Molycorp near shutdown as union to vote on concessions
Union members face a Friday midnight deadline to accept wage and work‑rule concessions or Unocal will shut the Molycorp mine the next day. Union president Jake Ortega says the company seeks 20 percent pay cuts and looser assignments. If closed, reopening would cost at least 60 million and may be financially unfeasible. Dewey warns open pit reactivation is unlikely.
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Millie Blair
Molycorp
Unocal
Jake Ortega
R. Gene Dewey
Questa
Mem
Bership
Ortega
LeRoy Apodaca
Dewey
Rowand draws probation in flood relief racketeering case
Richard Rowand was sentenced by District Judge Bruce Kaufman to five years probation and a $10,000 fine on a racketeering charge tied to a $2.8 million flood relief funds scandal. He must perform 400 hours of community service, pay $85 monthly probation costs, have his contractor license revoked, and sell Ski Valley Junction nightclub, turning $100,000 of profits to the state.
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Richard Rowand
Bruce Kaufman
Ramming
Tim Padilla
Albuquerque
Rowand
Ski Valley Junction
Taos teacher wins reinstatement case up to Supreme Court
The New Mexico Supreme Court declined to hear Taos Municipal Schools appeal over Theresa Singleton's reinstatement. The Court of Appeals had ordered back pay and restoration to a home economics post at Taos Junior High. Singleton returned to work January 6 but back pay details remain unresolved and may affect retirement benefits.
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New Mexico Supreme Court
Taos
Theresa Singleton Cage
Court of Appeals
Singleton
State School Board
Bus serves junior high students to cross Paseo Sur safely
Taos officials arrange Bus No 4 to pick up junior high students at John R Hughes trailer park at 835 am to avoid crossing the five lane Paseo Sur. Police Chief Jose Lucero says no tickets for jaywalking yet while seeking state help for crosswalks or lights.
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Wal-mart
Pueblo Sur
Jose Lucero
Special Services
Rudy Pacheco
John R. Hughes
Lucero
State Highway Department
Taos
Taos braces through weekend gas outage
Taos residents faced a three day gas disruption after a line break froze lines leaving homes and businesses without gas. Stores sold electric heaters and appliances as crews pumped methanol to dissolve ice and restore service. 46 workers from other cities aided the effort and residents cooperated, with hot meals limited to those who found alternatives.
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Judy Romero
Carl Fritz
Carl
Michael
Taos
Robert Coca
Rio Grande Cash Lumber
Taos Area Snow Report and Weekend Forecast
Weather summary notes a high of 57 degrees on Thursday January 23 and a low of 11 Saturday and Sunday. NWS calls for a mostly sunny weekend with teens to 20s lows. Taos Ski Valley reports a 43 inch base at Kachina Basin with packed powder conditions across Taos and Enchanted Forest offers good cross country skiing.
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National Weather Service
Angel Fire
Enchanted Forest
Red River
Sipapu
Rio Castilla
Taos &Ki Valley
Kachina
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Pete R. Mondragon
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Hondo-Seco
Chris Padilla
Arroyo Hondo
John Hanron
Supreme Court
Taos Junior High
Judith Herrera
Herrera
Charles Selomon
Paseo Sur
Garcia Middle School
Safeway
New Ramada Inn
Muriel Wood
Warren Runyan
Annie Olson
Fritz
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