Columbus raid compared to Sept 11 debates linger
Col umbus residents debate Pancho Villa raid of 1916 noting Villa may have stayed on Gato Hill with soldiers and horses. Witnesses recount killings at the Hoover and Commercial Hotels, the escape of A D Frost, and ceremonies at Pancho Villa State Park linking the event to modern terror narratives.
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Columbus
Angel Borunda
Columbus Historical Museum
U.s.-Mexico
Villa
Borunda
Gato Hill
N.M
Pancho Villa
David
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Hoover Hotel
13Th Cavalary
Pancho Villa State Park
U.S. Army Camp
Furlong
Coote’s Hill
U.S. Customs House
Columbus Street
Ravel
Bryan
Camp Furlong
Bessie James
James
Commercial Hotel
William T. Ritchie
H.M. Hart
Charles D. Miller
John W. Walker
A.D. Frost
Richard Dean
Santa Fe city council approves living wage ordinance
The Santa Fe City Council unanimously passes a living wage for some city workers and contractors, phasing in 10.50 per hour over three years. About 365 workers are affected, with costs of 6.5 million and potential wage changes for roughly 600 additional workers. The measure begins in 2003 and exempts union members. A task force will study extending the wage to private firms. Money sources vary by year and budget constraints.
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Santa FE
Frank Montano
Arturo Rodriguez
Montano
Pojoaque Pueblo faces water fight over golf course expansion
State Engineer Tom Turney says Pojoaque Pueblo uses two to three times their water rights as they open an 18 hole course and plan a second. The 40 year old Aamodi water rights lawsuit targets Rio Tesuque Rio Nambe and Rio Pojoaque.
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Pojoaque
Pojoaque Pueblo
Tom Turney
Pueblo
Turney
Aamodi
Rio Tesuque
Rio Nambe
Rio Pojoaque
Guardsmen receive medals for saving baby at Albuquerque airport
Four New Mexico National Guardsmen were awarded the United States Meritorious Service Medal and the New Mexico Medal of Valor for saving Samuel Vigil III after the infant stopped breathing at Albuquerque International Sunport during holiday operations. The rescue involved Specialist Richard Grace and colleagues coordinating care at the information booth and assisting as a crowd formed, with medic Norman Gonzales applying a pinch to stimulate breathing and Senior Airman Jonathan Pino aiding crowd control. The ceremony honored their quick actions during Operation Safe Skies and gratitude from the baby's family.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Richard Grace
Grace
Samuel Vigil Sr
Kimberly Gold
Vigil Sr
Norman Gonzales
Gonzales
Pino
Gold
Salvador Gonzalez
Rio Rancho
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Albuquerque Tribune
Howard Bryan
John J. Pershing
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Dean
Samuel Vigil III
Easons
W. Sherrill Lane
Roswell
Roger K
Burnett
Roger K. Burnett
REDT
Roswell Board
Chaves County Tourism Council
Chamber of Commerce Board
Roswell Alumni Board
Sunrise Optimist
Chaves County School Employees Credit Union Board
Roy Cahill
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