Robert Trapp

Christmas Crossing of the DelawareTurned Tide of American Revolution

On the wall of the Rio Grande SUN publisher’s modest office is a calendar he receives annually from the World War II Veterans Committee...

New Deal Projects

1/1/09     President-elect Barack Obama is talking about a $1 trillion “anti-depression” program, similar to Franklin Roosevelt’s spending of the 1930s. It has been generally...

Mayor’s Office NotFor the Light of Heart

    Mayor Joseph Maestas has opted not to seek a second term, and who is to blame him? Did he decide perhaps that the...

Cynical ‘Hats Off’ Week

    Occasionally editorial writers experience an urgent need to write what is known in the newspaper profession as a “Hats Off” editorial or commentary....

Española Mayor Must Plan, Act Now

    Our mayor has indicated he is interested in running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. That seems to me to be a...

Two Important August Anniversaries

    August is the month for two important New Mexico anniversaries—the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima,...

China to the U.S.:How’s Our Money?

    As our government continues to rely on other nations to provide the funds to operate our nation in the manner to which we...

In 1959 All a Little LeaguerNeeded Was a Glove

    The little 9-year-old, red-headed and freckled kid looked up at me and asked, “Who won Mr. Trapp?” Well, since Mac Chevrolet had just...

What Does “Play Rough” MeanIn Highway Department Terms?

    The headline in the Rio Grande SUN a couple of weeks ago announced “Highway Department Plays Rough With Condemnation.” If “Plays Rough” is...

There Ain’t Gonna Be Any Hanin’

    The politicians are enjoying beating up on Jerome Block Jr. after his indictments on charges of misspending some public money in his campaign...

Baatan Survivor List Updated

    One survivor of the Japanese prison camps was inadvertently left out of the column last week discussing the Bataan Death March survivors. Jose...

Bataan Death March SurvivorList Updated

    One survivor of the Japanese prison camps was inadvertently left out of the column last week discussing the Bataan Death March survivors. Jose...

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