March 7, 2026
Opinion

Local elections have a big impact
Election season is officially underway in Artesia.
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Opinion: A forward-looking Highlands for a stronger New Mexico
For more than a century, New Mexico Highlands University has been a place of access and possibility.
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Opinion: Tax hikes are unnecessary for road improvements
The Rio Grande Foundation has been clear in expressing support for a multi-pronged approach to improving our State’s roads
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Letter to the Editor shows support for Todd and Wright
This year the City of Artesia has a unique opportunity to vote for two men who exemplify the meaning of Service. Terry Todd and Joseph “Woody” Wright are running for Mayor and City Council.
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Tie legislator pay to performance
Legislators, feeling sorry for themselves, also helped themselves to taxpayer money to provide for a legislative assistant for each one, a move touted loudly by legislators as a step in “professionalizing” the legislature.
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Political power and US growth
It seems like a decade has happened this past month, from Nicolás Maduro being captured in Venezuela to President Trump’s rhetoric on the conquest of Greenland. Maduro says he was kidnapped. Some say it was a misuse of military power. The EU nations claim President Trump is destroying NATO to assuage his ego, which is demanding Greenland come under U.S. control. Like it or not, politics has always been and remains a power game of negotiations.
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Funding universal childcare will move New Mexico up
Over the past seven years, we already have achieved remarkable expansion of child care services across our state with bipartisan support and phased growth.
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Letter to the editor: PED report card
These report cards are designed to provide families, educators, and neighbors with a transparent look at how we are collectively serving our students and where we can join forces to make educational improvements and champion the overall success of schools.
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Democrats blame everyone but themselves as doctors leave the state
Tired, stretched healthcare workers make more mistakes and become ever more vulnerable to New Mexico’s predatory medical malpractice lawyers.
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Oil and gas revenue behind New Mexico’s progress
Our state is a special place to live and work. In recent years, we’ve seen opportunities that create multi-generational benefits.
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