Congratulations Class of 2024!

Graduating high school is a significant milestone. It marks the end of a chapter in a student’s life, and the beginning of a new journey.This school year has been filled with historic moments for the class of 2024.

From The High Plains

Rosanne Boyett In A Sunburned Country Author: Bill Bryson Broadway Books, 2000 ISBN: 0-7679-0385-4“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly in another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul,” author Joyce Carol Oates.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, This Wednesday, May 15th, between 3:00pm to 3:30pm, the annual 'Run for the Wall' Veterans will be riding their bikes through Grants on their way to the Washington D.C. Veterans Vietnam Memorial Wall. They will be led into Grants by the Cibola County Sheriff's Department.

The Postscript

It may be that Stubby is gone for good.In the summer of 2022, I started writing about my mother’s new pet, a red squirrel who she reluctantly began to care for.My parents live on 20 acres in the woods up north in a house my father designed when he retired 35 years ago.

Biden’s facing a defining moment on US innovation policy

For nearly two years, progressive activists have lobbied the Biden administration to weaken international patent protections on COVID treatments. The political pressure was immense. And at several points, it seemed like some officials were ready to cave.

State of Affairs

Last month, the U.S. Congress approved $20 billion to bolster the nation's defense industrial base through national security supplemental bills aimed at supporting Ukraine and Israel.

Wild Wanderings

My car was stuck on the road, and my tires were spinning in the snow. I had looked forward to snowshoeing all week, and I did not want to let some snow drifts get in my way. Still, I was apprehensive that I could summit La Mosca before dark in this much snow.

Op-Ed

New Mexico’s rural landscapes are essential to our identity as a state and as New Mexicans.

A Small Fix to the IRA Will Give Hope to Patients with Rare Diseases

For the roughly 30 million Americans living with a rare disease, the chances of finding an effective treatment are tragically slim.Our healthcare system defines a rare condition as one affecting fewer than 200,000 patients around the country.

The Postscript

Our cat, Felix, has a new home.We adopted Felix in Mexico while we were staying there. The woman who fostered him, Marcela, thought he was a kitten because he was so small—except for his tail, which appears to be intended for a much larger cat.