Opinion

Building the government

CITY OF GRANTS, N.M. – The City of Grants Charter is a document that restricts the abilities of the local government, while establishing that government. The charter is not a document that gives any power to the city, but instead limits what it can do.

The new norm: ... Angels and April!

Do you remember the song by the group ABBA? “I Believe in Angels.” I listened to it this past week while working on cleaning old car parts in our workshop. Remember the song, “Angel in the Morning.” Have you heard the blessing that translates into sweet dreams? “Angels on your pillows, babe.

The new norm: ... spring break!

Yup, it’s here, spring break! Our granddaughters in Albuquerque have been home schooled since the pandemic demanded that and welcomed this opportunity to close lap-top computers and enjoy the needed break.

Cruzzin’ Cibola

Hope you and yours are doing fine, from everyone at the Cibola Citizen. Got a question for you, if you are tired of the same old stories on television and they are starting to get to you, why not take an active role in our newspaper?

Ensuring self-government

GRANTS, N.M. — The Grants City Charter is a blueprint to how the city can and should operate. The document is 32 pages long, filled with legal mumbo-jumbo that most people don’t have the opportunity or desire to read and understand given the sheer length and complexity of the document.