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Marketplace Fairness Act is unfair
Saturday, May 18th, 2013 // Paul Gessing guest column
The U.S. Senate, with the support of New Mexico’s Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, recently passed legislation called the “Marketplace Fairness Act.” The idea is to set up a new...
Graduates, take time to ponder the long road ahead
Saturday, May 18th, 2013 // CMI editorial board
An open letter to the class of 2013: Your day has arrived. You’re taking another big step on your life’s journey.You’ve walked across a stage, received a piece of paper with som...
Wondering if names influence graduate futures
Saturday, May 18th, 2013 // Wendel Sloan column
Sometimes I wonder if the names of new graduates will influence their futures.For example, will…Ms. Summers become a global warming expert? Mr. White and Ms. Black argue incessantly with no sha...
Guthals will be missed
Friday, May 17th, 2013 // By Grant McGee: Local columnist
Charles Guthals passed away a few weeks ago. I’m going to miss him.Lots of High Plains folks knew him far better than I did. To me, he was the guy who knew everything about plants and trees and...
In search of ponies: Funnels funny, but effective
Friday, May 17th, 2013 // By Sharna Johnson: Local columnist
The T-shirt had nothing to do with fashion; it was hiding something, or better yet, protecting it. Underneath the black cotton there was a shoulder wrapped in bandages which were holding gauze an...
Horseracing safety and integrity act to set national standard
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 // Albuquerque Journal
Sen. Tom Udall is preparing to take a needed run at cleaning up the horse racing industry by creating a national standard for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in races with interstate simulcast...
Using right tool for the job is key
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 // Kent McManigal column
Humans have always created tools to give them more power than would be available with bare hands. Hammers, can openers, computers, and guns are tools.The state — what most people mean when...
Lost: Four rules of success
Saturday, May 11th, 2013 //
Decades back, in some hotel conference room in some city, a guy who owned the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press lectured to our newspaper management seminar about the Ten Rules of Success. ...
Stay-at-home mom position without breaks
Saturday, May 11th, 2013 // Editorial
Perhaps you’ve taken part in a conversation that goes something like this: “And … where do you work?”“Oh, I’m just a housewife, a stay-at-home mom.”&ldq...
Actions speak louder than words
Saturday, May 11th, 2013 // By Wendel Sloan
Several readers have emailed that I am headed to an eternity warmed by, apparently, the mother of all campfires. After telling them I will stock up on wieners and marshmallows, they promise to pr...
Scaring Mom has potential to backfire
Friday, May 10th, 2013 // By Grant McGee: Local columnist
Mother’s Day is tomorrow. I’ll catch up with mom and see how she’s doing. I’ll tell her she’s “The Greatest Mom Ever” and how much I love her. I wish I k...
In search of ponies: Celebrate your pet this week, or month
Friday, May 10th, 2013 // By Sharna Johnson: Local columnist
Did you know it’s national pet week (or month depending on the source)? They made sure I did, which I suppose is a good thing since it’s not something I would normally even be aware o...
Fugitive has evaded justice far too long
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 // The Albuquerque Journal
For four years, Francisco Melgar-Cabrera has escaped American justice. And Stephanie Anderson has been dead. The first half of that equation needs to change, because the second part can’t. ...
Government supremacy belief is wrong
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 // By Kent McManigal
I find it sad that whenever someone wants to do something, the first question most people ask is whether government allows it, requires a license, or forbids it. That’s truly tragic....
Abortion case has reignited national debate
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 // The Albuquerque Journal
The death penalty trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has reignited the national debate about abortion, specifically late-term abortions. Abortion is never totally out of the are...
Harsh social realities can be overcome if we work together
Saturday, May 4th, 2013 // By Doug Morris
“Nobody livin’ can ever stop us, as we go walkin’ that freedom highway.” — Woody Guthrie, from “This Land is Your Land.”The all-American troubadour, poet and...
Join the Clovis/ Portales Sunday Fun-Day Folks at the park
Saturday, May 4th, 2013 // By Wendel Sloan
For those expecting satire or a wrestling match with critics, I apologize for today’s column. I am inviting everyone on the High Plains to come to City Park on South Abilene in Portales at...
Conduct of both parties pushing away potential voters
Saturday, May 4th, 2013 // The Albuquerque Journal
According to the Oxford Dictionaries it means “dumb.” Urban dictionary says it means “idiot.” Wiktionary says it’s “a stupid person.” Yet Albuquerq...
In search of ponies: Glowing sheep not so baaaa-d
Friday, May 3rd, 2013 // By Sharna Johnson: Local columnist
It’s long been understood that nature has balance and us humans have come to understand — usually about the time we realize we’ve destroyed an ecosystem — that here are reasons...
Order without coercion is possible
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 // By Kent McManigal
I have heard people say there is no point in being libertarian because there will never be a libertarian society. Or because there will always be bad guys who will take advantage of others. Or because...
Common goals are achievable without torture
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 // — The Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star
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Racing Commission right in keeping tight reign
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 //
Last year the New Mexico Racing Commission banned the drug clenbuterol, a decongestant and bronchodilator that also builds muscles as a steroid, for use in racehorses. This month it extended the ban a...
Schoolyard antics not becoming of a leader
Saturday, April 27th, 2013 //
Steve Kush, the suspended executive director of the Bernalillo County Republican Party, is right about two things. His comments regarding women who voiced viewpoints with which he disagreed at a...
Barney just can't see logic
Saturday, April 27th, 2013 //
The answering machine blinked ominously. “Hey, little feller, we need to chat. Heh. Heh. Heh.” Just my luck. It was my friend Barney and he was clearly well in into cocktail hour. Bar...
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