Editorials

State Legislators MustOverhaul Lottery Scholarship

Editor:     Shame on our three Rio Arriba County commissioners for playing politics by giving selective raises and approving county employees to attend partisan functions...

Make A Decision

    We’re big fans of the deliberative process. Any important decision requires collecting pertinent information, weighing it, looking at pros and cons and investigating...

Co-op Audit Falls Flat

    “In the areas covered by our scope, we did not find indications suggesting fraud or malfeasance occurred.”     That’s what Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative...

No Dash-for-CashFor Flood Victims

In an effort to stem the tide of disinformation coming from several governmental and private agencies, allow me to give instructions to the few...

Jemez Co-op Finally ReadyTo Fight for Members

    Kudos to the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board. They finally found their spine and joined three other cooperatives in the state to launch...

Drug Overdose Rate Escalates

    For the 14th consecutive year we heralded the 2012 drug overdose rate statistics to readers. Last week’s release of state data was nothing...

Raises Without Merit

    Sinverguenzas.     Merriam Webster’s Spanish Central defines this term as, “shameless, brazen, impudent.” It’s the appropriate word Rio Arriba County taxpayers should use to...

Tax Idea Must Be Stopped

    Let’s slow the train and take a look at the three-quarters of one percent gross receipts tax issue being discussed in school districts...

Trickle of Health DepartmentAudit Information Revealing

    Information is slowly being released regarding the 15 New Mexico non-profits that lost Medicaid funding over the summer, following a state Health Department...

Thanks to Lady Regents

    The public owes its thanks to Northern New Mexico College regents Chayo Garcia and Cecille Martinez-Wechsler. The two single-handedly backed down a majority...

Trash Rate Hike Fair;How About Non-payers?

    Paying $1.50 more each month for weekly trash pick-up will not break most Españolans. The fee was imposed by the North Central Waste...

New Co-op MajorityLight on Sunshine

    Those who craved opaque decision-making, secrecy and behind-door discussions should celebrate this week as a strong majority of a new Jemez Mountains Electric...

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