Opinion

Governor Insults Citizens with Vetoes

   Governor Susana Martinez has cut our state budget to the bone, and beyond, to implement her big money-financed philosophy of smaller government, which...

Freshman Should Know Graduation Requirements

    We hope parents of any student in, or approaching, high school read last week’s story in the Rio Grande SUN about graduation requirements...

Northern Audit Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

    The release Monday of Northern New Mexico College’s 2016 audit almost makes the $200,000 theft a minor part of an institution’s total lack...

Former Rotarian Will Be Missed

   Joe Romero passed away last week. Many of you may remember him as a State Farm agent. I write because of his  contributions...

We Don’t Need Guidelines; There Are State Laws

    Leave it to the E911 Board to take two simple state laws, such as the Inspection of Public Records Act and the Open...

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...

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