Opinion

We Need to Demand Better For Ourselves

Crimes at home here in Española and far away in Georgia beg the question: Why aren’t criminals or suspected criminals kept in jail? We are...

Is a Four Day School Week the Right Way?

When is a four-day school week appropriate? The answer is simple! When it meets the educational needs of the students, when it is supported...

Biden Eyes US-Mexico Border With Trumpian Eyes

How close to Republican hardliners can President Joe Biden creep without losing Democratic votes? Can he sound tough on immigration by pleading for Congress to...

They’re Tearing Down a Piece of My Childhood

I learned recently that at the end of the school year, the powers that be where I grew up will retire a piece of...

Legislature Says “No” to Prosperity (Again)

As Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup) told the floor as debate over this year’s budget wrapped up. “You’re not a poor state. Quit telling other...

Lawmakers Help Small Hospitals But Medical Malpractice Lurks

New Mexico’s strained rural hospitals finally got some love this year. Two bills sitting on the governor’s desk could go far in relieving financial...

Session Shows a Working Government

SANTA ROSA, N.M. — Pay too much attention to the goings-on in Congress and you’d think our nation is broken, but focus your attention...

There’s a Strange Disconnect

The Ukrainian and Israeli wars are similar and yet also different conflicts — but in more ways than we can imagine. Ukraine was invaded by...

Letters to the editor 2/21/24

Cut to the chase Let’s cut to the chase. Joseph “Joe” Salazar is the candidate to vote for in the Española City Council District 4...

Guest Opinion: Are our politicians listening?

When government gets more powerful, people feel politicians are not listening. And so, it is in New Mexico. New Mexico’s Progressive Democrats create and...

The Absurd Democratic Border Con

In 2021, President Joe Biden opened wide an inherited, secure southern border that had finally stopped mass illegal immigration. When he overturned former President Donald...

Elected Officials Must Seek Out Resources To Find Solutions

We all have witnessed it. We see it everyday, whether we are driving to work, the grocery store, or elsewhere. The increase in homelessness...

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