Milestones mark Class of 2010 graduations across Taos area
Editorial highlights multiple area schools celebrating commencements from Taos Questa Pelasco Chamisa Mesa Vista Grande and UNM Taos. It notes Chamisa Mesa closes after 20 years and Vista Grande’s first graduation with ten diplomas while honoring Ruby Tafoya Martinez who earned a bachelor’s degree after 17 years of study.
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Open primaries urged to include all voters in Taos County
The letter argues that June 1 primary voters who declined to state party affiliation could not vote in contests for state and county offices. Taos County Commission seats were decided in the primary with no November opposition. Taxpayers funded the primary, not just Democrats and Republicans, and the writer calls for publicly funded open primaries to include independents and all registered voters.
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Taos County My Turn guidelines for submissions
Guidelines for My Turn submissions require original work not published elsewhere, with daytime phone and town for authorship confirmation. Include a one to two line bio, real name only, limit thanks to five entities, and one item per 30 days. Priority given to Taos County writers. deadline Monday noon. photos by email.
Taos art fairs fuel local economy amid concerns over Arctic drilling
Lauri Martino of Boone Colorado writes about a decade of Taos art fairs drawing tourists who spend on hotels restaurants galleries and groceries. She links festival vitality to Taos economy and urges preservation of Taos shows amid broader oil spill anxieties and politics surrounding Arctic drilling.
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Public transit and the car era clash in Taos editorial
Joanne Forman argues 1920s streetcars and postwar auto boom shaped society revealing the limits of car focus. She calls for a major public transit revival, broader funding, and a patriotic shift away from oil dependence, citing Santa Fe Belén light rail progress and Taos bus upgrades.
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Valverde Commons aims to restore land and open park space
Kristin Ulibarri and Barbara Zaring announce Valverde Commons efforts in Taos to convert 14 acres to permanent open space and conserve 10 acres via a Taos Land Trust easement. They restore the historic drainage ditch, reclaim fields with native seed, and invite acequia collaboration for a productive, green belt public use area.
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