State tax overhaul urged over fiddling in New Mexico
A New Mexico opinion piece urges a broad reform of the tax system beyond small changes. It notes heavy reliance on gross receipts taxes, low property taxes, and local levies, with references to bills on concert tax exemptions and county education tax reimposition.
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New Mexico
Richard Anklam
Anklam
Nmtri.org
Pan Am Center
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
Taos County
Carlos Cisneros
Questa
Bobby Gonzales
Taos
Iran's Standoff and North Korea Talks Highlight Regional Strains
Editorial outlines four Iranian maneuvers increasing tension including IAEA access denial at Parchin, Suez Canal warship movements to Syria, Gulf force drills, and oil cutoff threats to France and Britain. It notes U S and North Korea talks in Beijing with no breakthrough, urging united regional approach and careful conditions for North Korea talks.
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Iran
International Atomic Energy Agency
Parchin
Tehran
IAEFA
IAEA
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Syria
Bashar Assad
Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
France
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
United States
North Korea
Beijing
Kim Jong Il
North
Kim Jong UN
U.S
Glyn Davies
Japan
South Korea
Perky Purloining Pair Pilfering in the Pumpkin Patch
The court records note a lighthearted misadventure as a couple is linked to a pumpkin patch theft case. Local crime reporters reveal playful framing while noting the Torrance County case title and its unusual tone.
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Torrance County
Doonesbury pumpkin patch crime tale at Moriarty court
A front page mockument of Doonesbury style crime depicts Lauren and Matthew, UNM students, who allegedly pilfered a pumpkin. Judge Steve Jones of Moriarty Magistrate Court sentenced them to 40 hours of community service as part of the Pumpkin Patch Plot coverage.
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Diane Denish
Richardson
Lauren
Matthew
UNM
Steve
Roswell Students Named to Dean's Honor Roll at Wayland Baptist
Kathy Dittman Meri Jenkins and Christy Walker of Roswell were named to the 1986 fall semester Dean's Honor Roll at Wayland Baptist University. Dittman 22 maintains a 3.66 GPA as a senior, Jenkins 21 holds a 3.84 GPA as a senior, and Walker 19 is a freshman with a 3.5 GPA following Goddard High School graduation.
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Kathy Dittman
Meri Jenkins
Christy Walker
Roswell
Wayland Baptist University
Dittman
Bill E. Anderson
Goddard High School
Jenkins
J.J. Jenkins
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