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Conference Calls Gone Wild

    Josette Lucero’s departure as the executive director from the troubled North Central Regional Transportation Authority is not much of a surprise after reading...

Building MonumentsTo PoliticiansOn Taxpayers’ Shoulders

    When referring to the Alfredo’s Alcalde Getaway, we wonder if Rio Arriba County Grants and Contracts Administrator Phil Morfin said, “It’s been years...

Submit Your Non-Profit to BeProfiled in Summer Feature Stories

Every summer, the newsroom at the Rio Grande SUN embarks on a cleansing of the high school sports palate. We go out into the...

Closing City JailNot A Long-Term Solution

The city of Española closing its jail appears to be a cost-saving measure now, and one that will eliminate many personnel and liability problems,...

Let the Romance Begin

Tessa Jo, we didn’t even get to have a honeymoon. ¡Que lastima!     Our new city clerk, Tessa Jo Mascareñas, didn’t even get settled into...

Just A No Vote

Once upon a time, unions were necessary in the United States. Fairy tales begin with once upon a time.     It seems unions’ tasks in...

School Board Thought Control?

It’s not that the Española School Board can’t learn a lesson in basic civics. It’s that board members simply refuse to do so.     The...

Office of Public Disinformation

    Ask any editor or reporter who’s worked for the Rio Grande SUN in the last 15 years what the policy is on contacting...

Tight Budget?Buy Laptops

    The 2011 legislative session closed and immediately the state released a report stating there would be further cuts to the state’s budget. Next...

Post Prom Party PeopleSeek Assistance for 2011

Kevin Gallegos and Vanessa Gonzales are out pounding the pavement in an effort to raise money and awareness of this years Post Prom Party....

All School Board MembersHave A Vote

As the petition to recall two Española School District board members wound its way to district court, one of the subjects of the recall...

City’s Financial Problems Persist

    Ouch!     You read that headline over the page A9 story regarding the city of Española paying $113,000 in fines to the IRS and...

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