Taos County Commission seeks role in hiring department heads
Editorial urges Taos County to avoid expanding the employment policy to all staff. It notes a 2006 plan gave the county manager final hiring say for classified and temporary posts while commissioners could interview unclassified applicants. The piece warns of cronyism and nepotism, urges preserving the current policy, and questions the rush to hire across the county amid budget and tax concerns.
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Apology Request and Critique of Taos News Column
Gerry Anne Lindsay of El Prado seeks forgiveness for a confrontation at a gas station after an accident and requests publication of a retraction from The Taos News. The letter also criticizes Art Ortiz's column about Bin Laden, accusing it of falsehoods and calling for responsible editorial placement.
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Afghanistan quagmire seen in Kandahar jailbreak
Political column argues the Kandahar jailbreak highlights the Afghan war's futility. It criticizes Karzai's complicity and calls for Obama to withdraw troops, urging a 2012 shift toward peace and ending open-ended conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jerry Yeargin of Taos signs off.
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Kit Carson Co op upheaval eyed at PRC hearing
Mora San Miguel Kit Carson member Jerome Lucero weighs PRC actions on rate requests. He criticizes interim hearings and calls for leadership change, urging trustee reforms and accountability while noting delays in disclosure and a growing debate over conflicts of interest.
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