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Letters to the editor 3/7/24

Collaboration Collaboration. A word that gets thrown around a lot during election season but rarely applicable. For a successful collaboration we require: Trust. It isn’t...

Feel-Good Tax Bill Has Much to Like But Stops Short of Solving Bigger Problems

Legislators passed a pretty good tax package this year, but instead of responding thoughtfully to the big picture, they simply rolled together a bunch...

Letters to the editor

Where’s the memorial? We, the family and friends of Cypress Garcia, are again stupefied by the actions of Lotaburger regarding the murder of Cypress at...

Trump Promises to Protect Christians from Persecution

Speaking to an audience of devoted fans at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville last Friday, Donald Trump said if re-elected president he...

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...

We All Need to Demand Better Politics

As we approach the end of the 2024 municipal elections we all should be demanding better politics. Far too often in our current political...

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...

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