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              2010 NEWS ARCHIVE

11/26 - SEC Trustee introduces vote by mail
11/5   - Co-op Employees ... $50 Billing Credit v

10/28 - Co-op audit reveals policy issues
10/22 - SEC (audit) request   (letter - Mountain Mail) v

9/30 -  Financial irregularities at Co-op.pdf   
9/24  - Co-op hires BDK firm to look at books
9/24  - Co-op talks to community leaders
9/24  - Stop the Bleeding (editorial)
9/23  - 2009 Audit Presented to Elect.Co-op Board
9/23  - Electric Co-op Votes for Forensic Audit

8/26  - Mountain Mail Files Motion to Drop Lawsuit
8/19  - Fitch and Tausch Want day in Court
8/19  - What's Going on Around Here Anyway?
8/19  - Two SEC Employees Put on Unpaid Leave
8/13  - New Judge in Electric Co-op Case
8/13  - A Look at the Co-op Redistricting Plans
8/5    - Valencia Judge Recused in Co-op Lawsuit

7/29 - Co-op proceeds with Lawsuit
7/22 - Who's To Gain From All This? (Mountain Mail)
7/22 - Who Will Pay For Status Quo? (letter)
7/22 - On the SEC (Letter Mountain Mail)
7/17 - PNM Alternative (Letter Mountain Mail)
7/15 - Mountain Mail's Response To The SEC
7/10 - To file or not to file (lawsuit)
7/8   - Co-op Files Suit Against Its Members
7/1   - Another Take on The Co-op

6/24 - AG: Tech Violated Open Meetings Act
6/24 - Co-op Meeting Ends With Police Call  
6/24 - Wagner: Open Meetings Act Violations
6/24 - Another take on the co-op
6/10 - Reforms Members Take Recall off Table
6/4   - Question About Discrimination
6/4   - Rancher Question Discrimination
6/4   - Open Letter to Atty General...
6/4   - Atty to Challenge on Three Amendments
6/4   - "Wannabees" Statement...insult

4/30 - Trustees not leaving soon.pdf   
4/30 - More musings about the SEC
4/30 - Questions for the co-op letter
4/30 - Trustees not leaving anytime soon  
4//22 - Whats next for the Co-op  
4/15 - Voting at annual meeting by hand  
4/15 - Look behind scenes..SEC & Grizz project
4/4   - Marquez resigns as SEC trustee

5/14 - Co-op Atty - Live by old rules  
5/27 - Can anybody stop the co-op freefall?
5/27 - Wagner mum on allegations
5/7   - Does the Co-op need 5 trustees.pdf   

3/25 - Members cannot show apathy
3/18 - Appreciation for the Co-op (Letter)
3/18 - Co-op selects Anaya for Tri-State rep
3/14 - Board and member resolutions.pdf   
3/4   - Fight Is On Over New Energy Petition
3/4   - No voting in Co-op information meeting

2/25 - Interesting times for SEC
2/25 - Co-op Atty. address insurance inquiry
2/18 - Co-op Members Observations (Letter)
2/18 - Why $20,000? (Letter)
2/11 - Co-op sets date for member meetings
2/6   - Wolberg: Co-op ought to renew vows
2/4   - Co-op offers $5000 reward
2/4   - Co-op consideres suing Enviromental Agency

1/7 - New Trustees... Make a Difference
1/4 - New officers at co-op.pdf  

OTHER STORIES

10/15 - Constitutional amendment drafted
           to abolish PRC (New Mexico Independent)

10/10 - A Few Updates To Lift Spirits
           (Thomas Cole - Abq. Journal )

 

12/31 - Socorro Electric loses lawsuit (year in review)
12/21 - New product will save co-op money (D Chieftain)
12/18 - Judge sorts through co-op lawsuit (D Chieftain)
12/17 - Transparency can save bucks (D Chieftain)
12/15 - Co-op case goes to court (D Chieftain)
12/11 - Letters to the Editor (D Chieftain)
           Cost saving measures affected
           Not in members’ best interest
           Co-op employees earn their bonuses
12/11 - Trustees targeted by reformists  (D Chieftain)
12/8   - Hearing in co-op case next Tues.  (D Chieftain)
12/4   - SEC approves rate increase (D Chieftain)

