Opinion

‘What is Your Logic, Governor?’

Dear, Editor: The governor just vetoed the efforts of all the people of NM that understand the necessity of immediate action to curb climate...

‘No Abortions — No Sex’

Dear, Editor: I was born in 1942. My childhood and teenage years were lived in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Those were the days of the...

Something Stinks at the Waste Authority

The stench hovering over Rio Arriba County is not rotting trash. Putrid odors actually are embedded in the North Central Solid Waste Authority itself, its...

Rep. Herrera Misses the Point on Los Alamos National Laboratory Tax Proposal

This editorial is in response to Rep. Susan Herrera’s Apr. 5 letter to the Rio Grande SUN, published with the headline ‘Let me Set...

SUN Owners Committed to Local News

A year ago, a new media organization, El Rito Media, LLC, purchased Espanola’s Rio Grande SUN. A couple of months ago, El Rito purchased...

Governor’s Veto Pen Punctures Tax Bill that Tried to Do Too Much

There were plenty of signs that the “omnibus tax bill” would not waddle into law books, even before the governor began questioning whether it...

Avangrid, PNM and the PRC jointly seeking to resurrect the merger is shady

When I was a Commissioner on the PRC (2013-2021) we met in executive session fewer times in eight years than the current Commissioners have...

Letter from Susan Herrera: ‘Let me Set the Record Straight’

Editor’s Note: Normally, the Sun does not respond to letters to editor unless there is either an actual misstatement of fact or an implied...

The Truth about Española’s Problems Lies in Lack of Political Leadership

“You know the street are filled with vipers  Who’ve lost all ray of hope  You know it’s not even safe no more In the palace of the...

Easter Shines the Light for Those of All Beliefs, Faiths

(Editor's Note: Javier Sanchez, former Espanola Mayor, writes a column every other week for the Sun. His message this week resonates in a manner...

California Hastening its Own Demise as Residents Flee

The state of California, once a place where people moved to find beauty, prosperity, and great weather (earthquakes and fires aside), is rapidly becoming...

Lawmakers Relieve Educational Assistants But Not College Adjunct Faculty

In a year with lots of money to spend, legislators tried to lift up two long-neglected groups of educators – educational assistants in schools...

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