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Letter to the Editor: Edgewood Commission needs to stop preaching and get to work

Submitted by Marcia Smith Again this week, the grossly incompetent Town of Edgewood Commissioners spent time focused on their religion and their personal faith (See the Town’s Proclamation Recognizing the Christian Heritage of the United States and Calling for Prayer, Worship, and Repentance on the Town website) instead of focusing on what the citizens of […]

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Letter to the Editor: 2024 GO Bonds

Dear Bernalillo County Residents: Six important Bernalillo County Government Obligation Bond questions will appear before voters on the 2024 General Election ballot. The questions range from public safety to community services and public works initiatives that total $40.5 million dollars. Approval of these government obligation bonds will not increase taxes. The county currently maintains an […]

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Letter to the Editor: 2024 GO Bonds

Dear Bernalillo County Residents: Six important Bernalillo County Government Obligation Bond questions will appear before voters on the 2024 General Election ballot. The questions range from public safety to community services and public works initiatives that total $40.5 million dollars. Approval of these government obligation bonds will not increase taxes. The county currently maintains an […]

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Letter to the Editor: UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center Is Harming Patients’ Interests by Refusing to Negotiate a Contract

The University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center is not only breaking state law but also jeopardizing the care of its own patients by refusing to allow some of its healthcare workers to be members of a union and have a voice in patient care.  University of New Mexico Health System, of which UNM […]

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Letter to the Editor: Just the Untampered Facts, Please

Submitted by William K. Summers, M.D. Have something to say? We know you do! Submit your letters to the editor at editor@newmexico.news. I stopped reading the Washington Post, New York Times, and Albuquerque Journal because their Marxist view turned news into propaganda. I read The Independent because it offers practical information about my community. Now […]

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Letter to the Editor: What is the Edgewood Commission Hiding?

Citizens of Edgewood, are you paying attention to the Edgewood Town Commission? The latest stunt they pulled was to have a “Special” Town Commission meeting on Wednesday, June 19, in Farmington, over 200 miles away from their regular meeting venue in the Edgewood Town Chambers. How much did this four-day junket of workshops and meetings […]

Posted inEdgewood, Letters to the Editor, Uncategorized

Letter to the Editor: What is the Edgewood Commission Hiding?

Citizens of Edgewood, are you paying attention to the Edgewood Town Commission? The latest stunt they pulled was to have a “Special” Town Commission meeting on Wednesday, June 19, in Farmington, over 200 miles away from their regular meeting venue in the Edgewood Town Chambers. How much did this four-day junket of workshops and meetings […]

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Letter to the Editor: Hysterical vs. History

I read with great interest the Independent’s recent article regarding the current legal dispute between the Town of Edgewood and the Moriarty Edgewood School District. I was the District Superintendent in 2013 when the difficult decision to close and repurpose 2 elementary schools was made. As with most such decisions, not everyone was pleased. A […]