Opinion
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For decades, pre-tax savings for retirement was touted as beneficial to the saver. After all, you pay more taxes while working than during retirement so why not defer taxes on retirement income until …
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By Brenda Hillegas
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10/31/25
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I have an issue of public safety that I’d like to bring to people’s awareness. It’s about the ability of emergency responders to locate the house of someone in need of help, when …
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Ted Harmon, Ranchos de Taos
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3/16/17
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‘May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants—while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine …
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By The Rev. Gary Kowalski
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3/16/17
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Dear World,
I’m feeling uncertain about this transition taking place in America. But I wanted to give you an update from my vantage point in rural New Mexico.
First and foremost, I do not …
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By Rick Haltermann
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3/16/17
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Recently I returned to Taos from Indiana. As I crested a hill on I-70 in northeast Kansas, I saw before me a military base that stretched as far as I could see, off to the north and west. I passed …
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By Artie Wolfe
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3/16/17
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I am opposed to the decision made by the town council to allow taller building codes for the coming Holiday Inn Express. I believe it sets an irreversible precedent that opens the doors to the type …
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By Bronwyn Taylor
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3/16/17
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You usually plan to be at a new job more than a year, but life happens and circumstances change.
So as I move on from a year as the editor of The Taos News, I want to offer a few observations and …
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By Damon Scott, The Taos News
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3/16/17
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3/16/17
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So the tourist letter writer does not like the anti-Trump/Republican/corporate protest signs in Taos. The writer claims to be concerned that such “unwelcoming” signs will hurt local Taos …
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By Dirk Murchison and Georganna Robinett, Taos
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3/15/17
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The taking of mothers and fathers from children and deporting them is a serious, criminal form of child abuse. Many of these children, who are losing their parents to deportation, are American …
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By Joe Balsamo, For The Taos News
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3/14/17
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While Taos is an exceptionally welcoming community, we have our quirks. As the late Tony Hillerman said when describing resident's modest reaction to a man in high heels, pancake makeup and nylons, …
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Alma Lones, Taos
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3/14/17
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3/9/17
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Gov. Susana Martinez should sign House Bill 144 into law, a bill that allows the establishment of research programs for industrial hemp in New Mexico. She should also sign Senate Bill 258, which …
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3/9/17
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Herr Trump and his fascist administration are moving quickly toward realizing the nightmare that many Americans knew would take place once his regime ensconced itself in our nation’s capital …
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In response to “Think About It, Taoseños,” I would like to say that I respect Dr. Ed Kollar’s right to express his opinion about the signage that is often seen along the main …
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CJ McGinnis, Ranchos de Taos
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3/9/17
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Just want to tell you how much I like Larry Torres' column "Spamglish." I look forward to coming to Taos just to read that. His writing is so funny, and in good taste. He combines language, culture …
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Lina Wong
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3/9/17
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A drive through the Walmart, Smith’s or Albertsons parking lot looking at the parked cars tells the story about the three faces of Taos. You see the sleek black Mercedes S500 next to the nicely …
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By Donald Keefe
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3/9/17
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As another ice skating season comes to a close, I would like to thank all the volunteer coaches who generously gave up their Saturday mornings to work with the students on our U.S. Figure Skating …
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Peter Heveron, Taos
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3/9/17
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I read, with sadness, Dr. Ed Kollar's letter in The Taos News (Feb. 23, 2017) in which he noted a disparity of a cohesive "community" in Taos. He is right in the way he means it, but wrong …
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Tracy McCallum, Port Angeles, Washington
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3/9/17
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I want to give out a shout-out to our community hospital here in Taos County, Holy Cross. I had a procedure done there two weeks ago, and I have to give recognition to a lot of people for making it …
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V. Michael Young
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3/9/17
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Before the Anglos came, the Spanish people dug acequias by hand to carry water from the mountains to their fields. Before the Spanish people came, the people of Taos Pueblo diverted water to nourish …
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By Doug Bridgers
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3/2/17
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Critical access hospitals (CAHs) provide vital services in rural areas and often serve as the foundations of rural health care delivery systems. To improve care for patients residing in rural areas, …
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By Ira Vandever
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3/2/17
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Fake news has invaded the Taos paper in the recent political cartoon about the critical access designation for Holy Cross Hospital. I’m extremely disappointed in the cartoon’s total …
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By Paul Kamprath
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3/2/17
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The day we are born, we are given the two most important assets in life that we will ever receive. They are time and health.
It would be difficult to prioritize and evaluate which of the two …
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By Harold Timber
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3/2/17
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My family and I visited your beautiful city from Central Texas. Our plan was to escape the toxic environment of a big city for a week, ski and chill in one of your historic bed and breakfasts, and …
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