Whitney Jones

City Ponies Up for Trash

This article was originally printed in the October 20, 2011 edition.     Despite cries from Española city councilors and the mayor that the city is...

City Manager Draws Heat for Stucco Project

This article was originally printed in the October 20, 2011 edition.     A construction company hired to re-stucco Española City Hall in violation of state...

Campaign Signs Lack Disclosure

    Signs for at least three candidates running for city offices in March ignore a local law requiring that all political advertisements identify a...

Council Overturns 2 P&Z Decisions

    The Española City Council chambers overflowed Tuesday evening with supporters and opponents of the Crisis Center of Northern New Mexico’s proposed transitional housing...

Who Needs Eminent Domain?

This article was originally printed in the October 13, 2011 edition.     The narrow dirt road is a throwback to Española’s history, but Pacheco Lane...

Facing County Demands, City Explores Trash Options

This article was originally printed in the October 13, 2011 edition.     After threats from Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alfredo Montoya Sept. 27 to cut...

Seeds of Discontent

    New research into genetically engineering chile has some Northern New Mexicans concerned about unintended consequences, not the least of which is what they...

New Districts May Prompt Rep. to Retire

    A new court-approved redistricting map for the state House of Representatives pits veteran state Rep. Nick Salazar (D-Ohkay Owingeh) against fellow Democrat Rep....

Filing Day 2012: Battle for the Bench

    The 11 candidates who filed Tuesday to run in March for five open positions in Española city government represent a balance between familiar...

Bad Loans Continue to Saddle Bank’s Books

    A report released by Colorado-based consulting firm Bank Strategies shows Española’s Valley National Bank has the third-highest ratio of debt to assets among...

No Work, All Pay at City

    Each Española resident paid approximately $5.50 for city employees to take a paid week off between the Christmas and New Year holidays.     The...

‘We’re Prepared to Sever Our Relationship’

This article was originally printed in the October 6, 2011 edition.     Rio Arriba County is threatening to dissolve its partnership with the city of...

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