in the cost of living. We feel it at the pump.

The Postscript

I spent yesterday with more than 5,000 librarians.A few were library aides, and some were library trustees. But the thing they all had in common was libraries.I never thought much about how libraries work, probably because they work so well.

Op-Ed Why Your Vote Matters at Your Electric Cooperative

By design, electric cooperatives are different.They are not owned by distant shareholders or outside investors. They are owned by the people they serve—members like you. That means the direction of the cooperative is not set in a boardroom far away.

From the High Plains

“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct a refuge for yourself from almost all the miseries of life.” W. Somerset Maugham, English author, 1874-1965 Nancy J. Allen lures the reader into a new world with stories that evoke strong emotional responses.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Earth MonthDear Editor,April is Earth Month-a time to savor the wonderful planet that gives us bright blue skies, breathtaking mountains, wideopen plains, serene river valleys and lakes, captivating forests, and an endless variety of plants and animals.

The Postscript

Three years ago, I was in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, walking through what had once been a large fabric mill. It has since been turned into an art gallery called, appropriately, La Fabrica, where artists of all kinds lease space to show their work.

Get Your H.A.T.

Palm Sunday is a significant day. It was not merely a parade or just happened to be on the same week that Jesus was crucified. There is more to it. It was a day filled with celebration, but also malice. But that was how God had intended it to be.