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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1986
Page
3
Editorial argues Taos Municipal Schools face high student and staff absences with Mondays and Fridays worst. It urges a compulsory attendance policy, no excused absences, and real accountability for parents to curb 23 percent partial-day and 10 percent full-day absences, tying funding to attendance.
Former students recall Alice Hyson School founded in 1892 as a Presbyterian mission. The building, now run down and for sale, could be saved for community use with donations to Angel Romero Trujillo Connie Garcia Vargas Peggy Selph Sparks or the author at Ranchos de Taos Box 626.
District attorney George Reynolds said Sheriff Arturo Fasho Trujillo acted under a misunderstanding after freeing a prisoner from County Jail before term end. The office policy has prisoners work mornings with city crews and afternoons in the Plaza under supervision.
Taos Ski Valley faces opposition over Cottam's plan for a shopping arcade and footbridge. Mickey Blake calls rental equipment conflicts. supporters argue competition boosts services and jobs amid unemployment. The dispute centers on Forest Service land access and the case for free enterprise in TSV.
In Taos a visiting editor extols the Harwood Library as a warm humanistic centerpiece of the town, calling it a valuable cultural treasure. The Taos News invites Forum letters up to 350 words, hand-signed, with phone numbers, to be addressed to Forum, The Taos News, Taos NM 87571.
William Davis lauds Taos County Commission for withdrawing bypass support and urging a comprehensive land use plan. He criticizes tourism methods and Bob Brooks, stressing Taos landscape and culture as the region’s enduring draw against rapid development and “quick money.”
BEA BALSAMO, P.A. of Ranchos de Taos reflects on Hands Across America raising $30,000 in Taos for homelessness. She notes volunteers and agencies face harsh realities, with many homeless needing food, shelter, mental health care, rehab, and job training, while some link to negative town behavior. She mailed $10 to Taos Sangre de Cristo, Box 3031.
A personal rant on service outages and billing contrasts with a positive note about volunteering for Kid-Ability at Ranchos Elementary. Dale Rough questions charges for partial service while praising a safety education program, thanking Jeannie Clawson, Principal Valerio, and volunteers. DeDe Ara signs.
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