R. Braiden Trapp

Webcasting Great, But Give UsSomething to Hear

    We’re not so sure open government won a battle with the webcasting of the senate and audio now available of the house of...

Correction on Tax Rate

    In the editorial last week regarding Rep. Ben Lujan’s (D-Nambé) HB119 to raise gross receipts taxes on all New Mexicans, we got the...

Step Away from the Tax

    Several state legislators have come forward with ideas to start adding money to the state’s bank account. They must think there are enough...

Soph. Designs Gala Cover

2/4/10     Kezziah Casias has been drawing since she could pick up a pencil. The McCurdy School 10th-grader said she would get up early and...

Wrong Lesson Taught/Learned

    Española Valley High School basketball players Luis Alvarado and Aaron Aragon learned a valuable life lesson following their Jan. 13 arrest for misdemeanor...

It’s the Constitution;Participate in the Census

    The U.S. Constitution set out plans to accomplish a census every 10 years to maintain equal representation. While it’s been occasionally tweaked to...

Traveling Folk Group To Perform at Gala

1/28/10     The Española Valley was recently well-represented in San Francisco by a group of nine dedicated and hard-working young dancers. Las Mariposas spent a...

Our Legislative Wish List

     The legislature cranked up Jan. 19, promising to misspend your money in the slowest, most painful and most expensive way. Of course as...

Dance Group to PerformAt McCurdy’s Gala

The Española Valley was recently well-represented in San Francisco by a group of nine dedicated and hard-working young dancers. Las Mariposas spent a week...

Electronic Path a Tricky OneFor Print Journalists

    I’ve been involved in an ongoing e-mail discussion with six publishers around the country regarding the future of newspapers. Opinions run from “the...

Haitian-Transplant Helps Native Land

1/21/10     Northern New Mexicans looking for a close way to help Haitians have a friend in Harold Salomon, of Los Alamos. He is the...

Where Did the Money Go?

    The story on page A1 regarding North Central Waste Authority’s mounting debt crisis begs a question no one can answer. How do you...

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