Monthly Archives: September 2024

Volunteers help assure honest elections

In my garage, clinging to a cabinet door, is a magnetic sign that reads “Election Protection.” I saved it from the last general election, when I stuck it to the door of my car and drove around to polling places … Continue reading

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Election time for the PERA board

If you are a retiree from New Mexico state or local government, you probably recently received a letter from PERA telling you about your pension increase starting in July. PERA is the Public Employees Retirement Association, which administers your pension. … Continue reading

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Domenici needs to show she’s from here

Let’s not talk about race. It might upset the children. That’s the rule in Florida, at least, or so we interpret from the way it’s been reported. It means they don’t want to upset the white children. It’s not clear … Continue reading

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Monitoring the invasion of private equity into health care

Health care companies should never have profit as their primary mission, don’t you think? There’s a genuine conflict between the profit motive and what health care is supposed to accomplish: providing a service that heals people’s illnesses or helps them … Continue reading

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Let’s get bold about fixing education

The most overused word in the recent primary was “bold.” Candidates were claiming they had bold solutions for New Mexico’s myriad problems and failings. Then we got the Kids Count report, reminding us that New Mexico is again 50 out … Continue reading

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