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Life spent in service is well spent

If there isn’t a God, then Saturday was full of coincidences that boiled down to one succinct message: Life should be lived striving hard to make a difference for others’ betterment. APR 4

Session over and little to show

Early session partisan fireworks over House leadership sizzled to one of the least productive legislative sessions in memory. “ Those fireworks led Rep. MAR 21

UNM runs on a ‘skeleton crew’

Have you noticed UNM classrooms and public spaces are slightly dirtier than usual? I have. It hit me while sneaking behind some cabinets to catch a phone call in the library. MAR 10

Immigrant bills abound this year

One of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s first acts in office was to issue an executive order requiring the New Mexico Department of Public Safety to check immigration status during the discharge of its duties. Oh, how the political pendulum swings! Eight years ago, newly elected Gov. MAR 7

Frontier ‘flavorable’ after 40 years

I recently had the privilege of celebrating the Frontier Restaurant’s 40th anniversary with owners Larry and Dorothy Rainosek, local celebrities, former and current UNM presidents, Rainosek family and friends from Texas and throughout the country, Frontier employees and Frontier regulars, like me. MAR 1

Legislators push for cycle safety

Just a couple of months ago, I was riding my motorcycle on Stanford Drive heading south one block from UNM when an oncoming car veered into my side of the street. FEB 24

Bills leave Lottery’s future to chance

New Mexico’s state-run universities’ and colleges’ primary task is educating New Mexicans. Unfortunately, many graduating New Mexico high school seniors have traditionally forgone pursuing higher education because they lack financial resources. FEB 14

Death penalty costly, ineffective

On the first day of the legislative session, Gov. Susana Martinez told a packed House chamber that she will work to reinstate the death penalty. JAN 31

Political drama at the Legislature

Ever since New Mexico Speaker of the House Ben Luján, (D-Nambe) won his primary by a fewer-than-100-vote squeaker last June, there has been much talk about the possibility of losing his leadership position. Shortly after the November general election, a challenger emerged in the form of Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces). With a House divided 37-33 (last session, the split was 45-25), Cervantes needed a coalition made up of the 33 Republicans plus three Democrats, himself included, to win the speaker’s seat. A similar coup d’etat took place 10 years ago in the Senate when Richard Romero (D-Albuquerque) with the help of a coalition of all the Republicans in the chamber plus two Democrats, removed Manny Aragon (D-South Valley) from the President Pro Tempore position. This coalition, however, had different dynamics. JAN 27

Handy hints for session obsession

One of the great things about living in New Mexico is that our elected officials are so accessible. This means anyone can influence policy by knowing who the players are and understanding the process. JAN 19

Don't be fooled by political blame game

I find it interesting how the media consistently attributes the budget deficit to government overspending instead of unregulated financial institutions’ greed, which leads to a worldwide market crash. OCT 28

Fiesta still worth early morning trek

I am very disappointed that Wednesday’s article, “Students split over whether balloon fiesta still an event to behold,” didn’t have better descriptions of our wondrous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. OCT 7

Risk road rash to reduce emissions

In the first two parts of this UNM transportation series, I discussed how UNM Parking and Transportation Services needs to step up to reduce our carbon footprint and how managing your transportation options begin with deciding where to live. SEP 30

Driving is not always the way to go

In the first part of this series on UNM transportation, I discussed how UNM Parking and Transportation Services needs to step up to reduce the carbon footprint created by UNM’s transportation system – especially from single-occupancy vehicles (SOVs).
One of the best ways to reduce that carbon footprint is for people to rethink where they live.
I know this is outside today’s paradigm, but managing your travel options makes sense in a world of human-created climate instability and decreasing natural resources. SEP 21

More parking lots undermine goal of climate neutrality

Shortly after becoming UNM President, Dr. David Schmidly signed UNM onto the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. SEP 2

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