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.

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.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, The protesters this week in front of Grants City Hall were about 15 when I drove by.Governor Lujan Grisham wants universal child health care, health care reform, public safety, K-12 education improvements, economic development, juvenile crime reform, ban on cell phones in schools,...

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.

State of Affairs

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s final State of the State address was, in many ways, what you would expect from a governor closing out eight years: a list of accomplishments, a list of priorities, and a clear request that the Legislature move quickly during a 30-day session.But beneath the policy...

Former U.S. Surgeon General: Your Best Shot at a Healthy Flu Season

Winter is upon us, and for many Americans, that means company parties, gettogethers with friends and of course, gathering with extended family.These festivities are joyous.