Robert Trapp

4-H’ers Prepare for County Fair

Marisa Felice Ronquillo’s days always start at 6 a.m. and always start with combing and washing Billy and Doc, her two steers. It’s about...

Interim City Manager ReturnsTo Building Inspection Post

    We’ll miss former interim city manager Joe Duran. He threw off that bulky title July 18 when he became fed up with Mayor...

Don’t Like Those Odds

    There are two sarcastic phrases coined in the 1980s, which are even more apropos today: Trust me, I’m with the government and I’m...

Responsible Free Speech

    Forgive us as we agree with Spin Doctor Ricky Serna at Northern New Mexico College, albeit partially. While we are staunch defenders of...

Common Sense WasNowhere To Be Found

    Probably the day after Española City Councilor Eric Radosevich allegedly chased down a man and his wife June 21, pistol-whipped the man, then...

Let’s Wait for Facts

    A teenager being shot and killed by an Española City police officer is truly tragic. It’s also polarizing, emotionally charged and brings out...

County Clerk Lacking

    Election night, June 6, we became so bored waiting for the Rio Arriba County Clerks Office to get its act together we started...

World War II Veterans RelegatedTo Fewer History Pages

Fred Alfonso Vigil died Sept. 23, 2012, at his home in California. He was 91 years old.     His death was duly noted in the...

Pinkoff Held at RHOC

These pictures were taken at the first Pinkoff challenge between RHOC general manager David St. Martin and Rio Grande SUN managing editor Robert Trapp. You...

‘Lost’ Explorer Visited Valley 200 Years Ago This Week

3/1/07     How time flies!     Exactly 200 years ago, Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike of the United States Army, was escorted through the New Mexico villages...

Cargo Had It Right in 1974

Diane Denish is going to spend a few million bucks getting herself elected New Mexico’s first female governor.. She needs to talk to former...

Smith’s Exodus Continues Oñate Street’s Demise

2/18/10 When Smith’s Video on Oñate Street (Paseo de Oñate to be politically correct) announced it was closing, it was simply another nail in the...

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