Letters to the Editor

Apology Dear Editor To the residents in District 4, I apologize that I was unable to attend the Q&A scheduled for the 25th of January. I was scheduled for some medical procedures at the VA on the 25th thru 26th. The scheduling was not optional for me.

Always Living and Learning

I cannot imagine experiencing virtual high school way back in my teenage years in the late 1970s. Of course, we did not have that sort of technology then.

Getting to know trustee candidate James Mercer

By: Kylie Garcia Reporter VILLAGE OF MILAN, N.M. — March is coming quickly and that means, so is municipal election time. For the Village of Milan Board of Trustees, three board seats will be available — that of the mayor’s and two trustees. Two candidates are running unopposed for the two seats.

Ask Nancy

Dear Nancy, I’ve been defeated and tired because I feel like my voice and opinions aren’t being heard. On many occasions, I’ve tried expressing my exasperation to my friends over all the bad news in these polarizing times, but it’s like I’m shouting and no one can hear me.

How to handle crime

Dear editor, Last month I traveled with my wife to a friend’s funeral in Quemado, NM. I was very impressed with how the church handled the funeral, it was full and that’s always a good sign the deceased had many friends and effected many people in that small community.

Guest Column

WASHINGTON, DC — The Liberal International Order (LIO) is failing, as pointed out numerous times by the likes of G. John Ikenberry, Inderjeet Parmar, and John Mearsheimer.

State of Affairs MLG’s Plutocratic Government

Eroding the power of the people, plutocracy diminishes the power of democracy and opens the door for corruption. Plutocracy is nowhere more noticeable than in the New Mexico State Legislature, where, in 2020, they voted to destroy the will of the people in the Public Regulatory Commission.

Letters to the Editor

Climate change Dear editor, Long ago I got a college degree in psychology, a few years later I got a graduate degree in biology. A very interesting thing about human psychology is the difficulty we have in facing facts.

Shedding Light

On Friday, January 7, 2022, it was my late great-grandfather’s, Billy McElroy, birthday. He would have been 92 years old. Many who have lost loved ones understand the intensity of emotions and memories that flood in on days such as birthdays, holidays, or other days significant to them.

Always Living and Learning

I once worked on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King, Jr., many years earlier in 1963, gave his famous `I Have a Dream’ speech on the Capital Mall in Washington, D.C. Earlier this week, our country observed a national holiday in King’s honor – a holiday that has been...