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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Variety of edible insects presents smorgasbord
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Here’s a challenge for localvore chefs, food lovers who celebrate cooking and eating local. Turns out, most people are missing the protein and nutrients that are right under their noses. T...
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Marketplace Fairness Act is unfair
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013
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
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013
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
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013
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...
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Guthals will be missed
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
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
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
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...
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Horseracing safety and integrity act to set national standard
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Lost: Four rules of success
Published: 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
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013
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
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013
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...
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Scaring Mom has potential to backfire
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
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
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
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...
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Fugitive has evaded justice far too long
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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....
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Abortion case has reignited national debate
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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...
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Harsh social realities can be overcome if we work together
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
“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...
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Join the Clovis/ Portales Sunday Fun-Day Folks at the park
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
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
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
According to the Oxford Dictionaries it means “dumb.” Urban dictionary says it means “idiot.” Wiktionary says it’s “a stupid person.” Yet Albuquerq...
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
In search of ponies: Glowing sheep not so baaaa-d
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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...
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Order without coercion is possible
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
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...
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Racing Commission right in keeping tight reign
Published: 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...
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Schoolyard antics not becoming of a leader
Published: 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...
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