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Editorial: Weekend Rail Runner Trips a Lost Luxury?
Like it or not, weekend Rail Runner service will be a luxury of the past come late summer unless there’s a new boarding of cash. A divided Rio Metro Regional... Read more »
Editorial: ‘Copter Talk Has Hard Landing With Officials
Bernalillo County Chairwoman Maggie Hart Stebbins has grounded one of the sheriff’s high-flying ideas. Deservedly so. Sheriff Dan Houston recently called a news conference to announce plans to sell one... Read more »
Editorial: Immature Posts Harm Entire Justice System
What’s it going to take for some public employees to learn that not everything that comes to mind should go out for the whole world to read. That message apparently... Read more »
Editorial: Make Diploma Worth Paper It’s Written On
One baby step forward, one giant step back. On the heels of last week’s news that New Mexico’s four-year graduation rate inched up 1.2 percent to 67.3 percent comes the... Read more »
Editorial: Medicaid Broke, Broken
Last week, as the state announced a summer of public meetings on Medicaid and Gov. Susana Martinez joined 28 governors in outlining principles for its reform, legislators and health care... Read more »
Editorial: Obama Should Engage Congress on Libya War
President Obama’s defiance on seeking authorization for U.S. military involvement in Libya isn’t playing well with Congress – and it shouldn’t. Despite the fact that the Constitution requires congressional approval... Read more »
Editorial: It’s a Fact, Rio Rancho Should Cough Up Info
There are no excuses now for not making public the names of Rio Rancho Fire Rescue workers disciplined for hazing incidents on the job. Not that there had been any... Read more »
Editorial: Nuclear Chairman’s Actions Set Off Alarms
Wanted: A bureaucrat who will intimidate staff, mislead professional colleagues and single-handedly work to send almost 30 years of work, a possible solution to the nation’s nuclear waste storage dilemma... Read more »
Editorial: Ditch the Free-Pass Ban
Attention kids: The city of Albuquerque has 100,000 free swim passes, with a goal of keeping you cool and out of the deadly currents in the Rio Grande and its... Read more »
Editorial: Medicare Going Broke, Taking Seniors With It
For those who embrace the battle cry “Keep Your Hands Off My Medicare,” here’s the bottom line: Medicare is going broke and taking you with it. As it stands now,... Read more »
Editorial: Safe Ride Home? We Need an App for That
New Mexico has a horrible drunken-driving problem. If only there was an app to fix that. But thanks to four U.S. senators, including New Mexico Democrat Tom Udall, there won’t... Read more »
Editorial: Body Shipping Charges From OMI an Insult
Welcome to Bureaucracy 101, where when the going gets tough, officials have a gift for going with the option that will hurt the most vulnerable and cause the most public... Read more »
