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November brought not only the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, but also a nationwide trend toward marijuana legalization, both recreationally and medicinally. But not in New Mexico.
While some people are looking longingly to the …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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12/29/16
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Cherylin Atcitty, environmental manager for Taos Pueblo, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board.
“I am thankful for this opportunity to serve as a board member. I feel honored to represent …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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12/29/16
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Even though students in Questa missed 11 days of school during a water outage caused by issues with the village’s municipal well, school officials are hoping the state will grant a waiver so the district will not have to readjust the school …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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12/29/16
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As 2016 comes to an end, I reflect on how NonviolenceWorks (NVW) is deeply grateful to the community partners who collaborated with us to provide services to 700 youth and 150 adult clients during the last 12 months. Our mission, “to inspire, …
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By Mary McPhail Gray, For The Taos News
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12/28/16
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With three races on tap for the Questa school board, the Feb. 7 election could mean old faces again have a majority on the board.
Jose Lavato, Questa school board president, is the the only candidate to file for his seat, while Tammy Jaramillo, …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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12/28/16
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Two state Senate Democrats are planning to resume the fight in January over a legal loophole that allows gun buyers to avoid criminal background checks by purchasing firearms from sellers who aren’t licensed dealers.
Senate Judiciary Committee …
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By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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12/28/16
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Don Tripp, speaker of the state House of Representatives, is poised to step down from the Legislature after a string of defeats in November’s election pushed Republicans back into the minority in the House, meaning Tripp would lose the powerful …
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By Andrew Oxford, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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12/28/16
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A New Mexico lawmaker wants the state to stop allowing new charter schools to open for at least two and a half years so officials can evaluate such schools now in operation and find ways to ensure they are delivering high-quality …
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By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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12/27/16
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Not Forgotten Outreach in Taos has received a monetary gift from the William Penn Foundation through one of its board members, Andrew Haas.
The William Penn Foundation was founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas. While it is dedicated to …
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12/26/16
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Come Valentine’s Day, Taos County voters will decide whether or not to take on a new tax that would permanently fund the 911 dispatch center.
Adding the tax would bump up Taos County’s already-high rates. But the director of the 911 center …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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12/26/16
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Airbnb is not just another billion-dollar Silicon Valley startup, although with a market value estimated at $30 billion, the company certainly qualifies. No, Airbnb is a disrupter, a company that has caused a fundamental change in the hospitality …
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By Finance New Mexico
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12/26/16
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The following is a condensed version of the Taos Police Department blotter from Dec. 14-19.
Dec. 14
12:36 a.m. Information report, Gusdorf Place – Caller stated that her neighbor’s house has carbon monoxide poisoning, stated that the …
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—Compiled by John Miller, The Taos News
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12/26/16
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The snow is falling and the lifts are turning at Taos Ski Valley (TSV) – just in time for the fourth annual Not Forgotten Outreach “Appreciation Ski Week,” set for Jan. 17-22.
Since 2014, the event – organized by the Taos nonprofit that …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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12/25/16
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It was a year that saw activity not only at the Ski Valley, but throughout the town of Taos.
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This year saw the first major renovation at Taos Ski Valley’s resort base area under new owner Louis Bacon: a top-rate hotel that promises …
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By J.R. Logan, The Taos News
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12/24/16
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Kit Carson’s fiber optic internet service has been restored following an outage that impacted parts of Arroyo Hondo, Arroyo Seco and Questa.
According to Luis Reyes, CEO of Kit Carson, about 500 customers lost service for about 36-hours between …
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By Cody Hooks, For The Taos News
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12/23/16
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Eighth Judicial District Attorney Donald Gallegos won his re-election this year in a tight race against opponent Paul Sanchez – clinching victory by an 18-vote margin.
Now in his fifth term as chief prosecutor, Gallegos sat down with The Taos …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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12/23/16
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Valle del Sol, one of five Arizona-based organizations that began providing substance abuse and other mental health services to low-income New Mexicans in 2013 amid a state behavioral health shake-up, is the fourth to announce it will be shutting …
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By Justin Horwath, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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12/23/16
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Chervon is being accused of violating the Clean Water Act by continuing to send potentially harmful water to a tailings facility west of Questa.
The Environmental Protection Agency sent an administrative order to Chevron Nov. 18 related to …
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By J.R. Logan, The Taos News
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12/22/16
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For the longest time, Rita Daniels didn’t consider herself a morning person. But now in her supercharged role as news director, morning host and reporter for 93.5 KNCE-FM, she arrives at 5 a.m. at the radio station’s irreverent location: an …
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By Yvonne Pesquera, The Taos News
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12/22/16
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Despite the political uncertainty over the Affordable Care Act, more individuals are expected to buy private health insurance for 2017 through the program.
“Overall, we’re feeling very positive, especially concerning all the noise going …
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By Bruce Krasnow, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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12/22/16
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After more than two weeks without water, residents of Questa may finally have service restored.
Village residents began experiencing water outages and extremely low water pressure Dec. 5. The water system serves around 1,800 people. It wasn’t …
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By J.R. Logan, The Taos News
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12/22/16
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A trio of local scouts earned high recognition and completed local projects as part of their training and education.
Aydin Gates, an Eagle Scout, has earned the prestigious “National Medal for Outdoor Achievement.”
The achievement is the …
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12/21/16
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Among the many elements state investigators are examining in a criminal investigation into former Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla is whether she continued to work as an accountant for a trucking company while serving in Gov. Susana …
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By Justin Horwath, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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12/21/16
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A recent analysis by WalletHub compared the 50 states and Washington, D.C., on indicators of elder-abuse protection.
New Mexico ranked No. 40 in the analysis.
“Abuse happens every day and takes many forms. Anyone can become a victim of …
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12/21/16
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Epidemiologists at the state Department of Health are investigating their agency’s own annual holiday luncheon after dozens of employees reported falling ill after the party last week.
About 70 staff members claim to have experienced …
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By Andrew Oxford, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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12/21/16
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