Editorials

Education Funding More of a Shell Game

    Lawyers may head back to court in the Yazzie/Martinez versus the state of New Mexico lawsuit. As school districts around the state cobble...

Mandated Raises Create Budget Havoc

    It’s nice to get a raise. Everyone thinks they work hard, deserve more praise and of course more money.     We all know that’s...

Welcome to Cops Gone Wild Week

    Rio Grande SUN cops and courts reporter Tabitha Clay brings us several stories this week detailing problems in the Española Police Department, an...

More Focus on Nitrate Problem, Less on Spin

    We’re a month into a high nitrate scare at one of the city of Española’s wells and Mayor Javier Sanchez and city officials...

Execute on Homeless Shelter or Lose Funds

    Another great opportunity for Española and the Valley has been delivered, thanks to State Rep. Joseph Sanchez, D-Alcalde. During the recent legislative session...

Hector, Help Us. We Deserve Representation

Hector, say it ain’t so. We need you. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas dimmed our hopes of proper representation when March 28 he announced...

Free Gym (Ab)use Days Are over

    Human beings naturally fall into ruts. We’re creatures of habit. So it’s our nature to say, “We’ve always done it that way.”     Anyone...

Santa Fe Reporter Keeps the Heat on City Police Department

    Kudos and thank you to the Santa Fe Reporter. The Santa Fe weekly dropped the hammer on the Santa Fe Police Department March...

Mayor Must Rein in City Police Before It’s Too Late

    The Española City Police Department has never been long on following its own policies. Every iteration of command structure enters touting high expectations,...

Legislators Didn’t Get Ethics Message

    Any discussion regarding the two bills moving through the legislature that would create an ethics commission must begin and end with stating 75...

Raining on Sunshine Week

It’s fitting that the final week of the state’s 60-day legislative session is Sunshine Week. This year we’ve seen more bills come from the...

Pet Food Fee Would Help Address Spay/Neuter Needs

    New Mexico State Senator Jacob Candelaria picked up where former state representative Carl Trujillo left his animal food fee for spay and neuter...

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