Most of us are not rich. So how did we elect an administration that makes no bones about cutting benefits for us and handing them over to the already disgustingly weal…

Do we think the Supreme Court will allow Congress to tax religious organizations before our taxes support Catholic charter schools?

Since the investigation is over and there is still “no driver error” attached to the death of Glen Smith, I can only assume the city has prohibited the driver, Robert …

I have just returned from my morning walk and yet another close call with a reckless driver. My husband and I live in downtown Santa Fe near the federal courthouse and…

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5-9. I want to recognize outstanding teachers who have made a significant impact on my daughter’s journey as she graduates from Santa …

Two adjacent stories in your April 22 edition were indicative of the duplicity of our current regime. On Page A-2, we read a story headlined, “Trump aides assess ideas…

Women are in great threat under this regime.

My Irish family emigrated to New Jersey 155 years ago; they were considered a scourge, carriers of disease. They cleaned toilets and labored, doing the dirty work toda…

Three days ago, I received an urgent email message from Amazon. I have been informed that if I do not provide a valid government-issued ID within two weeks, my Kindle …

President Donald Trump and his administration view the erroneous deportation of U.S. green card holder Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to a Salvadoran gulag strictly as a…

Earth Day 2025, 55 years past the burning Cuyahoga River, acid rain and oil extraction industry lies about global warming (among so many lies of the times, say Vietnam…

A quick question regarding Public Service Company of New Mexico’s blackouts, burns and high-tension lines.

Does our American experiment — internationally admired and respected for our right to free expression, empathetic people and abundant opportunity — a rich tapestry of …

I write this letter in response to the letter (“Move ’em out,” Letters to the Editor, April 18). I have volunteered at the Interfaith Community Shelter for nine months…

When will it be demanded that we read only, listen only, speak only to the approved. Dissent will be met with gloom and disappearance. Is there only one side of a panc…

Pedestrians, wheelchair users and cyclists traversing a 0.6-mile section of Rabbit Road from the new Falcon Way roundabout to Entrada de Santiago are being forced into…

Gutting protections for our air, water, land and wildlife. But egg prices. Systematically and illegally firing federal workers. But egg prices. Canceling food support …

The board of the New Mexico Children’s Trust Fund and members of the Next Generation Fund Council are extremely grateful to the New Mexico Legislature and the governor…

I am shocked, astonished and extremely disappointed to have seen in the red flag warning on my cellphone both days of a recent April weekend the stunning and inappropr…

As we enter into another year of drought, it’s probably time we all take a look at making some changes to our lives. With the Rio Grande water supply down 35% to our v…

The person whose letter (“Burning question: Do fire hydrants work?” Letters to the Editor, April 11) questioned fire hydrants actually working has every right to be co…

Rather than investing the time, energy and money required to buy, boil and color real eggs for Easter egg hunting, why not buy plastic ones instead? $30 gets you 25 do…

So many of the things that I think make America great are under attack by the current administration, so every day there are numerous concerns to write about, but for …

Twelve years ago, I received a call that shattered my world. Pregnant with my son, Connor Paul, I answered a call from my sister, whose tearful voice struggled to rela…

Does anyone know how many of our fire hydrants are working and which ones are not? Are they color-coded? Exactly whose job is it to be on top of this? Is this work budgeted?

Cities across the nation had these great Hands Off! marches last weekend. The enthusiasm was amazing. Now, how can we maintain that same level of enthusiasm moving for…

Dolores Huerta’s birthday on Thursday is a celebration of her lifelong commitment to justice and belief in the power of everyday people. Huerta reminds us we have powe…

Thank you to The New Mexican for your coverage of the thousands who attended the Hands Off! protest against the Trump administration at the Roundhouse on Saturday (“Re…

This past Tuesday morning, I set out my trash and recycle bins. Much to my surprise, both bins were picked up in one swoop by the garbage truck. When the truck dropped…

I read with interest the article (“Will tariffs give logging more teeth?” March 31). The article gave many interesting facts about local and Canadian logging and timbe…

First they came for the undocumented, and then they came for you and me.

This country is swimming in guns. No matter how tough we get on crime or how rehabilitated the Children, Youth and Families Department becomes, we still will be swimmi…

New Mexico is a great state. However, we don’t have the population to support a football team at the highest collegiate level. Most years, football has provided a frus…

I am as disappointed in my state Democratic legislators as I am with those of the party at the federal level. The triumph of the trial lawyer lobbyists over the health…

A recent opinion piece (“Test scores aren’t the absolute measure of schools,” My View, March 22) by a local administrator opined that test scores are not the entire pu…

I am devastated by recent efforts of the Trump administration to coerce Columbia University into sacrificing academic freedom in response to threats of funding withdra…

Just a word of thanks to the parking lot shuttle driver we met Monday

Richard Ransley’s piece (“Liberty and markets: Bezos’ newspaper begins to regroup,” My View, March 24) is one of the best I have seen in any newspaper. If the mighty J…

In the tradition of the journalists I’m seeking to protect, I’m going to get right to the news: House Bill 153, my legislation to update the state’s outdated shield la…

I congratulate Bill Church and the staff of The Santa Fe New Mexican on the recent publication of the “Dead in the Desert” series (March 16-17). I believe it took extr…

What does Deb Haaland have to offer New Mexico? Her experience, her abilities, her heritage. She has positive listening energy. She has acted in local, state, and fede…

I agree with the Republicans (“GOP minority: Session ‘unproductive, disappointing,’ ” March 23): “In a letter to the governor released Saturday, House and Senate Repub…

The hasty, haphazard and hateful deleting of websites, even entire agencies, by minions against greatness for America and the ill-named Department of Government Effici…

Riding a bicycle in Santa Fe has gotten significantly better over the years. Speaking as someone who cycles daily around town, the trails and marked crossings have imp…

Why is the city of Santa Fe so proficient at placing orange cones and pylons in really busy areas downtown but so slow to actually do the work? It’s been two or three …

We are second graders from Wood Gormley Elementary School. We are writing because we think Santa Fe’s adults should be helping our animal shelter even more. Did you kn…

As a volunteer delivering meals to homebound individuals, I recently spoke with a 90-year-old client who fears her Social Security might be cut. She doesn’t understand…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently holding 48 residents of New Mexico without supplying information about their whereabouts or status. ICE routinely uses…

New Mexicans trust caregivers to provide safety, support, and dignity to our most vulnerable residents — seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those in medical c…

Every civilization throughout human history has shown care and reverence for their dead though their burial rites and ceremonies. It’s what makes us human as we mark a…

Public Service Company of New Mexico announced the closure of the San Juan Generating Station in 2017. The Energy Transition Act was passed in 2019 to acknowledge the …