Opinion

Co-op Meetings No Place for State Police

    To hear State Police talk about staffing, the District 7 office is understaffed, overworked and there are too many miles to patrol for...

Commendable Award or Fund-raising Scheme?

Many Northern New Mexicans were the recipients Aug. 15 of an exciting piece of junk mail. Our congressman won the healthy seniors award. The...

The Devil We Know

    Our state senator finally surfaced this week after two months of silence, while media demanded his resignation. Richard Martinez said last week he...

Kit Carson Co-op Got It Right

    It’s infuriating to get those press releases from Kit Carson Electric Cooperative. They’re so informative, so uplifting, enlightening. They give you hope for...

No Town Halls for Ben

    Rep. Ben Ray Lujan has not yet held a town hall meeting while on this most recent Congressional recess.     At the beginning of...

When Good Guys Turn Bad

    I have long supported law enforcement. They are the first line of defense for people against crime and violence.     However, when one of...

City Didn’t Perform Due Diligence on Event Sponsors

    It was a little jarring to read last week’s story on page A1 about children being invited to the city’s plaza to get...

Must Replace Meat with Produce

   “Climate Change Threatens World Food Supply” is the headline wake-up alarm being sounded by leading newspapers. It was prompted by the release of...

Brilliant Historian

    I found it necessary to respond to the article “Fiesta Historians downplay Acoma Massacre” after reading the letter to the editor by Marcus...

Top Cop Needs Help with Records Laws

    As long as the news stories fall his way, Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan loves the press. Criticize one of his deputies...

Terms ‘Drug Addict’ and ‘Homeless’ Not Interchangeable

Editor:     There is a proposal underway to create a multi-service homeless shelter for 20 adults in Española. Homeless means to be without a home...

Ticket Red Light Burners

    A very bad practice has become a standard driving habit almost overnight. Drivers now predictably run not only the end of a yellow...

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