Opinion

Throwing More Money at Teachers Will Not Get Us out of 50th Place

    It must be election year. Our governor wants to give teachers an across-the-board 7 percent raise next year. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is...

Meet the New Sheriff, Same as the Old Sheriff

    Robert F. Kennedy said, “Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the...

Court Process No Different for Politicians

    When an elected Española School District Board member threatens physical harm to another Board member immediately following a public meeting, that’s about as...

‘Local’ Search Firm To Find ‘Local’ President

    The lack of wokeness coming from some members of the Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents is driving the selection of outgoing...

Give Locally on Giving Tuesday

    If you’re looking for something to be grateful for, put the North Central Solid Waste Authority on your list. The organization can’t catch...

Taxpayers, Parents Remain Uninformed of Their District’s, School’s Perfromance

    Residents, taxpayers and most importantly parents remain in the dark when it comes to how their local education system is working, or more...

Northern President’s Resignation Will Leave a Mark

    In too short a period of time Northern New Mexico College President Rick Bailey will leave Northern New Mexico and take up residence...

Respect, Decorum Lacking on School Board

    Española School District Vice President Ruben Archuleta threatening board member Jeremy Maestas after the Oct 21 school Board meeting is inexcusable. Short and...

Taxpayers Victim of Poor Council Reasoning, Politics

Española City Councilors at their Oct. 26 meeting were presented with a well-thought out and reasoned proposal to change the qualifications and pay for...

Quiet School Board Elections Over Nov. 2

    This quiet school board election will close Tuesday with only one race contested in Española, Chama and Gallina school districts. The apathy from...

Public Meetings Not Designed for the Public

    It’s tough duty sitting in on an Española Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The Oct. 14 meeting ran from about 6:15 p.m. to...

Likes McDonald, Allen

Editor:     Thank you! Every Wednesday I read the paper. While I enjoy the “Police Blotter,” I have come to appreciate the Op Ed page...

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