Get Your H.A.T.

By September 2026, end-of-life care in the United States will take another step in the wrong direction.With Illinois’ authorization taking effect next moth, following New York’s recent enactment of its aid-in-dying law, a total of 14 U.S. jurisdictions will permit medical aid in dying (MAID).

Op-Ed

Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano marks anniversary with year of transformative customer service improvementsThe Social Security Administration (SSA) today marks the 91st anniversary of the Social Security Act, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.

The Postscript

About a million years ago (or at least it feels that way), I used to produce theater. The season ended just before Christmas with “A Christmas Carol,” and a peculiar thing would happen just as the last show closed.I would get a fever.

The Cibola Citizen Wants to Hear From You

The Cibola Citizen is inviting members of our community to share their voices, ideas, artwork and perspectives with our readers.We believe a local newspaper should reflect the community it serves.

Op-Ed

As I reflect on my first 90 days as Director of the Cibola Communities Economic Development Foundation (CCEDF), I am filled with optimism about the future of Cibola County.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Re: Who Could’ve Imagined This?Dear editor, Saw letter to the editor in the Cibola Citizen, Wednesday, August 5, 2026, by Mr. B Johnson that said “If we can’t find the critical intelligence, moral fortitude, and selfless courage to vote these parasites out of office in November and beyond then we...

Letters to the Editor . . .

To the Editor, This is an old story. Woody Guthrie had a sign on his guitar declaring “This Machine Kills Fascists.” After WW2, someone asked him, Woody, why do you still have that sign on your guitar? We defeated the fascists.

Travels in Grants

How would you describe your grandparents in 3 words?

Get Your H.A.T.

On August 6, 1945, the United States executed the world’s first atomic strike by dropping a uranium-based bomb named “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan.

Op-Ed Picking the Replacement Candidate

The Democrats in Maine, anxious to beat US Senator Susan Collins in November, nominated a charismatic outsider and then pressured him to withdraw his nomination as his flawed personal background came to light.