Editorials

Records BattleAlready Fought, Won

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative has followed most public bodies’ lead in hiring an attorney to tell them what they want to hear, not...

Webcasting Great, But Give UsSomething to Hear

    We’re not so sure open government won a battle with the webcasting of the senate and audio now available of the house of...

Correction on Tax Rate

    In the editorial last week regarding Rep. Ben Lujan’s (D-Nambé) HB119 to raise gross receipts taxes on all New Mexicans, we got the...

Step Away from the Tax

    Several state legislators have come forward with ideas to start adding money to the state’s bank account. They must think there are enough...

Wrong Lesson Taught/Learned

    Española Valley High School basketball players Luis Alvarado and Aaron Aragon learned a valuable life lesson following their Jan. 13 arrest for misdemeanor...

Spelling Bee Blues;For the Want of $99

    For the fifth consecutive year, the Rio Grande SUN organized, publicized and paid for the Rio Arriba County Spelling Bee.     Overall the event...

It’s the Constitution;Participate in the Census

    The U.S. Constitution set out plans to accomplish a census every 10 years to maintain equal representation. While it’s been occasionally tweaked to...

Our Legislative Wish List

     The legislature cranked up Jan. 19, promising to misspend your money in the slowest, most painful and most expensive way. Of course as...

Where Did the Money Go?

    The story on page A1 regarding North Central Waste Authority’s mounting debt crisis begs a question no one can answer. How do you...

Haiti’s Need Greater Than Our Own

    If there was ever a time for anyone to help another human being it must be the situation in Haiti right now. We...

Watch What You Eat

    Choo, Choo, Choo. Open wide, here comes the train.     A group of local business owners upset with the lack of police support in...

Protect Your Vendor

    The Rio Grande SUN has been sold on the streets of Española for over 54 years. In all that time we know of...

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