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V.B. Price has lived in New Mexico since l958, mostly in Albuquerque’s North Valley, writing poetry, journalism and non-fiction. His website is vbprice.com.

Mercury Messenger on hiatus through August 5th

Mercury Messenger on hiatus through August 5th

June 10, 2019 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

The Mercury Messenger staff will go on summer break, the first in two and a half years, to recharge and plant our gardens, starting May 27 and ending August 5.

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PAN

PAN

May 20, 2019 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

For all that is still feral and unstoppable in each of us.

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EROS

EROS

May 13, 2019 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

A poem by V.B. Price. For those of us who still believe love is holy.

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ARES/MARS

ARES/MARS

May 5, 2019 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

A poem by V.B. Price: For those of us who loathe war and bullies with the same intensity.

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A Cold Civil War in America, but No Longer in New Mexico

A Cold Civil War in America, but No Longer in New Mexico

April 28, 2019 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

A cold civil war is afoot in America and ads from both parties seeking money have internalized the art of “manufacturing consent.”

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Secrecy v. Privacy: Roe v. Wade, Nixon, Trump, Smoking Guns and Smog-Filled Rooms

Secrecy v. Privacy: Roe v. Wade, Nixon, Trump, Smoking Guns and Smog-Filled Rooms

April 22, 2019 By V.B. Price 1 Comment

Roe v. Wade, United States v. Nixon and what evolves from the Mueller Report are, and will be, critical to the existence of a free society in America.

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A Great Moment for New Mexico’s Environment, but With so Much More to Do

A Great Moment for New Mexico’s Environment, but With so Much More to Do

April 14, 2019 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Eight years of Susana Martinez’s version of the GOP big nada left New Mexico’s environment as threatened as it’s ever been in modern times. For many voters, numbed by nothingness for so many years, it seems almost impossible that in less than three months the Democratic-controlled NM House and Senate, and Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan […]

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