Opinion

Mesa Vista Board Failed Kindergarten

    We hope all students and teachers in the Mesa Vista School District read the story on page A1 of this week's issue. As...

State Legislators Not Doing the Job

    We need a revision of the state income tax, the gross receipts tax, and the permanent fund.  It’s as simple as that. Democrats...

Review Bullying Policy

    I am writing this letter to express my concern about the current New Mexico Public Education Department Anti-Bullying Policy. The policy can be...

Recommends Book

    I wanted to commend the Rio Grande Sun for the articles published in last week’s issue. I enjoyed the in-depth reporting on the...

Faith Requires Acts

    It is nice to see the parking lot at the Santa Cruz plaza so full of worshipers over the holidays.     It makes me...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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