Privatization of Taos Canyon campgrounds gains support
The U S Forest Service votes to privatize five Taos Canyon campgrounds to restore facilities and fund maintenance amid tight recreation budgets and rising costs. Critics fear privatization but proponents say minimal user fees can reverse decline, protect resources, and keep sites open.
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U.S. Forest Service
Taos Canyon
Forest Service
Carson National Forest
Tom Dwyer
Recreation and Lands
Carson National Forest Office
Taos
Taos Golf Course land sale advances in 1981
In June 1981 a Houston firm closed a land sale near Los Cordovas, moving plans for Taos Municipal Golf Course forward. Taos Baird Land Joint Venture sold 500 acres to Kindred Watts. New Mexico regulators cut Mountain Bell rate hike to 27.6 million from 46.8 million.
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Taos Municipal
Houston
Los Cordovas
Taos’ Baird Land
Kindred- Watts
New Mexico
State Corporation Commission
Mountain Bell Telephone
We All Are War Criminals in Our System
A searing critique links Vietnam era actions and Gulf conflict decisions to presidents and lawmakers, naming Kerrey and Calley amid broader blame. It accuses Nixon, Johnson, McNamara, Kissinger, Reagan and others of war crimes while condemning Congress and corporate neglect of workers.
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Bob Kerrey
Vietnam
William Calley
Richard
Nixon
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Tomkin Gulf
Wayne Morris
Oregon
Earnest Gruening
Alaska
Bob McNamara
Joint Chiefs
Pentagon
Hubert Humphrey
Christopher Hitchens
Harpers Magazine
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Saddam
Reagan
CIA
Guatemala
Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Congress
Taos Board Expansion Spurs Debate and Civic Pride
In Taos County residents discuss adding board members for the Kit Carson Electric Co op. Proponents cite better representation for Taos and Angel Fire while opponents warn of unequal ratios. Community gratitude expressed to a Good Samaritan who returned a lost purse.
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Pefiasco
Kit Carson
Taos
Mas O Menos
Angel Fire
Taos and
Kit Carson Electric Co-op
Taos County
Tags County
Helen Laura Lopez
Llano
San Juan
New Mexico
Jack McCarty
Board of Trustees
Good Samaritan
Smith's
Joan Stevens
Ranchos de
Chipper and Chipette Return to Springwild Life Park
Malcolm Brown notes a red-winged blackbird pair that visits Springwild Life Park each May. Chipper greets the author daily, dives close to the observer, and signals a strong bond with Chipette. The birds stay within the park’s 3 acre area, sparking questions about migration, social life, and lifespan as their tale unfolds each summer.
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Chipette
Chipper
Springwild Life Park
Blackbird
Springwild
Mer
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Chris Baker
Robin Martin
Gary E. Maitland Kiditor
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Tagsnaws
Taos News P.O
America
Elaughter
Wells
Malcolm Brown
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