Posts by Jeff Proctor

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hadn’t yet occurred when Peter Simonson took over as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico. And what unfolded less than a year into his tenure would fundamentally alter the civil rights and liberties landscape in America forever. Congress passed the U.S.A. Patriot in short order,…

Here we are again, the time of year in which nmfireinfo.com becomes a regular part of our daily reading diet. As I write this, the Salt and South Fork fires stand at 0% containment, already having claimed at least two lives, chewed up more than 24,000 acres combined and damaged or destroyed over 1,400 structures — including…