Javier Sanchez

Charges Against Former Fiesta Council VP Dropped

City
Prosecutors dismissed charges Oct. 5 against ousted Española Valley Fiesta Council vice president Adam Enciñas.The Fiesta Council voted Sept. 20 to remove Enciñas from the board after he was charged with domestic violence, battery on a...

Win and Milestone Victory are This Week’s Highlights

Sports
A big cross country win and a milestone victory on the pitch mark the highlights for the week for the fall sports teams. Cross Country Oct. 17BoysMesa Vista showed that it is the team to beat in...

Españolans Need to Rise Up and Light a Fire

Columnists
Edgar Allan Poe died of unknown cause surrounded by mysterious circumstances outside Gunner’s Hall Tavern in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1849. He is best known...

Our Children Need Us Now More Than Ever

Columnists
As I sit to write this week’s column, I am also finishing the letter of recommendation that a former employee and now friend has...

Bad Decisions Keep Pushing Us Behind

Columnists
Another week of mayhem, chaos and mismanagement has come and gone. Nothing new and no end in sight for the city of Española. This time,...

Change is Coming for Us

Columnists
This Christmas morning I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours passing the time quietly reading, observing and listening to music. There were...

We Are All Summoned to Do Our Work, You Just Have to Listen

Columnists
My college roommate still makes fun of me. “Mijo. Que no tienes madre!!” he still tells me. Son. Don’t you have a mother! He...

Examples of Happiness, Sadness, Gratefulness and Kindness Will Guide You Through Life

Columnists
I remember the unbearable heat. I remember how oppressive it felt against my chest. Like it wanted to keep pushing me down into the...

Mayor Punts Important Decision on City Raises

Columnists
In yet another disappointing turn of events, the Española City Council chose to fail the people of our city. In so doing, they also...

There’s No Time to Waste

Columnists
At last week’s City Council meeting, the mayor and councilors failed the people of Española.  On the agenda was the decision to let Pathways, the...

Mythical Mythology: The Other Thief at Olympus

Columnists
At the same time that Prometheus came running down the mountain, imagine that a different man came down the same precipice, also having stolen...

Even Brilliant Minds Get Frazzled

Columnists
My college roommate was a hot mess. He forgot or lost his keys so often they knew him by name at the dormitory locksmith....

Forgiveness Frees You, Not the Other Person

Columnists
I just can’t let it go and it continues to haunt me. How could she do it, I keep asking myself over and over...

Do Your Best to be the Light in Someone’s World

Columnists
What does failure look like? It’s a question I ask myself all the time. Often the answer stares right back at me in the mirror. At...
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