Opinion

Not A Lidyard Fan

    District Court Judge Jason Lidyard is on the Nov. 3 ballot for retention or non-retention.     He is far from “hard on crime” as...

Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 1

Editor:     At the top of the state initiatives section of your ballot this November you will see Constitutional Amendment 1. It seems straightforward enough....

Inmates Deserve Proper Care, Conditions

    Inmates’ courage to wield the pen brings to mind a letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. from Birmingham jail: “Like a boil...

Montoya Has Improved Community

Editor:     We are experiencing a critical moment in history where principled leadership is greatly needed.     Roger Montoya and his entire staff at Moving Arts...

Inmates Double Down on Jail Complaints

    The day after the inmates addressed the public about the misleading information the Rio Arriba County Detention Center told the Rio Grande SUN...

County Negligent in Jail Management

    We shouldn’t have to publicly shame (if that’s possible) Rio Arriba County commissioners into taking action regarding conditions in the Rio Arriba County...

Commissioner Has Accomplished Much

    This letter is in response to the letter, “Leaders Must Be Examples,” (Rio Grande SUN, Sept. 17, page A7) questioning my position as...

Let’s Spend This CARE Act Money – Correctly

    The city of Española and Rio Arriba County on Sept. 1 received $1.2 million and $1.1 million respectively. Almost a month has passed...

Have a Clue, Wear a Mask

    What are they thinking? In a few weeks, New Mexico’s number of new COVID-19 cases has gone from declining to increasing by up...

U.S. Legislators Should Support DACA Bill

Editor:     The United States Supreme Court recently upheld Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA), protecting over 700,000 DACA recipients otherwise known as dreamers. The...

Give Suicide a Fair Discussion

    September is national suicide prevention month.     Suicide is a taboo topic and most people can’t hold an informed conversation about it.     Chances are,...

Mayor Not A Trouble-maker

Editor:     A letter was recently submitted to the Santa Fe New Mexican by Dallett Norris, which was titled “No apologies necessary, governor.”     The letter...

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Northern Briefs 8/27/26