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Today's Opinions

  • COLUMN: It's all about jobs

    Last week, members of the Luna Community College Board of Trustees expressed their displeasure with the decline in student enrollment, which plunged 7.3 percent within a year’s time.

    But if you look at the last few years, the number has been going up and down.

    When the number drops, that means less dollars from the state. Northeastern New Mexico is lightly populated, so there will come a point where we shouldn’t expect Luna’s numbers to rise anymore.

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  • EDITORIAL: It's politics as usual

    Isn’t home where you hang your hat? We thought so, but politicos often seem to struggle with this question.

    Last week, we reported on Manuel Lucero, the treasurer for the campaign of Tony Valdez, who ran successfully for a seat on the Luna Community College Board of Trustees.

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  • LETTER: It’s not broke, don’t try to fix it

    It is my belief that the Las Vegas City Council voted appropriately in their decision to not make Grand Avenue two lane for a five-block distance. Grand Avenue is an inter-city highway. It serves as a business loop through Las Vegas. It also serves as a route for emergency vehicles to traverse the city as well as to quickly exit to emergency situations on Interstate 25.

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  • LETTER: Thrilled to see litigation ending

    As a former member of the Las Vegas Community Water Board, I am thrilled that the city and the Storrie Project Water Users Association are ending their litigation.

    It is disappointing, to say the least, that the city lost $1 million in state funds which were intended for the project to pipe water to the Storrie users, due to city officials trying to change the original intent.

    I trust the city will actively pursue settlement with the Acequias Association, who in my opinion, have legitimate concerns regarding their share of water from the Gallinas River.

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  • COLUMN: Conference Committess

    Anyone who pays attention to the Legislature has had this experience: Differing versions of a bill pass the House and Senate; the bills go to a conference committee; the bill that comes out is substantially different from the two that went in.

    What happened? Hard to tell.

    Why? Because New Mexico is among a handful of states that close conference committee meetings to the public.

    So what? Depends on whether you want government to conduct business in the open or behind closed doors.

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  • LETTER: Questioning what the law allows

    On the recent scandal at the Mora schools, I’m wondering if someone can enlighten me.

    I took a course at U.W. with one of the best law instructors from the law school at the University of Wyoming. The instructor always said that the name of juvenile offenders cannot be revealed. It was a course on Juvenile Justice. So the laws regarding juveniles differ from state to state?

    If anyone questions the course I’ve taken such as the case with my courses at the police academy, feel free to check my transcripts.  

    Rosalie Regensberg

    Holman

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  • EDITORIAL: Thumbs

    UP thumb ... KEEPING IT OPEN. At one time, the Luna Community College Board of Trustees regularly held meetings behind closed doors. In fact, the board would open its doors for its monthly meeting and vote on a few items, then retreat into closed session, often for more than an hour. Members of the public and various employees were stuck outside while the big guys talked in secret.

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  • LETTER: Teamwork will advance Luna

    I want to thank everyone who came out to vote during the LCC election. I especially want to thank my family and friends for their support.

    It is a pleasure and a privilege to be elected to such a prestigious position. I am looking forward to serving LCC and becoming a part of the Board of Trustees team. Teamwork is an essential component of all successful institutions. As a team, goals will be set and accomplished and as team we can ensure that LCC’s students will have a future filled with hope and promise.   

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