11/27 - Search narrowed for co-op GM job   (D Chieftain)
11/27 - Tripp proposes amending Act for mail-in voting
11/24 - Court date set in Co-op case (D Chieftain)
11/24 - Petition asks for recall of co-op president
11/12 - Co-op trustees still stonewalling on
           matters of transparency (D Chieftain)
11/2   - Fellow trustees fail in their duty (letter - DChieftain)
11/2   - Can’t give what you don’t have (letter - DChieftain)

10/30 - Socorro Electric will refinance loans -
               Rate Increase (DChieftain)
10/30 - Former Managers Sue Co-op (DChieftain)
10/29 - Common sense lacking by trustees (letter - DChieftain)
10/29 - Still not reassured by co-op audits (letter - DChieftain)
10/27 - Auditors: Co-op not out any money (DChieftain)
10/23 - Wagner still fighting for reform  (D Chieftain)
10/23 - Socorro Electric president taking the heat
10/19 - Show me the records (letter - D Chieftain)
10/20 - NM Supreme Court assigns judge to case
10/9   - Co-op Answers Countersuit (DChieftain)
10/6   - Work on Co-op Audit Near Done (D Chieftain)
10/1   - Former co-op GM has more problems (D Chieftain)
10/1   - Co-op members chastise trustees  (D Chieftain)
10/1   - Lessons in openness at NM Tech (D Chieftain)

9/28 - Co-op’s debt is due to trustees  (Letter - (D Chieftain)
9/25 - Co-op overcharged member-owners (D Chieftain)
9/27 - SEC Overcharged ... Nearly $1.8M
9/22 - Co-op audit still not a done deal (D Chieftain)
9/18 - NMFOG asks appeals court to keep teeth
         in state's sunshine law
9/18 - Co-op gets feedback from customers
9/17 - Comedy of errors (letter - DChieftain)
9/11 - Auditor picked at contentious meeting  (D Chieftain)
9/11 - McCamley wants to restore public's trust in PRC
9/4   - Has it changed for the better? (Letters D Chieftain
         Show us the money
         Spiraling out of control
9/4   - Co-op trustees to discuss audit  (D Chieftain
9/1   - Another judge assigned to co-op lawsuit
9/1   - Was there a Co-op Coverup? (D Chieftain

8/31 - Why Prolong the inevitable? (letter - D Chieftain)
8/28 - Co-op board changes mind about lawsuit
8/25 - Countersuit filed against the co-op
8/21 - Defendant's answer to the absurd
8/21 - Co-op Managers Borrowed from Pension Plan
8/18 - Excuse me? ("...judicial shopping...")
8/18 - Co-op investigates 'financial irregularities'
8/14 - Co-op Responds to Defendants' Motions
8/10 - Difference between saying, doing (Letter D Chieftain)
8/11 - Co-op to hold special meeting (Personnel Issues)
8/11 - Wagner: Co-op by-laws not being followed (D Chieftain)
8/7  - Co-op buys 16 defibrillators to use in the field
         ... Rate increase ... other business  (D Chieftain)
8/6  - New Judge Assigned to Co-op Lawsuit
8/6  - Too little, too late (Letters D Chieftain)
           Here’s my side of the story
        Viewing from a distance

7/31 - Co-op board shows signs of conforming
7/28 - This Co-op runs on openness, inclusion  (D Chieftain)
7/21 - Texas Attorney Plans to Enter Co-op Legal Fray
7/17 - Attorneys Prepare for Legal Battle (D Chieftain)
7/17 - Popcorn, peanuts, it’s a sideshow (Letters D Chieftain )
         Step Toward Action in SEC lawsuit
         SEC Open Meetings
7/10 - Socorro Co-Op Sues Members   
7/9   - Wagner Doesn't Speak for Me   (Letter D Chieftain
7/8   - Co-op Files Suit Against Members (D Chieftain)

