Taos County seeks halt on $2 million road equipment purchase
District attorney Sammy Pacheco has filed a writ of mandamus to stop Taos County from buying two million dollars in road equipment. Commissioner Eli Herrera pushes to install Wilfred Gallegos as assistant county manager, amid a tense, disputed commission meeting and a planned April 4 district court hearing on the petition.
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Judy Romero
Sammy Pacheco
Taos
Eli Herrera
Tom Trujillo
Wilfred Gallegos
Gallegos
Marie Lorraine Gallegos
Herrera
Trujillo
Frank Doppler
Duran
Taos Moreno Valley voters return incumbents except Questa upset
In Taos County Taos voters reelect Archuleta as top council choice with 482 votes and Himes second with 274 while Montoya trails. about 600 voters, 45 percent turnout. Questa returns Jake Ortega and Frank Medina to posts. Mary Ann Gonzales-Romero re elected judge. Red River elects Quincy Joe Lee and Ralph M Gill. Eagle Nest selects Dahl and Kenner for council. paper ballots save costs.
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Taos County
Moreno Valley
Questa
Jake Ortega
Norbert Ortega
Taos
Arturo Archuleta
Lucy Himes
Postal Service
Eapil Montoya
Himes
Plaza de Retiro
Archuleta
Harwood Library
Questenos
Molycorp
Frank Medina
Mary Ann Gonzales-Romero
Lawrence Gallegos
Medina
Ortega
Quincy Joe Lee
Texas
Red River
Ralph M. Gill
Texas Reds
Lee
Gill
Kate Eichhorn
Robert Jordan
Butch Reynolds
Clifford Alvin Johnson
Eagle Nest
Dahl
Kenner
Tressa Bullard
Larry Prucino
Ann Bohannan
Lynn Molyneaux
Don Borgeson
Borgeson
Raton
Taos News promotes newspapers in classroom use
New Education Week in Taos runs through March with office tours speaker programs and classroom newspaper orders. Teachers may pick staff speakers call 768 2241 to reserve. Papers cost 16 cents weekly for students. The program, backed by IRA and ANPA, argues newspapers boost literacy and civic awareness.
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Taos
Taos News
Call
International Reading Association
IRA
Taos Delegates Back Mondale at State Democratic Convention
Taos delegates vote 6 to 1 for Walter Mondale at the State Democratic Convention on March 3, yielding 60.8 percent of the statewide tally. Hart trails with 26.5 percent, Jackson 8.5, Glenn 3.2, and McGovern under 1 percent, as Taos also backs a nuclear freeze plank and Gov. Anaya’s appropriations.
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Taos
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Colorado
Gary Hart
Hart
New Mexico
Jesse Jackson
John Glenn
George McGovern
Albuquerque
Mary Mascarenas
Mascarenas
Toney Anaya
Nick Franklin
U.S. Senate
Judith Pratt
Franklin
Tony Romero
U.S
Bill Richardson
Santa
Miners accept no-raise pact at Molycorp Questa mine
Molycorp miners represented by OCAW Local 2659 agree to no salary increases for two years with a 4 percent cost of living rise in year three. About 700 hourly workers will gain access to a new employee stock plan. The contract was approved on February 28 amid a tough market for molybdenum and broader steel-industry losses.
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Molycorp
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
OCAW
Questa Mine
Union Oil Co
Union Oil
Moly
Charlie Cisneros
Union
Cisneros
Bob Sackson
U.S. Steel Corporation
Johnstown
Questa
Ski Fever Highlights Winter Activities in Taos Area
Taos News specialty notes winter recreation options despite mud. Taos highs hit 55 on March 3 with freeze lows around 9 on March 6. Forecast calls for colder air and possible mountain snow Friday and Saturday. Netters: Taos Tiger Larry Herrera leads district 2AAA title-clinching 70-61 victory over West Las Vegas. Local ski reports list base and mid-mistrict depths with packed powder conditions and open trails at Taos Ski Valley, Red River, Sipapu, Rio Castilla, and Angel Fire.
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Taos
Larry Herrera
Tigers
West Las Vegas
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John
Espi
Bryan Welch
John B. Quintana
Montoya
Fred Gonzales
Taffy Sandoval
Bernadette Ortega
Frank Rael
John Dahl
Caroline Kenner
Mountain High Gallery
Eric Serna
Alfred Armijo
Serna
Molycorp Management
National Weather Bureau
Angel Fire
Rio Castilla
Midway
Kachina
Basin
A-13 Inc
SkiFever
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