Safeguard Rio Grande Gorge Bridge with safety barrier
Editorial urges the New Mexico Highway Department to install a protective barrier at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge to deter suicides. Two deaths have occurred in 2000, including a June 19 incident by a Rio Rancho lawyer. If unnecessary, advocates legislative action to require fencing.
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Rio Grande Gorge
Rio Rancho
State Highway Department
Arroyo Seco Prophet Fr Dennis Garcia Celebrates First Mass
Fr Dennis Garcia, age 29, former teacher, celebrated his first Mass on Father’s Day June 18 in Arroyo Seco. The crowded Mass filled the courtyard with viewers watching on closed circuit TV as villagers from Arroyo Seco and nearby towns offered blessings and congratulations.
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Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Hondo
Valdez
Des Montes
Taos
Dennis Garcia
Fr. Garcia
Lawmakers Addresses and Numbers in U S State
A compiled list provides contact addresses and phone numbers for U S Senators Domenici and Bingaman, Rep Udall, state legislators Cisneros and Gonzales, and Governor Johnson, plus the White House contact for President Clinton. Listings cover Santa Fe and Washington offices with numbers, fax lines, and emails.
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Pete Domenici
Federal Place
Santa Fe
Hort Senate
Washington
D.C
Fox
Domenici Senate
Jeff Bingaman
Marcy St
Santa Fa
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Senator
Bingaman
Bingaman Senate
Tom Udall
Joseph M. Montoyr
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South Federal Place
Santa
Roberto Gonzales
Taos
Gary Johnson
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State
Bill Clinton
White House
Whitehouse
Whitehouse. Gov
Taos News urged to regret publishing remains photo
Forum Editor Sara Ford’s report confirmed the remains were found during house renovation in Taos and that the burial was inadvertently disturbed. The letter argues only officials should view the remains and asks The Taos News to apologize for circulating the image publicly.
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Sara Ford
The
Taos News
Taos
Jeff Boyer Taos
Forum submission guidelines for The Taos News letters
The Taos News outlines Forum policy requiring original signed letters under 350 words with a business telephone and current address. Email submissions must include a phone number. community thanks limited to 150 words. Your turns require a photograph, up to 750 words, and submissions may be edited for style and taste.
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Forum
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Taos
Taosnews.com
No to herbicides in forest weed control debate
A reader argues Forest Service studies on noxious weeds in Carson National Forest rely on herbicides, criticizing data sources and NEPA compliance. The letter urges awareness of public health, legal considerations, and cautions against prescribed burns near Los Alamos facilities, citing Cerro Grande and several regional fires and personal experiences with burn management.
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Forest Service
Carson National Forest
EPA
Epas
Ance
New Mexico
Cerro Grande
Bruce Babbitt
Los Alamos
Santa Clara Canyon
Taos landfill expansion history outlines FAA review
Taos town manager Gustavo Cordova explains the regional solid waste plan from 1990 to 1999. The narrative covers FAA separation requirements, site assessments, and a multi-year effort to expand the current landfill while preserving environmental standards, with property acquisition completed and permits sought.
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New Mexico
Taos
University of New Mexico
Federal Aviation Administration
Taos County
Sanco, Inc
FAA
IGC
County Planning Commission
New Mexico Environment Department
Environment Department
Gustavo Cordova
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