Fresquez recounts jail escape and dispute with guards
Leroy Fresquez testifies he simply walked out of Taos County jail on August 3 and disputes jail administrator Fred Archuleta and guard Modesta Cisneros over the escape. He pleads guilty in district court and receives 18 months in prison and one year probation. Fresquez says Archuleta shouted orders as he left, while Cisneros disputes seeing him crawl through a lunch-tray slot. He was later captured in Albuquerque.
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Leroy. Fresquez
Taos County
Fred Archuleta
Fresquez
Modesta Cisneros
Peggy Nelson
Cianeros
Cisneros
Archuleta
Albuquerque
Taos Job Fair Urges Economic Diversification
Taos County faces high unemployment tied to tourism, prompting a state job fair at the Sagebrush Inn led by New Mexico Labor Department officials. Officials stress diversifying the economy to counter seasonal swings and forest-fire impacts, noting August rates near 11 percent and statewide unemployment around 6.4 percent. The fires created some jobs but underlying weakness remains a concern for community health.
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Dean Archuleta
New Mexico Labor Department
State Department of Labor
Sagebrush Inn
Johnny Pacheco
Department
Labor
Taos
Taos County
Mora
Luna
Pacheco
New Mexico
Wal-Mart seeks local support for new Taos store
Wal-Mart runs a petition drive in Taos to back a second store a year after officials killed a Super Wal-Mart plan. A proposed 180000 square foot complex would have exceeded the town’s 80000 square foot limit, keeping zoning unchanged. A spokesman could not be reached for comment while town officials denied knowledge of any new Wal-Mart proposal.
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Wal-Mart
Taos
Arkansas
Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Paseo del Casion West
Taos Visitor Center
Ford
Cottam- Walker Ford
Bentonville
Ark
Taos Charter School Opens Amid Startup Challenges
Taos Charter School began its first semester with enthusiastic supporters and cautious district observers. Principal figures include William Bobbe and Gary Embler who acknowledge initial success while noting bumps such as two uncertified bus drivers among the three hired, signaling early growing pains for Taos public school integration.
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Taos
Bobbe
Gary Embler
The
Taos Charter School
Embler
EPA still weighing Molycorp mine for Superfund listing
An EPA official said an imminent agreement between Molycorp and New Mexico Environment Department over a groundwater discharge permit and closure plan will not stop the Superfund process. Molycorp has posted a $129 million bond, and the mine near Questa remains on EPA’s short list while public comments are reviewed.
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EPA
Molycorp
State Environment Department
Questa
Environment Department
David Bary
Brenda Cook
Bary
Cook
Kathleen Aisling
Molycorp Woyks
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Husayn Abdul
Contessa Trujillo
Taos Tigers
Earl Gonzales
Tanya Martinez
United States
Magan Bowers
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Charter School
William Bobbe
William Maxwell
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