Author Archives: merilee

When the Dianna Duran scandal made the headlines, I asked a different question. What was she doing with all that money in the first place, I asked? How does the Secretary of State’s race generate hundreds of thousands of dollars … Continue reading →

If you are 55 or older, you can save some money on your auto insurance by taking a driver safety class. New Mexico law (paragraph 59A-32-14 in the Insurance Code) provides that insurers must give you a discount if you … Continue reading →

A small private school sent a letter to parents of children in second grade, describing the evaluation the children were about to undergo. The school, in another state, is based on the Waldorf school model. The director of the school … Continue reading →

Oh, those inconvenient people – the mentally ill. They fill our jails, they scare their neighbors, they drive their families crazy and sometimes bankrupt, and once in a while they kill somebody, or create a disturbance that leads the police … Continue reading →

A friend told me, excitedly, that he has been approved for the new hepatitis C drug – the miracle drug that is supposed to cure this disease at a cost of $93,000 per patient. He has started the treatment and … Continue reading →

New Mexico’s state constitution has handed us a real zinger. In 2014 a majority of us voted for an amendment to that constitution, but it didn’t get done. It turns out, the majority vote was not enough. The amendment in … Continue reading →

There are more people in New Mexico county jails than in our state prisons, and some of them stay there for a long time. In some cases, it’s a relief that they are locked up. In others, it’s a tragic … Continue reading →

Every now and then, you read a news story about an employee who went to a home to clean the carpet and later robbed the place. The perpetrator had a prison record. That is not only a trauma for the … Continue reading →