Editorials

Winter Solstice MeansDaylight Hours GrowUntil June

Today is the shortest day of the year. To be more accurate, it has the least amount of daylight, roughly 9.6 hours. That means...

City’s TransparencyHard to See Through

    When is a public meeting really a public meeting? The answer depends upon whom you ask. Here in Wonderland, the city of Española...

Blaming HispanicsPoor Excuse forLow Test Scores

    Española School Board secretary Ralph Medina accused Rio Grande SUN staff Nov. 16 of being terrorists setting off roadside bombs in Hispanic homes...

You, too, HaveFree Speech

    We’d like to point out to everyone who draws a check from the Española School District that you still live in the United...

Splitting Poles

    The Regional Economic Development Initiative Network secured a $10.6 million federal stimulus grant in 2010 to install fiber optic cable throughout Rio Arriba...

Valley Storm Starts PracticeFor Upcoming Ambassadors Match

Bad weather saved some of us from the initial Valley Storm (quite appropriate for Monday) practice session and probably disappointed those on the United...

Wrong Use of Money

    Please try to read the Española School District’s paid advertising insert in today’s issue.     The District’s misguided efforts to try to stem the...

OMI Hides 2010Overdose Information

    Drug overdoses in Rio Arriba County tax our medical system, firefighters, law enforcement and paramedics. Addicts’ need for drugs drive our burglary, petty...

No City ‘Help’ NeededIn Fiesta Council Picks

    Life in Wonderland was too quiet for Mayor Alice Lucero. She had to take one of the few things going right in Wonderland,...

Meeting DevlovesInto Personal Attacks

    Writing as a weekly racist, terrorist, kidnapper who employs outsiders (yuck) and pedophiles (double yuck), we shake our heads and wonder if Española...

Basketball Teams Taking Shape;Fundraiser Moves Forward

It seems I’ve been dragged into the Harlem Ambassador basketball game, which will take place Jan. 13 at the Española Valley High School gymnasium....

Employment Agency FaltersOn Senior Coordinator Hire

    Few among us like growing old. However, the alternative is less appealing.     With the bulge of baby boomers, there’s a lot more of...

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