Water feud tests Taos County public services
A complex clash pits HI Valle de los Ranchos Water and Sanitation District against Talpa Mutual Domestic Water Users Association while a Health and Environment Department case against Sangre de Cristo Community Mental Health looms. Activists petitioned the EID to intervene, pressing for funds to build a new water system for El Valle with Talpa water support, amid political pressure from Sen. Gonzales and Gov. Anaya. The row raises questions about governance, public funding, and the fate of mental health care for Talpa and Taos County.
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Dick and
Jane
HI Valle de Los Ranchos Water and Sanitation District
Talpa Mutual Domestic Water Users Association
State Health and Environment Division
Sangre de Cristo Community Mental Health
Talpa
el Valle
EID
Russell Rhodes
Delfina Torrez
Nancy Gonzales
Gonzales
Torrez
el Valle Board
Francisco el Comanche Gonzales
Sen
Toney Anaya
Robert McNeill
Department of Health and Environment
McNeill
Sangre de Cristo Community Mental Health Services
Alex Martinez
Sangre de Cristo
Martinez
Sangre
Hed
Taos County
Beautiful Signs Prompt Taox News Look Into Sign Rules
The Taox News checks sign code enforcement and origin of workers on new construction. Findings include the Hudson sign’s permanent oversize variance, 7 to 1 sign due to March conformity, Big O due this year, Speedway due in 1984, and Jack Denver’s neon tubing recessed not removed. Gus Fernandez says inspect compliance. many freestanding signs lack required planters, suggesting a summer beautification push.
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Taox News
Taosenos
Hudson
Big O
Speedway
Jack Denver
Gus Fernandez
Plan for peace not defense by Dr John Jameson
Dr Jameson argues nuclear war risks and urges shifting focus from building weapons to living in peace. He notes past misreadings of deterrence and emphasizes that mutual destruction endangers the planet, urging restraint over an arms race.
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John Jameson
Mr. Cook
Leningrad
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
U.S
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Succesor de El Crepusculo Taos News history staff list
The Taos News publishes weekly on Thursdays under El Crepusculo heritage founded in 1834 by Father Antonio Jose Martinez. It lists publisher, editor, managers, sales reps, reporters, and staff. subscription rates vary by region with domestic and foreign options.
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Antonio Jose Martinez Kobla McKinney
Silie Blair
Sammy Lopez
Businésy
Randy Capitani
Esther Herrera
Debbie Medina
Leslie Phillips
Judy Romero
Suzanne Romero
Victoria Sherry
Nancy Stadler
Bryan Welch
Steve Winston
Valle de Los Ranchos board backs Del Torres later resign
Forum El Valle board members Paul Valerio and Nancy Gonzales defend Del Torres after a Taos News article misstated whether his resignation was accepted. The board praises his service, noting his role in founding the Water and Sanitation District and local ski programs. They apologize for any damage to his reputation.
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del Torres
Valle’ de Los Ranchos
Taos
del Torrez
Valle
el Valle
Paul Valerio
Nancy Gonzales
Valle de Los Ranchos
Tailings disposal concerns loom over Questa site
A letter to Fchard C. Niemeyer of the BLM and published in The Taos News urges strict NEPA and EPA compliance for the Guadalupe Mountain tailings disposal project by Union Molycorp. The group cites air water and land risks, past Molycorp environmental issues, and calls for a reclamation plan and bond. They warn of potential turquoise lake fate and threaten legal action with Sierra Club support.
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Guadalupe Mountain
Union Molycorp
Questa
Neimeyer
BLM
Turquoise
Guadalupe
Molycorp
Acequias
Bureau of Land Management
Grove Burnett
Sierra Club
Robert Vigil
Manuel R. Ortega
Joe Cisneros
Questa Questa
Proclaims Bilingual Program harms state youth in Taos letter
Craig Emsweller argues English mastery should precede foreign language study, calling for dissolution of the Bilingual Program. He claims it marginalizes Anglos, Indians, and Blacks, and urges emphasis on English to ensure prosperous futures, with Taos News Forum guidelines for letters.
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Southwest
United States
Craig Emsweller
Taos News
Mao
Don Benjamin Taos
War dead tell truth Editor
Taos letters argue for moral responsibility and sacrifice, urge support for Mrs. Theresa Singleton to regain teaching post at Taos High. Contends myths arise from ethnocentric views, defends Native American and other world views, and calls for understanding across cultures.
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Theresa Singleton
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