Columns

By Alan Wicks

Many Optic readers will be familiar with the picture of a young girl being walked away from the camera by two Israeli police as it appeared numerous times on Facebook. Her face is turned towards the camera and she appears composed and mature.

As my wife, Bonnie, and I read Sunday’s Optic, she said, “Did you notice the grammatical error in one of the articles?” As a comma chaser for much of my life,

I became curious.She said that some people misuse words because they sound much like other words. She said she notices when people use “aggravated” when they mean “irritated.”We noted how pe

By Ray Gallegos

I abhor individuals with 20/20 hindsight. I am writing this article before everyone starts blaming and pointing fingers in order to avert responsibility.

I have written a series of opinion pieces  regarding the survival of the Acequias and the management of the Rio Gallinas Basin.

I believe there will soon be nothing left to say on this matter. Las Vegas and the surrounding region have not had any measurable precipitation in more than 90 days and faces the worst inevitable drought in more than 50 years.

There were a lot of interesting outcomes in last week’s municipal elections, all over the state. I thought the one I covered up close and personally was exceptional, but it turns out there were plenty of others.