Opinion

Marquez Is Puppet, Well-prepared

    I’m writing this letter in reference to Mr. (Alex) Naranjo’s letter “Not Hopping Mad” (Rio Grande SUN, March 15, page A7).     Leo (Marquez)...

City Leaders Must Address Addiction

    The people of Española spoke in the recent municipal election. They want change. I hope the new mayor and new council tackle the...

Need News, Items from New Mexico

    I am a fourth grade student in north Carolina. We are researching a state for our state fair, and I have chosen New...

Community Must Address Hunger Issue

   I’m writing to express my concern about childhood hunger in our community. Currently, 24.6 percent of children in Rio Arriba County are going...

Thanks for Supporting the Animals

    Thank you for your editorial last week chastising short-sighted (Gov.) Susana (Martinez) for her cruel and ignorant veto of House Bill 63, the...

How Will New Mayor Lead City, Surrounding Communities?

How will a new Española mayor, elected by a relatively small percentage of Española citizens, prioritize issues and execute policy?     Can an engaged community...

Not Hopping Mad

    I am a firm believer in the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition, passed by Congress on...

New Trash Boss Has Full Plate

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority Board hired a new general manager Monday. Peter Fuller, of Albuquerque, won the tie vote to get...

Spay/Neuter Bill Fell on Ignorant Ears

    Gov. Susana Martinez stabbed at the heart of rural New Mexico animal shelters Friday when she vetoed House Bill 64, sponsored by Rep....

Good Things at McCurdy

Editor;     We would like to actually put something good in the newspaper for our school.     As a school, or should I say family, we...

Why Can’t We Get Good City Cops?

    Can someone please explain why it’s so hard to find good police officers? We have a few currently on the force, but is...

Coalition Slowly Realizing Taxpayer Money Wasted

(Editor's note: this is a corrected version of the print edition.) Whenever a group of politicians gets together to create some entity with a joint...

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