Opinion

Skills Not Inherited

   Please let me save some of the candidates considering running for the House District 3 seat and the New Mexico Senate seat some...

Facebook Could Bring the End of Days

Some startling news in an actual print, hold-in-your hands newspaper Sunday: Facebook was down for several hours Saturday.     I was surprised, not by the...

Welcome to Cops Gone Wild Week

    Rio Grande SUN cops and courts reporter Tabitha Clay brings us several stories this week detailing problems in the Española Police Department, an...

More Focus on Nitrate Problem, Less on Spin

    We’re a month into a high nitrate scare at one of the city of Española’s wells and Mayor Javier Sanchez and city officials...

Execute on Homeless Shelter or Lose Funds

    Another great opportunity for Española and the Valley has been delivered, thanks to State Rep. Joseph Sanchez, D-Alcalde. During the recent legislative session...

Hector, Help Us. We Deserve Representation

Hector, say it ain’t so. We need you. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas dimmed our hopes of proper representation when March 28 he announced...

Free Gym (Ab)use Days Are over

    Human beings naturally fall into ruts. We’re creatures of habit. So it’s our nature to say, “We’ve always done it that way.”     Anyone...

Thieves Drive Family Dollar out of Alcalde

    The Family Dollar store in Alcalde is closing. I asked the clerk why. Was it because the Dollar General down the street? No,...

Socialism Comes with Advantages, But at a Cost

Let’s take a look how a Socialist society in America would work.     You were lucky to be authorized to attend college. You tested high...

Santa Fe Reporter Keeps the Heat on City Police Department

    Kudos and thank you to the Santa Fe Reporter. The Santa Fe weekly dropped the hammer on the Santa Fe Police Department March...

Expungement Law Right for Formerly Incarcerated

Like many New Mexicans, I live  with felony convictions dating back decades. Slightly more than 20 years ago, an Albuquerque police officer arrested me...

Mayor Must Rein in City Police Before It’s Too Late

    The Española City Police Department has never been long on following its own policies. Every iteration of command structure enters touting high expectations,...

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