Editorials

Bust Some Bad Guys

It’s hard out there for a cop.     They’re understaffed, underpaid, underappreciated and overworked. Not only can they not get the support from city hall...

We Might Have to Take Notes

    Your mayor accomplished some fine work at the state municipal league last week. That’s the gathering where city officials from all around the...

High Flying Deputy

    We need to eat humble pie and correct the perception that the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s department doesn’t do much. Sheriff Joe Mascareñas...

Choose Wisely

    The new faces on the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative board may have more gumption than we gave them credit. The resignation of long-time...

Talking to Ourselves

    Your representative in Washington D.C., Ben Lujan, snuck into town last week. His visit wasn’t announced ahead of time and there was no...

Please Pay the Bills

    The city of Española continues to suffer financial problems, most recently the mysterious payroll saboteur returned and our hero Andrew Perkins saved the...

Jemez Board Must Go

    The district attorney’s office and state investigators are sifting through the wreckage of Jemez Mountain School’s finances. They will be ad nauseam. Most...

No Stinking Permits

    We understand Indian sovereignty. All the pueblos surrounding the city of Española and populating the land stretching south along US Hwy 84/285 to...

Operating with Impunity

    People are confused and feel betrayed by Kathy Borrego’s ability to blatantly (and still allegedly) steal $3.3 million from Jemez School Disctrict over...

Cynical ‘Hats Off’ Week

    Occasionally editorial writers experience an urgent need to write what is known in the newspaper profession as a “Hats Off” editorial or commentary....

Help Some Homeless Hounds;Listen to Good Music

    The Española Humane Society and the city of Española’s animal control needs all the help they can get. I support them to the...

Real Graduation Rates;Real State of Education

    A dozen years ago, the state came up with a great idea of forcing schools to be accountable to those paying the bills,...

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