Robert Trapp

School Budget Blues

Editorials
    Consider the Española School District had a $1.9 million deficit June 12 going into budget talks.     Consider a majority of the Board voted...

County Nabs Bad Guys

Editorials
    It took five years and cost $8,000 but Rio Arriba County officials, through a private investigation company, finally caught County employees stealing. They...

Good Way to Govern

Editorials
    We like this style of governing. State legislators wasted two months doing little and failed to pass a capital outlay bill. We seem...

Hire with Diligence

Editorials
    Anyone with three jobs on their resume, none lasting more than three months, will be a tough sell to any human resource director....

County Tries to ControlLegal Costs

Editorials
    Watch for armageddon any minute. We agree with Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo.     We tired long ago of arguing the law firm...

Most Businesses WantCops in Parking Lots

Editorials
    It’s not easy being a big box store in Española. Ask Christina Villareal, manager of our local Walgreens.     Villareal approached the city of...

Fiesta CouncilAccountability Needed

Editorials
    The Oñate Fiesta is eight short weeks away. To hold a respectable event that pays for itself, function planners should have been working...

Visitor Guide No AnswerTo Economic Growth

Editorials
    Finally an idea from our $72,000 annually salaried Rio Arriba County economic development director. Unfortunately it wasn’t thought through.     Chris Madrid told County...

Decommission AllTribal Officers

Editorials
    Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert Gutierrez did something right. He revoked all commissions with non-county law enforcement officers Monday until he can develop...

City Budget VictimOf No Economic Base

Editorials
    Most municipalities live and die by their gross receipts or sales tax (two different things). In this economic climate most find themselves perennially...

Interim Superintendent Should FocusOn Replacement, Not Changes

Editorials
    Española School District parents, voters and taxpayers, we find ourselves once again in the process of hiring a superintendent. It’s April 30, very...

Student JournalistsWould Benefit from Workshop

Editorials
    New Mexico Press Association is holding another summer workshop for high school journalism students throughout the state. The workshop is open to high...
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