Opinion

High Flying Deputy

    We need to eat humble pie and correct the perception that the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s department doesn’t do much. Sheriff Joe Mascareñas...

Youth Need Our Help

 Much has been said about the life Ivan Garcia lived. Admittedly he made mistakes in his youth he was not proud of.     Prior to...

Visit Your Library

Editor:     In tough economic times, parents might find it harder than ever to make sure their children have everything they need for school.  Luckily,...

Moving People DanceGreat Help to LocalYouth, Families

    Moving People Dance is geared up for its fall semester. Roger Montoya, synonymous with the group, has another great program in place.     Montoya...

Choose Wisely

    The new faces on the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative board may have more gumption than we gave them credit. The resignation of long-time...

Too Successful

Editor:     The health care fiasco is not the result of failure, but of too much success. Private insurance and for-profit health care providers are...

Run for Española School Board

Editor:     This is in response to the article about the Española Military Magnet School (Rio Grande SUN, “A School in Progress,” Aug. 20, 2009,...

Board Good; Editor, Borrego Bad

Editor:     I write in response to your editorial (Rio Grande SUN, "Board Must Go," Aug. 27, 2009, page A7) excoriating the Jemez Mountain School...

Not St. Francis’ Buddy

Editor:     On the evening of Aug. 26, I was made aware that some animals kept at the San Juan Catholic Church had not been...

Check Rio Arriba County Hiring Practices

 Editor:     Since attempting to gain employment with the county of Rio Arriba, it has been brought to my attention that many of their hiring...

Talking to Ourselves

    Your representative in Washington D.C., Ben Lujan, snuck into town last week. His visit wasn’t announced ahead of time and there was no...

NM Electric Cooperatives May HaveThe Answer to Managing Health Care

    With health-care reform bogged down over the public plan, centrist Democrats and a few Republicans lit on an old idea – the cooperative.    ...

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