R. Braiden Trapp

Let Local Non-profitsPick Your Pocket

It’s that time of year again. There’s a bunch of people trying to reach into your pocket. And you should let them do it.    ...

Sign(s) of Political Times

    Rio Arriba County commissioners got really creative in the fight against drunk drivers. Where we’re all stuck in your boring, run-of-the-mill ideas for...

Flack Fever

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners said two weeks ago they would no longer talk to the public. Actually two said they won’t talk to...

Sheriff’s Missteps

     Was it shoddy police work, bad judgment by Rio Arriba County sheriff’s department special deputies, fraud, incompetence, all of the above? It always...

What Public School?

    New Española School Disctrict Superintendent Evelyn Maruska just took the public access fight to a new level. She’s denied the Rio Grande SUN...

Bell Tolls forPostal Service

    The National Newspaper Association has a gem in Max Heath. Heath is known nationally, if not internationally, as the United States Postal Service...

Fire Blame Game

    You won’t find a better finger-pointing blame game than one between two bureaucracies. The current battle involves Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative and the...

Neighborly Ways

    We’re going to tread lightly into this topic. Tip-toeing on eggshells we’d like to ask a few questions that are on the minds...

Not the Right TimeFor City Subsidies

    The folks who run our fair city have stepped in it again. We cannot figure out why the “historic plaza” continues to attract...

Trash Authority Needs Watchful Eye on It

    At the top of our “to-do” list: take Gino Romero a copy of the state’s Open Meetings Act. Second item on the list:...

No Need to Apply

    Sports Editor George Morse wrote a thought-provoking column last year asking, does a school district really need an athletic director? His final thought...

SUN UndergoesFour Section Metamorphosis

Our loyal, regular readers will see a change in this week’s Rio Grande SUN. We moved from the three section format to a four...

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