R. Braiden Trapp

Anti Bullying MessageLost on School Leaders

Editorials
    The irony was lost on no one that Española School District Superintendent Danny Trujillo and Parent Advisory Committee President Jeremy Maestas engaged in...

Elected Officials’ RaisesUnwarranted, Wasteful

Editorials
    Rio Arriba County Commissioners are not shy about one thing: giving the faithful a raise. The dust had barely settled from the Erika...

Superintendent’s Evaluation CriteriaShould Be Decided in Public

Editorials
    We’re not sure why the Española School Board doesn’t understand how to conduct a legal meeting. It’s pretty simple actually.     New Mexico’s Open...

Trailblazing Animal ShelterMiracle Worker to Depart

Community
Nina Stively wears many hats at the Española Valley Humane Society. Following her workday Saturday, none of the hats she wears will pertain to...

Obamacare ReplacesCounty-funded Indigent Care

Editorials
    Google Obamacare or Affordable Care Act and you’ll find more articles arguing the pros and cons with misinformation than you’ll find facts. There’s...

Can We Do WorseThan Last Place?

Editorials
 It must be frustrating for parents to vote for elected officials that promise to improve education, change teacher evaluations, reform laws to strengthen the...

Partial Sale of Northern Co-opMeans Trouble for Members

Editorials
    While everyone was watching Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative circle the drain, Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative got a bomb dropped on it in...

State Police Secrecy Wrong

Editorials
    A law enforcement agency’s natural reaction to close ranks, keep quiet and push off inquiries when a shooting occurs sets off alarms with...

Board Full of Bad Boys

Editorials
    It’s not surprising to regular readers that Española School Board members would speak and behave as described in former school facilities manager Mark...

School Board ExercisesPoor Spending Habits

Editorials
    From the tone of the discussion it must come down to whether you think $23,000 is a lot of money or not.     Some...

State Legislators MustOverhaul Lottery Scholarship

Editorials
Editor:     Shame on our three Rio Arriba County commissioners for playing politics by giving selective raises and approving county employees to attend partisan functions...

Make A Decision

Editorials
    We’re big fans of the deliberative process. Any important decision requires collecting pertinent information, weighing it, looking at pros and cons and investigating...
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