R. Braiden Trapp

Cut Media Flaks First

Editorials
    Bob Schieffer sang our song Sunday morning. The veteran CBS newsman, who drove Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother to the Dallas police station in...

County Should UseDWI Program Internally

Editorials
    Rio Arriba County government has become a dictator-like banana republic when it comes to keeping the public informed of important matters.     We’re working...

Espanola Public LibraryDeserves County Support

Editorials
    Our poor Española Public Library can’t seem to catch a break.     A concerted effort by city leaders in 2012 resulted in the city...

What’s In A Grade?

Editorials
    School districts state-wide got their report cards July 11. Española School District saw two elementary schools go up one grade, one go down...

Cadillac for a Kidney: Great Trade, Man Says

Community
Louie Montoya made a health choice tied to his 1949 Cadillac.  Montoya needs a kidney. The car’s a nicety, not a need, so he’s trading...

Let’s See the Audits First

Editorials
    We’ll agree with anyone wanting to audit the way almost half a billion dollars is spent (and misspent) annually on health care of...

Jemez Co-opElection Endorsements

Editorials
    Next week many of us will decide the make-up of the new Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative board. The Co-op is in crisis and...

Question Co-op Candidates

Editorials
    July always brings Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative elections and this year’s is more heated than ever. The Co-op has been like a life...

Sewer Lift Station ShouldSoon Be Better Than Ever

City
RMCI Inc., of Albuquerque, is closing in on finishing the rehabilitation of the sewer lift station at the west end of west Pueblo Drive. Better...

City Parlays State FundingFor New Fire Rescue Truck

City
   The Española Fire Department picked up a new rescue unit from Portland, Ore., arriving in Española June 28. Lt. Emery Baca and fire...

Politician RaisesVersus Youth Needs

Editorials
    From one side of the Rio Arriba County Commission’s collective mouth we hear: times are tough, money is tight. As if to self-fulfill...

Santa Fe Authority Keeps Low-Income Housing

City
Española city councilors Monday night voted 7-1 on a new lease for all three of its low income housing neighborhoods to Santa Fe Civic...
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