Thanks for visiting my website! I'm a longtime journalist in New Mexico who's been on hiatus while recovering from long covid. I'm dipping my toes back in the water. Here you'll find my recent commentaries, in addition to information about my journalism career, my struggles with long covid and how to follow me on social media.
Recent work
Las Cruces must learn from hospital, city manager mistakes
Las Cruces can be an empowered city. Changing officials’ attitudes about the relationship between government and the folks it serves is the starting point.
Don’t get bogged down in fight over shopping carts
Las Cruces has worked hard to address the core issues that lead to poverty and homelessness and contribute to crime. There’s more to do.
Biden isn’t up for defeating Trump and fascism
A second Trump term represents the greatest internal threat to our democracy since the Civil War. That’s why it’s so important that the Democratic Party brings its best to this year’s presidential race.
Transparency laws help preserve democracy
If the First Amendment is the door that gives you access to your government, transparency laws are the keys that unlock the door. We must protect these laws as though democracy is at stake — because it is.
Long Covid isolates sick people and their loved ones
My girlfriend’s idea felt brilliant to me: Put out a call on Facebook for Covid-cautious people in our area to rent a theater together. We could watch the Barbie movie while wearing high-quality masks to keep each other safe. The plan turned out to be quixotic. No one responded.