Opinion

Regrets Reaction

    In April 2018, I was conducting a jewelry fundraiser for the Presbyterian Española Hospital auxiliary. A young man asked to trade his heart...

Talking Is Good, Listening Is Better

    We’re not sure how productive a conversation regarding the Juan de Oñate statue in Alcalde between Rio Arriba County commissioners and County Manager...

Governor, Cruise the State’s Problem Areas

    Calm down, Española. Sticks and stones, remember?     Whether you loathe or love Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham, we all must admit New Mexico, under her...

Ethics Board Creation Was Unethical

    Ethics: moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.     Most of us use the term to describe honorable...

Whose Money?

    Great news! The bright orange signs at either end of the upcoming State Road 68 construction effort proclaim it to be the “Gov....

Preserve Traditional Knowledge

    In many recent issues of the Rio Grande SUN, I have been inspired and enlightened by the words and topics of Molly Montgomery...

Be a Citizen, Complete Your Census Form

    At its best, the system put in place by Census 2020 will not work well in Rio Arriba County. Add restrictions from a...

Community Should Mourn Newspaper’s End

    The loss of a newspaper is painful to those of us in the business. It doesn’t matter where that newspaper is, when one...

Respond to Census, for Everyone’s Sake

Editor:     Every 10 years we receive a set of questions that affects everyone in our community for the next decade. The U.S. Census Bureau...

All Public Employees Should Lose Qualified Imunity

    We’re all for eliminating qualified immunity . . . for records custodians and the politicians and lawyers who back them up and continue...

Karma in Play at Ojo Caliente Fire?

    Did karma spark the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa fire?     My grandfather Frank S. Mauro Sr., purchased in 1932 the historic...

Sheriff’s Resignation Falls under ‘Be Careful What You Wish for’

    We’re in a difficult position, Rio Arriba County.     The big city daily called for our sheriff’s head in an editorial last month. They’re...

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Northern Briefs 8/27/26