Editorials

Make Fiesta Changes Now

    To prevent a repeat of this year’s myriad bad decisions and behaviors, it is time to pull the Fiesta Council out of city...

Exit Strategy ShouldInclude Plan forContinued Trash Collection

    Rio Arriba County commissioners passed a resolution July 20, agreeing to withdraw from the North Central Solid Waste Authority. The three leaders say...

Musical ResidenciesSimply Not Right

    For political office-holders, the law regarding residency can’t be  more clear.     “A person who is a qualified elector of this state, physically resides...

Government LawyersPicking Taxpayer Pockets

    Shakespeare did not intend malice when he wrote in Henry the Sixth, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” It’s...

Flags Don’t Hurt People;People Hurt People

    Many in the United States make a pretty big deal about flags. We just spent a weekend waving the flag, watching fireworks and...

County Needs Trash Authority;Don’t Tell Voters

Rio Arriba County’s decision to (try to) pull out of the Joint Powers Agreement that constitutes the North Central Solid Waste Authority leaves most...

Businesses Make the City

    David Robey, at Desert Sun, the local Dodge dealership, took the high road following vandalism from some large rocks, costing the dealership about...

Living Treasures DeserveProper Recognition

    City of Española officials have apparently decided to operate a free-form living treasures program. It’s a questionable operation at best, politically motivated at...

Raise Smells Bad

    It’s got to be disheartening for the masses at the North Central Solid Waste Authority to read first about the budget surplus and...

It’s Only A Fiesta

    Social media is a double-edged sword. It’s great that everyone is allowed to espouse their grandiose opinions about everything under the sun. It’s...

School Budget Blues

    Consider the Española School District had a $1.9 million deficit June 12 going into budget talks.     Consider a majority of the Board voted...

County Nabs Bad Guys

    It took five years and cost $8,000 but Rio Arriba County officials, through a private investigation company, finally caught County employees stealing. They...

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