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Teacher Fired in Wake of Altercation

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     An Española School District teacher who was arrested after allegedly breaking a student’s...

Police Blotter: Win Big and Get High

    Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Eighth Stage of Grief? Monday,...

Northern Men, Women Off to Opposite Starts

    Northern New Mexico College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams started their seasons last weekend headed in opposite directions.     The women’s team got off...

Parking Police

    Driving is considered a rite of passage for many teenagers, but some students at Española Valley High School are seeing this liberty wrested...

Meeting Lacks Quorum

SUN Staff Report This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting Sunday in...

Co-op Worker Electrocuted

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     A Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative employee made contact with a 12,700-volt electric line...

Public Expects, DeservesMore from Judicial System

    An in-depth look at District Attorney Angela Pacheco’s office by News Editor Lou Mattei doesn’t tell informed Rio Arribans anything new but confirms...

Lessons Learned Outside Sports

As a sports writer, one would think that what I think about is sports and what I read about is sports, but I read...

End of Closed-Door Security Meetings?

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     The Española School Board’s second-in-command is calling for more transparency in one of...

Plea Deal for Man Accused Of Shooting at State Police

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     Jerry Velarde risked a potential 12-year prison sentence when he was arraigned on...

Un-elect Them One by One

Recent stories in the Rio Grande Sun paint an appalling picture of our school district: raising salaries for administrators while reneging on a contract...

No Servants Here

    I am really concerned over the Mesa Vista Consolidated School Board’s position to even consider the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs and the Scott...