Opinion

Land Grant Board To Be Commended

The Feb. 28 arson incident to the rental house of Isabel and Virgil Trujillo in Abiquiú has created quite a bit of anger and...

Espanola Hoops Fans Don’t Get It

  It’s too bad Española hoops fan still don’t get it.     Their kids played hard at state tourney and lost. Yes, I’m sure it...

Girl Scouts Too?

   Does your recent editorial crusade against those “non-tax paying…third world-like” vendors include the Girl Scout cookie salesgirls in front of a local store?    ...

Gov. Should SignTitle Insurance Reform Bill

    Fred Nathan, executive director of Think New Mexico is pushing his way through legislators big and small to get title insurance reform to...

Who Is Our Mayor?

I recently read in the Albuquerque Journal, our mayor’s thoughts on how he supports domestic partnerships. Mayor Joseph Maestas is the same man who...

We Need Oil and Gas

 Regarding the oil and gas industry in New Mexico, those who cuss it should realize what it supports: jobs, automobiles, roads, tires, heat, air...

No Clean Coal

“Clean coal” is a magnificent oxymoron, one that rivals “jumbo shrimp” for top honors.     There is nothing clean about strip mining in the west,...

Flea Market Fine;Enforce Laws First

    As you drive through Española on a warm spring weekend, it’s impossible to miss the labyrinth of vendors perched in almost every parking...

Congressional DelegationShould Have Read the Bill First

    Would it be expecting too much to hope that privately New Mexico’s congressional delegation is embarrassed by its unanimous vote for the scandalous...

Never Sure WhatWill Excite Readers

    There’s a lesson newspaper people learn continually in the business. You never know what readers will care about.     Each Monday and Tuesday Kevin...

Senate Out of Excuses;Pass Open Conference Bill

Anyone who pays attention to the Legislature has had this experience: Differing versions of a bill pass the House and Senate; the bills go...

Española Hospital Administrators,County Officials Must Discuss Ambulance Situation

    There has to be some sort of compromise that can be reached regarding our depleting ambulance fleet in Rio Arriba County. We have...

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Northern Briefs 8/20/26