Editorial - El Defensor Chieftain

End predatory lending in New Mexico

Mar 25, 2021 | Editorial, Opinion | 0 |

One of the top priorities of the current legislative session is helping New Mexicans recover from...

First person account of dealing with COVID-19 in Alamo

Jan 28, 2021 | Editorial, Features | 0 |

Editor’s note: Marlena Herrera wrote this first-person account about how she’s had to handle the pandemic in Alamo. She wrote this piece as a class assignment for her Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child class and...

Applicant-shielding bill doesn’t deserve a day of consideration

Jan 28, 2021 | Editorial | 0 |

This editorial first appeared in the Albuquerque Journal. It was written by members of the editorial board and is unsigned as it represents the opinion of the newspaper rather than the writers. Based on little more than a hunch,...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a civil rights victory

Jan 18, 2021 | Editorial | 0 |

On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation that made Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day has become one of our most important holidays as we continue to...

New Mexico leadership should power American Wind Week

Sep 10, 2020 | Editorial | 0 |

American Wind Week (Aug. 9-15) is a time to celebrate the growth of wind energy development in the United States and the continued leadership of renewable energy in New Mexico. This year marks the fourth annual American Wind...