Op-Ed: Nation’s Report Card Should Be A Warning
By CARTER SWANSON
Policy Analyst
Opportunity for All Kids
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as “The Nation’s Report Card”, was released in January. Released every two years, this report provides the most comprehensive data on educational performance nationwide. It is a stark reminder of what SHOULD be the most important issue facing New Mexico’s Legislature and Governor. Unfortunately, the results barely garnered media attention in New Mexico.
For the last two reports, 2022 and 2024, New Mexico has been 52nd (behind all 50 states, plus the District of Read More
Republican Party To Host ‘The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of 2025 New Mexico State Legislature’ With Harry Montoya March 29
By LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos
As a small business owner and health care provider, I have been closely watching the following bills of our 2025 Legislative Session:
- House Bill 11: Paid Family and Medical Leave Act. Liberal economist Harry Holzer has noted, “A mandatory paid leave policy might well lead employers to begin discriminating in hiring against less-educated women in the child-bearing ages.” Indeed, both California and New Jersey’s paid family leave programs resulted in a 8-9% decline in the employment rate for young women. We should not be surprised if those with
Denish: DOGE And Musk Impact New Mexicans
By DIANE DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com
Elon Musk has been dominating the headlines recently with his slash and burn efforts as head of “DOGE” – the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
The world’s richest man is everywhere, firing federal workers, in the Oval Office, you name it.
I wanted to learn more about Musk, so I listened to the biography of Musk by Walter Isaacson (20 hours). I’ve also read a slew of business articles about Tesla, SpaceX and Musk’s current endeavor DOGE.
Here is what I learned.
He’s a South African by birth. Although he once attended an anti-apartheid Read More
Robinson: How Many Doctors Do We Have To Lose In New Mexico Before Lawmakers Act?
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Dr. Lawrence Andrade and his wife, Dr. Aedra Andrade, are leaving Gallup. He’s a private practice family medicine doctor and owner of Family Medicine Associates. He’s practiced in Gallup since 2003. She’s a family practice physician with Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital. Together they have 9,000 active patients in a place that’s already undeserved.
Andrade has deep roots here, which makes his loss all the more painful. He’s a Gallup native and graduate of Gallup High School, UNM and the UNM School of Medicine. He is the team Read More
Home Country: Simulated Seafood
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Willoughby breezed through the valley the other day. He lives in the capital city, but whips on through here about once a month, and each time he comes he has new things to sell.
“Do you suppose,” said Bert, watching Willoughby’s van pull into town, “he sells all of it each time and fills everyone’s orders, or just doesn’t sell any of it and has to try new things?”
If we were to ask him, of course, it would ruin the speculation, which is one of our favorite things to do around here. Willoughby, despite his advancing years, leaped out of the van and went into the Soup ‘R Market to Read More
Posts From The Road: California Or Bust
Pacific Ocean: After traveling from Colorado it was a joy to see the Pacific Ocean after crossing the desert and southern California mountains. The reason for this trip was to attend a RV Rally but it is perfect timing for us to travel and enjoy the change of scenery and weather. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Sail On: San Diego has many marinas along the shores of San Diego Bay leading out to the Pacific Ocean. We enjoy walking the shorelines and viewing the thousands of boats along the way. Shown is a sailboat as it leaves the marina and trolls toward the open waters. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Examination
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
“An unexamined life is not worth living.”
Probably this is one of the best-known sayings attributed to Socrates and recounted in Plato’s “Apology”, relating Socrates’ defense against the capital charge of impiety to the Greek gods and corrupting youth. Yet it remains a phrase as relevant now as it was over 2,000 years ago. Socrates was explaining why he could not abandon his philosophical inquiries, even when threatened with death.
Now, as most of us Christians have entered into the Lenten season, that phrase becomes rather a description of our self-reflection, and yet also Read More
