Elderly inmate released after months with no charges in New Mexico
In Questa, elderly resident Brian O'Brien Hudson languished in Santa Fe jail for weeks on a misde meanor with no attorney or court date while agencies failed to help. The New Mexico Agency on Aging and a private attorney intervened within 24 hours of learning of his existence, and charges were dismissed.
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Questa
Adult Protective Services
Santa Fe
Brian O’brien Hudson
New Mexico Agency On Aging
Michelle Grisham
Agency On Aging
Hudson
Pojoaque Pueblo Tribal
Cornell Santa Fe
Public Defender's Office
APS
New Mexico
Taos
O’brien
O'Brien
Pilar
Taos Awaits a Super Wal Mart Threat and Opportunity
Taos residents brace for a possible Super Wal Mart after lease signing near the Taos County Chamber of Commerce. Economist Ken Stone warns it could hurt local shops though it might reduce weekend trips to Albuquerque and Colorado, with sales declines projected for area grocers.
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Taos
Super Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Taos County
Stone
Midwest
Espartola
Albuquerque
Colorado
Wal- Mart
Taos town awaits Wal Mart deal amid zoning hurdles
Taos negotiates with Wal Mart over a long term lease on a 22 to 24 acre site at Paseo del Pueblo Sur and Paseo del Cafion West. Half the property is M-1 and HCPD zoned, while the remainder is residential agricultural needing zone changes and approvals from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council.
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Taos
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Corporation
Cunningham
Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Paseo del Cafion
Town Planning and Zoning Commission
Charity scam targets 76-year-old woman in taos area
Clara Medina of Ranchos de Taos received a Thursday 5 p.m. call claiming to be from the Fraternal Order of Police and demanding 75 dollars to avoid arrest. Medina says she reported fearing arrest and officials warn against impersonation and misrepresentation by solicitors.
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Clara Medina
Ranchos de Taos
Fraternal Order of Police
Medina
Fop
New Mexico
Ag’ Office
Census Bureau Seeks Workers for 2000 Census
The federal government will start its largest peacetime undertaking to count every person in the United States in 2000. Commerce Department representatives say planning began after the last census, with New Mexico's population noted among those involved.
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United States
U.S. Department of Commerce
New Mexico
Taos County awaits reopening of historic hot springs
Taos Land Trust acquired Ponce de Leon Hot Springs Llano Quemado with a donor gift in November 1997 to reopen the site for Taos County residents. The trust aims to make the springs a public park with picnicking swimming and relaxation opportunities but faces internal questions on next steps and funding as plans develop.
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Ponce de Leon
Taos County
Taos Land Trust
Taos
Llano Quemado Hot Springs
Nity
Llano Quemado
Land Trust
Hamilton Brown
Clare Swanger
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