Editorials

Local Activists Take on Oñate Fiesta Changes

    Española has the opportunity to be a state, possibly national, leader in addressing the perceived inequities that lie within our annual celebration of...

Anyone Else Feel Hoodwinked?

    We’re guessing a good portion of the 1,120 Española citizens who voted for Española Mayor Javier Sanchez are shaking their heads, regretting their...

Police Civil Rights I.Q. Low and Slow

    That’s tough when a lowrider can’t catch a break in the self-proclaimed lowrider capital of the world. You’d assume of anywhere they could...

City Needs Game Plan to Deter Copper Theft

    If you’re upset about the copper wire theft from the flood lights at one ball field in Valdez Park, join the club.     However,...

New P&Z Commission Ready to Tackle Mission

    Mayor Javier Sanchez jumped in with both feet. The change in Planning and Zoning commissioners is a positive step toward proper growth and...

Habla Open Meetings?

    The lawsuit filed by Douglas and Lance Peper against the Parkview Community Ditch will be an interesting one to follow.     The Pepers argue...

Straight Ticket Ballot Encourages Lazy Voting

    Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has a respectable two-year track record. She’s worked hard to clean up money in politics, strengthen reporting...

New Trash Boss Has Full Plate

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority Board hired a new general manager Monday. Peter Fuller, of Albuquerque, won the tie vote to get...

Spay/Neuter Bill Fell on Ignorant Ears

    Gov. Susana Martinez stabbed at the heart of rural New Mexico animal shelters Friday when she vetoed House Bill 64, sponsored by Rep....

Coalition Slowly Realizing Taxpayer Money Wasted

(Editor's note: this is a corrected version of the print edition.) Whenever a group of politicians gets together to create some entity with a joint...

McCurdy Charter Will Grow, Improve with New Board

    It’s difficult to get volunteers in this community. It’s exponentially tough to recruit good board members to organizations, much like the McCurdy Charter...

Many State Legislators Just Don’t Get It

    We genuinely believe disgraced former state senator Phil Griego when he said at his Feb. 16 sentencing, “I genuinely believe I am not...

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