Opinion

School Board MembersNeed Job Description

    Is there a job description for school board members? In recent memory every campaign for every candidate in some from has said, “It’s...

Advocating for Reason in Schools

    When we lose leaders to the (Española) school Board our spaces fracture. We rarely have a chance to look at the conditions of...

District, StudentsMust Have Stability

    David Cockerham, Janette Archuleta, Evelyn Maruska, Gloria Shuttles, Art Blea, Danny Trujillo and now Bobbie Gutierrez. For those who wonder why the Española...

Billboards Not AnswerTo Drug Overdose Problem

    The news story didn’t say how much money U.S. Attorney General Damon Martinez wasted on a 15 billboard media buy. It didn’t say...

More than Seven Served

    In last week’s edition (March 31) of the Rio Grande SUN, the story “Few Residents Utilizing Unfinished Water Project,” written by staff writer...

Kitchen Could HelpDiversify Economy

    Northern New Mexico College has an opportunity to be a local hero and improve its tarnished image among Valley denizens. That heated kitchen...

Water Dream in Progress

    I begin with appreciation and gratitude for our local paper. This forum contributes greatly to life in the Valley. Thank you for last...

Charter Schools StillViable Education Option

    It’s discouraging to read that the State Auditor’s Office has found so many deficiencies in the state’s 59 charter schools. Everyone who has...

Hoodwinked Again byNorthern’s President Search

    What a disappointing development in the search for Northern New Mexico College’s next president. We were sold transparency, community involvement and a process...

Have Pride in our Valley

    About two months ago we met with former city manager Kelly Duran and discussed the many vacant and dilapidated buildings in our city....

Lodger’s Tax Isn’tStrictly for Marketing

    It was disheartening but not surprising to read New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller’s opinion of lodgers tax use. The 1969 law that...

Challenge Forest ServiceTo Open Access

    The U.S. Forest Service in Northern New Mexico has recently allowed the closure of many of the roads that access Forest Service lands....

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