My Turn
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Only a few days remain for the Bureau of Land Management to take public comment as it prepares an environmental impact statement on the construction of the proposed 33-mile, overhead high-voltage power line through portions of northern Santa Fe …
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—Santa Fe New Mexican
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1/3/17
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In my opinion, no initiative addressing the horrors of the coming Trump administration is more significant than the Jan. 21 Million Women March — with its primary venue being the Washington, D.C., National Mall. But there are marches and …
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By G. Frank Oatman
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12/29/16
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Editor’s note: Patricia T. Ripley Rodriguez, 92, of Taos, died Dec. 19.
When we moved into our house on Santistevan Lane 12 years ago, I met my neighbor Pat Ripley right off the bat. Her age was undetermined, but I knew she was in her late 70s. …
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By Cherie Burns
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12/29/16
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A few days ago I had an experience that I would like to share with you all. Particularly as it is the end of a troubled year and the beginning of a new one with very few good, positive forecasts. I promise that it will be a positive column and not …
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By Ana Klenicki
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12/29/16
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In my 27 years as a resident of the Taos valley, I’d be hard pressed to find two more ridiculous “My Turn” submissions than what I read in the Nov. 30 issue of The Taos News — one by an elected official and the other by a school …
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By Clarke Dunnam
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12/29/16
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Let me begin by thanking the Martinez family for giving me the privilege and opportunity to honor their father, grandfather, former boss and friend, Mr. Roy Martinez, during his last days on earth. However, because of personal reasons I was unable …
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By Tony Archuleta
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12/23/16
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About a year ago, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative filed a request before the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) to increase rates for electricity to all residential, business, organizational and institutional users. More than 200 residential users …
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By Fabi Romero
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12/23/16
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Feedback from the article on Mabel [Dodge Luhan], “Taoseña offers different look at Mabel’s legacy,” revealed two things.
One, it struck a nerve. And two, the letters, internet hits and phone calls made it even more conspicuous that …
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By Anita Rodríguez
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12/19/16
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For nearly 20 years, I wrote a monthly “My Turn” editorial for my-then local newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts. When I moved to Taos in February 2014, the editor of that paper graciously allowed me to contribute a perspective from New …
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By Daniel A. Brown
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12/19/16
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President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” We are currently at risk of just such a skinning.
Utah Rep. Rob Bishop is proposing that …
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By John Miles
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12/19/16
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Bravo to all who had anything to do with the new Blake Hotel and plaza in Taos Ski Valley. I believe that Ernie [Blake] would be hugely proud.
The mountain is proud and happy with all the new changes, and one can sense it and feel it in their …
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By Rick Richards
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12/19/16
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During my tenure as a trustee on the Kit Carson Electric Co-op board, representing the Peñasco and surrounding communities, I have advocated for stable rates, a financially sound co-op, more renewable energy, a reliable electric system, broadband …
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