Grassroots community organizing is a powerful force for change. Freed from the constraints of elected office or appointed leadership positions…
On July 16 1945, in a lonely corner of the Alamagordo Bombing Range, in what the Spanish called “Jornada del Muerto” or “Journey of Death,” th…
When my family and I built our home in San Cristobal in the summer of 1995, everybody pitched in. Our kids, aged 7, 9 and 11, helped us set th…
The recent death of Zuni ("Valdez dog dies in snare trap," July 10), a much beloved husky strangled to death by a wire snare set on private pr…
The hapless Democrats need to get their act together if they want to win back the House of Representatives next year. The opportunity is certa…
Where to begin? Perhaps with Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol building, which I have visited and always held in high regard. The events of th…
Comet Swift-Tuttle, which takes approximately 133 years to complete one orbit around the sun, leaves a trail of gas, dust and ices that inters…
A few years back, my friend Norm told me when he was growing up in Northern New Mexico in the 1950s and early ‘60s, his family often drove up …
Most Taoseños and Taoseñas know the cost of housing is increasingly out of reach. But many may not know that the median home sale price has, s…
We’ve been working like crazy — creating art in the form of paintings, sculpture, jewelry, crocheted animals and more — in preparation for the…
Esa mañana, el Curandero and some kids were talking en el lado del camino. Suddenly, un carro de caballos happened to be coming hacia ellos. T…
Antonio José Martínez (17 de enero de 1791- 27 de julio de 1867) fue un sacerdote, educador, editor, ganadero, agricultor, líder comunitario y…
What has happened to us Americans? The Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is gone, and everyone is giving up on rebuildin…
It’s not news that Taos has a housing problem. In Taos County, a family of four earning the median income of $77,500 can only afford about hal…
There are a staggering 942 people currently reported missing in New Mexico, nearly 300 more than were listed on the state Department of Public…
"Remember When?" is a look back into the Taos News archives to see what was happening in Taos on or around the current publication date. July …
I received an unofficial gardening police report at the extension office this past week. On Tuesday (July 1) at approximately 0700 hours, ther…
Each of us Americans conducts our daily life in bubbles, all shockingly siloed from each other. These days, we don’t share much common ground …
Chapter XII Drogo understood the overwhelming need for some people to challenge the traditional order of things. He had always felt the real u…
It’s hard to quantify the impact of all of the policy changes and funding cuts contained in the budget reconciliation bill that narrowly passe…
When you attend your local Fourth of July fireworks display, remember that beyond the colorful and breathtaking explosions, there’s another aw…
