Opinion

Give Spay/Neuter Bills Fair Hearing

    As a resident of Rio Arriba County, I write to request Sen. Carlos Cisneros, D-Taos, bring Senate Bill 51 to a hearing before...

Change Lt. Governor Selection Process

    State Senators Mark Moores, R-Bernalillo, and Daniel Ivey-Soto, D-Bernalillo, have introduced a bill that would correct the downright strange way we elect a...

Public Not Welcome at Ben’s ‘Meet and Greet’

    We realize both words start with a “P,” but U.S. Congressman Ben Lujan needs to look up the words private and public in...

Buying Time with Lottery Scholarship Fixes

    Legislation that will come up annually for many years is some sort of Band-Aid to the lottery scholarship fund.     It’s a continual bubbling...

Budget First, Then Hire

    When state and local budgets started to evaporate, the phrase, “do more with less,” became a favorite catch phrase. It’s a meaningless cliche...

Support Pet Food Fee

    Representatives Debbie Rodella, D-Rio Arriba, Taos, Santa Fe counties and Carl Trujillo, D-Santa Fe County are on to something badly needed in rural...

We Can’t Grow, Improve with Proven Failed Leaders

    The game is afoot as a small, group of Española residents vie for your vote in the March 6 municipal election.     There were...

Dulce School District Can’t Hide from State Public Education Department

    Dulce School District officials can hide from reporters but the state knows where they are and the dismal job officials are doing in...

Garica Right Person for Dist. 40 Seat

    It is great news that Paula Garcia, Democrat, is running to represent District 40 in the New Mexico House of Representatives. Nick Salazar...

Not the Answer to Unqualified College Regents

    In the realm of appointing political buddies to serve as higher education board regents, there’s good news and bad news.     The good news...

Colleges Should Know Who They Hire

    (I’m) glad you wrote to The (Santa Fe) New Mexican about Ricky Serna (former Northern New Mexico College vice president, now interim president...

Trash Authority Customers Deserve Solid G.M.

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority Board must get serious and hire a qualified (educated, experienced, properly skilled) general manager. The Authority has...

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