Editorials

What Does Software Teach?

    Rigorous software. That’s what Española School District believes it purchased at its April 4 meeting for $33,500. Odysseyware is a web-based software that...

Len, Say It Ain’t So

    To those of us on the outside looking down the rabbit hole, it’s been clear for a long time the city of Española...

Are We Done Intervening?

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s rate case hearing Monday in front of the Public Regulation Commission has been called Kabuki theater by some: little...

More Lead TimeFor Meeting Agenda

    Some rare good news came out of the recent Legislative session: a law signed by the governor March 27 that makes public bodies...

No One LeadingIn Food Tax Dance

    Almost two weeks after its crafting, most New Mexicans are oblivious to the tax increase lurking in their communities. That’s because legislators designed...

Super Ethics NeededTo Hire Superintendent

    Española School District parents, we’ve got a problem.     We’ve said more than once that we can have a strong superintendent and a weak...

Bad, Legislators! Bad!

    Our state senators and representatives should be ashamed of a few decisions they made in the closing days of the recent legislative session.    ...

All Public OfficialsShould CelebrateNational Sunshine Week

Those who believe in open meetings and access to public records celebrate National Sunshine Week March 10 through 17. Your local newspaper celebrates sunshine...

New CountyEmployment Agency

    Publicly, at least, Rio Arriba County Commission Chairman Alfredo Montoya cringes when we refer to the County as Alfredo’s Employment Agency. But we’re...

Implement Strategic Plan

    Several concerned citizens spent a lot of personal time and expended considerable effort to provide the Espanola School Board with a well-thought out...

Ethics Classes in City Hall?

    City hall department heads and elected officials attending ethics classes? Plural?     Director of Public Safety Eric Garcia would like to see that happen....

Northern’s $600K RequestFor Salary Support Bad Idea

    As House Bill 129 and Senate Bill 34 move through their respective committees and floor votes, a look at Northern New Mexico College’s...

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