Opinion

Public Should Know Criminal Records

Editor:     I'd like to respond to Mr. (Dominic) Tafoya, who asked a Rio Grande SUN reporter why it was anyone’s concern about a person’s...

County Must Listen to Public

 Getting on the agenda of a Rio Arriba County Commission meeting is a very difficult process. The Ojo Sarco Community Center sent a written...

Right To Be Underpaid, Abused

Editor:     A right to work law has been presented to the legislature this year. It will outlaw mandatory dues contribution to, or membership in,...

Not A ‘Black Person’ Holiday

   Last week, it was my pleasure to attend the annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance at St. Steven’s Episcopal Church. Although lightly attended...

Need New School Board

    Voters in Española School Districts 1, 4 and 5 have an opportunity to change the way the schools are operated. With three seats...

Need A New School Board

   Española School Board members are elected to make public decisions for the Española School District. In this leadership role they are elected to...

Kudos to Espanola Ambulance Service

   I suffered a stroke Nov. 4 at a home north of Hernandez. Needless to say, I was very upset and afraid, as were...

Discrimination Alive and Well

  It was embarrassing to read about the woman of color in Abiquiú, who had to have her neighbor vouch for her when Rio...

Well-Respected Woman in Abiuiu

   Picture yourself in this situation. You have come home from grocery shopping in town and have managed to put all the items away....

School Board MembersAn Embarrassment

    It’s frustrating and a lesson in anger management to read the many depositions taken in the Mark Chavez wrongful termination lawsuit. The former...

School Board Needs Fresh Insight

Editor:     The Española school Board needs a fresh insight from a leader like Ruben Archuleta. As an individual born and raised in the Valley,...

Sometimes EthnicityDoes Matter

    Being in the newspaper business,  one must grow a thick skin and tolerate all sorts of asinine accusations, name-calling and threats. It’s part...

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