Opinión

This section is where editorials, columns, and letters to the editor appear. Letters to the editor can be submitted here or mailed to Letters to the Editor, 6 Merritt Court, Pueblo, CO 81001.

Navigating higher-ed

Alone…Afraid…Anxious…Nervous…Confused…Lost… By CELESTE MOLINA Those are all the feelings one might experience when navigating the unfamiliar journey of higher education. For first-generation and migrant students, college can feel like stepping into a world designed for someone else, a world of unspoken rules,
March 5, 2026

Data centers take, not give

By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ  In Southern Colorado, climate pollution is affecting the way people perceive the push to put large data centers in their communities. Data centers can consume as much electricity as 175,000 homes and there is concern for scarce water
March 3, 2026

Bravo!

Bad Bunny represents us all By MAGADALENO ‘LENO’ AVILA — Guest Columnist The sixtieth playing of the Super Bowl featured the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots — Seattle won by a score of 29-13. And then there was the halftime
February 9, 2026

IS BAD BUNNY BAD FOR FOOTBALL?

Guest Column By Magdaleno “Len” Rose-Avila It seems that his selection as half time entertainment has gotten to Trump and his MAGA movement. BB Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio has irritated the racist base of the right white wing of America. First they
October 23, 2025

What goes around comes around

Stories from La Cucaracha’s first edition By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Nearly 50 years ago, in 1976, La Cucaracha appeared in the Pueblo/Southern Colorado community declaring the new newspaper dedicated to creating an alternative to the existing radio, television, and newspapers in Pueblo.
August 8, 2025

Letter to Editor

Democratic Party calls for end to taxpayer funding of Sheriff Lucero’s anti-union lawsuit By Monica Hughes, Communications Director Pueblo — The Pueblo Democratic Party is deeply concerned about the continued misuse of public funds to support Sheriff David Lucero’s lawsuit against International
March 19, 2025