R. Braiden Trapp

Tiregate Revisited

    In an unconvincing finger-pointing game of he said, she said, we may never know how or when tires of an undetermined number appeared...

Major Remodel of Public LibraryTops City’s List of Capital Needs

    Espanola interim city manager Joe Duran and City Clerk Tessa Jo Mascareñas are betting Gov. Susana Martinez’ push for improving education will cross...

City Council Wrangles with Railroad Extension

    Wilson and Company engineer Ted Garcia found no joy at the Jan. 8 city of Espanola’s Public Works Committee meeting.     Garcia and Ricardo...

Challenge Candidates

    New Mexico tops many “bad” national lists and anchors the bottom of “good” ones. Impotent politicians offer platitudes and rhetoric, while most of...

Doggone Waste

    “It’s a dog’s life,” routinely refers to how rough it is to be dog. It can’t be applied when it comes to drug...

2013 Will Be Great YearIn Rio Arriba County

The coming year is going to be exciting. The statement comes from knowledge already gathered by Rio Grande SUN staff.     In January Española School...

Let’s FocusOn Problems at Home

    It’s laudable of the Rio Arriba County Commission to propose we give Española School District $2 million to put chain-link fences around all...

Northern’s Public ImageLacking Transparency

    Northern New Mexico College officials should be ashamed of their heavy-handed dealing with Lisa Powell. Powell wears/wore many hats at the college, including...

New City SignGets Mixed Reviews

By R. Braiden Trapp SUN Managing Editor     The four new signs welcoming travelers to the city of Española cost over $16,000 and were designed and...

Trash Audit Good News

    Someone needs to pin a medal on North Central Solid Waste Authority Manager Gino Romero’s chest. He is the first person to actually...

City of Espanola MovesToward Water Rights Transfer

   The Española city council Monday night agreed “in concept” to receive 335.34 acre feet of water rights for the city of Red River....

Stars Align,Two SeatsOpen on School Board

    While school board elections may be two months off, (Feb. 5) the deadline to file for a position is upon us. Dec. 18...

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