R. Braiden Trapp

Can’t Spend $150,000

    The Española Valley suffers from terrible drug and alcohol problems. Along with that comes the juvenile delinquents who like to refer to themselves...

Jack Daniels Plus ArchitectEquals New P.O. Parking Lot

    We’ve got this nice shiny new post office in Española and I haven’t heard a good thing about it yet.     It’s too small....

Set Ordinance, Then Follow It

    One of the things we were promised when Española Mayor Joseph Maestas and his administration took over was a better-run city hall. That...

Highway Department Sunshine?

    This from a lovely piece of misleading bureaucratese published in the Albuquerque Journal’s May 17 edition: “We have made every effort to work...

Jail Has A Drug Problem

    In a county with the drug problem we have, one would expect a jail with strict rules on drug use, even when prescribed...

Marine’s Return in Casket GivesClearer Understanding of War’s Cost

    A trip to New York City to chase down some Salvador Dali prints, eat obscenely and watch some shows revealed the city that...

Española School Board Did Poor Job Informing Public

    Before voting yes on the Española School District’s two mil levy question May 19, voters need some information. The school board has been...

Council, Mayor Must Act

    It’s clear Españolans are upset with Mayor Joseph Maestas and his administration. Based on the slew of comments on the Rio Grande SUN’s...

What Mil Levy?

    A taxpayer would think the Española School District is keeping the May 19 two mil levy election a secret. In a way it...

Must Face the Problems

    Annually the Rio Grande SUN publishes a recap of the drug overdose deaths from the prior year. It is on page A14 in...

Oh No You Didn’t

    Close a public meeting to talk about the operating budget?     Northern New Mexico College board of regents went into executive (closed) session Monday...

County DWI Program’s Post PromBash Busts Attendance Goal

Thedra Martinez took Monday off. While she should have been collapsed on the couch after herding teenagers all Saturday night at the post prom...

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