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Do you live life in the bleachers or in the arena? Living life right should be living life in the arena. Each of us has been equipped to do great things, but to do so we need to have the courage and bravery to step into the arena. That single step makes all the difference in the days we have.

One of the most emotional and beloved hymns ever written is “Amazing Grace.” It is regularly played at funerals, church services and other events.

Dementia is a scary word for many of us. If you haven’t seen it in a family member or amongst your friends, and for younger people, your friends’ parents. There are ma…

As we celebrate Mother’s Day today we recognize there are things instilled in us in our younger years that remain in us until we take our last breath. They are program…

How nice Mother’s Day is on a Sunday this year. No COVID restrictions, so maybe family get-togethers are going to occur. Since it’s a Sunday, maybe we can all go to ch…

SILVER CITY — The New Mexico Legislature and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered major victories for children and families during their 2023 meeting. We are reversin…

There I was, just sitting there looking at myself in the mirror. It seemed like forever as the minutes clicked off. I am not used to looking in a mirror for much longe…

Well, as Elton John sang, I guess that’s why they call it the blues. Everyone has their down moments even these sad moments. We wouldn’t be human if we didn’t get disc…

Have you ever found yourself in a situation you don’t want to be in? You look up and ask yourself the question, “How did I get here?” or “What am I doing here?” You wi…

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This month, there have been recollections of two historic events in the U.S. — events that changed how we think about anti-government extremists and responses by law e…

I heard a talk by author and motivational speaker John Maxwell who shared that you need to spend as much time as you can in your gift zone, using the gift set you've b…

Are you a book lover? Now that is different than a reader. A reader reads books as does a book lover. But a reader doesn’t devour the book. They can usually put the bo…

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Congress and the Department of Defense are moving closer to hearings for military witnesses to testify to events and evidence relating to unidentified aerial phenomena…

Someday each of us will breathe our final breath. When that time comes, our days here on earth will be done. None of us knows the setting in which our last breath will…

He was dying a slow and painful death hanging between two criminals. With nails driven through His hands and feet, a crown of thorns piercing His head, blood dripping …

On the day that my body is lowered into its grave, I want my life to be completely spent. I don’t want a single person to point at me and say “that man died without us…

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Something we New Mexicans are not good at: electing officials for certain powerful statewide commissions. Our track record is abysmal. We have elected people who have …

Over the last fourteen years I have had the opportunity to ask in a classroom setting over 80 successful leaders the question, “What has been your greatest accomplishm…

Public officials and employees love transparency in the abstract. In reality: not so much.

We all cry from time to time. I found myself crying this morning about an upcoming goodbye. There’s something very difficult about saying a permanent goodbye. A part o…

I don’t know how old I will live to be. My life came very close to being cut short four years ago last month. The odds of me living through my circumstances at that ti…

One of my least favorite surprises is finding out that something is on fire that I didn’t expect to be on fire.

Somewhere around seven or eight o’clock on a Thursday night Pastor Tom Blake got a phone call. It seems half a dozen adults and a couple of children were standing outs…

Be joyous. Be joyous today. Be joyous and contagiously spread your joy to others.

The elderly couple was driving down the country road in their old pickup truck when they saw a young couple in a shiny new pickup coming towards them from the other di…

If you conceive it and believe it, you can achieve it. Words of wisdom from over 100 years ago by Napoleon Hill, author and founder of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, th…

On my morning run today I listened to a sermon that asked the question, “What do you want to be known for?” I thought through this question and how I would want it ans…

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There are three thieves who will rob you of every minute of your life that they can. They will pickpocket you every opportunity they have. What is neat about this is t…

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There comes a time at some point during the week when I get to leave the editor’s desk and drive down to the Roswell Animal Shelter, my old camera bag strap fitting co…

A new year arrives today. It is that time of the year when we accidentally write “2022" and then have to figure out how to make the “2" into a “3" so it is correct. Ol…

In my day to day life, when I talk about someone who is so excited he can hardly stand it, I often say, “He is as excited as a child on Christmas morning.” Is there an…

In my home office hangs a quote: “The turtle only progresses with his neck out.” It was given to me by my uncle, a businessman, when I first ran for office in 1994. It…

CLOVIS — I thought John McCain was a terrible politician, and a worse presidential candidate. He never met a war that he didn’t back and his campaign was a disaster.

SILVER CITY — Attorneys seeking to overturn the will of voters who approved a constitutional amendment in 2020 reforming the state Public Regulation Commission had to …