Opinion

Churches Fail the Homeless

Richard Martinez Editor:     To those who would have profited from a homeless shelter in Chimayó, I tried! A few weeks after my return to California...

Goodbye to a Good Clerk

    We may not always agree with Rio Arriba County Clerk Fred Vigil, when it comes to public document access, but his eight years...

Who Was That Masked Man?

Leo E. Gonzales Editor:     I would like to acknowledge the excellent work by the individual who handles the Arts section of your newspaper. I am...

A Strange Economic Theory:If You’ve Got Money, Spend It

R. Braiden Trapp     I’m not a Ben Stein fan. You know who he is if you saw Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. He played a...

Asking A Lot of Santa

Richard Beaudoin Editor:     As the Christmas season winds down and the legislative season opens, I wonder if you would mind submitting my wish list to...

Education Bill Will Change Old Funding Forumla

Paul Martinez Editor:     I am writing to respond to the Dec. 18 column entitled  “State’s School Funding Formula Up for Possible Recalculation.”     New Mexico’s Constitution...

Library Needs Help

R. Braiden Trapp     The public library isn’t the public institution it once was. The Española Public Library is plagued by an apathetic city administration,...

Community Must Drive Change

Kathleen Johnson Editor:     I believe most residents of rural northern NM can agree on two things: We love the beauty that surrounds us, and the...

If It’s Dark and It’s SundayYou Must Be a Jemez Customer

    I have to write fast, before the power goes off again.     Customers around Northern New Mexico are now portraying a strange behavior. Peacock...

Where Will Military AcademyStudents Land?

    After last week’s vote by the state Public Education Department to essentially close the Española Military Academy, the Española School Board has some...

Thanks, Football Fans

Editor:     Now that the football season is over, the equipment is in, and the championships have been determined; on behalf of the players, parents, and...

Being Homeless No Fun

Editor:     I read the piece in the Rio Grande SUN about the homeless. (Rio Grande SUN, Nov. 20, 2008 page A1, Chimayó Residents Blast...

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