Editorials

Civic Duty Comes from Heart, Not a Lottery

    The way civilized society should operate is for everyone to work toward a common goal of making life better for everyone. The word...

$30,000 Buys About 20 Minutes of ‘Ooooohs’

    We’re not sure on which planet the Española City Council resides but to even let the passing idea of spending money on a...

Thanks, Firefighters

Editor:     We lost our home, shop/garage and two cars at 3:30 a.m., March 2 due to an electrical fire. We had lived in the...

Need Some Strong Co-op Board Members

    I was leafing back through the May 13 Rio Grande SUN and two articles caught my attention, which I reread. The first, “Jemez...

Want Normal? Get Vaccinated

    You’re doing great, Rio Arriba County!     In this see-saw mask, no mask; open your business, close it; stay home, go out; we’ve mostly...

Taxpayers on the Hook for School Board’s Decision

    The Española School District Board faces a Hobson’s choice when it meets tonight (5/20) to again discuss allegations against Superintendent Fred Trujillo and...

Well Constructed Thoughts Deserve State’s Attention

    We envy the big city dailies their reader input. Several very thoughtful, intelligent columns and letters have been published in the Santa Fe...

Nothing Proper about County Manager Hire

    It feels like Rio Arriba County Commissioners James Martinez and Moises Morales sat down and worked out the worst way possible to replace...

More Class Time with Same Lack of Learning?

    An honest and detailed conversation must take place within every school district in our readership area. Parents, teachers and taxpayers interested in how...

State Deserves Better at Labor Department Helm

    If you Google “bad to worse,” you’ll find a picture of former New Mexico Labor Department secretary Bill McCamley with an ‘X’ over...

New City OHV Ordinance Doesn’t Address Abusers

    Anyone listening to the public hearing during the April 13 Española City Council heard some upstanding, positive, very community-minded folks testify about all...

Jemez Co-op Personnel Prove to Be Slow Learners

    A reasonable person listens to a District Court judge when he issues an order from the bench. Once you’ve been dragged through depositions,...

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