West Nile guidance urges calm and prevention
Editorial notes that West Nile virus fears are understandable but not a panic, urges vaccination for horses, highlights age risk for people, and offers practical prevention steps. It cites CDC figures, mentions Colfax County cases with none in Taos County, and lists mosquito-avoidance tips and contact numbers for CDC and New Mexico health authorities.
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Taos
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
Barichitos
el Prado
Los Cordovas
Cordillera
Talpa
Arroyo Hondo
Arroyo Seco
CNC
Taos approves $8.5 million bonds for hospital project
Taos Town Council okays $8.5 million in industrial revenue bonds to fund a new hospital and nursing home on a 9.8 acre Paseo Sur site. A Colorado Springs man gets two years probation for aiding the escape of two brothers tied to a Christmas 1962 killing. 1963 droughts noted. Grand Jury convenes Aug 28 to investigate a Rodarte barroom death and possible county injustices.
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Taos Town
Paseo Sur
Colorado Springs
Taos County
Rodarte
Link Between Animal Cruelty and Child Abuse Emphasized
Readers urged to recognize the link between animal neglect and domestic violence. The Taos News notes upcoming multidisciplinary conference in October on child abuse investigation and prosecution with Deedee Stroud presenting on animal abuse correlations.
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Taos News
Community Against Violence
Tri-County Children’s Advocates
Child Protective Services
District Attorney's Office
Law Enforcement
Deedee Stroud
Albuquerque
Taos Children’s Saferoom
Taos
Jennifer Peck
My Turn Letter Appeals for Public Funding and Media Diversity
The Taos News editorials call for public financing of political campaigns to reduce corporate influence. A reader urges Congress to oppose FCC rulings, support competition and local media diversity, and back Senate passage of vital legislation to safeguard democracy. The writer thanks House efforts and hopes for a strong Senate action.
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FCC
Senate
House
House initiatives give hope on FCC rule changes
A reader writes to Sen. Bingaman after the House reportedly passed a bill to block June 2 FCC rule changes seen as promoting media monopolies. The author notes overwhelming citizen contact to FCC and expresses cautious optimism about congressional action.
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Bingaman
Bill Moyer
House of Representatives
FCC
Chesed Project for Seniors Opens with Aug. 3 Open House
The Chesed Project for Seniors begins as an interfaith volunteer effort funded by the Taos Jewish Center and the Stone Soup Collaborative. It aims to form a compassionate network offering peer support, writing groups, phone outreach, walks, and other assistance to aging community members. The success depends on volunteer generosity.
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Taos Jewish Center
Stone Soup Collaborative
Representational voting urged for Penasco community
Rose Velasquez and Carl Struck of PACA urge adoption of representational voting over winner take all methods at the Penasco Area Community Association annual meeting. They warn that nonrepresentational voting can empower a minority with full control and divisive outcomes, stressing public participation and fairness. The PACA meeting is at 7 p.m. today at the Penasco Community Center.
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Community Center Board
Penasco
Our Neighborhood Association
America
Rose Velasquez
Carl Struck
PACA
Pehasco Area Community Association
Hie Pefasco
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