Author Archives: merilee

When Donald Trump was elected to his second term, it was a foregone conclusion that he would attempt to make radical changes to our federal government. But we didn’t know what he would do first or how it would affect … Continue reading →

We remember the murder of a five-year-old girl in 2023, shot in a drive-by incident that was motivated by a dispute between the shooter and another teenager. It still breaks our hearts. That is partly because the little girl, Galilea … Continue reading →

We can’t take action on the medical malpractice issue, said Rep. Liz Thomson, because we don’t have data. You’ve got to be kidding, I muttered. Thomson made this comment to a standing-room-only audience at a pre-legislature town hall where she … Continue reading →

The anti-donation season has started in New Mexico. What a great way to start a new year! Starting January 1, leading up to the legislative session, New Mexico law prohibits legislators, several other public officials, candidates for those offices and … Continue reading →

The patient was all set for surgery. The insurance company had approved the surgery and the patient was in the hospital’s administrative office to settle last-minute details. Two days before the surgery was scheduled, the hospital received a notice from … Continue reading →

To review the obvious: Most of us could not afford the financial cost of serious illness or injury. We never know who’s going to be the unlucky one to become ill or injured. Health insurance was developed to share the … Continue reading →

Some 30 years ago, around a Thanksgiving dinner table, a gentleman in my family stated this opinion: gay people should not be allowed to be schoolteachers because they wanted to recruit children into their way of life. The gentleman was … Continue reading →

About once a month, several volunteers from Albuquerque and Santa Fe travel to one of New Mexico’s immigrant detention prisons. They are from VIDA, Volunteers for Immigrants in Detention Albuquerque (abqvida.org). They go to provide comfort and solace for incarcerated … Continue reading →

Imagine a truck stop the size of a small town. It covers 6,000 acres, more than 9 square miles. It has connections to move cargo from anywhere in the world to anywhere else. It serves trucks, railroad and air transport, … Continue reading →