Opinion

Plan for the Worst and Hope for the Best

I still remember the look of frustration on her face. She was already tired from a long day’s work. Yet there she was writing...

Letters to the editor 6/12/25

How will you feel? To those who voted for Donald Trump I have questions: How will you feel when — Your child’s best friend, or your fellow...

Police Blotter: ‘Homeless Hippie’ Tries to Attack Man With Meat Cleaver

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration...

Remembering Brueggemann, a Scholar and Teacher

Walter Brueggemann died last week. You likely have never heard his name. But to a small population of biblical scholars whom he influenced over half...

Guest opinion: You owe $105,866

Stated another way, the United States has a $37 trillion national debt and we all owe a portion. How did we get here? Our...

Opinion: ‘It’s All Española Movidas’ as Usual

To say there has been more turmoil than usual at the City of Española the past couple of weeks would be a gross understatement....

Doing ‘What’s Best for the City’

There is a movie playing at the City of Española. It features the usual politicos and the regurgitated plot involving city officials, their greed,...

One Candidate Gets Real about New Mexico’s Doctor Exodus

Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima, in declaring his candidacy for governor, did something no other Democrat has been willing to do: He challenged...

Guest opinion: You’ve Got to be Taught to Hate

While contemplating the horror of two young and soon to be engaged Israeli Embassy employees who were gunned down by a man shouting “free...

Be Curious Instead of Judgmental

I gave the convocation speech earlier this month at the University of New Mexico for undergraduates, masters students and PhDs from the Communications and...

Letters to the Editor 05/29/25

A video doesn’t define us As board chair of Moving Arts Española — and as someone who deeply loves this community — I feel compelled...

Letter to the Editor 05/22/25

We the good folk of Rio Arriba County find ourselves in yet another conundrum round of catch and release with two of our local...

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