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Comments on Roe v. Wade Dear Editor; State Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino’s letter in the October 28th edition prompts a rebuttal.

Maybe you need to talk to someone

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Last weekend we wrapped up another Halloween night — as I left Grants from watching children enjoy the librarysponsored Scavenger Hunt, I thought about how good it was to see children enjoying the activity which was a big change from Halloween’s main feature, Trick or Treating. I thought about parents who had planned an alternative activity at home for their children. Our parents need a “village” right now to help them with their children.

YES, lT lS LEGAL

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Dear Editor; As one of your Representatives in Cibola County, I wanted to answer a question about voter information that one of my constituents asked in a recent edition of your paper. Mr.

Now is the time for vigilance, not drowsiness

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COVID-19 has presented a serious challenge to Cibola County. The infrastructure wasn’t where it needed to be to deal with the massive increase of internet usage, and it certainly wasn’t set up to help the people in especially rural areas. Because of this, many of Cibola’s students were left behind.

The new norm: Trick or Treat!

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This year has flown by like a witch on a rocket-propelled broom. It is Halloween again and this year it is going to be different. Due to the COVID-19 world pandemic and increasing cases here in my home county of Cibola and the rest of our state “trick- or –treating- door- to- door” and Halloween parties as we knew in the past probably are not going to happen. We won’t be at Hillcrest parking lot this year handing out thousands of pieces of candy to our county’s kids that have enjoyed the “trunk or treat” event Bob Ewell started six years ago where classic car owners sit on tailgates or on opened trunk edges of their vehicle to hand goodies to hundreds of costumed children. There will be no “Haunted Mine” at the New Mexico Mining Museum this year either; museums are shut down per our state Governor’s order due to the rising number of cases.

The new norm: restoration channels!

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It seems that Evelyn, Duke Marie and I watch more TV now than normal due to our home distancing during this world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. We primarily watch old car restorations. We have been challenged by not being able to get the parts we need to work on our old cars when we want them due to this pandemic. I have learned more patience. Evelyn challenges me …really?

Passionate Potpourri

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More than 45 percent of the continental United States is experiencing drought. This summer’s sparse monsoon season has caused widespread drought across the west, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts will get worse during the months ahead because of the La Nina weather pattern.

Letters to the Editor

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HALLOWEEN Dear Editor; The Hallowed Evening prepares us to honor our heroes. It has the delight of seeing children excited, pretending to be strong, brave, beautiful, famous, and hoping to receive lots of sweet gifts.

Editors Note

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We at the Cibola Citizen understand that the world is filled with a lot more questions than answers right now. While we strive to learn and inform the public with the most up-todate and factually correct information that we can, we can only do so much with our small staff and once-weekly publication. Please note that any story with information about the Novel Coronavirus, COVID -19, was relevant at the time it was published.