Robinson: Calling The Governor
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
People who live in cities need to get away from each other and enjoy a bit of nature. The public park, a leafy green space in the urban landscape, has provided relief for centuries. We love our parks so much that proposing changes can become heated.
But not so heated that one individual, former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, becomes the subject of a personal attack in a newspaper editorial that was so vicious I thought a response was in order. Diane is a colleague in this syndicate and a friend.
What happened is residents of an Albuquerque neighborhood Read More
Dannemann: Self-regulation Doesn’t Work
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
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On Oct. 29, 2018, a passenger airliner crashed into the sea less than 13 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia. A few months later, a second plane crashed over Ethiopia. In total, 346 people were killed.
Both planes were the brand new Boeing 737 Max. Investigation placed the responsibility squarely with Boeing, the manufacturer. As news reports explained, Boeing had made technical changes that were not thoroughly tested and, as a deliberate policy choice to save money, had hidden these changes from both regulators Read More
Fr. Glenn: Empty Tomb = Joyous Hearts!
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Well, a very blessed Easter to all! While Christmas is prerequisite in salvation history as God has ordained that history, Easter itself is the holiest day of the Christian year in our remembrance of the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Because, as the apostles write, He is simply the “first-born” from the dead; His faithful disciples are called to follow, and through His resurrection comes our hope for eternal life with God.
Of course, leading up to this great joy was pain … the extreme bittersweetness of Jesus’ Passion and death—so bitter in the divine who loves us literally Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Bird’s-Eye View Reveals Snags On Paths To Power
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
“Once upon a time” teaches pragmatism. A farmer and his highly able wife were once in the market for an accordion, a bunk bed, a plow, and a pet. The farm couple soon had ample choices to weigh, complete with details telling advantages and drawbacks of every choice. Time was, advantages and drawbacks held sway.
Folktales have a knack for highlighting facts that we overlook every day. Each political party now offers voters only one set of policies in a single package. Each party advertises that its bundle has nothing but benefits vs. an opposing bundle that Read More
All Shall Be Well: Doubting Thomas
Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
On the Sunday following Easter, many churches read the story of “Doubting Thomas”. Thomas sometimes gets a bad rap. He really was more of a pragmatist than a doubter. He was a plain-spoken straight-shooter. His skepticism was completely understandable, given the circumstances. Like all the rest of Jesus’ followers, Thomas knew that his Lord was dead and buried in a tomb. But Read More
New Mexico RCRC: An Open Letter To Our Community
By Joan Lamunyon Sanford, Executive Director
and Board of NM Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice;
Yahaira Carreras-Cubillas
Maya Elrick
Terry Schleder
This has been a time of tremendous change and growth for the New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and the entire reproductive health, rights and justice movement.
Four years ago, we faced a worldwidepandemic, supply-chain shortages, and governors in several states who used the pandemic as an excuse to limit access to abortion clinics. Then, in September of 2021, Texas enacted a six-week abortion ban, and less Read More
McQuiston: Dangers Of Distracted Driving
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Distracted driving is any activity that could divert your attention away from the main task of driving. It is something that is both dangerous and disturbingly common. In fact, an estimated 660,000 drivers are using electronic devices while driving during daylight hours.
You may be surprised to learn that cell phones and texting are just part of the problem when it comes to distracted driving. While stowing your phone while you drive is an important safety step, other behaviors behind the wheel, from drinking coffee to Read More
