Editorials

Closing City JailNot A Long-Term Solution

The city of Española closing its jail appears to be a cost-saving measure now, and one that will eliminate many personnel and liability problems,...

Let the Romance Begin

Tessa Jo, we didn’t even get to have a honeymoon. ¡Que lastima!     Our new city clerk, Tessa Jo Mascareñas, didn’t even get settled into...

Just A No Vote

Once upon a time, unions were necessary in the United States. Fairy tales begin with once upon a time.     It seems unions’ tasks in...

School Board Thought Control?

It’s not that the Española School Board can’t learn a lesson in basic civics. It’s that board members simply refuse to do so.     The...

Office of Public Disinformation

    Ask any editor or reporter who’s worked for the Rio Grande SUN in the last 15 years what the policy is on contacting...

Tight Budget?Buy Laptops

    The 2011 legislative session closed and immediately the state released a report stating there would be further cuts to the state’s budget. Next...

All School Board MembersHave A Vote

As the petition to recall two Española School District board members wound its way to district court, one of the subjects of the recall...

City’s Financial Problems Persist

    Ouch!     You read that headline over the page A9 story regarding the city of Española paying $113,000 in fines to the IRS and...

Everybody Has a Voice

    Andrew Chavez has to be one of those guys that can fall backwards into cow chips and stand up smelling like roses. For...

Celebrate Public Access

   (Editor's note: This editorial  is a corrected version of the print edition. Cox lost in state district court making him the appellant, not...

Health Statistic Paint BleakPicture of Life in Rio Arriba

    The state Health Department released morbidity statistics, lagging behind a critical time line. The statistics, reflecting 2007, ‘08 and ‘09, show Rio Arriba...

One Law, Two Reactions

    Two law enforcement agencies, two different reactions to a state Court of Appeals ruling.     When Rio Grande SUN reporter Bill Rodgers asked for...

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