Council throws a flag on youth football

The city of Artesia’s recreation department will change its tackle football program for fifth and sixth graders to flag football following a vote by the City Council on Tuesday, April 8.

Jimenez acquitted in 2017 murder case

Michael Jimenez wiped tears from his eyes as a jury acquitted him of first-degree murder after a six-day trial ended Monday in Carlsbad.

Lujan Grisham signs oil fee hike into law

Senate Bill 23, sponsored by Sen. George Munoz (D-4) who chairs the powerful Senate Finance Committee that devises the state’s budget each year, raised the cap on royalty rates oil companies pay as a percentage of their proceeds from operations on State Trust land. 

Time to again feed the insatiable beast

The one annual ritual it can be safely said most Americans despise is April 15, when the half of us who pay federal income taxes must "render unto Caesar" portions of our hard-earned money to a government that wastes much of it and dislikes exposure and accountability.

Experience the “Surprise” of Easter

When I was a teenager, a long time ago, when telephones were connected with a wire to the wall and you made a call using a rotary dial, it was popular to listen to the radio for free giveaways.

Today’s boogeyman is Elon Musk

Boogeymen are nothing new. They have existed in the form of politicians going back to the founding of the country.