R. Braiden Trapp

Cuba Continues to StruggleWith Economy, U.S., Communism

    Returning from my second trip to Cuba in three years, I have it firmly implanted in my brain, “U.S. bad, Cuba good.” After...

Enforce Current Laws First

    The chatter among legislators to address All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) laws is laudable but a poorly allottment of time and resources toward a...

Children Done A Disservice

    So that’s the way it’s going to be? Española School Board president Joe Romero steps down and Joe Archuleta is going to take...

Hold on There, Partner

    If you want to anger northern New Mexico farmers and ranchers, put a newfangled name tag on the streams that supply water to...

Mariachis Sol del ValleWell-Funded by Taxpayers

    Española Valley High School’s Mariachi Sol del Valle going to Washington outshines any trip a collection of politicians have ever made to the...

Account for Three-Eighths Tax Money;Then Raise Water/Sewer Rates

    The rate increase proposed by the city of Española on water and sewer customers is again, way out of line. The enterprise fund...

Goodbye to a Good Clerk

    We may not always agree with Rio Arriba County Clerk Fred Vigil, when it comes to public document access, but his eight years...

Where Will Military AcademyStudents Land?

    After last week’s vote by the state Public Education Department to essentially close the Española Military Academy, the Española School Board has some...

Support Mayor’s Railroad Museum

    Española Mayor Joseph Maestas has been pushing for a railroad museum for many years. He finally has the initial funding ($400,000) to design...

Column Writing Tough; Reading Some of Them Tougher

    Writing a column is tough. Writing a regular column is tougher. I respect and appreciate someone who can do that.     Three SUN staff...

Board Can’t Pass Bond

    The Española School Board is suffering immobility initiated by ineptitude and inefficient leadership. And now a week after project manager Paul Salas said...

It Seems Inappropriate

    We shouldn’t have been surprised and yet we are. Everyone involved thinks there’s no malice or inappropriate behavior, but when former Española city...

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