Opinion

Music Man Leading City To False Economic Hope

    It would be nice if Albuquerque developer Joshua Skarsgard, aka The Music Man, would recruit a few small retailers that would provide some...

Española Ahead on Sanctuary

    Many cities across the country are rushing to pass so called “sanctuary” city policies to protect their immigrant residents, their limited local resources...

Rodella Sold out to Predatory Lenders

   I read Steve Terrell’s Feb. 26 column in Santa Fe New Mexican, “A lending law graveyard.” It was about House Bill 26, which...

Cruel and Misguided Budget Priorities

    President Donald Trump’s budget priorities are unjust and dangerous to our health and safety.     He wants to “rebuild the military,” but the...

New Kind of Lying

    We all lie. I most certainly am no exception. Like it or not, this is a plain and simple truth of the human...

County Had A Good Audit

Editor:     Last week’s issue of the Rio Grande SUN had an article which depicts the most recent Rio Arriba County audit in an unfair...

What Happened to the Tree?

Editor:     I recently returned home from work to find a tree at my house had been cut. I went to my neighbors to ask...

Thank you, Sheriff

    I would like to commend Sheriff James Lujan for a job well done. A Colorado trucker wishing to die by the gun of...

Sanctuary City Appreciated

    We want to thank the 2015 Española City Council, Mayor Alice Lucero, and Police Chief Richard Gallegos for having the courage and foresight...

Sunshine Week Was A Little Cloudy

    Media organizations, grassroots activists, many non-profits and some hardy citizens celebrated openness in government last week.     Sunshine week (March 12-18) has become a...

Heads Must Roll at Northern

   Regarding Northern New Mexico College’s loss of public funds, I sincerely hope the Board of Regents and administration will implement the proper controls...

Learn from Dealership Loss, Plan for Future

    Krumland Auto Group’s decision to not bring a Ford dealership to Española was a tough loss. We weren’t in the private negotiations so...

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