Opinion

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....

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...

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...

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...

Opinion: Something Doesn’t Sound Right and the Public is Talking

It was one month on Tuesday since Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield was found dead in his patrol unit at his Abiquiú home. As...

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...

We Have to Mold the World Into a Better Place

What would I do with another 45 years? If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Life is short. But I’m...

Governor’s Jet Hasn’t Changed in 20 Years

In August 2011 Gov. Susana Martinez stood before her predecessor’s jet, festooned with a big “SOLD” sign. “Last year when I was running for governor,...

Letter to the Editor 5/15/25

A recent video about Española has been circulating online, showing only the abandoned buildings, poverty, and addiction that exist in our town. While these...

Opinion: We’re Aware of Our Issues, We Don’t Need Someone to Point Them Out

Españolans are a lot of things. Hard working, ambitious and proud of where we come from, are a few things that come to mind...

Perspective on Working as a Journalist in the U.S.

Southern sheriffs have threatened to arrest me and I’ve landed on more than one governor’s blacklist. So aggravating has been my persistence that, on...

State Leaders Will Determine the Fate of N.M.

It’s pretty simple, if the radical progressive politicians running our state continue to intentionally defy the enforcement of federal law and disregard executive orders...

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