Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear Editor, City of Grants, Cibola & McKinely County All the Native Americans that we have served, After four decades of serving this wonderful community, we will be closing, September 30,2024. It is with a mixture of sadness and gratitude that we announce the closure of J & J Lock, Key & Safe.

State of Affairs

Seventy years ago, President Eisenhower spoke of a future where the incredible power of the atom could be harnessed not for destruction but for the collective good of humanity.

Crimes Against Children: The Difficult Work

October 15 – 17 my office will be hosting the 2nd Annual Southwest Crimes Against Children Conference at the Santa Ana Star and Hotel in Bernalillo, NM. This free statewide conference brings together representatives from law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, child and victim advocates.

The Postscript

My husband, Peter, had never had a cat before we adopted Felix, and Felix is taking full advantage of this.Peter didn’t know, for instance, that cats require tuna, right out of the can, every night at precisely 8:30 p.m.—until Felix informed him.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear Fellow Citizens and CDEC Owners, As most of you know, the lifeblood of our community in Cibola and McKinley County – Continental Divide Electric Cooperative (CDEC) - is owned by the very people it serves, which includes many of us.

Always Living and Learning

It was a typical newspaper deadline morning. I was a sports reporter for the Alexandria Gazette. I had gotten to my work office pre-dawn and gone about drafting my stories. Several hours later, a co-worker quickly visited and asked if I had heard the news.

Your Voice Matters

It’s hard to keep up, isn’t it?The political world has been nothing short of chaotic this election cycle, and if you feel like you’ve been caught in a whirlwind, you’re not alone.

OP-ED... Our Reading Crisis Deserves an Urgent Response: Smaller K-3 classes

In 2022, 79 percent of New Mexico fourth graders could not read proficiently according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). New Mexico’s fourth grade cohort has never reached more than 24 percent reading proficiency since NAEP’s inception in 1998.

State of Affairs

As the days grow shorter and the air begins to cool, September arrives, bringing with it the subtle yet undeniable shift from summer to autumn.This seasonal change reminds us that even in the grand cycles of nature, transitions can be fraught with tension.

Honor our people with action on the water crisis

This summer, we’ve been blessed with a healthy monsoon season, providing much-needed relief from our recent water shortages.