“The only constant is change,” said Greek philosopher Heraclitus. And indeed, that is true for The Bridge of Southern New Mexico in 2022. Three of our outstanding board members … more

You may recall that I have mentioned Dr. Raphael Mechoulam before. He is the father of cannabinoids. Dr. M is 92 years young, very much alive in Israel and  still very involved in cannabis … more

Watching Montana State play in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game Jan. 8, I wondered if Waded Cruzado was still the president there. more

The other morning, as I walked for 30 minutes along parts of several streets between B & G Automotive and the Bulletin, I counted 12 discarded facemasks and one plastic bag, which was clinging to a dead weed. more

Happy New Year! When I say this, it feels more like a plea than a celebration. The usual new year resolutions don’t seem to fit somehow. Pessimism is no way to start a new year, and as a reader … more

Democrats in the state Legislature were able to tilt the playing field to their side this year for the first time in three decades, and they have taken full advantage of it. The last two times our … more

The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) holds that all actions are controlled by intentions. TPB, developed by Icek Ajzen in 1985, suggests an individual’s intention to perform or not to perform a … more

I like living someplace where a horse matters. There is just some country where horseback is the only way to get the job done. Places where the four-wheeler is a poor second, not to mention a … more

Christmas, the Festival of the Nativity, was not always commemorated with the enthusiasm shown by various churches in our time. That goes for the East as well as for the West. It has always been … more

There is a lot of noise right now concerning inflation. People point to the rapidly rise prices, starting June last year and cumulating in a rate of 6.9 percent this November. This is the highest … more

It’s Christmas time, when we celebrate the birth of Christ. In the U.S., surveys show that more than 80 percent of us believe in God. That’s more people than have lawyers, drive foreign … more

The League of Women Voters of New Mexico (LWVSNM) believes that education is the foundation for a strong and viable representative democracy. more

I was reading the paper to the cat last week. She tries to keep up on current events, particularly stories about politics and alien landings. more

When teaching your child to take responsibility for his actions, try to make it fun and not a grim task. It is important to lighten up. When the milk gets spilt, the sky does not fall. Blame does not help the child cope, and if the child is being naughty, help him know that that is unacceptable, but forgive the deed and love the child. more

Golfers are like football, baseball, basketball, soccer and hockey players; they look forward to the new season with all the hope and excitement of children anticipating Christmas. Yet with us amateur golfers, we’re mostly on our own, without a bevy of coaches and teammates to help make the new season the best. more

The New Mexico State University men’s basketball team is wrapping up an important nonconference stretch where it will learn a lot more about the type of team it is. And how it may fare in the upcoming Western Athletic Conference season in the new year. “Every team is a work in progress, and we will just try to get better in as many facets as we can,” said Aggie head basketball coach Chris Jans Dec. 5. more

There is so much life-changing work going on in our community - thanks to the committed individuals who comprise our nonprofit sector. However, none of us could do our work without the funders behind … more

New Mexico has the third-highest poverty rate in the nation, ahead of only Mississippi and Louisiana, according to the state Department of Workforce Solutions. But, while families throughout the state are struggling, the state government is more than flush. more

I can always tell when holiday season begins for me because my thoughts become a tangle of blinking-colored lights. End-of-year tasks and holiday obligations, real and imagined, put a strain on the brain that require organizational skills that only the frontal lobe can provide. The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for the executive functions that help us get things done. This is the part of the brain responsible for setting goals, managing time, paying attention, switching focus remembering details, planning and organizing. We rely on these skills our whole lives. Our children are developing their skills as they pick up cues from us. more

Plenty of good seats were still available at kickoff Saturday for the Aggies’ final game of the football season, which was unfortunate but not surprising. more