Stop the Scapegoating

Dear Editor, I would like to make I would like to make the following statement in reference to the letter by Harry Hall which was published in the July 20, 2022 edition of the Cibola Citizen.

State of Affairs

“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.” – Winston Churchill We need to be true to ourselves.

PED Graduation Requirements Proposal Dilutes Quality of Education

The Public Education Department (PED) recently unveiled a proposed redesign of New Mexico’s high school curriculum.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, National media let the genie out of the bottle on schools. If you’re a parent, check out your kids’ school to see this doesn’t happen, deadbolt locks are a cheap price to pay for keeping your kids safe.

Always Living and Learning

I recently touched base on Facebook with a former youth baseball teammate named Dean Leonard, the star player and my then-hero and teammate on the triple-A Mets Little League team way back in 1973.

Op-Ed

Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.

On Guns

Dear Editor, When I hear people saying that those who are against gun restrictions don't care about the lives of children, I disagree. I think most gun owners who protest restrictions are as compassionate as the rest of us. But they see the facts in different ways.

I Believe in US

The Fourth of July went off without a hitch. The annual Independence Day Parade in Grants is easily one of the nicest in New Mexico, and the City of Grants’ annual firework show was one for the books – an incredible display of colors and booms.

Ask Nancy Q+A: Will It Get Better

Dear Nancy: I find myself feeling overwhelmed with anger and desperation because of my chronic pain. I was in a car accident that left me with constant aching in my lower back, and lately I’m just so exhausted because my pain is ruining my life.

Letters to the Editor

Addressing Another Shooting Dear editor, Another sad shooting on one of the country’s best holidays, he posted many online rants about shooting people, and dying at the hands of the police.