Robert Trapp

Railroad Must Go after What It’s Owed

    Where’s Lonesome Dave Cargo when you need him?     The late former New Mexico governor always had the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad’s back...

Drop Baggage for Ethnicity Conversation

    When Oñate Fiesta councilors in the early 2000s decided to stop calling our annual celebration “The Oñate Fiesta,” and watered it down to...

Education Special May Have Answers

    The Entertainment Industry Foundation on Friday will present an hour-long show on changing America’s high schools. The special titled, “EIF Presents: XQ Super...

Force Co-op Dinosaurs Toward Green

    Kudos to Luis Torres for standing up (literally twice) to Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative bullies in his quest for lower electric rates and...

Secretive Police Chief Pick Typical of Mayor’s Actions

    Milan Simonich, wrote a great column Monday for the Santa Fe New Mexican, about transparency. In the column he takes Santa Fe city...

Students, Teachers Will Improve with Support

    It’s school score time again and, to no one’s surprise, many Española School District schools continue to stumble along the bottom of the...

Northern Needs Full Board of Regents

    The New Mexico Constitution (Article XII, Section 13) states the governor shall appoint a regent to a college or university and the senate...

A Better-operated County Would Relieve Tax Burden

    Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo said a mouthful when during an April budget meeting he dressed down County department heads and other...

City Needs Refund on Arts Center Contract

    It appears Northern New Mexico Regional Arts Center Executive Director John Werenko will leave his current job, much the same way he left...

E911 Board Must Learn from Its Mistakes

    Look hard. You won’t find a better example of a dysfunctional group of leaders than the ever-changing E911 Board. It’s composed of law...

Upward Bound Grant Huge Opportunity

    Big money. Tall order. Tough task. No plan.     Northern New Mexico College won a five-year, $1.2 million grant to aid 60 Española Valley...

Manage Jail or Close It

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners must get serious about addressing problems at their jail in Tierra Amarilla. We state “their jail,” because commissioners are...

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