Opinion

When Will the County Do Something about the Jail?

    This letter is long overdue. In December I received a card from Rio Arriba County Commissioner James Martinez. On the card he claims...

Accountability in Pork Spending a Good Start

    Think New Mexico and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government scored a huge win for the taxpaying public last week with the...

Bite the Bullet; Let’s Talk about Oñate

    It’s been almost a year since various and sundry far left groups went to war with statues all over the country. Anyone counting...

Help Community with Your $1,400

    Everyone spends their money in a manner most suiting their lifestyle. Some folks will buy a lottery ticket when the car is almost...

All of New Mexico’s Students Should Learn Financial Literacy

One important reform that has quietly advanced during this year’s legislative session is House Bill 163, which would make a one-semester course in financial...

End Predatory Lending In New Mexico: Cap Annual Interest Rates at 36 Percent

One of the top priorities of the current legislative session is helping New Mexicans recover from the unprecedented economic and public health emergency they...

Cost of Sick Leave Must Come from Somewhere

    It feels like supporters of New Mexico’s Healthy Workplaces Act are living in a different world, have no idea what it’s like to...

We’re GM

    Just a quick note on your article “Sheriff’s Office Scores Three Trucks,” in the March 4 issue of the Rio Grande SUN.     We...

Thanks, Acquia Leaders

    In last week’s newspaper we saw the accomplishments of our two acequias to Santa Cruz come to completion. (“$250K Acequia Project,” Rio Grande...

Fast Payoff in Teaching Teens Financial Responsibility

    We’re individuals, human beings, unique and each beholden to our nature.     Therapists and psychologists say most couples fight over money and sex. Sex...

Redistricting Can Be Done Fairly, Correctly

    Reluctantly, painfully, every 10 years we suffer through politicians, lawyers and ultimately judge(s) deciding political election boundaries for house and senate seats and...

Two Counties, One City

    If you’re a restaurateur in Española, you’re either elated or furious. Consider Mayor Javier Sanchez, working to keep La Cocina operating, employees employed...

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