Robert Trapp

Self-ServingNot Public Servants

    The New Mexico State Police has worked hard at shoring up their information walls and closing those pesky leaks giving the public information....

Bleachers, the Sequel

    Put in new bleachers. Change the bleacher configuration. Plastic or wood? Fewer seats or more? Is wood better?     All of these phrases floated...

Espanola Cop Crisis

    We’re not sure what’s going on in the Española Police Department. The departure of police chief Eric Garcia left a huge void and...

Light Sentence SaysFeel Free to Steal

    Anyone currently stealing money from a governmental agency through kick-backs from a friend, should breathe much easier now. Former Santa Fe County public...

Flag Toss AnotherTeachable Moment Lost

    The Española School District and especially the Española Middle School have much more important things to worry about than a 12-year-old boy throwing...

Proposed Bills WouldDecrease Public Access

    Long legislative sessions seem to bring out the worst in government secrecy advocates. Since they’ve got 60 days to waste, instead of a...

School Board Played Part in Superintendent Hires

    This is the final story in a three-part series covering the many facets of former Española School District facilities supervisor Mark Chavez’s wrongful...

Need New School Board

    Voters in Española School Districts 1, 4 and 5 have an opportunity to change the way the schools are operated. With three seats...

School Contracts ReverberateWith Political Taint

    This is the second of a three-part series covering the many facets of former Española School District facilities supervisor Mark Chavez’s wrongful termination...

Sometimes EthnicityDoes Matter

    Being in the newspaper business,  one must grow a thick skin and tolerate all sorts of asinine accusations, name-calling and threats. It’s part...

School Board MembersAn Embarrassment

    It’s frustrating and a lesson in anger management to read the many depositions taken in the Mark Chavez wrongful termination lawsuit. The former...

No Good DeedGoes Unpunished

    Seeking public documents and transparency in public meetings has never been an easy task but it just became “not for the faint of...

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