Emu ranchers face tax hike after New Mexico moratorium
Kathy and Doc Watson moved their emu operation from Texas to New Mexico after ratites were recognized as livestock, cutting property taxes by over 76 percent. A seven-year moratorium later ended the tax break, forcing them to pay regular taxes again and prompting frustration over the loss of favored status for their unique livestock.
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Kathy
Doc Watson
Texas
New Mexico
Watson
Watsons
Kathy Watson
Taos Council shelves inline skating ordinance
Taos Town Council unanimously tabled indefinitely a proposed ordinance to allow limited in line skating on town streets after a police chief recommendation. Officials cited deteriorated street conditions from winter weather and concerns of discriminatory draft, noting riders could not traverse the community on skates.
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Taos
Neil Curran
Curran
Taos Plaza
Paseo del Pueblo Norte
Sur
Camino de la Placita
The
Taos News
McDonald’s
Ranchitos Road
Spelling Champ Herrera Repeats At Taos County Bee
Gabriel Herrera of Questa defends his county title winning with lunette and metamorphose at the Taos County Spelling Bee held February 19 in Questa. Sydney Linden places second and Duane Ortega third representing Questa and Taos districts.
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Gabriel Herrera
Questa
Taos County
Questa Independent
Nancy Gonzalez
Herrera
Sydney Linden
Taos
Duane Ortega
Halley Bebout
Ricardo Rael
Manuel Medina
Michael Vigil
Diane Cisneros
Rachel Rael
Thomas Roller
Pefiasco Independent
Ashley Gonzales
Francine Rodriguez
Juan Pablo Mares
Jason Ribas
Alice Lage
Victor Atencio
Maxine Casados
Cesar Montano
Claudette Lopez
June Matthews
Jeremy Ortega
Adria Cordova
Nicholas Church
Vanessa Ortiz
R.J. Castellon
Felisha Romero
Joaquin Valdez
Dwayne Ortega
Taos Municipal
Halley Bebott
Peter Winter
Shawn Petche
Lorenzo Ortiz
Daniel Ingroff
Lia Vigil Y Romero
Taos News
Doria Hagler
Taos man Semino faces state charges in rape case
Taos resident Raymond P. Semino, jailed after turning himself in February 10, is bound for state District Court on two counts of criminal sexual penetration with firearm enhancement and kidnapping. A preliminary hearing added a second rape charge based on the victim’s testimony. The alleged attack occurred at Semino’s Llano mobile home and lasted over two hours.
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Raymond P. Semino
Taos
State District Court
Betty Gonzales
Semino
John Day
Day
Kenneth Ray
Arizona
Llano
Ray
La Plaza to charge home Internet users in April
La Plaza Telecommunity Foundation will begin charging home Internet users a flat six dollar fee for six hours of online use with seventy five cent per extra hour starting in April. The change ends free access of up to fifteen hours monthly and aims to cover escalating costs and dwindling grants.
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la Plaza Telecommunity Foundation
George Zopf
la Plaza
Taos County
Zopf
la Plaza Research Center
Pefiasco
Questa
Robin Collier
Board of Directors
Collier
U.S. Department of Commerce
Kellogg Foundation
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Town Kills
Mike Stauffer
Terrance Vestai
Terrance Vestal
Dorie Hagler
Micah Krout
Taos High School
la Glaze
Lincoln/Douglas
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