The new political fact of distraction
I am quite taken by the fact that facts no longer seem to be in vogue in our society.
I am quite taken by the fact that facts no longer seem to be in vogue in our society.
We no longer treat young students just entering our schools humanely. Kindergarten students are treated inappropriately for their age.
My dog Conrad was amused by the story of an Albuquerque man who registered his dog to vote and promptly got a voter card for the dog in the mail.
Many pharmacies have already adopted the government attitude of health care: “Step up, pay up and shut up.”
We need to develop the commercial economic base in our area so our children can go to college and then stay in the area.
The New Mexico Legislature is like a train wreck. Year after year it is the same. Each year, losing all of that work to filibusters, is a heck of a way to run a government.
Nothing good comes from the political envy with which someone votes for the person who says they will take the legitimate property of one citizen and give it to another for votes.
The Occupy people all over our nation have our attention, but we will not be bullied, we will not be intimidated, and they cannot come on private property and attack New Mexico citizens without the full response of angry citizens being directed at them. If they want to change the political process, do it right: Get elected and lead us to a better world.
We all know we cannot spend without restraint much as we know that smoking is unhealthy. There will be final consequences.
All school districts must step up to the 21st Century in education. Here are some interventions that have worked and will work if the politicians get out of the way and the schools adopt best practices from states and districts where they have gotten their students on grade level.
It is true that Baldy Russell wasn’t Billy the Kid, but I find him much more interesting.
Jan. 6, 1912 was, for most of the citizens of New Mexico, just one more working day. The way to celebrate the anniversary correctly is by going to work early and working late.
America started 2011 in severe financial crisis with far too much governmental spending. We end the year without any real effort by our government to deal with the crisis.
To those military men and women who have come home from Iraq to an indifferent population, I say thank you for your service. I am sorry your fellow Americans are at the mall and Congress is still out to lunch.
What precision is necessary for the state government to “know” the identities of people? The two areas of contention in New Mexico where political advantages mute identity certainty are voting and driving. In all other areas New Mexico has no trouble imposing adequate requirements for identity.