Editorials

Elected Officials after Your Money Again

    The New Mexico legislative session is underway and as Tom McDonald stated in his column last week, “Hold on to your wallets.” Legislators...

Suicide Deaths Must Be Discussed, Examined

    With the suicide death of Franklin Martinez reported in the Jan. 5 issue of the Rio Grande SUN and the subsequent letter questioning...

Sign of the Times

    We must be better, We must do better and we must rise above the noise and obfuscation of petty politics exercised by small...

Sovereign, Yes, But Consider Your Neighbors

    It’s good to have a little star power on your side. This wasn’t the case Sunday when Robert Redford wrote a column for...

School Board Filing Day Leaves Voters Few Choices

    Filing day for school board candidates sure left a lot to be desired. We don’t mean to disparage those bona fide candidates, hoping...

These Resolutions Would Improve Rio Arriba County

    Local politicians and administrators submitted their New Year resolutions to the Rio Grande SUN so we could share them with readers.     Española Mayor...

Dear Santa

    It’s asking a lot but it sure would be nice if you could slip a few things into your big red bag for...

Join Bailey’s Revolution; Bring Northern Back

    Rick Bailey wants to start a revolution. The Northern New Mexico College president said during his first state of the college address Dec....

Treat All Sports Equally

    A visit to the Española Valley High School’s bowling fundraiser Sunday would perplex anyone who pays taxes and wants students to succeed.     The...

School District Must Focus on Education

    With all the calamity, routine administration changes, firings and political upheaval in the Española School District getting a grade of D for the...

City Leaders Need Lesson in Water Use, Production

    Mayor Alice Lucero, our city councilors, the city manager and the water department supervisor need to have a serious and candid discussion about...

Community Leaders Take on Drug Problem

    Congratulations and our thanks to Lupe Salazar, David Barton and Tucker Brown for creating a possible life-saving option for local drug addicts. Barrios...

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