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Editorial: APS Board Member Takes Outsider’s Stance
New Albuquerque Public Schools board member Kathy Korte gets it. Korte campaigned from a parent’s perspective and on a platform of protecting the classroom from budget cuts, supporting good teachers... Read more »
Editorial: Government Workforce Learns To Do With Less
It could — and should — be the new normal. Since 2008 the state government workforce has shrunk by 3,000 employees. In the wake of the country’s near economic collapse,... Read more »
Editorial: Flying World Will Miss Balloon Fiesta Founder
When it came to flying high, legendary balloonist and pilot Sid Cutter had few peers. Cutter, who founded the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in 1972 with former state Sen. Tom... Read more »
Editorial: Health Science Board Disregards the Symbols
Distractions, distractions, distractions. Best cure is a little getaway at a tony resort. Forget the cost, a mere $12,000 or so for a two-day retreat. No dinners, and no one... Read more »
Editorial: Don’t Lose Learning In School Budget Scramble
The only sure thing in public education is that teachers and administrators are experts at scrambling. It happens every fall, as experienced teachers retire and new teachers enter the workforce,... Read more »
Editorial: Blueprint a Necessity For New County Jobs
The good news is there may be 125 new jobs on the Bernalillo County horizon. The potentially bad news is the lack of a solid plan for funding them into... Read more »
Editorial: APS’ Uphill Battle For Nutrition, Attendance
You wouldn’t think getting students to eat corn or finish the school year before graduation ceremonies would be real mountains for the professional education system to climb. Think again, and... Read more »
Editorial: Energy Standard Must Conserve Costs as Well
It’s not about unraveling the energy-efficiency legacy of a political opponent or enforcing a pro-corporate agenda. It’s about embracing uniform standards that ensure New Mexico’s builders and consumers have readily... Read more »
Editorial: Columbus Community Better Without Mayor
Some people apparently have no shame. Take the mayor of Columbus, N.M., for example. Eddie Espinoza has been in jail since May 10 after being arrested in connection with a... Read more »
Editorial: The Ultimate Gift: Life
It’s a story that calls for someone to cue the schmaltzy made-for-television movie-of-the-week music: a woman who donates a kidney to a total stranger after overhearing her story in a... Read more »
Editorial: Fetch Up a Friend For Life at Fetch-apalooza!
Need a best friend? Fetch-apalooza can fix that. This weekend, hundreds of companion animals looking for friends — and good homes — will be at the state’s largest pet adoption... Read more »
Editorial: Take the Broom to All Public Housing Deals
One need look no further to see gross government waste and mismanagement than the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or for that matter housing programs in New Mexico.... Read more »
