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The first time I got really up close and personal with an elk was in the middle of the night on State Road 522 between Costilla and El Rito. The second time I got up close and personal with an elk was 5 miles south on the very same road.
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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1/26/17
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The future of health care became a little more uncertain last week when President Donald Trump took an executive action that is the first step in an uncharted process of repealing the …
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Members of the Taos Volunteer Fire Department were cautiously examining the site of an apparent gas leak at Rac Transport near the corner of Gusdorf Road and Cruz Alta Street. …
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—Staff report
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1/26/17
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Officers from the Taos County Sheriff’s Office received commendations this week for saving a suicidal individual at the Río Grande Gorge Bridge Jan. 19.In a phone interview Jan. 24, …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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1/26/17
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Two state legislators who will try to convince fellow lawmakers and the governor to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana for adults in New Mexico said Wednesday that they will stress the economic …
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By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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1/26/17
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When Andy Bond and Graham Turnage dug pits in the deep snow high in the Taos mountain backcountry near Wheeler Peak, they could tell trouble was ahead. Back-to-back snowstorms followed by high wind …
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By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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1/26/17
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Melissa H. Moore is the new executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Center, located in Española.
The previous director, Katherine Eagleson, retired at the end of 2016 after eight years of leadership. Eagleson brought a science …
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Staff report
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1/24/17
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It was only a little more than one month before Rafael Orozco — the suspect that caused a lockdown at Holy Cross Hospital — picked up more charges. The new charges are not related to the hospital incident and occurred in jail.
Orozco, 22, was …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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1/24/17
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A growing number of voters don’t want to register as either Republicans or Democrats, so a bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing legislation that would allow independents to vote in New Mexico primary elections.
Independent and third-party …
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By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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1/24/17
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Officials with the Taos Avalanche Center have issued an avalanche warning for the Wheeler Peak and Columbine Hondo Wilderness area in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico.
"A vigorous winter storm continues to impact the area …
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—Staff report
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1/24/17
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The state House of Representatives agreed Monday evening to soften the financial blow to New Mexico’s public schools.
With little discussion, House members voted to scale back cuts for districts and charter schools from a total of $50 million …
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By Andrew Oxford, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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1/24/17
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After an overnight storm rolled into the area bringing in heavy snowfall, Taos Municipal Schools, Taos Academy and UNM-Taos will be on a two-hour delay today, officials said early Tuesday morning.
Later Tuesday morning, Questa Independent …
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By Arcenio J. Trujillo, The Taos News
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1/24/17
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El Valle de los Ranchos Water & Sanitation District held its regularly scheduled board election Jan. 10 to elect two of its five board members to fill positions three and four.
In the official results, as certified by three judges, Gabriel …
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Staff Report
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1/23/17
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More than a century ago, about the time New Mexico became a state, a Goodding black willow sapling emerged naturally — or was planted by a resident — along an earthen irrigation ditch near the center of Taos.
It survived through drought, …
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By Staci Matlock, The Taos News
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1/23/17
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President Donald Trump announced Monday he will nominate former New Mexico congresswoman Heather Wilson to lead the U.S. Air Force.
Wilson, 56, represented the Albuquerque-based 1st District in Congress between 1998 and 2009. Prior to that she …
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One of my favorite books about time is “Time Shifting” by Stephan Rechtschaffen. Time shifting is about intentionally shifting the pace at certain times during the day. When coming home after work, we might still be in a hectic state of mind as …
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By Bernie Linnartz, For The Taos News
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1/23/17
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Officials of the Taos Pueblo and Picuris Pueblo governments took office in recent weeks, beginning their terms at a time when Native American sovereignty and natural resources have been at the forefront of national attention.
Picuris Pueblo
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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1/23/17
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During the past few weeks, animal abuse and neglect calls have been coming in, including animals being severely neglected by being left outside with no shelter.
Then there was the case in which $1,500 was demanded of a woman who had left her …
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By Trish Hernandez, For The Taos News
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1/23/17
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The New Mexico Film Foundation announced two new grant programs for New Mexico students.
The New Mexico Girls Make Movies Grant offers New Mexico girls and young women (ages 12 to 25) the opportunity to submit their original screenplays, shorts …
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Staff Report
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1/22/17
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A federal magistrate judge is allowing a lawsuit that asserts a state wildlife agency’s decision to open a cougar trapping season on public lands violates the Endangered Species Act to proceed.
The cougar trapping season, which began Nov. 1 and …
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Staff Report
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1/22/17
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The following is a condensed version of the Taos Police Department blotter from Jan. 11-16.
Jan. 11
Midnight. Suicide attempt, Camino de la Serna – Subject was walking in the area wearing gray basketball shorts and a white shirt.
12:45 …
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By John Miller
The Taos News
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1/22/17
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The biggest spender among lobbyists in New Mexico last year was not employed by an oil company or a tobacco company or a mining company. Instead, it was a New York-based advocacy group for gun safety that spent $219,500.
The reports, filed this …
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By Steve Terrell, The New Mexican
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1/22/17
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Legislators' last attempt to balance this year's budget relied heavily on across-the-board cuts to state programs, but some critics of the new effort say lawmakers are placing the burden of a projected $69 million deficit on local institutions …
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By Andrew Oxford, The New Mexican
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1/21/17
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Applications are now being accepted for the Aldo and Estella Leopold Residency Program, which provides a monthlong retreat for writers and artists at the couple’s first home in Northern New Mexico and in the intellectual context of land …
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Staff Report
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1/21/17
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The U.S. Forest Service is seeking grant applications by Feb. 23 for forest restoration projects on public and tribal lands in the state.
“Approximately $3 million will be awarded under the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program this year in …
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Staff Report
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1/21/17
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