6/30 - Indeed, the SEC Attorney has got to go
6/30 - Redistricting on co-op's drawing board
6/30 - Clarifying the SEC By-laws  (Letter D Chieftain)
6/30 - Good article, bad conduct  (Letter D Chieftain)
6/30 - FOG chimes in on dispute (D Chieftain)
6/23 - Passive Protest Halts Meeting (big dust up as the
          first recordings of meetings began)
6/23 - Co-op reform groups discuss strategy
6/23 - Lets drop the smoke screen    (Letter D Chieftain)
         Generosity just isn’t the word (Letter D Chieftain)
6/22 - Capital Credit Fact Sheet (D Chieftain)
6/16 - A Letter to the SEC Trustees (Letter D Chieftain)
6/12 - How low the trustees will stoop... (Letter D Chieftain)
6/9   - It involves the word "trust" (Letter D Chieftain)
6/9   - SEC needs to apologize (Letter D Chieftain)
6/9   - SEC Members... slap with 'lighter hand'
6/2   - Atty General opens AGO road show (D Chieftain)

5/29 - Co-op to seek court ruling (D Chieftain)
5/29 - Wagner mute on racial accusations (D Chieftain)
5/26 - It's time for some action (Letter D Chieftain)
5/12 - Socorro serves as a model (Letter D Chieftain)
5/12 - How an electric coop works (Letter D Chieftain)
5/5   - Electric bills likely to increase (D Chieftain)
5/5   - By-law changes derailed (Letter D Chieftain)
5/1   - SEC Atty: ... continue as usual (D Chieftain)
5/1   - Tripp... intro bill on co-op mail-in vote (D Chieftain)
5/1   - SEC changes and affirmations  (Letter D Chieftain)
5/1   - SEC needs a reduction (Letter D Chieftain)

4/28 - SEC trustees address by-law changes (D Chieftain)
4/24 - Thanks to the Wagners (Letter D Chieftain)
4/24 - Implement new resolutions (Letter D Chieftain)
4/24 - Winds of change are blowing (Letter D Chieftain)
4/21 - SEC members vote for reform (D Chieftain)
4/17 - Atty has 'big problem' with open meetings (D Chieftain)
4/17 - SEC holds annual meeting tonight(D Chieftain)
4/17 - Colleagues gang up on Wagner (D Chieftain)
4/17 - Raise your arms to be sure(D Chieftain)
4/17 - Audit trail is missing (Letter D Chieftain)
4/17 - Vote for the needed changes (Letter D Chieftain)
4/14 - SEC still working out details (D Chieftain)
4/14 - Come out and vote (Letter D Chieftain)
4/14 - Confusion still part of the equation (Letter D Chieftain)
4/10 - SEC vote to be by show of hands (D Chieftain)
4/10 - Marquez resigns from co-op board   (D Chieftain)
4/7   - SEC reform group cries foul   (D Chieftain)
4/7   - No faith in the SEC board (Letter D Chieftain)
4/7   - Unbearable antics at SEC info meeting (Letter)
4/3   - Colleagues lash out at Wagner     (D Chieftain)
4/1   - Co-op trustees firm on reform rejection   (D Chieftain)

2/27 - SEC to hold special meeting for information purposes only  
2/24 - More SEC Concerns (Letter D Chieftain)
2/24 - SEC Board Misses the Point (Letter D Chieftain)
2/17 - More questions than answers (Letter D Chieftain)
2/13 - About those benefits   (D Chieftain)
2/13 - Co-op trustees set meeting dates   (D Chieftain)
2/1   - Wolberg: Co-op ought to renew vows   (D Chieftain)
2/3   - Look at the whole picture   (Letter D Chieftain)

1/30 - Electric crews weather storms    (D Chieftain)
1/30 - SEC board united on help to Haiti   (D Chieftain)
1/30 - Co-op hopes to catch copper thief   (D Chieftain)
1/23 - Need to turn the lights on   (Letter D Chieftain)
1/23 - Co-op considers public meeting   (D Chieftain)
1/20 - SEC trustees address legal matters   (D Chieftain)
1/16 - Sour tone set at SEC trustees meeting  (D Chieftain)
1/9   - Co-op board should start fresh in 2010   (D Chieftain)