Taos Merchants Push Plan to Revitalize Plaza and Park
Editors urge Taos to heed merchants led by Harold Timber as they revive the Taos Merchants Association. They call for cleaner Plaza bricks, native plant landscaping, safer Kit Carson Park, more police patrols, better lighting, and ongoing maintenance to boost tourism and local life.
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Harold Timber
Taos Plaza
Taos
Timber
Taos Merchants Association
Kit Carson Park
Taos Schools Meet State Standards Amid Broad Watch
Taos public schools avoid probation and all meet standards under a new State Department of Education rating system. The district, one of the poorer counties, receives credit for meeting standards despite budget tightness and economic challenges.
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Taos
Department of Education
Lawmakers Addresses and Contact Numbers Compiled
A compiled list of addresses phone numbers and faxes for U S lawmakers statewide and federal. It includes Senator Joff Bingtenon Santa Fe and Washington offices plus State Senator Carlos Cisnesos and State Representative Roberto Gonzales with room numbers boxes and ZIPs. Also listed are Gov Gary Johnson and President Bill Clinton with White House contact details and web pages.
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Pate Domnanta
Federal Room
Sanit Fe
Dopandy
Dom Gov
Sen
Joff Bingtenon
E. Vy
Sonia Fe
Tsaneens
Reneese
Santa Fe
Dormion House
Washington, D.C
Tom Udal
Moi House
Carlos Cisnesos
Questa
Fox
Roberto Gonzales
Santa ‘Fe
Gary Johnson
Ay Fox
Governor State
Bill Clinton
House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
Taos Water Drought Question From Local Neighbor
A Taos resident warns that lush lawns drain Taos water supplies amid three dry winters and three dry summers. She questions whether water scarcity is real or exaggerated and urges protection of the delicate balance of Taos streams and wells.
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Taos
San Luis Valley
Southwest
Donna Goebel
Taos Editor Calls for More Dog Issue Letters
A reader thanks recent Taos editorials on the pervasive dog problem and hopes letters continue. The writer moved to Taos to escape city noise and pollution and praises the laid back small community.
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Taos
Dog noise prompts call for night-time curbs in Taos
A Taos letter from Cass Adams laments nightly dog barking and advocates clear laws, enforcement and fines for evening noise between 9 PM and 7 AM. He cites Boulder experiences and notes he closes windows in summer as cooler air returns.
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Valverde
Martinez Lane
Cass Adams Taos
UNM Taos education reform fuels growth and jobs
Since becoming part of UNM in 1993 Taos Learning Center shows a fourfold rise in student registration and credit hours. Under Dr. Augustine Martinez it supports 30 contracted staff and hundreds of part time positions while delivering over $2.2 million yearly in student aid to the local economy. Spring 2000 set records in credit hours and headcount as many higher education institutions struggle. The reform centers on putting students first, inclusiveness, and innovation with growth in academic transfer courses and career technology offerings.
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Taos Learning Center
University of New Mexico
Augustine Martinez
Unm-Taos
Department of Instruction
Albuquerque
State Board of Education
UNM Ae
de Briglar
Osting EU Vest
Brian Foe
Carlos Ramireg
Taos College shifts to six Career Academies model
Taos High School contemplates adopting the academy structure to create a seamless kindergarten to 14 system in New Mexico. The college expands extended block classes, reduces averages to 15 students, and broadens concurrent enrollment with Taos Pelasco Questa and Cimarron high schools, aiming to become a top regional community college.
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Taos High School
Taos
New Mexico
Pelasco
Questa
Cimarron
Tech Prep
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Espanola
USPA
Taos County
Moreno Valley
United States
Taosnews
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Taos News
P.O
Taos, NM
el Crepusculo, Inc
Sucesor del Crepiscirlo
el Padre Antonio José Martinez
Boulder
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Leamos 2000
Friends of the Public Library
Los Alamos National Foundation
Youth and Family Center
Pizza Hut
Angel Rudd
Veronica Trujillo
Julieta Ballesteros
Leamos
Carmen D. Medina
Elsie Rivali
Margaret Killingworth
James Rannefeld
Neta of
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