Editorials

Keeping Down The National Debt

By Cal Thomas Congress just passed – and President Biden just signed – the latest short-term government funding bill to keep the government running. The bill,...

Common Sense About Common Sense from The Greatest Minds

    “He ain’t got a lick of sense.”     There’s an expression I haven’t heard since my boyhood in Boonville, North Carolina. The people who...

Reform Education to Boost Workforce, Economy

    The Legislative Finance Committee has produced a new report looking at the issue of New Mexico’s low workforce participation rate. Here is one...

Editorial: It’s Not Too Late to Save Thanksgiving

We noticed something shocking this fall. No sooner had Halloween ended and all of the candy eaten the world seemed to have leap-frogged over Thanksgiving. Store...

Editorial: One Big Win, One Big Loss

Oh. The joy of victory. The agony of defeat. One successful Espanola School Board win does not make a “movement," but Dale Salazar’s win over...

Opinion: Questions Remain About Protest Shooting

At least one question was answered last Friday, Oct. 13, regarding the shooting at the Rio Arriba County Complex. Ryan Martinez, 23, of Sandia Park,...

Opinion: Española and Rio Arriba County Need Leaders With Vision, Depth

The old days are just that — “the old days.” When our elected officials realize those days of an iron-fisted dictator or one family, more...

Opinion: What do Oñate and Elon Musk have in Common?

What in the world could Juan de Onate, Spaniard colonizer in New Mexico, have in common with Elon Musk, entrepreneur behind the Tesla, new...

Editorial: Gov. Stubs Toe — Gun Ban Unconstitutional

Let’s get this straight from the start. The ban on carrying guns in public in Bernalillo County for 30 days, instituted by Governor Michelle Lujan...

Our City’s Business Needs More Sunshine And Transparency

Last week in a brief Espanola City Council meeting a vote was taken without public discussion to put us on the hook for over...

Former Governor Bill Richardson’s Legacy Mixed But Made a Mark

The reviews of the career of former Governor Bill Richardson have given a comprehensive account of a career in politics that was varied with...

Editorial: Yutzy’s Lawsuit May Dog the Mayor

Age, lack of maturity, no major executive experience have all been a concern for residents of Espanola since John Ramon Vigil was elected mayor...

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