Opinion

With A Friendlier Congress,New Delegate Pursues Statehood

Gov. Marsh Giddings brought a new enthusiasm to the statehood movement in 1872, and Congress appeared friendly. A convention that year produced another constitution...

She Likes Us

    I want to thank the Rio Grande SUN, Mr. Trapp and his staff for your professionalism in reporting the news in our community...

Access Need Unclear

    Our web poll last week was a little unfair. It asked who should pay for the recently negotiated right of way for Jemez...

County’s HiringOf Senior Center DirectorJust Wrong

Editor:     I am puzzled about the issue of hiring a qualified senior program director for the Rio Arriba County Adult Day Care Center. It...

School District Requires Qualified Administrators

   The Española School District continues to decline academically and fails to meet the needs of its students. Superintendent Evelyn Maruska has made poor...

Winter Solstice MeansDaylight Hours GrowUntil June

Today is the shortest day of the year. To be more accurate, it has the least amount of daylight, roughly 9.6 hours. That means...

City’s TransparencyHard to See Through

    When is a public meeting really a public meeting? The answer depends upon whom you ask. Here in Wonderland, the city of Española...

School District CurriculumDirector Taken to School

Editor:     I want to clarify something for Española School District Curriculum and Instruction Director Christina Blea-Valdez. There are three races: Caucasoid or white; Negroid...

New Mexico’s QuestFor Statehood TookGenerations of Politicans

    This is the first of a three-part series about New Mexico’s brith as a state. On Jan. 6, 2012 we celebrate the centennial of...

School District DeficitIn Forward Thinking

Editor:     Recently the San Juan Elementary cancelled and rescheduled their holiday play two days before the play was to take place, from Dec. 14...

No Hotel in Chimayó

  El Santuario de Chimayo’s timeless appeal has always been connected to the simplicity of its art and architecture, its humble wood and adobe...

Blaming HispanicsPoor Excuse forLow Test Scores

    Española School Board secretary Ralph Medina accused Rio Grande SUN staff Nov. 16 of being terrorists setting off roadside bombs in Hispanic homes...

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