Letters to the Editor

The Cibola Citizen welcomes all letters to the editor. We will push all received letters unless they are defamatory. Letters from all elected officials will not be edited prior to publication. Letters from candidates for office will be published on a case-by-case basis.

State of Affairs

The United States needs to become better at being energy independent. For decades this country denied that climate change was a problem, with scholars estimating in the early 1900s that it may take two centuries or more for climate change to take full effect.

New study finds proposed pretrial detention changes would have little impact on crime and would unnecessarily detain many people

Press Release Proposals to make it easier to jail people awaiting trial will do little to reduce crime because they fail to accurately identify the individuals most likely to be arrested for a new offense if released pretrial, according to a Creating “rebuttable presumptions” in the law for...

Ask Nancy Q+A: Will It Get Better

Dear Nancy: I’ve been feeling hopeless about my career path and I think I’ve finally reached my breaking point. I’m a 35 year old working three jobs just to pay the bills and help my mom with her medical expenses. It makes me sad because I don’t feel fulfilled in any of the jobs I have.

Always Living and Learning

Times We’ll Always Treasure Recently, I had a student ask me, `Mr. Sanders, do you miss the old days?’ Admittedly, there are times I go on moderate speaking spiels about growing up in the 1970’s – the music, dress styles, great sports teams, a more unified United States.

State of Affairs

People change. I know for a fact I am not the same person I was in high school, or even my third year of college. Change is hard, it is not always fun, but when you come out of it you will be better for it.

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, The mission of the New Mexico Foundation of Open Government (NMFOG) includes advocating, educating and litigating to help New Mexicans vindicate their rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution.

How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help Small Businesses and All of Us!

Small Business Administration The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will lower prescription drug, health care, and energy costs. It will lower the deficit and no one making under $400,000 per year will pay a penny more in taxes. It will also fight climate change.

Always Living and Learning

A wise, seasoned public schools’ educator once told me, “Students go to school to learn how to learn.” In a sense, these words seem quite obvious. Of course students go to school to learn! That is what school is for – to teach students in all realms of academia. But is it that simple?

Letters to the Editor

Hard Work Keeps Grants Clean Dear editor, I believe our prayers have been answered and the rains have brought our County and State the moisture it has been needing for years. But with those rains have come the weeds and the mosquitos!