Opinion

Public Wants PRC Change;Politicians, Not So Much

    Politicians and bureaucrats love to study things. They like to form committees, conduct studies, make charts and then present uninformative information to their...

Earwood Was OneOf the Good Ones

 Mr. (Randall) Earwood was a good superintendent for the Mesa Vista School District. Was he perfect? Probably not, but I’m sure he did his...

McCurdy Survives on Volunteers;Otterbein Group Tackles Health

Saturday night was McCurdy gala night. Volunteers and organizers reported all the tickets for the 15th annual even had been sold and the packed...

Gung-ho for Cordova

   Now that election time is upon us once again, one candidate sticks out more than others. Let me clarify with this analogy:     It...

Try Holding BackStudents Who Can’t Read

    There’s no shortage of opinions when it comes to Gov. Susana Martinez’ push to stop social promotion of third-graders. Social promotion is a...

Student TeachesCivics Lesson

    Kudos to Jeffrey Genauer, Northern New Mexico College student body president. He doesn’t need to take a college civics class. He’s teaching one...

Misconceptions about Retirement Pay

   The Rio Grande SUN published a letter Feb. 2 from Sherry Kearns, the president of the Retired Public Employees of New Mexico. In...

Ambassadors Thank Community

   The United Way of Northern New Mexico hosted the Harlem Ambassadors professional show basketball team Jan. 13 for a night of high-flying slam...

Back to School

    With the departure of Española School District superintendent Evelyn Maruska, readers will see school news returning to the Rio Grande SUN.     Maruska’s hindering...

City Council Did Right Thing

  I was impressed by the community support and leaders who attended the Jan. 24 city council meeting. They didn’t need to be there...

Retired Public EmployeesEarned, Deserve Raise

  The Retired Public Employees of New Mexico is a non-profit organization in existence since 1962. Our mission is to give a voice to...

Vote out T.A. Judge

   I have had the occasion to sit in on the district judge in Rio Arriba County and the two district judges in Santa...

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