Robert Trapp

City Must Consider All Aspects of Street Vendors

    A dinner table discussion and the Española Planning and Zoning Commission’s desire to better regulate street vendors has us again thinking about how...

Transit District Must Be Open on Tax Sunsets

    We acknowledge the North Central Regional Transit District Board has two of the best legal minds in the state working for them, but...

Freshman Should Know Graduation Requirements

    We hope parents of any student in, or approaching, high school read last week’s story in the Rio Grande SUN about graduation requirements...

Northern Audit Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

    The release Monday of Northern New Mexico College’s 2016 audit almost makes the $200,000 theft a minor part of an institution’s total lack...

We Don’t Need Guidelines; There Are State Laws

    Leave it to the E911 Board to take two simple state laws, such as the Inspection of Public Records Act and the Open...

Music Man Leading City To False Economic Hope

    It would be nice if Albuquerque developer Joshua Skarsgard, aka The Music Man, would recruit a few small retailers that would provide some...

Sunshine Week Was A Little Cloudy

    Media organizations, grassroots activists, many non-profits and some hardy citizens celebrated openness in government last week.     Sunshine week (March 12-18) has become a...

Learn from Dealership Loss, Plan for Future

    Krumland Auto Group’s decision to not bring a Ford dealership to Española was a tough loss. We weren’t in the private negotiations so...

Math, Resolution Require Second Look

    We’d like to help the good folks at North Central Solid Waste Authority on their math, or perhaps it’s their English that requires...

Northern President Presents Solid El Rito Plan

    Rick Bailey for mayor, or county commissioner, or school board president, or all of the above.     In a few short months Bailey has...

More to Bill to Make Secret Victims’, Witnesses’ Names

    The University of New Mexico is working hard to get legislation passed that would remove the names of victims and witnesses in certain...

Payday Loan Business Model Requires Retool

    State Representative Debbie Rodella, D-Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos is co-sponsoring House Bill 347 that would limit the interest rate a payday, or...

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