Nick Wilkinson

City Officials Stick to Improper ‘Ward’ System

1/12/06     If you think the top four vote-getters in this year's Española city elections are destined to be your elected representatives, think again.     Candidates...

Federal Drug Plan Is a Mess

2/16/06     A large-scale privatization of the federal Medicare system that went into effect Jan. 1 is not going smoothly, according to some Española Valley...

City Councilors Withdraw Write-In Re-Election Bids

2/16/06     Española City Councilors J.R. Trujillo and Carla Ann Martinez on Feb. 7 ended their bids for re-election, the last day they could formally...

Slates Promise to Open Books

2/16/06     An Española municipal campaign finance law from 1979 has come back from the grave.     The law, once called "unenforceable" by former city attorney...

Trash Authority Ramps Up Rekindled Recycling Effort

2/2/06     The North Central Solid Waste Authority has resurrected a long-dormant recycling program in the Española Valley. What Can I Recycle?     • Cardboard — clean and...

Española Candidates Spend Big-Time on Political Signs

2/2/06     In the battle of political signs for the Española 2006 municipal elections, mayoral candidate Floyd Archuleta and his slate jumped to an early...

Spellbound

1/26/06     The tension was high and the audience was rapt in the final moments of the 2006 Rio Arriba County Spelling Bee, held Jan....

Early Española Voters Offered Cash

2/16/06     A voter said he was paid $15 last week for his early vote in the Española municipal election. The man said he was...

Española Changing Addresses

2/23/06     If you come home to find a new address number attached to your house, you can thank Española employees Steven Trujillo and Vincent...

Española Soup Kitchen Threatened

1/12/06     Española Public Housing Director Leroy Salazar has threatened to kick four area churches out of the facility an area soup kitchen uses to...

New Map of Española Floodplain Complete

1/19/06     The final version of new floodplain maps for the city of Española were accepted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a city planning...

Agreement Another Step Toward Española’s Water Future

2/9/06     The Española city council last month ratified a long-awaited memorandum of understanding with San Juan Pueblo for a water diversion project critical to...

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