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Credit Unions Would Foot Bill for Giant Retailers
Loss of NHCC Chief A Blow to Our State
Welcome to Albuquerque Not Especially Friendly
Basic Dental Care Is Lacking in N.M.
Send Message to Troops that Their Safety Is Top Priority
Tough Times No Reason To Postpone Big Plans
Gov., Legislature Get Failing Grade for First 100 Days
Medicaid Grants Would Hurt Young
Join Battle Against Sexual Violence
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These editorials first appeared in the Albuquerque Journal. They were written by editorial page staff and are unsigned as they represent the opinion of the newspaper rather than the writers.
Handling of Pit Appeal Calls for a Time-Out (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)
Praise for Heroic Acts
Family conflicts too often spill into the workplace, sometimes fatally. That unfortunate scenario seems to play out somewhere across the country every year. (Tuesday, April 26, 2011)
Find Right Balance on Repeat-Offender Bonds
When a state court judge considers whether a career burglar should be granted bond and in what amount, the only thing that judge is supposed to consider is whether the defendant is a flight risk. He or she then sets a bond amount to ensure the defendant stays in town and shows up in court. (Tuesday, April 26, 2011)
Foundation's Spending A Lesson to Nonprofits (Monday, April 25, 2011)
Tracking Students Key To Making Tests Count (Monday, April 25, 2011)
Can Cops Stop Cutting Each Other Breaks? (Sunday, April 24, 2011)
Schmidly's Decision Sets Smooth Transition (Sunday, April 24, 2011)
Real Recipe for Success (Saturday, April 23, 2011)
City Taxpayers Stuck With Ex-Cop's Big Tab (Saturday, April 23, 2011)
Bike Lockers Illustrate Why Country Is Broke (Friday, April 22, 2011)
Examine Necessity for Costly Sprinkler Rule (Friday, April 22, 2011)
NMSO's Last Sad Notes Don't Have To Be Finale (Thursday, April 21, 2011)
NMDOT, Universities Must Deliver Answers (Thursday, April 21, 2011)
Santa Fe Recreation Agency Lays an Egg (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)
Police Union Taking Aim at Wrong Targets (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)
No Place Like Home (Tuesday, April 19, 2011)
Tougher Rules Could Drive Safer Behaviors (Tuesday, April 19, 2011)
Repealing 180 Days of School Wrong Choice (Monday, April 18, 2011)
Toe Line on Evictions (Monday, April 18, 2011)
Off-Reservation Casino Needs Thorough Look (Sunday, April 17, 2011)
Real Budget Plan Beats A Campaign Speech (Sunday, April 17, 2011)
Can a Little Homework Make Cops, Us Safer? (Saturday, April 16, 2011)
School Reforms Don't Work If Students Ditch (Friday, April 15, 2011)
UNM Regents Approve Passable Compromise (Friday, April 15, 2011)
County Could Have Led Way on Transparency (Thursday, April 14, 2011)
Budget Devil Is in the Details for Councilors (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)
Donate Life to Others (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)
