Robert Trapp

City to Adopt Digital Records System

City
The Española City Council approved unanimously City Clerk Melissa Velasquez’s request to purchase software to expedite and simplify city hall’s process for processing records. She...

Hector, Help Us. We Deserve Representation

Editorials
Hector, say it ain’t so. We need you. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas dimmed our hopes of proper representation when March 28 he announced...

Councilors Back Española Mayor’s Pick for City Manager

City
The Española City Council, during its March 29 meeting, unanimously ratified Mayor Javier Sanchez’s choice for city manager. David Valdez, of Colorado City, Colo.,...

Free Gym (Ab)use Days Are over

Editorials
    Human beings naturally fall into ruts. We’re creatures of habit. So it’s our nature to say, “We’ve always done it that way.”     Anyone...

Three County School Districts See Upward Graduation Trend

Education
   While several high schools in Rio Arriba County show a gentle slope upwards on graduation rates, others are moving the wrong direction or...

Santa Fe Reporter Keeps the Heat on City Police Department

Editorials
    Kudos and thank you to the Santa Fe Reporter. The Santa Fe weekly dropped the hammer on the Santa Fe Police Department March...

Mayor Must Rein in City Police Before It’s Too Late

Editorials
    The Española City Police Department has never been long on following its own policies. Every iteration of command structure enters touting high expectations,...

Legislators Didn’t Get Ethics Message

Editorials
    Any discussion regarding the two bills moving through the legislature that would create an ethics commission must begin and end with stating 75...

Raining on Sunshine Week

Editorials
It’s fitting that the final week of the state’s 60-day legislative session is Sunshine Week. This year we’ve seen more bills come from the...

Pet Food Fee Would Help Address Spay/Neuter Needs

Editorials
    New Mexico State Senator Jacob Candelaria picked up where former state representative Carl Trujillo left his animal food fee for spay and neuter...

Jemez Co-op’s Updated Solar Policy Needs Work

Editorials
    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board of trustees approved a strange operation policy, considering trustees tout themselves as green.     The policy regards net...

Sheriff, Senator Amends Will Be Difficult

Editorials
    It’s a little difficult to become upset with State Sen. Richard Martinez, D-Rio Arriba, over his remark on the Senate floor about Rio...
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