Robert Trapp

60 Years of Writing News, Raising Hell

The Rio Grande SUN celebrates 60 years of writing news, raising hell and inconveniencing drivers every Wednesday night. All of us at the SUN...

Citizen Petition Right on Point

    We are encouraged by the huge outpouring of concern Española School District residents have for their District. The petition presented to the Public...

Come Celebrate Openness

     The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government will hold its 13th annual Dixon Awards celebration Oct. 5 at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque.   ...

Closing Tourist Centers Bad Follow to New Mexico True Campaign

    New Mexico’s tourist centers are the state’s welcome mat to visitors. They are our first impression and we all know about those.     It...

Support Rural Libraries

    You won’t find a more dedicated, hard-working and focused group of volunteers than in Rio Arriba County’s rural libraries. They work odd hours,...

Jemez Co-op Audit Waste Of Members’ Money

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative members must be resting easy, now that the Co-op paid $55,000 for a forensic audit that showed most trustees...

School District Ignores Proven Program

    The Boomerang Project, also known as LinkCrew, is a proven system of initiating high school freshmen into their new environment, utilizing high school...

City Must MakeAnimal Shelter a Priority

    Almost 3,000 animals move annually through the city of Española’s animal shelter on Hamm Parkway in Lower San Pedro. Due in large part...

Pueblo’s Feral DogsDangerous Issue

    We don’t mean to pile on the dog problem this week but the picture of Melissa Martinez’s leg and her horror story of...

State Education DepartmentDoes Superintendent’s Job

    The Public Education Department has done what Española School District Superintendent Eric Martinez lacked the courage and skill to do. The Department leveled...

Not So Fast, Mayor;Let’s Follow Process

    Ask anyone in the city of Española which street requires repair or replacement and the answer will be either the street on which...

County Must AddressT.A. Jail Conditions

    We’d make the flippant statement that Rio Arriba County better do something about the County jail conditions before it gets sued, but it’s...

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