Guest Columns

5/21/2023 8:02:22 PM

What rarely gets talked about when it comes to abortion

The Albuquerque Journal's three-part series (March 26 and 28) on abortion featured various elements of the topic however ignored an essential aspect in the discussion, which is the unborn people that ...

5/21/2023 3:02:22 PM

Perinatal board resigning in spirit of equity and inclusion

Dr. Gillian Burkhard 3 months back, the New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative (NMPC) board of directors was asked to resign by members of the New Mexico Birth Equity Collaborative (NMBEC). In the spiri...

5/20/2023 7:02:22 AM

Controlled burns restrict damage from wildfires

When an article titled "Forest Service disregarding Santa Fe burn concerns" (Jan Boyer, April 23, 2023) popped up in my news feed, it caught my attention. I worked for the United States Forest Servic...

5/20/2023 7:02:22 AM

Kill order for strolling Mexican wolf was wrong

An unfortunate occasion took place during the week celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Mexican wolf reintroduction; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service silently provided a kill order for wolf AM 1...

5/15/2023 5:00:05 PM

CRT integral to significant health data

As somebody who belongs to numerous minority populations, banning vital race theory (CRT) from schools and academic environments would be an awful action back for our state. … … CRT highl...

5/15/2023 5:00:21 PM

Use good vaccine to fight cancer

Ever since Andrew Wakefield's unfortunate 1998 publication declared measles/mumps/rubella vaccines were linked with autism, mass hysteria rose the anti-vax motion. Although his paper was retracted, a...

5/15/2023 5:00:44 PM

NM needs to detect diabetes earlier

There are two types of diabetes, Type 1, an autoimmune disorder, and Type 2, which often establishes over a number of years of insulin resistance. We understand a terrific deal about how to deal with ...

5/14/2023 4:00:05 PM

Net zero sounds fantastic-- however the mathematics does not accumulate

The political leaders who are mandating a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 certainly didn't do the math to net absolutely no, due to the fact that the mathematics in their path doesn't build...

5/21/2023 3:00:22 PM

Leadership required to protect NM's financial future

Hailey Capitan, from Crownpoint and a student at Santa Fe Indian School, looks at a rocket by the Atomic Aggies on display screen at the Roundhouse on Aerospace Day. Aerospace is one of nine crucial ...

5/21/2023 3:02:22 PM

Education needs realistic expectations and structural changes

8th graders work on tasks in an art class Kennedy Middle School in Albuquerque (Jon Austria/ Allbuquerque Journal). Extending the school year will just give schools more time to be mediocre. Two sta...

5/20/2023 7:02:22 AM

Protecting old-growth forests finest method to eliminate climate modification

New Mexicans are quick to recall last year's Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Black Fires-- the biggest in state history. Here we are at the door of yet another uneasy dry spring. We are not alone as l...

5/20/2023 7:02:22 AM

Nutrition, early learning help military readiness

Last fall, the Department of Defense announced that 77% of Americans aged 17-24 were ineligible for military service due to a range of elements, consisting of weight problems, academic problems, or a ...

5/15/2023 5:00:12 PM

We should prepare for the next pandemic

History has taught us something: we discover absolutely nothing from it. Break outs of disease have pestered the mankind considering that its beginning. Yet, progress towards an organized, unified an...

5/15/2023 5:00:40 PM

U.S. should have best access to healthcare

The United States is known for spending the most money on health care compared to any other high-income country, but why is it the U.S. continues to have among the most affordable life expectancies a...

5/15/2023 5:00:57 PM

George W. Bush the best global health chief

…. In 2003, the president revealed his first 5-year international health initiative, PEPFAR, to fight international HIV/AIDS. … The initiative has actually saved 25 million lives, made it ...

5/14/2023 4:00:12 PM

SF soldiers monument argument requires transparency

The League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County suggests that city governments surpass open meetings and evaluation of public records in their efforts towards open, available governance. We also believ...

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