Editorials

Politics Aside, Participate in the Fight

    We’re not doing too well as a society. Half of us think the sun rose this morning the other half want to argue...

Not All False Fire Alarms are Owner’s Fault

    Imagine you’re a hard-working firefighter. You’re in the station, working a 24-hour shift and just finished the evening checklist. You get in bed,...

Nothing Cancels Montoya’s Activism

    Most people measure their lives on a sliding scale, hoping that when we die the good we’ve done will outweigh our misdeeds.     Some...

County Negligent in Jail Management

    We shouldn’t have to publicly shame (if that’s possible) Rio Arriba County commissioners into taking action regarding conditions in the Rio Arriba County...

Let’s Spend This CARE Act Money – Correctly

    The city of Española and Rio Arriba County on Sept. 1 received $1.2 million and $1.1 million respectively. Almost a month has passed...

Give Suicide a Fair Discussion

    September is national suicide prevention month.     Suicide is a taboo topic and most people can’t hold an informed conversation about it.     Chances are,...

Mayor Not A Trouble-maker

Editor:     A letter was recently submitted to the Santa Fe New Mexican by Dallett Norris, which was titled “No apologies necessary, governor.”     The letter...

Regrets Reaction

    In April 2018, I was conducting a jewelry fundraiser for the Presbyterian Española Hospital auxiliary. A young man asked to trade his heart...

Talking Is Good, Listening Is Better

    We’re not sure how productive a conversation regarding the Juan de Oñate statue in Alcalde between Rio Arriba County commissioners and County Manager...

Be a Citizen, Complete Your Census Form

    At its best, the system put in place by Census 2020 will not work well in Rio Arriba County. Add restrictions from a...

Community Should Mourn Newspaper’s End

    The loss of a newspaper is painful to those of us in the business. It doesn’t matter where that newspaper is, when one...

Respond to Census, for Everyone’s Sake

Editor:     Every 10 years we receive a set of questions that affects everyone in our community for the next decade. The U.S. Census Bureau...

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