Taos County Realigns Districts Amid Protests and Changes
Taos County commissioners reaffirmed plans to realign districts and add voting places following a Friday vote on January 24. New districts set populations of 7720 in District I, 7956 in District II, and 7442 in District III, with precincts renumbered. El Prado moves to District II, Taos Pueblo to District I, and Los Cordovas is split between North and South, prompting concerns of voter confusion.
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County Commission
Taos Commission
Telesfor Gonzales
Gonzales
el Prado
Bernie Torres
Taos Pueblo
David Fernandez
Los Cordovas
Lawsuit follows roadblock near Taos sparks legal fight
The New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association with the ACLU plans a civil suit against roadblock organizers on State Road 150 north of Taos. They seek to strike down drug sniffing dog use where license checks were a pretext for drug searches. Taos officials defend the roadblock as lawful and limited.
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Taos
Dan’ Cron
Santa Fe
New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Nmcdla
Cron
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Sammy Pacheco
Pacheco
Law's long arm catches Platt in Taos telescope
Minnesota attorney Mark Allen Sampson vanished in 1986 leaving clients and more than $400,000 missing. In 1992 investigators linked Sampson to Judd Adam Platt, who worked at Taos Ski Valley. Sampson was arrested on federal mail fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property charges and held for transport to Minnesota.
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Mark Allen Sampson
Fridley
Minn
Sampson
Judd Adam Platt
Taos Ski Valley
Albuquerque
Minnesota
Gary Kreyer
Anoka County
Kreyer
Sheriff's Office
Las Vegas
Nev
Kyen
Nevada
Houston
Keystone
Fort Collins
Denver
Aspen
Colo
Santa Fe
Taos
Taos Country Inn
Rancho Rio Pueblo
Carabas Road
Upper
Ranchitos
Platt
Miners Hurry to Find Work as Molycorp Closes
Solemn mood at Molycorp as 180 workers are laid off and the mine will eventually fill with water. Environmental reclamation and possible reopening in years ahead are planned while miners seek new jobs in New Mexico or out of state, with Arizona shown as a key out-of-state option.
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Molycorp
Dave Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Rose Martinez
Martinez
Horace Martinez
Esparsiola Valley
Questa
Los Alamos
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Bob Henson
OGM
Salt Lake City
al Romero
Pefiasco
Arizona
Asarco Inc
Sahuarita
Ariz
Glen Archuleta
Costs of recall mulled in Questa school board case
The Questa district weighs recall costs for three board members Dale Cisneros Margaret Cohenovuer and Jose Cisneros with potential legal fees and a new election. Attorneys must pick a new judge within 10 days after disqualification of district judges Joseph Caldwell and Peggy Nelson.
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Questa
Dale Cisneros
Margaret Cohenovuer
Jose Cisneros
Joseph Caldwell
Peggy Nelson
Charlotte Heatherington
Levi Duran
Danny Pacheco
Margaret Ruiz
State Department of Education
Heatherington
Questesia Clara Barela
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The
Taos News
Pipase Ase
Page
Law
Sampson/Platt
Bert Vigil
Cerro
Floraca Martine
Phil Jiron
Lotar
Sags
Barela
Kelt Cooper
Larry Salazar
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