Columns

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The New York Times on airfares going up despite the dip in oil prices (Dec. 15).
Oil prices have fallen by about half since June, making it much cheaper just in time for drivers to fill up their cars for Christmas travel. But the decline in oil prices has had made no perceptible difference on the cost of flying. Fares are up from earlier this year, and many airlines are still levying significant fuel surcharges on the tickets they sell.

Since moving to New Mexico a decade ago, I’ve had a lot of family and friends come out for a visit, and they’re often quite curious about this land and its people.

On such occasions, I like to play tour guide, taking my visitors around to see various historic and cultural sites, all while bending their ears with what I’ve learned over the years about my adopted state and its citizenry.

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The Plattsburgh Press-Republican, of Albany, NY, on new college campus policies on consenting to sexual encounters (Dec. 6):
Maybe this will help. At least it’s a step in the right direction.
For decades, college students had a wink and a nod governing their sexual conduct on and off campus. If the woman didn’t scream too loudly, convention said, it must have meant she approved of the groping male’s efforts.

Editor’s note: The original version of this column first ran in New Mexico newspapers last year. It’s been updated with more recent developments.

Perhaps you missed Popular Science’s article, “The 25 Best Nerd Road Trips,” which included three stops right here in New Mexico.