Robert Trapp

Multitude School BoardMeetings Expensive

    In the documentary “The Sun Never Sets,” author Tony Hillerman gives his take on what a small town newspaper should do for its...

Land Grant, Acequia Groups Get Legislative Funding

    New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller passed through Española, July 14, en route to deliver financial assistance and audit training to land grant...

Courthouse RaidLeader Dead at 88

    The infamous leader of the June 5, 1967 Tierra Amarilla courthouse raid died Monday in El Paso, Texas at age 88. Reies Lopez...

Settled Lawsuit Reveals Board Members’ Bad Conduct

    This is the first of a three-part series covering the many facets of a wrongful termination suit brought against the Española School District. Information...

PRC Lawsuit IllustratesLittle Has Changed

    Voters in Rio Arriba County who voted for Public Regulation Commissioner Valerie Espinoza should be feeling pretty good right now. Smug in fact....

Speaking Volumes with Few Words

    There’s not much comedy in U.S. History and memorizing significant dates brings cold sweats to many who struggled through high school history classes...

School Board Played Part in Superintendent Hires

    Mark Chavez’s October 2013 lawsuit against the Española School Board was based on his wrongful termination. His allegations of emotional and mental abuse...

School Contracts Reverberate with Political Taint

    The settlement of the lawsuit brought by former District facilities manager Mark Chavez in October 2013 against the Española School Board brought to...

County CommissionerReally Is 2Smooth

    We were again reminded of the blatant disregard the Española School Board has for taxpayers, parents and children when all Board members except...

Keep Everyone Honest

    The swelling number of cell phones, which are capable of high resolution photographs and videos, coupled with a few poor police officers’ behavior...

Valley National Bank To Be Sold

    A local banking institution ended an almost 50-year run, when Valley National Bank verbally agreed to sell its assets to Century Bank, of...

Make Fiesta Changes Now

    To prevent a repeat of this year’s myriad bad decisions and behaviors, it is time to pull the Fiesta Council out of city...

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