Commissioner Needs Our Support
As conservationist who knows the White Peak area intimately, I wholeheartedly support the White Peak land transfer. Those who love the wild lands of Northern New Mexico should back this deal which is good for the land, wildlife, the state, and our children and grandchildren.   (Sunday, February 07, 2010)

Finally, an Intelligent Law We Can Live With
On Jan. 27, it was reported that noted American writer, J.D. Salinger died at the age of 91. The same day a House committee in Santa Fe voted to advance Senate Bill 40, sponsored by Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, which would allow people in New Mexico with a concealed-carry license to bring their guns into restaurants or bars that serve liquor.   (Sunday, February 07, 2010)

Letters
Don't Let Fear Be A Factor in Your Vote   (Sunday, February 07, 2010)

Railroad Basic To Economy
The folks who run Chama's popular Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad seem to have jumped the track here recently — apparently in a dispute over who's going to be the engineer, who's the brakeman and who's going to shovel the coal on the narrow-gauge train that crisscrosses the high country between Chama and Antonito, Colo.   (Sunday, February 07, 2010)

Keep Our Public Land Public
On behalf of the hundreds of interested people whom I have had the pleasure of working beside to protest what we define as an assault on the people of New Mexico, I would like to thank Attorney General Gary King and his office, and the New Mexico Supreme Court, for taking legal action against New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Patrick Lyons and his office. We, the sportsmen and women, anticipate that justice will be served, and the wisdom of the Supreme Court will prevail over these inequitable and unjust transactions proposed by the commissioner and these four private ranches that will profit millions of dollars through their hunting enterprises, while the 22 beneficiaries of these portions of State Trust Lands will have to divide a net gain to the land office of $1,700 between them should these ridiculous exchanges be allowed.   (Sunday, February 07, 2010)

White Peak Trade Good for N.M.
The controversy surrounding a complicated land exchange in northern New Mexico is the result of misinformation and the inability for the opposition to accept change, even if it is positive.   (Sunday, February 07, 2010)

Letters
Thanks for Your Help in Trying Times   (Wednesday, February 03, 2010)

Show Us the Money
A couple of years ago, Santa Fe had one of the worst residential burglary rates in the country, and more recent crime statistics suggest the problem is getting worse, not better. Mayor David Coss may point to declines across the board in every other category of crime, but with home break-ins out of control, crime is bound to be a major issue in any current campaign.   (Wednesday, February 03, 2010)

Success in Gardening Game Takes Some Strategizing
In his book "Jaguars Ripped My Flesh," Tim Cahill tells us that he "sits around at home reading wilderness survival books the way some people peruse seed catalogs or accounts of classic chess games."   (Wednesday, February 03, 2010)

Letters
Preserve Culture, Save Warehouses   (Sunday, January 31, 2010)