Editorials

Build the Water Tank

    We’re not sure which is more troubling:     The fact that the Española School Board (several incarnations later) is still being held hostage and...

Mayor Should FollowHiring Prcedure

    Incoming Española city manager Kelly Duran is a great guy. He’s smart and is dedicated to the city’s growth and success. He’s a...

True External InvestigationWould Reveal Facts

    Rio Arriba County just can’t get a handle on who rents what community center to whom and when. In a redeux of the...

Teen Walkout Not’Lock Down’ Worthy

    The Española School District could take some lessons from some of our smooth politicians. The administration’s reaction to a small contingent of hungry...

We’ll Miss You, Tommy

    So our mean, old nasty sheriff is almost out of office, out of politics and is now vacationing in a federal prison. We’re...

Judging Judges

    It’s not a surprise to us that the New Mexico Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission urged residents living in the First Judicial...

Quid pro Quo at Its Worst

    The incestuous political relationships of Rio Arriba County bubbled to the surface as Española School District Board member Annabelle Almager (sometimes Ortiz) was...

High Teen Alcohol Use

    A study conducted by Hands Across Cultures, a nonprofit based in La Puebla, reveals (not surprisingly) it’s really easy for teens to get...

Who Should We Believe?

    Who do you believe? Velarde parents Trish and Kelly Duran or Española School District Superintendent Danny Trujillo?     The Durans took time out of...

Sixty-year-old High School BuildingNot Safe for Students

    Why is anyone surprised the state Construction and Industries Division and the state Fire Marshall’s Office stepped into the middle of the Cariños...

Political $50K MarketingContract Worthless to Schools

    What does Rio Arriba County Commissioner Barney Trujillo have that no bona fide marketing agency has?     A degree in marketing? No.     Marketing experience?...

Help Wanted: City Manager

    At some point some city councilors who have our mayor’s ear need to pull her aside and explain Wonderland really needs a King...

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