Opinion

Confused by Our Mayor

 I’m really confused about our mayor and his team. They have said, from the beginning, that they are here to help improve our city...

No Villains in Civil Healthcare Debate

    Civil discussions of health-care reform are possible. I heard one just last week when three panelists took up the subject before a business...

Solid Waste Authority Needs YouTo Pay Your Bill

    The company that picks up all of our trash is in trouble. North Central Solid Waste Authority can’t pay vendors, owes the city...

You Drink, You Drive, You Lose;(Unless you Work for city police)

    Those desiring tougher DWI laws, harsher sentences and more dire consequences, please read the story on page A1 regarding Española city police secretary...

Son Mourned

Annette Valdivies Dear Editor:     On May 21, 2009, at 7:30 a.m. I found my son, Miguel Antonio Valdivies, dead of a heroin overdose. There were...

Hoy Must Change

    Ten years ago we put all our hopes and dreams of doing anything about drug and alcohol addiction recovery into Hoy, a state-operated...

Where Are the Española School District Audits?

Joe Salazar Editor:     When is the Española School Board going demand that the last three years' school audits be completed?  This school board has not...

Justice Not Served

Christine Gonzales Editor:     I hope the citizens of Española will take time to read this statement. I want to let the citizens know how the...

Thanks for Help

Bill and Margaret Anderson Editor:     We would like to extend our appreciation to several kind people in your town. As we were approaching Española, a...

Bust Some Bad Guys

It’s hard out there for a cop.     They’re understaffed, underpaid, underappreciated and overworked. Not only can they not get the support from city hall...

Española Police Sergeant Should Be Commended

Erica Manzanares Editor:     I am writing to recognize a police officer who went above and beyond the call of duty. On Sept. 6, my grandparents...

Priest an Asset

Mary Lovato Editor:     I am writing in response to a letter signed by Carla Henson published in the Rio Grande SUN Sept. 3, 2009 (page A7).    ...

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