Prisoners' rights rise to citizens' protection by Merilee Dannemann
A Taos County case explores nonviolent offenders, mental competency, and bond. Armel Hunt, jailed for months after staying at Kachina Lodge and skipping payment, refused a lawyer, sought self representation, and faced a mental competency evaluation. District Attorney Lamb and Judge Wright weighed public safety and due process, noting limited resources and the need for rehabilitation pathways.
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Merilee Dannemann
Armel Hunt
Hunt
Kachina Lodge
Taos
Des Moines
Iowa
Colorado Springs
Colo
Taos County
Lamb
John B. Wright
FBI
PBI
Tony Lopez
Colorado Line
Albert Michael Romero
John Harris
Harris
Romero
Mark Hirsch
Schools hire lawyer to defend Taos board member
Taos School Board votes to hire Santa Fe attorney Charles Olmstead to defend Alex Medina and Rudy Pacheco after a parent sues over alleged assault and civil rights violations at Taos Elementary. Insurance will not cover assault damages. Medina may face costs personally if found liable. The suit seeks 25,000 in actual damages and 10,000 in punitive damages.
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Alex Medina
Taos School
Fred Gonzales
Santa Fe
Charles Olmstead
Medina
Rudy Pacheco
Taos
Elia Romero
Katherine
Have van, will travel Three Taos youths turn to authorities after stealing van
Three Taos youths formerly with the Youth Conservation Corps were arrested north of Questa after tricking their former boss about a wheel and fleeing in a van owned by the Bureau of Land Management. State and Questa police stopped them at a roadblock on State Road 3.
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Taos
Youth Conservation Corps
Rio Grande Wild River
Questa
Cerro
Bureau of Land Management
Taos may get its own Better Business Bureau office
A BBB representative said Taos could gain a Santa Fe based bureau with a toll free line after a second recruitment visit. If enough local businesses join, the Santa Fe district office would establish the service to handle consumer complaints and promote honesty, with enforcement against scams and misrepresentation in auto and appliance repairs.
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Taos
Better Business Bureau
Nathonwide Organization of Businesses
Santa Fe
John Hare
Alte
New Mexico
Hare
Better Business
BBB
Zoning Helps Taos Elementary Students Reach Arroyo Seco
A Taos zoning change reduces bus time for Taos Elementary pupils by eliminating long rides to Arroyo Seco. Parents welcome shorter commutes and more integrated arts and activities, while officials promise coordinated arrivals to avoid early buses. Some worry about earlier drop-offs, but the district says scheduling will prevent this.
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Arroyo Seco
Taos Ski Valley
Taos Elementary
Cement shortage delays Taos housing project completion
The cement shortage pushes back Operation Breakthrough builds in Questa and Taos to Sept 15 after earlier targets of July 17 for Questa and Aug 4 for Taos. Final touches remain while 24 houses in the Penasco project are finished and insurance bids have not yet been opened.
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Taos County Housing Authority
Horacio Trujillo
Questa
Taos
Trujillo
Taos County Commission
Penasco
Yrujito
Hendrens sue IRS agents and bank in Taos protest
Richard and Pilar Hendren filed a multi million dollar lawsuit in Taos District Court against First State Bank of Taos and IRS agents Ruben Griego and EY Cardoza over a $25 tax seizure. They seek 42,000 and 8 million dollars each in actual and punitive damages, arguing civil rights violations under common law. The Taos study group they lead claims thousands defend constitutional rights against taxing powers.
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First State Bank of Taos
Internal Revenue Service
Richard
Pilar Hendren
IRS
Hendrens
First State Bank
Taos Study Group
District Court
Taos
Ruben Griego
Santa Fe
EY Cardoza
Albuquerque
Hiendren
David Wuodard
Julia
Medina
Howard Brandenburg
Suis
Hendren
Tyes
Movemennt
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