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The lack of leadership in Edgewood

by Leota Harriman | Feb 5, 2021 | Editorials, Opinion | 0 |

The vacuum of leadership in Edgewood is getting worse and worse, and the tattered remains of its...

From the Editor: Why Gratitude is Our Theme This Issue

by Leota Harriman | Dec 21, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0 |

By anyone’s measure—anywhere on Earth—2020 has been a year to remember. Its status as a meme...

EDITORIAL: Thank you, Edgewood

by Leota Harriman | Jun 12, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0 |

Over the weekend, a few hundred people gathered in Edgewood (by the police chief’s...

FROM THE EDITOR: Primary election coverage online

by Leota Harriman | May 29, 2020 | Editorials, News | 0 |

The Independent’s primary election coverage moves online in 2020, as our small staff...

One size does not fit us all

by Leota Harriman | May 1, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion | 0 |

As the coronavirus outbreak continues in New Mexico and around the world, the question we all want...

Editorial: Edgewood, lead by example

by Leota Harriman | Dec 6, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion | 0 |

Edgewood’s town government has boiled over—into personal attacks, name calling and unproven...

Editorial: The demise of a newspaper

by Leota Harriman | Jun 15, 2018 | Editorials | 0 |

Last week, we at The Independent got confirmation of what we had been hearing whispered for weeks—that our competitor newspaper, the Mountain View Telegraph, is closing its doors for good and ceasing publication. And like many...

Kudos on quick response to S14 fire

by Leota Harriman | Apr 12, 2018 | Editorials | 0 |

On Saturday, a fire broke out in David Canyon on Forest Service land in a highly populated area of South 14 near Raven Road. Quick action by emergency responders has kept this fire to 15 acres after four days—in the midst of...