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Council, Mayor Must Act

    It’s clear Españolans are upset with Mayor Joseph Maestas and his administration. Based on the slew of comments on the Rio Grande SUN’s...

Help Available for Addicts

 I take issue with your editorial, “Must Face Problem,” (Rio Grande SUN, April 30, 2009, page A6) regarding drug overdoses in our county. You...

What Mil Levy?

    A taxpayer would think the Española School District is keeping the May 19 two mil levy election a secret. In a way it...

Harm Reduction Not Addressed

Thank you for your coverage of the continuing tragedy of overdose deaths in Rio Arriba County in the April 30 edition. Your writers did...

In 1959 All a Little LeaguerNeeded Was a Glove

    The little 9-year-old, red-headed and freckled kid looked up at me and asked, “Who won Mr. Trapp?” Well, since Mac Chevrolet had just...

Morse Code: Politics Plays Shameful Role in Coronado Coach’s Departure

         It looks like I wrote last week’s column one coach too soon.     I’ve been informed that Coronado High School girls basketball...

Española Hospital Director Resigns without Warning

    Española Hospital Administrator Derrick Yu resigned May 1 effective immediately, less than two months after he ordered controversial ambulance service cutbacks in Rio...

Water Levels Rise on Rio Arriba Rivers

    The recent warm temperatures have accelerated the melting of the winter snowpack and water flows in the Rio Grande have more than doubled...

Lady Sundevils Win District Title

    The Española Valley Sundevils cheered, doused their coach with water and dusted up home plate May 2 after sweeping a doubleheader 6-3, 11-3...

City Foots $16,000 Bill for Judge’s Legal Fees

    The city of Española is footing Municipal Court Judge Stephen Salazar’s defense against complaints that he violated state judicial standards.     Legal bills for...

Cover Little League Like the Old Days

Your article is out there and we can not change that anymore.     I fondly remember when the Rio Grande SUN covered little league games...

Winning Leopard Coach Gets Axe

    After leading the Coronado Lady Leopards to a 53-28 record over three years, Kamau Turner is being replaced as girls basketball coach and...