Letters to the Editor

To Cibola Citizen and Reporter Nathan Chavez Dear editor, This note is to say thank you and express our appreciation for what we consider as a job well done on the Airways Heritage Museum article in your newspaper of 19 October 2022.

Get Your H.A.T.

Halloween started in Ireland, believed to be 2,000 years ago. Pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain was made because they believed the dead returned on that night. So people would gather to light bonfires, offer sacrifices, and pay homage to the dead. That day was October 31.

Ask Nancy Q+A: Lacking Neighborly Love

Dear Nancy: Lately I’ve been sad and worried about how my brother’s dating life is affecting his young kids. He is divorced and frequently brings home different women, which I’m afraid sends the wrong message about monogamy and sensationalizes being non-committal.

Travels in Grants

I must go on a trip that is part of my life's journey. I must go to the voting booth. As a child, I saw the city alderman tell my grandmother that he would give her a garbage can if she voted for his candidate. She WAS a widow with five children and no help.

State of Affairs

Diego Lopez “United Nations Week is, of course, I think, really an American undertaking. The American association with the United Nations started United Nations Week in preparation for United Nations Day, which is an international day.

Letters to the Editor

In Appreciation Dear editor, San Rafael parish extends its sincere gratitude to each and every person, who made our annual fiesta a huge success. The first part of the fiesta began Friday night with a basket bingo. Saturday was setup day for Sunday’s activities.

Letters to the Editor

Why We Have an Ariel Dear editor, Recently, we were informed that someone in our community expressed an opinion on our upcoming aerial delivery. In 2008 our community purchased an aerial to complement our fleet of firefighting equipment in accordance with ISO (Insurance Services Offices).

Travels in Grants

This is the year of the sunflowers, a sudden resurrection of thousands of happy yellow flowers as far as the eye could see. Now, the red paintbrush silently watches as the rabbitbrush turns yellow. That means it is Autumn!

Guest Column . . .

Over the past year, New Mexicans have been hit hard by rising food costs. Grocery prices have risen by more than 13 percent, the largest annual increase since 1979 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pinedale Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

FORT WINGATE, N.M. – Pinedale, New Mexico woman, Betrina Grey, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault after a fatal crash in 2017. The plea came on October 11 as part of a deal. Grey, 31, will face up to 10 years in prison.