Opinion
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Through media exposure, our children view multiple acts of violence each week. They feel pressured to act and look older than they are. The values, behaviors and thinking they discover through TV, …
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By Pamela Pereyra, Taos
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2/16/17
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A big thank you to all those who helped make El Norte Icebowl III, a disc golf food bank fundraiser, a success again this year.
As the primary financial support for La Jicarita Foodbasket, …
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By Robin McLean, El Prado
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2/16/17
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If President Donald Trump were raising an issue of the importance of critical thinking as it relates to mass media every time he screamed a warning of “fake news,” that would be one …
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2/16/17
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Last week, the University of New Mexico’s acting president, Chaouki Abdallah, issued a special communication to the campus community in response to President Trump’s executive order of …
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By Dr. Martinez "Marty" Hewlett
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2/9/17
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Hillary Clinton was right about one thing in 1998 when she told Matt Lauer there was a vast right-wing conspiracy against her husband “since the day he announced for president” in October …
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By Barbara Scott
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2/9/17
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Taos County residents overwhelmingly approved a mill levy to improve the financial status of Holy Cross Hospital. CEO Bill Patten assured us the monies would fully benefit our community by upgrading …
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By Elizabeth Rusnell
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2/9/17
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One consequence of Donald Trump’s victory could be the end of the age of federal government and the beginning of the preeminence of states’ rights and state rule. And, inevitably, of …
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My mother was a French immigrant to the U.S. in 1939. When she died at age 27 in 1942, she was not yet a citizen, but rather classified as a “registered alien.” Involved in World War II, …
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Shortly after Donald Trump won the election, a sign was affixed to a London pub door which read: “All Americans must be accompanied by an adult.” I thought it was funny at the time. I got …
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By Linda Fair, El Prado
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2/9/17
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The Trump administration should be ashamed of itself for unnecessarily causing rattled nerves and even full-blown panic among immigrants of various statuses across the country. His executive order …
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2/9/17
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Activism can be fun. Getting involved doesn’t have to become a suffer-fest. That’s one of my important take-aways from going to D.C. to participate in the Women’s March on …
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By Meg Scherch Peterson
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2/2/17
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My work takes me to many places around the globe including developed and developing parts of the world. Yet it is Taos that has captured my heart and is a place that I joyfully return to …
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By Lindley Edwards
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2/2/17
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A terrible tragedy that affects thousands of vulnerable children and adults in need of often lifesaving mental health and substance abuse treatment continues to play out in slow motion in New Mexico. …
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By Sen. Mary Kay Papen
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2/2/17
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‘Trust me! I’m, like, a smart person.” I think the last time I heard someone say that I was in seventh grade, but the leader of the free world said it a dozen times last year and …
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‘What threatens us today is fear ... our danger is the forces in the world today which are trying to use man’s fear to rob him of his individuality, his soul, trying to reduce him to an …
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By Bob Parker
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2/2/17
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How ironic! I just watched a PSA by the New Mexico School Boards Association, touting New Mexico public schools. It made glowing claims about our public school system that, if true now, may soon not …
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By Adele E. Zimmermann
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2/2/17
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Many persons deeply concerned by Trump’s anti-democratic initiatives are eager to oppose any erosion of basic American institutions and civil liberties. Happily, many are joining newly formed …
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I feel compelled to respond to Ms. Ferguson’s recent “Give President Trump a chance” letter to The Taos News.
While I agree our children should not be exposed to the sick hatred …
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2/2/17
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When politics trip up and delay the proper funding for mental health services in New Mexico, it’s immoral. More and more, it’s clear that it will be citizens, not politicians or …
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2/2/17
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Our brains evolved not to reason and ask why but to do or die. Unbeknownst to us, our brains perpetually scan the environment for danger. A car crosses the double yellow line on 518, for instance. …
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On Jan. 21 over 100 Taoseños gathered at the Plaza in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington and the millions worldwide who are protesting the election and policies of Donald …
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By Liz Kelner, El Prado
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1/30/17
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As I was driving past the fire department Jan. 18, a lot of smoke was rising out of my SUV’s hood. I pulled into the fire department’s parking lot, turned off the ignition and ran into …
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By Anna Walters, Taos
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1/30/17
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