Opinion

Not Neighborly

Just before his three fellow-commissioners shot down the Crisis Center of Northern New Mexico’s request for a variance, Commissioner Richard Beaudoin let loose the...

Superintendent’s Policy Ridiculous

Editor:     I strongly disagree with proposed “policies” by Española School Distrtict Superintendent, Evelyn Maruska, as stated in last week’s article (Rio Grande SUN, Nov....

Animal Shelter’s BarkingPays off in Spay/Neuter Count

We’re slowly getting it. After years of dogged (no pun intended) determination and herculean effort on the part of the Española Valley Humane Society,...

Seniors Deserve Better

  In 2010 while visiting my parents in Chimayó, I rode to the bank with my mother to cash her monthly Social Security check....

Stop Superintendent Now

    First, staff at the Rio Grande SUN would like a big thank you from the Española School Board. If it weren’t for the...

City’s RefusalTo Speak with PublicFlies in Face of Democracy

 The city of Española does not have very much dinero, claims the mayor and some council members, yet they can find the money to...

Accountability =Consequence + Reward

   Accountability is learned from consequence and reward. Driving is the primo teenage privilege. Theresa Flores is using the situation to teach students accountability.    ...

Chimayo Cemetery Not Safe

   My aunt and uncle were visiting the Chimayo Cemetery Sept. 6, just before dusk. They were assaulted by a man with a knife...

City Redistricting MustProceed Immediately

    To redistrict or not to redistrict, that was the question. A year after Espanola city councilors yawned at the prospect, they’re slowly awakening...

Valley’s Blood DonorsRock United Blood Services

Thank you, local blood donors. You’re all fantastic. You did a phenomenal job in 2011 and especially the drive Nov. 4.     We had 30...

Perennial Book Bungle

    It’s a perennial problem, one the Española School District denies, teachers covertly acknowledge and students suffer: lack of textbooks. The District’s inability to...

No Servants Here

    I am really concerned over the Mesa Vista Consolidated School Board’s position to even consider the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs and the Scott...

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