Robert Trapp

Bite the Bullet; Let’s Talk about Oñate

    It’s been almost a year since various and sundry far left groups went to war with statues all over the country. Anyone counting...

Developer Pitches Solar Project to School District

    The Española School District Board heard at its March 18 meeting a presentation by Vince Campion, of Clear Energy Solar New Mexico. The...

Help Community with Your $1,400

    Everyone spends their money in a manner most suiting their lifestyle. Some folks will buy a lottery ticket when the car is almost...

Cost of Sick Leave Must Come from Somewhere

    It feels like supporters of New Mexico’s Healthy Workplaces Act are living in a different world, have no idea what it’s like to...

Fast Payoff in Teaching Teens Financial Responsibility

    We’re individuals, human beings, unique and each beholden to our nature.     Therapists and psychologists say most couples fight over money and sex. Sex...

Española Family Dollar Robbed

  A man put a pack of gum on the counter at the Española Family Dollar Jan. 29 and when asked by the clerk...

Sheriff’s Office Scores Three Trucks

    The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office received three new vehicles the last week of February.     The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado crew cabs cost about...

Redistricting Can Be Done Fairly, Correctly

    Reluctantly, painfully, every 10 years we suffer through politicians, lawyers and ultimately judge(s) deciding political election boundaries for house and senate seats and...

Woman Fends off Thief with Stick

    An Española man should have gotten out of a North Railroad Avenue house while the getting was good.     Española City Police Department Officer...

Firefighters Contain Bosque Fire

    A 10-acre brush fire Feb. 21 in the bosque north of Santa Claran Casino brought 15 firefighters to the scene with about a...

Two Counties, One City

    If you’re a restaurateur in Española, you’re either elated or furious. Consider Mayor Javier Sanchez, working to keep La Cocina operating, employees employed...

People Held Hostage over Woman’s Lost or Stolen Cell Phone

    A missing cell phone prompted a Ranchitos woman to hold several house guests at knife-point until the phone was returned, according to a...

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