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Once again, Taos Integrated School of the Arts (TISA) students celebrated the Chinese New Year with a traditional New Year’s lunch and art show.
The TISA students spent the previous …
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By Megan Bowers Avina, For The Taos News
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2/14/17
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The Taos Integrated School of the Arts (TISA) fourth-grade classroom had an idea — one that grew and came to fruition Feb. 6 thanks to the help of a handful of locals with a passion for …
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By Megan Bowers Avina, For The Taos News
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2/14/17
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The New Mexico State Senate has confirmed Taos native and advocate for conservation and agricultural issues, Patricia L. Quintana, to the State Land Office’s State Lands Trust advisory …
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—Staff report, The Taos News
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2/14/17
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The organizers of the annual worldwide “One Billion Rising” event are calling on all women, men and children to harness their power and imagination in rising for justice Feb. …
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By Malinda Williams, For The Taos News
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2/14/17
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Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) was originally introduced to New Mexico under the name “Chinese elm” beginning in the early 1900s. Much to our confusion, the original name has more commonly …
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By Ben Wright, For The Taos News
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2/14/17
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New Mexico would exempt industrial hemp from the state’s Controlled Substance Act if a bill that passed the House of Representatives on Monday becomes law.
House Bill 166, sponsored by Rep. …
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By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/14/17
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University of New Mexico officials have announced three contenders in the search for the next CEO of Taos’ community college.
Dr. Kate O’Neill, who for 10 years served as CEO of …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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2/13/17
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Travis Parkin has worn many hats throughout his life.
He was raised in upstate New York, the grandson of Italian immigrant makers of gloves. He attended the State University of New York at …
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By Teresa Dovalpage, For The Taos News
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2/13/17
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When the last really big solar storm hit Earth in 1921, the Sun ejected a burst of plasma and magnetic structures like Zeus hurling a thunderbolt from Mount Olympus. Earth’s magnetic field …
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By Jesse Woodroffe and Michael Rivera, For The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/13/17
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Los Alamos National Laboratory failed an annual assessment of its program for ensuring that work surrounding nuclear weapons development is free of accidents that could lead to a nuclear chain …
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By Rebecca Moss, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/13/17
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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 …
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—Staff Report, The Taos News
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2/13/17
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The following is a condensed version of the Taos Police Department blotter from Feb. 1-6.
Feb. 1
12:01 a.m. Shots fired, Adobe Road – The caller heard about four shots fired in the area, …
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—Compiled by John Miller, The Taos News
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2/13/17
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Debbie Pace says she cries when she goes to the Smith’s grocery store because she “can’t afford anything.”
Pace, 59, of Albuquerque, says she receives just over $730 a …
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By Justin Horwath, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/13/17
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More than one year after an appeal to halt plans to expand the Taos Regional Airport failed in Taos District Court, a decision by the New Mexico Court of Appeals to review the case may offer renewed …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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2/11/17
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Bud, joints, brownies and balms – and that’s not all.Medical cannabis patients in New Mexico certainly have options when it comes to consuming their medicine. Those options may not be …
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Story by Cody Hooks, Photos by Katharine Egli, The Taos News
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2/11/17
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An opinion released this week by the New Mexico Supreme Court revisited conclusions drawn in a disciplinary matter dating back to 2014 of alleged abuse of subpoena power on the part of Emilio J. …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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2/10/17
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After a 32-year dry spell of spares, strikes and turkeys, Taos is getting a bowling alley.
Gutters, as it will be called, is the brainchild of Shelly Ratigan, creator and former owner of Northside …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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2/10/17
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A seventh defendant charged in connection to a heroin trafficking and money laundering operation in Taos County has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Albuquerque.
According to a news …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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2/9/17
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A debate raged Wednesday among dozens of people outside the state Capitol over wolves versus ranchers.
“More wolves,” shouted some people holding signs with slogans like “Free …
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By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/9/17
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A Senate committee voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would make changes to New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program, but some lawmakers were troubled by a section that would allow veterans …
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By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/9/17
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When President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sought to punish local governments with immigrant “sanctuary” policies, the reaction was swift. While bigger cities like San …
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Taos County was designated a medically underserved area by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2014. And despite the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid and insurance …
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—Staff report
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2/8/17
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‘I wanted to have a profession in which I gave back to others,” said Marcella Skogen, the new family therapist at NonviolenceWorks (NVW). After she was helped by a counselor during her …
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By Mary McPhail Gray, For The Taos News
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2/8/17
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During lean times for many Taos County families, food pantries come through with help.
The all-volunteer North Central Food Pantry is a good example of community coming through for community. It …
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—Staff report
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2/8/17
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Mathew Ortega has again won a seat on the Questa school board in the only contested race in the district.
Ortega garnered 307 votes over incumbent Joel C. Flory’s 212 votes and newcomer …
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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2/8/17
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