Author Archives: merilee

We have about three and a half months until the general election. New Mexico should have no patience with anyone who waits until after the election and then cries foul. If you have doubts about our election procedures, get your … Continue reading →

Here’s a big “thank you” to the 32 New Mexico county commissions that behaved like normal sane people and certified the primary election so that the orderly process of constitutional democracy could go forward. Then there’s Otero County. This county, … Continue reading →

The purpose of a door is to open and close. Said another way, it’s to let people and objects in and out when open, while separating the interior from the outside when closed. Sometimes, as when a dangerous airborne virus … Continue reading →

In New Mexico elections, the most confusing decisions we make involve voting for judges. The reason is simple but frustrating: judges cannot talk about their political views because their job involves individual specific cases, and they are supposed to approach … Continue reading →

Rebecca Dow looks fabulous on that horse, don’t you think? Poised to gallop toward the camera, with a posse of tough cowboys behind her.  I would hire that camera crew in a heartbeat. Her TV commercial slamming Mark Ronchetti, rival … Continue reading →

Suppose the office manager of your nonprofit organization had to leave town urgently for a family emergency in another city. Now, who knows the passwords? That manager may be a part-time volunteer. Unlike for-profit businesses, nonprofits sometimes rely on volunteers … Continue reading →

A certain municipality, I heard, had a high rate of workers’ comp claims among city workers. This was mentioned in conversation at the Workers’ Compensation Administration, where I worked. The subject came up because the mayor was a friend of … Continue reading →

Ukrainians fleeing from their embattled country have been met at the Polish border with hot soup, shelter, official ID cards, and invitations to the homes of Polish families. Some of their children are already going to Polish schools. Poland, a … Continue reading →