Editorials

All Public Employees Should Lose Qualified Imunity

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    We’re all for eliminating qualified immunity . . . for records custodians and the politicians and lawyers who back them up and continue...

Sheriff’s Resignation Falls under ‘Be Careful What You Wish for’

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    We’re in a difficult position, Rio Arriba County.     The big city daily called for our sheriff’s head in an editorial last month. They’re...

Judge Lidyard Does D.A.’s Job Again

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    Once again we are beholden to First Judicial District Judge Jason Lidyard for holding the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office responsible for a...

State Supreme Court’s Eye on Open Government

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    Open government advocates around New Mexico celebrated last week following the State Supreme Court’s decision in the (Andrew) Jones versus Department of Public...

Outgoing Senator Smith Called It; We’re Not Alright

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    It feels like New Mexicans aren’t taking the state of our economy as seriously as they should. Our governor has gone to great...

Public Needs Answers to Statue’s Removal

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    It’s finally over. The bronze of Don Juan de Oñate astride his horse is gone. Native Americans, antifa, Black Lives Matter and everyone...

Protests Won’t Correct Centuries of Racism

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    A reasonable person must ask what does stealing appliances from a store have to do with wanting change in police actions to protect...

Praying Offends Some, Stick to County Work

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    Rio Arriba County Commissioner James Martinez continues to allow his religious beliefs to drive his representation of his constituents.     We appreciate that Martinez...

Confirmations Over; Down to Business

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    Listening to the four disgruntled city councilors you’d think Española City Manager Xavier Martinez and Police Chief Roger Jimenez were running rampant in...

Jemez Trustte Board Minority Doesn’t Agree with Certain Decisions

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In his recent newsletter, “The Hightower Lowdown,” Jim Hightower celebrates the democratic potential of rural electric cooperatives, which were established in 1937 to provide...

We’d Like Our Sheriff Back, Please

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    What happened to Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan? Will whomever body-swapped our sheriff please return him?     We’d like the sheriff back who...

Political Races Should be about Values, Skills, not Trump Worship

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    Rise out of the virus fog and stay-at-home order and consider the June 2 primary election in New Mexico.     We should consider ourselves...
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