R. Braiden Trapp

Board Must Act

    Remember the Alcalde Elementary public meetings in October 2003?     What began as a roughly $3 million elementary school project in 2003 is now...

36 Days

    City police officer Eugene Rodella and his brother Gabriel Oct. 7 allegedly (still) attacked several owners and an employee of the Dragon’s Lair...

Whose Water?

    The end of the world is here. You’ve got enough fuel in your spaceship to get to a new planet. Your neighbor’s out...

Quest for Further InformationNot Meant to Harass Victims, Witnesses

    The dispute regarding the Rio Grande SUN’s access to 911 dispatch records alleges to have its roots in complaints from citizens. We’re not...

County Should Pass TougherAnimal Control Ordinance

    It’s hard out there for an animal control officer.     The two hardy souls who take on that task for Rio Arriba County are...

Not Really Bidding

    Among the plethora of problems Española’s city hall faces, selecting an engineering firm seems to be one that stops or slows projects badly...

Some Questions We Can Answer;Others Make Us Just Say, ‘Huh?’

    News Editor Kevin Bersett gets some of the strangest e-mail and phone calls sent to the Rio Grande SUN. Odds are against him....

One Down, Two to Go

    How much money is in your checking account right now? Quick, ball park it.     How much did you get paid last payday? Most...

DWI Officer Badly Needed

    Rio Arriba County and the city of Española suffer a high rate of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The city...

Relationships Difficult to Maintain;Especially When They’re One-Sided

    If you’ve purchased a portable navigation system for your vehicle, you know a whole new relationship was birthed automatically, without warning or your...

Domestic Violence Difficult SituationFor Victims to Get Away from

    When reporters read off police logs or court documents about domestic violence cases, many of them contain this quote, “There’s nothing I can...

Student Becomes Master

2/5/09     Rik Gonzales is no newcomer to furniture making. Making award-winning pieces is nothing new to him either.     Gonzales donated a ponderosa pine chest...

Recent articles