Letters To Editor

Remain United Against Outside Influences

    Don Juan de Oñate came to the Española Valley in July 1598 with ancestors of many of the families that continue to reside...

No Drug Treatment Next to School

    In his first official act after taking the oath of office, President Barak Obama issued a proclamation calling on all Americans to serve...

People Should Be Fired over Removal of Oñate

    When I heard the statue of Juan de Oñate was removed my first question was, “Who authorized it?”     Rio Arriba County Manager Tomas...

Statue Removal Distrubing

    As a proud Hispanic resident of Rio Arriba County, I find the removal of the Don Juan de Oñate statue disturbing, offensive and...

Welcome Back, Oñate

    Oñate is welcome back in Alcalde.     County commissioners, please place Oñate back and repair the base. You had no right bowing down to...

Was Protocol Followed for Rehap Site?

Editor:     I recently found out that Rio Arriba County plans to re-purpose the Hacienda de Salud Nursing Home as a 100-bed drug treatment facility.   ...

Permanently Remove Oñate

    I write this letter as a public health professional living in Alcalde, urging the Río Arriba County Commission to ensure that the Oñate...

Consider Inclusion in Prayer

Editor:     What if a Rio Arriba County commissioner, instead of praying in the name of Jesus Christ, started the commission meeting with a Native...

Martinez Should Represent All Constituents

Editor:     The case for Christian prayer at these meetings by James Martinez and his pastor is based on two erroneous assumptions, one implicit and...

Keep Religion to Yourself

Editor:     I agree with Shel Neymark’s letter regarding Rio Arriba County Commissioner James Martinez praying before the County Commission meetings. It’s in our Constitution,...

Racial Injustice Must Be Iradicated

    We all stood as witness to the brutal murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. People are speaking out about...

Healthcare Worker Memorialized

Our dear friend and colleague, Edward Dunaway, 42, of Alcalde, passed away on June 8.     Often, when people think about health care, the focus...

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