Editorials

Big Answer to DWIProblem Is More Money

    New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez did Monday what any good politician/bureaucrat would do if they had New Mexico’s DWI problem. She held a...

Drug Abuse PreventionIn County Government Needed

    There’s some pretty solid evidence that our County government has a drug problem. It wasn’t shocking to have former public information officer Carlos...

Thanks Again, Judge Ellington

    We knew the story in Tuesday’s Santa Fe New Mexican was about District Judge T. Glenn Ellington just from the headline: “Judge: ‘I...

Miniatures Small Problem

    Española City Councilor John Hernandez would like to retest the state District court finding that banning the sale of miniature liquor bottles to...

New Mexico’s RankingsSymptom of Real Problem

    New Mexicans long ago grew weary of leading national lists with negative attributes and holding the cellar on the lists with positive results.    ...

Elected Officials WrongOn Student Loan Forgiveness

    If a reasonable person compiled a list of people who needed help with their student loans, he would have to ruminate quite a...

Santa Fe County SheriffRequires Public Records Training

    Wrestling public records away from public officials and elected folks is part and parcel of being in the newspaper business. We come across...

Policing Going to the Dogs

    In the realm of crime-fighting, law enforcement has many tools on its tool belt.     The best tool in that belt has to be...

Overdose DeathsShould Mean Something

    Here we are again. Annually, the Rio Grande SUN takes a look at the previous year’s overdose deaths.     This endeavor is not undertaken...

Strong CandidatesWill Get Voters to the Polls

    Nationally and more so statewide, political pundits are fretting about voter turnout. The focus now is on the June 2016 primary but voter...

Communication Is Key

    It’s become a sad fact of life, we will continue to see mass shootings in schools. There’s no way around it.     The right...

Politically Correct PoliceKill Halloween

    Alcalde Elementary Principal Deborah Mitchell has taken political correctness to a whole new level. The well-meaning principal banned scary Halloween costumes depicting the...

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