Taos Caring Place Showcases Community Help
Editorial highlights Taos as a caring town with formal drives like Taos Feeds Taos and informal assistance such as rides and babysitting. Tango in Taos IV ends with donations by Saturday June 10 matched by the Taos Community Foundation to support 86 nonprofits. The Humane Society of Taos seeks help with pet overpopulation. coupons aid adoption and spaying neutering. Friday Motors crash prompts court review. community urges parents to curb teen night activity.
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Taos Area Urges Water Conservation And Fire Precautions
Local water associations urge members in Talpa and Ranchos de Taos to cut back lawn watering and car washing during a dry spell. The national forests are closed due to fire risk, and Taos may ban fireworks and cancel the Fourth of July display. Residents are urged to conserve water, avoid outdoor fires, and reduce brush around homes as rains are hoped to come.
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Lawmakers' Addresses and Contact Numbers Listed
Lawrence list of U S lawmakers and state officials with Santa Fe and Washington addresses. Includes U S Senator Domenici and Bingaman, Rep Udall, state Senators Cisneros, Gonzales, Gov Johnson, and President Clinton with phone, fax, and office details. Also notes tainted spellings and inaccurate punctuation from OCR.
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Tax roll update urged to save county jobs
Forum reader urges counting unlisted properties to raise revenue rather than lay off workers. He cites a Questa property with a long undeclared house now on the tax rolls and calls for updating records to boost current revenue and public services. He also questions the Los Alamos fire’s cause and whether a prescribed burn by Park Service staff occurred.
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Forest Guardians blamed for wildfires in public lands debate
A Taos News forum letter argues that forest guardians and land management policies fuel wildfires. The writer claims logging and grazing bans worsen fires, cites Los Alamos damage, and urges fuel removal to protect homes while stressing public lands serve people and ecosystems.
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Stop venting Tam Taos census workers deserve respect
Taos resident Scott Thayer writes about Census Bureau temporary employees in Taos who face frustration, distrust, and hostility. He urges kindness, noting workers are local residents aiding representation and funding and deserve cooperation, not abuse, as they finish the census around town.
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Hazards Behind Los Alamos Fire Loom in Policy Battle
Allen Ferguson, a Taos writer and former New Mexico assistant attorney general, argues that the Cerro Grande Fire reveals health risks from radiation and depleted uranium at LANL and questions U S policy on nuclear weapons. He urges independent monitoring and policy changes to prevent future dangers.
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