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Why Won't Mayor Protect Citizens? (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)
Making Connection With Faith, Earth
Three celebrations of remembrance and new life happen this week. On Monday evening, Jews began Passover with the sharing of the Seder, a meal that reminds them of God's deliverance when they were slaves in Egypt, through the Red Sea waters to new life. (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)
No To Affordable Housing Changes
Several Santa Fe city councilors revealed Monday that they're thinking about radically changing the city's affordable housing requirements. This is nothing new — exactly a year ago, in fact, some of the same councilors made virtually the same proposal and for virtually the same reason. (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)
City Agency Lays an Egg
In a news release redolent of Orwellian Newspeak, the city of Santa Fe on Friday canceled its annual "Easter Event." (Sunday, April 17, 2011)
LETTERS
City Hall Needs To Clean Up Its Act (Sunday, April 17, 2011)
GOP Budget Nothing But Class Warfare
This year is the observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. (Sunday, April 17, 2011)
Celebrate N.M.'s National 'Parks'
It's National Parks Week through next Sunday. Before you dismiss the idea of celebrating because New Mexico has only one national park, consider this: We've got 13 locations the National Park Service identifies as "parks." Most are technically designated as national monuments — with Bandelier being probably the best-known example. (Sunday, April 17, 2011)
Past Excesses Being Paid for Today
In his April 4 commentary headlined "Budget Deficit Panic Masks Real U.S. Problems," the University of New Mexico's Nick Estes writes, "What our children really need now is more government spending to help their parents get back to work." He asserts that the debt burdens to be borne by the next generations are due not to excessive spending, but to "wimpy trade policy," the Bush tax cuts, and escalating health care costs. (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)
Drought Strikes Close to Home
Daffodils, apple trees, lilacs — everything seems to be bursting into bloom all at once. Time to turn on the irrigation system or hook up the hose. (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)
Letters
Conservation Area Would Be Ideal (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)
LETTERS (Sunday, April 10, 2011)
Other Options Not Adequately Explored (Sunday, April 10, 2011)
Santa Fe Has Its Own Shakedown (Sunday, April 10, 2011)
Regulation of Beehives Is a Stretch (Sunday, April 10, 2011)
Gov. Ready To Brand Tea Partyers (Wednesday, April 06, 2011)
Letters (Wednesday, April 06, 2011)
Put the Onus on the State (Wednesday, April 06, 2011)
Why Not Vote on Tax Hikes? (Sunday, April 03, 2011)
Something's Fishy at Transit District (Sunday, April 03, 2011)
LETTERS (Sunday, April 03, 2011)
Santa Fe Needs Its Plaza (Café) (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)
Letters (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)
Letterse (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)
Rio Grande Deserves an Investment (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)
Keep Foxes Out of Henhouse (Sunday, March 27, 2011)
LETTERS (Sunday, March 27, 2011)
Hospital Needs To Assure Public (Sunday, March 27, 2011)
Letters (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)
Some Options Still Unexplored (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)