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We have said it once before and we will say it again: Don’t just read the headline. Believe...
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We have said it once before and we will say it again: Don’t just read the headline. Believe...
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Yelling at each other never solves a society’s problems. It can, however, add to them....
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The hatefulness on display at a recent pair of protests was wrong. The Black New Mexico Movement...
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The Observer would like to honor Sandoval County veterans and put faces to the ideal of serving...
Read MoreAug 23, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
There’s an old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” We believe...
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There is no doubt the Rio Rancho community would go to great lengths to protect our students. The...
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We think it’s a good compromise that the Rio Rancho Governing Body has moved its regular meeting time back to 6 p.m., albeit on a different day than the traditional one. Earlier this year, the governing body discussed...
Read MoreJun 28, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
As Rio Rancho Public Schools wrestles with all the details, many yet unknown, that go into the re-opening of its schools, administrators and staffers, as well as the five-member school board, are confronting difficult,...
Read MoreJun 14, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
Racism is evil. It cannot and should not be tolerated. And remember: Not all law-enforcements officers are racist. As speakers at the commendable peaceful protest June 6 at City Hall said, we need unity — among races, among...
Read MoreJun 7, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
Thanks for keeping it classy, Rio Rancho. Way to remember the late George Floyd, Albuquerque. How much did that rioting accomplish? Floyd, if you’ve been without any kind of media reports, was the Minneapolis man who died...
Read MoreMay 31, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
The Rio Rancho Governing Body shouldn’t have moved its regular meetings to 4 p.m. on Thursdays, and certainly not without public input, because it will be harder for Rio Ranchoans to participate in their government. Most...
Read MoreMay 10, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
It’s heart-breaking that high-school and college graduates this year have to miss so many special traditions, but we commend the community for going to great lengths to try to make graduates feel special. Seniors, your...
Read MoreMay 3, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
I’ve seen several points of confusion regarding letters to the editor come up lately, so it...
Read MoreApr 26, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
Donations and support to organizations and places like hospitals, emergency services, animal shelters, homeless shelters, relief funds, small businesses and more are in high demand these days. With mass hoarding and personal...
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If you’re bored sitting around the house under the stay-at-home order, here’s a way to occupy yourself for a few minutes: Complete your census form. It’s a legal requirement, it’ll take all of 10 minutes...
Read MoreMar 28, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
These are strange times, but in the midst of the concerns, the courage and compassion we’ve...
Read MoreMar 27, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
The COVID-19 outbreak has turned life topsy-turvy, and we at the Observer aren’t exempt....
Read MoreMar 20, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
Blaming the novel coronavirus panic on the media in general is inaccurate. This mass panic is...
Read MoreMar 16, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
Changing our clocks twice a year is nonsense. We mess with our clocks and thereby our natural biological rhythms and ability to function in society every March and November because … that’s what we’ve done for...
Read MoreFeb 28, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Vote! Election Day for the City of Rio Rancho is Tuesday. City council seats in Districts 1, 2, 4 and 6 are on the ballot, as are two general obligation bonds, which...
Read MoreJan 25, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
It’s that time again, when political arguments become even fiercer and more venomous, and accusations are thicker than pigeons around a pile of spilled popcorn. Yes, it’s an election year. With city elections...
Read MoreJan 5, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
We are all familiar with the phrase “New year, new me.” This phrase is usually followed up with a New Year’s resolution. This may be cliché, but it’s a time-honored tradition. Here at the Observer, we...
Read MoreDec 16, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
The Observer has instituted a new policy regarding letters to the editor about individual candidates. We now consider them political advertising and charge to publish them. We know some people will be angry over this. Please let...
Read MoreDec 7, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
There have been some big sports events in the City of Vision in recent years, but, arguably, none bigger than last Saturday’s Class 6A championship football game, the first time the city’s schools squared off for...
Read MoreDec 5, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
The Big Event is a project Rio Rancho High School has organized for the past 12 years. In doing so, they have cleaned hundreds of Rio Rancho residents’ yards. The Observer loves that the students, faculty and staff at RRHS...
Read MoreNov 24, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
The City of Rio Rancho’s proposed amendments to its code of conduct do a good job of increasing transparency and allowing people to use public property to participate in self-government. The changes will have to pass a...
Read MoreNov 19, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
Ever since the birth of the World Wide Web, the newspaper business has been in a state of flux. At first glance, the changes to our industry seemed small, but as time has moved on, it seems the rumors that our industry was on...
Read MoreNov 11, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion | 0
We must admit we were surprised at the outcome of Tuesday’s Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education election, in which incumbents Ramon Montaño and Ryan Parra were ousted in favor of Amanda Galbraith and Noreen Scott...
Read MoreNov 4, 2019 | Editorials | 0
Tuesday is Election Day, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education seats are up for grabs, with a third seat having just one candidate. RRPS and Central New Mexico Community College...
Read MoreOct 28, 2019 | Editorials | 0
Some individuals at City Hall been withholding or delaying access to information that you, our tax-paying readers, have a right to see, and we’ve had enough. The problem has been gradually worsening for years, and...
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