Robert Trapp

Think New Mexico Spanks Lottery CEO

    We need Think New Mexico Executive Director Fred Nathan in the journalism business. He spanked the New Mexico Lottery Sept. 3 when he...

Co-op Meetings No Place for State Police

    To hear State Police talk about staffing, the District 7 office is understaffed, overworked and there are too many miles to patrol for...

Commendable Award or Fund-raising Scheme?

Many Northern New Mexicans were the recipients Aug. 15 of an exciting piece of junk mail. Our congressman won the healthy seniors award. The...

The Devil We Know

    Our state senator finally surfaced this week after two months of silence, while media demanded his resignation. Richard Martinez said last week he...

Kit Carson Co-op Got It Right

    It’s infuriating to get those press releases from Kit Carson Electric Cooperative. They’re so informative, so uplifting, enlightening. They give you hope for...

City Didn’t Perform Due Diligence on Event Sponsors

    It was a little jarring to read last week’s story on page A1 about children being invited to the city’s plaza to get...

Top Cop Needs Help with Records Laws

    As long as the news stories fall his way, Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan loves the press. Criticize one of his deputies...

Luck of the Draw Not So Lucky

    Talk about the literal luck of the draw. Rio Arriba County Commissioner Leo Jaramillo had to draw straws with fellow Commissioner James Martinez...

City Should Take Its Lumps, Write the Check

    We have some friendly, experienced and as always, unsolicited advice for Española Mayor Javier Sanchez: write the check.     Charles Arasim brought an Inspection...

Freshmen Dems Flexing Their Elected Muscles

    Breaking our tradition of opining on local topics, the recent U.S. Congressional vote on raising the minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to...

Jemez Co-op Trustees Vote under Questionable Quorum

    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative board majority, now Los Sombras Siete, continues to violate its own bylaws in outrageous fashion. Where to start?   ...

Rehashed Oñate

    It’s clear we won’t look for any sort of reconciliation between Hispanic and Native American history buffs anytime soon. The explosive remarks made...

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