State of Affairs

Democracydoesn’tcollapse with a single dramatic act. It frays—one overlooked rule, one shrugged-off standard, one “it’s no big deal” at a time.Grants City Council District 1 is testing that truth right now.

From the High Plains

Title: “small lives” Author: Gary Jackson Published: 2025 Publisher: University of New Mexico, UNMPress.

Your Voice Matters

GRANTS, N.M. Next year, 2026, is a major election year.Cibola County will be electing two county commissioners, the seat in District 1 currently held by Christine Lowery and the seat in District 3 currently held by RalphLucero.

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the 2025 Election in Cibola

GRANTS, N.M. Even in a quiet election year, Cibola County delivered big stories in small numbers. From razor-thin city races to near-unanimous support for local taxes, here’s what the results reveal about how our neighbors voted.1. Rural voters powered the outcome.

The Case Against 50-Year Mortgages

Inflation, Red Tape, and Rising Construction Costs — Not Loan Terms — Are Driving the Housing Crisis. WASHINGTON, DC—Thirty days after The Wall Street Journal published “The Case Against 30-Year Mortgages,” authored by Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) PresidentPatrick M.

The Postscript

It’s November, and so I’m writing a book.You may have heard of National Novel Writing Month. Until earlier this year, it was an official organization called NaNoWriMo, and it had almost 400,000 participants.

Get Your H.A.T.

Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause.” - Abraham Lincoln On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, officially ending the “war to end all wars.”However, November 11, 1918 remains to be seen as the World War I armistice date.

Op-Ed

Last month my office held the 3rd Annual Southwest Crimes Against Children Conference in Bernalillo at the Santa Ana Star Casino and Hotel. When I was elected to the position of District Attorney creating a conference such as this was one of my goals and key initiatives.

Letters to the Editor . . .

THE STEAL DEALTo the editor, Trump the ‘dealmaker’. It’s time to think about that. In his first consulship Trump raised tariffs on China so they stopped buying US soybeans.

Get Your H.A.T.

Since the rise of Artificial Intelligence, it has continually progressed, developing a more complex and intricate system, while also gaining popularity among not only the common people, but government use as well.