Editorials

Let’s Talk Naranjo, Vigil Locally — Hunter Biden, Trump Nationally

Locally, it’s like the R&B song, “It’s The Same Old Song.” Tomas Campos, indicted for perjury, has reportedly been hired on contract to work for...

Freedom of the Press Needs Constant Guarding

A woman who makes her living in Rio Arriba County extolling the virtues of living here and promoting local businesses and the good quality...

Attorney General Torrez: Please Sort Out More Trash

Thank you, Raul Torrez. The New Mexico State Attorney General has promised his office is “concentrating on a wide-ranging civil investigation,” into the massive allegations...

Grand Jury Report Recommends Indictments for Several Waste Authority Officials

(Correction: A previous version of this article stated John Ricci have been indicted. The grand jury found probable cause to indict them.) Welcome to Rio...

A Mess at City Hall

We hope the music has stopped, paused, and the empty chairs will be thoughtfully filled. But over the past few weeks this has been a...

Our City in a Web Tangled By Chaos

Hanging in the air prior to the Tuesday, July 11, city council meeting was the expected drama of high political theater. If the meeting was...

Optics Matter, Perceptions Matter

Neither the optics nor the perception of a government in control are favorable at Espanola’s City Hall at present. We have a city manager, Jordan...

Supreme Court Will Offer Civics Program for Students

The New Mexico Supreme Court will convene on April 3 in Española as part of a civics education program allowing students to learn about...

Omnibus Tax Bill Could Burden New Mexico Business

When legislators pass an omnibus bill, the word “omnibus” hints that there’s something for everyone. The omnibus tax bill that recently passed the House covers...

Balderas’ Salary

Incoming president of Northern New Mexico College, outgoing Attorney General Hector Balderas will be paid more than his three predecessors. His incoming salary has been...

Trash Talking

There is an urgent need for the North Central Solid Waste Authority to be investigated by an independent, outside party to determine why and...

‘Let’s Think With a Kind Heart … Act with Temperance’

On April 14, 2021, President Biden announced that the United States would withdraw all troops from Afghanistan.  He gave a rigid timeline of September...

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